Deuteronomy 2:31 — King James Version← Study notes

“And the Lord said unto me, Behold, I have begun to give Sihon and his land before thee: begin to possess, that thou mayest inherit his land.”

Deuteronomy 2:31 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Deuteronomy 2:3116 words

וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say

יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD

אֵלַיʾēlayNear

רְאֵהrəʾēhSee

הַחִלֹּתִיhaḥilōtîBore

תֵּתtētGive

לְפָנֶיךָləp̄āneyḵāTo face

אֶתʾet—

סִיחֹןsîḥōnSichon

וְאֶתwəʾet—

אַרְצוֹʾarəṣwōEarth

הָחֵלhāḥēlBore

רָשׁrāšOccupy

לָרֶשֶׁתlārešetTo occupy

אֶתʾet—

אַרְצוֹʾarəṣwōEarth

ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say

יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD

אֵלַיʾēlayNear

רְאֵהrəʾēhSee

הַחִלֹּתִיhaḥilōtîBore

תֵּתtētGive

לְפָנֶיךָləp̄āneyḵāTo face

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

סִיחֹןsîḥōnSichon

וְאֶתwəʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

אַרְצוֹʾarəṣwōEarth

הָחֵלhāḥēlBore

רָשׁrāšOccupy

לָרֶשֶׁתlārešetTo occupy

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

אַרְצוֹʾarəṣwōEarth

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