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Deuteronomy 20:10 — King James Version← Study notes

When thou comest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it.


Deuteronomy 20:10Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Deuteronomy 20:109 words
כִּיRelative conjunction
תִקְרַבtiqəravApproach
אֶלʾelNear
עִירʿîrCity
לְהִלָּחֵםləhilāḥēmTo feed on
עָלֶיהָʿāleyhāAbove
וְקָרָאתָwəqārāʾtāAnd call out to
אֵלֶיהָʾēleyhāNear
לְשָׁלוֹםləšālwōmTo safe
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

כִּיRelative conjunction
תִקְרַבtiqəravApproach
אֶלʾelNear
עִירʿîrCity
לְהִלָּחֵםləhilāḥēmTo feed on
עָלֶיהָʿāleyhāAbove
וְקָרָאתָwəqārāʾtāAnd call out to
אֵלֶיהָʾēleyhāNear
לְשָׁלוֹםləšālwōmTo safe

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