Deuteronomy 20:11 — King James Version← Study notes
“And it shall be, if it make thee answer of peace, and open unto thee, then it shall be, that all the people that is found therein shall be tributaries unto thee, and they shall serve thee.”
Deuteronomy 20:11 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Deuteronomy 20:1115 words
וְהָיָהwəhāyāhAnd exist
אִםʾimLo!
שָׁלוֹםšālwōmSafe
תַּעַנְךָtaʿanəḵāEye
וּפָתְחָהûp̄ātəḥāhAnd open wide
לָךְlāḵəTo
וְהָיָהwəhāyāhAnd exist
כָּלkālWhole
הָעָםhāʿāmThe people
הַנִּמְצָאhaniməṣāʾThe come
בָהּvāhIn
יִהְיוּyihəyûExist
לְךָləḵāTo
לָמַסlāmasTo burden
וַעֲבָדוּךָwaʿăvādûḵāAnd work
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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