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Deuteronomy 20:12 — King James Version← Study notes

And if it will make no peace with thee, but will make war against thee, then thou shalt besiege it:


Deuteronomy 20:12Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Deuteronomy 20:129 words
וְאִםwəʾimAnd lo!
לֹאlōʾNot
תַשְׁלִיםtašəlîmBe safe
עִמָּךְʿimāḵəWith
וְעָשְׂתָהwəʿāśətāhAnd do
עִמְּךָʿiməḵāWith
מִלְחָמָהmiləḥāmāhBattle
וְצַרְתָּwəṣarətāAnd cramp
עָלֶיהָּʿāleyhāAbove
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וְאִםwəʾimAnd lo!
לֹאlōʾNot
תַשְׁלִיםtašəlîmBe safe
עִמָּךְʿimāḵəWith
וְעָשְׂתָהwəʿāśətāhAnd do
עִמְּךָʿiməḵāWith
מִלְחָמָהmiləḥāmāhBattle
וְצַרְתָּwəṣarətāAnd cramp
עָלֶיהָּʿāleyhāAbove

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