“But of the cities of these people, which the Lord thy God doth give thee for an inheritance, thou shalt save alive nothing that breatheth:”
Deuteronomy 20:16 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Deuteronomy 20:1614 words
HebrewMeaning
רַ֗קraq
onlyparticleH7535
even · except · howbeit howsoever · at the least ···
מֵ/עָרֵ֤יmēʿārēy
from the cities ofpronH5892
city · court · town
הָֽ/עַמִּים֙hāʿamiym
the peoplesparticleH5971
men · nation · people
הָ/אֵ֔לֶּהhāʾēleh
theseparticleH428
so · some · such · them ···
אֲשֶׁר֙ʾăšer
whichparticleH834
after · alike · because · every ···
יְהוָ֣הyəhwāh
YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
אֱלֹהֶ֔י/ךָʾĕlōheykā
God yournounH430
exceeding · God (-dess · -ly) · great ···
נֹתֵ֥ןnōtēn
is about to giveverbH5414
apply · appoint · ascribe · assign ···
לְ/ךָ֖ləkā
pron
נַחֲלָ֑הnaḥălāh
an inheritancenounH5159
to inherit · inheritance · possession. Compare
לֹ֥אlōʾ
notparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
תְחַיֶּ֖הtəḥayeh
you will let liveverbH2421
make) alive · certainly · give life · (let ···
כָּלkāl
anynounH3605
) · altogether · any · enough ···
נְשָׁמָֽהnəšāmāh
breathing thingnounH5397
breath · inspiration · soul · spirit
ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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