Deuteronomy 20:8 — King James Version← Study notes

“And the officers shall speak further unto the people, and they shall say, What man is there that is fearful and fainthearted? let him go and return unto his house, lest his brethren’s heart faint as well as his heart.”

Deuteronomy 20:8 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Deuteronomy 20:820 words

וְיָסְפוּwəyāsəp̄ûAnd add

הַשֹּׁטְרִיםhašōṭərîmThe scribe

לְדַבֵּרlədabērTo arrange

אֶלʾelNear

הָעָםhāʿāmThe people

וְאָמְרוּwəʾāmərûAnd say

מִיmîWho?

הָאִישׁhāʾîšThe man

הַיָּרֵאhayārēʾThe fearing

וְרַךְwəraḵəAnd tender

הַלֵּבָבhalēvāvThe heart

יֵלֵךְyēlēḵəWalk

וְיָשֹׁבwəyāšōvAnd turn

לְבֵיתוֹləvêtwōTo a house

וְלֹאwəlōʾAnd not

יִמַּסyimasLiquefy

אֶתʾet—

לְבַבləvavHeart

אֶחָיוʾeḥāywBrother

כִּלְבָבוֹkiləvāvwōLike heart

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

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