Deuteronomy 21:2 — King James Version← Study notes
“Then thy elders and thy judges shall come forth, and they shall measure unto the cities which are round about him that is slain:”
Deuteronomy 21:2 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Deuteronomy 21:29 words
וְיָצְאוּwəyāṣəʾûAnd go
זְקֵנֶיךָzəqēneyḵāOld
וְשֹׁפְטֶיךָwəšōp̄əṭeyḵāAnd judge
וּמָדְדוּûmādədûAnd stretch
אֶלʾelNear
הֶעָרִיםheʿārîmThe city
אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho
סְבִיבֹתsəvîvōtCircle
הֶחָלָלheḥālālThe pierced
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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