Deuteronomy 21:8 — King James Version← Study notes
“Be merciful, O Lord, unto thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, and lay not innocent blood unto thy people of Israel’s charge. And the blood shall be forgiven them.”
Deuteronomy 21:8 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Deuteronomy 21:816 words
כַּפֵּרkapērCover
לְעַמְּךָləʿaməḵāTo people
יִשְׂרָאֵלyiśərāʾēlHe will rule as God
אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho
פָּדִיתָpādîtāSever
יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD
וְאַלwəʾalAnd not
תִּתֵּןtitēnGive
דָּםdāmBlood
נָקִיnāqîInnocent
בְּקֶרֶבbəqerevIn nearest
עַמְּךָʿaməḵāPeople
יִשְׂרָאֵלyiśərāʾēlHe will rule as God
וְנִכַּפֵּרwənikapērAnd cover
לָהֶםlāhemTo
הַדָּםhadāmThe blood
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