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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 21:8Hebrew 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
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

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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