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Deuteronomy 21:9 — King James Version← Study notes

So shalt thou put away the guilt of innocent blood from among you, when thou shalt do that which is right in the sight of the Lord.


Deuteronomy 21:9Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Deuteronomy 21:910 words
וְאַתָּהwəʾatāhAnd thou
תְּבַעֵרtəvaʿērKindle
הַדָּםhadāmThe blood
הַנָּקִיhanāqîThe innocent
מִקִּרְבֶּךָmiqirəbeḵāFrom nearest
כִּיRelative conjunction
תַעֲשֶׂהtaʿăśehDo
הַיָּשָׁרhayāšārThe straight
בְּעֵינֵיbəʿênêIn eye
יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וְאַתָּהwəʾatāhAnd thou
תְּבַעֵרtəvaʿērKindle
הַדָּםhadāmThe blood
הַנָּקִיhanāqîThe innocent
מִקִּרְבֶּךָmiqirəbeḵāFrom nearest
כִּיRelative conjunction
תַעֲשֶׂהtaʿăśehDo
הַיָּשָׁרhayāšārThe straight
בְּעֵינֵיbəʿênêIn eye
יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD

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