Deuteronomy 22:18 — King James Version← Study notes

“And the elders of that city shall take that man and chastise him;”

Deuteronomy 22:18 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Deuteronomy 22:188 words

וְלָקְחוּwəlāqəḥûAnd take

זִקְנֵיziqənêOld

הָעִירhāʿîrThe city

הַהִואhahiwʾThe he

אֶתʾet—

הָאִישׁhāʾîšThe man

וְיִסְּרוּwəyisərûAnd chastise

אֹתוֹʾōtwō—

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

Word-by-word meanings

וְלָקְחוּwəlāqəḥûAnd take

זִקְנֵיziqənêOld

הָעִירhāʿîrThe city

הַהִואhahiwʾThe he

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

הָאִישׁhāʾîšThe man

וְיִסְּרוּwəyisərûAnd chastise

אֹתוֹʾōtwōdirect object marker (no translation)

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