Deuteronomy 24:8 — King James Version← Study notes
“Take heed in the plague of leprosy, that thou observe diligently, and do according to all that the priests the Levites shall teach you: as I commanded them, so ye shall observe to do.”
Deuteronomy 24:8 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Deuteronomy 24:816 words
הִשָּׁמֶרhišāmerHedge
בְּנֶגַעbənegaʿIn blow
הַצָּרַעַתhaṣāraʿatThe leprosy
לִשְׁמֹרlišəmōrTo hedge
מְאֹדməʾōdVehemence
וְלַעֲשׂוֹתwəlaʿăśwōtAnd to do
כְּכֹלkəḵōlLike whole
אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho
יוֹרוּywōrûFlow
אֶתְכֶםʾetəḵem—
הַכֹּהֲנִיםhakōhănîmThe officiating
הַלְוִיִּםhaləwîmThe Levite
כַּאֲשֶׁרkaʾăšerLike who
צִוִּיתִםṣiûytimConstitute
תִּשְׁמְרוּtišəmərûHedge
לַעֲשׂוֹתlaʿăśwōtTo do
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