Deuteronomy 26:6 — King James Version← Study notes

“And the Egyptians evil entreated us, and afflicted us, and laid upon us hard bondage:”

Deuteronomy 26:6 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Deuteronomy 26:68 words

וַיָּרֵעוּwayārēʿûAnd spoil

אֹתָנוּʾōtānû—

הַמִּצְרִיםhamiṣərîmThe Mitsrite

וַיְעַנּוּנוּwayəʿanûnûAnd depress

וַיִּתְּנוּwayitənûAnd give

עָלֵינוּʿālênûAbove

עֲבֹדָהʿăvōdāhWork

קָשָׁהqāšāhSevere

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

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וַיָּרֵעוּwayārēʿûAnd spoil

אֹתָנוּʾōtānûdirect object marker (no translation)

הַמִּצְרִיםhamiṣərîmThe Mitsrite

וַיְעַנּוּנוּwayəʿanûnûAnd depress

וַיִּתְּנוּwayitənûAnd give

עָלֵינוּʿālênûAbove

עֲבֹדָהʿăvōdāhWork

קָשָׁהqāšāhSevere

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