Deuteronomy 28:44 — King James Version← Study notes

“He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail.”

Deuteronomy 28:44 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Deuteronomy 28:4411 words

הוּאhûʾHe

יַלְוְךָyaləwəḵāTwine

וְאַתָּהwəʾatāhAnd thou

לֹאlōʾNot

תַלְוֶנּוּtaləwenûTwine

הוּאhûʾHe

יִהְיֶהyihəyehExist

לְרֹאשׁlərōʾšTo head

וְאַתָּהwəʾatāhAnd thou

תִּהְיֶהtihəyehExist

לְזָנָבləzānāvTo tail

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

Word-by-word meanings

הוּאhûʾHe

יַלְוְךָyaləwəḵāTwine

וְאַתָּהwəʾatāhAnd thou

לֹאlōʾNot

תַלְוֶנּוּtaləwenûTwine

הוּאhûʾHe

יִהְיֶהyihəyehExist

לְרֹאשׁlərōʾšTo head

וְאַתָּהwəʾatāhAnd thou

תִּהְיֶהtihəyehExist

לְזָנָבləzānāvTo tail

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