Deuteronomy 5:25 — King James Version← Study notes
“Now therefore why should we die? for this great fire will consume us: if we hear the voice of the Lord our God any more, then we shall die.”
Deuteronomy 5:25 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Deuteronomy 5:2518 words
וְעַתָּהwəʿatāhAnd at this time
לָמָּהlāmāhTo what?
נָמוּתnāmûtDie
כִּיkîRelative conjunction
תֹאכְלֵנוּtōʾḵəlēnûEat
הָאֵשׁhāʾēšThe fire
הַגְּדֹלָהhagədōlāhThe great
הַזֹּאתhazōʾtThe this
אִםʾimLo!
יֹסְפִיםyōsəp̄îmAdd
אֲנַחְנוּʾănaḥənûWe
לִשְׁמֹעַlišəmōʿaTo hear
אֶתʾet—
קוֹלqwōlVoice
יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD
אֱלֹהֵינוּʾĕlōhênûGod
עוֹדʿwōdIteration
וָמָתְנוּwāmātənûAnd die
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