Deuteronomy 6:18 — King James Version← Study notes
“And thou shalt do that which is right and good in the sight of the Lord: that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest go in and possess the good land which the Lord sware unto thy fathers,”
Deuteronomy 6:18 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Deuteronomy 6:1817 words
וְעָשִׂיתָwəʿāśîtāAnd do
הַיָּשָׁרhayāšārThe straight
וְהַטּוֹבwəhaṭwōvAnd the good
בְּעֵינֵיbəʿênêIn eye
יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD
לְמַעַןləmaʿanHeed
יִיטַבyîṭavBe
לָךְlāḵəTo
וּבָאתָûvāʾtāAnd go
וְיָרַשְׁתָּwəyārašətāAnd occupy
אֶתʾet—
הָאָרֶץhāʾāreṣThe earth
הַטֹּבָהhaṭōvāhThe good
אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho
נִשְׁבַּעnišəbaʿSeven
יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD
לַאֲבֹתֶיךָlaʾăvōteyḵāTo father
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