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Deuteronomy 8:17 — King James Version← Study notes

And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth.


Deuteronomy 8:17Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Deuteronomy 8:1710 words
וְאָמַרְתָּwəʾāmarətāAnd say
בִּלְבָבֶךָbiləvāveḵāIn heart
כֹּחִיkōḥîVigor
וְעֹצֶםwəʿōṣemAnd power
יָדִיyādîHand
עָשָׂהʿāśāhDo
לִיTo
אֶתʾet
הַחַיִלhaḥayilThe force
הַזֶּהhazehThe this
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וְאָמַרְתָּwəʾāmarətāAnd say
בִּלְבָבֶךָbiləvāveḵāIn heart
כֹּחִיkōḥîVigor
וְעֹצֶםwəʿōṣemAnd power
יָדִיyādîHand
עָשָׂהʿāśāhDo
לִיTo
אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)
הַחַיִלhaḥayilThe force
הַזֶּהhazehThe this

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