Deuteronomy 8:20 — King James Version← Study notes

“As the nations which the Lord destroyeth before your face, so shall ye perish; because ye would not be obedient unto the voice of the Lord your God.”

Deuteronomy 8:20 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Deuteronomy 8:2013 words

כַּגּוֹיִםkagwōyimLike nation

אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho

יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD

מַאֲבִידmaʾăvîdWander

מִפְּנֵיכֶםmipənêḵemFrom face

כֵּןkēnSet upright

תֹאבֵדוּןtōʾvēdûnWander

עֵקֶבʿēqevHeel

לֹאlōʾNot

תִשְׁמְעוּןtišəməʿûnHear

בְּקוֹלbəqwōlIn voice

יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD

אֱלֹהֵיכֶםʾĕlōhêḵemGod

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

Word-by-word meanings

כַּגּוֹיִםkagwōyimLike nation

אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho

יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD

מַאֲבִידmaʾăvîdWander

מִפְּנֵיכֶםmipənêḵemFrom face

כֵּןkēnSet upright

תֹאבֵדוּןtōʾvēdûnWander

עֵקֶבʿēqevHeel

לֹאlōʾNot

תִשְׁמְעוּןtišəməʿûnHear

בְּקוֹלbəqwōlIn voice

יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD

אֱלֹהֵיכֶםʾĕlōhêḵemGod

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