Leviticus 25:55 — King James Version← Study notes

“For unto me the children of Israel are servants; they are my servants whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.”

Leviticus 25:55 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Leviticus 25:5515 words

HebrewMeaning

כִּֽיkiy

forconjH3588

+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···

לִ֤/יliy

pron

בְנֵֽיbənēy

the people ofnounH1121

afflicted · ite · ed one · appointed to ···

יִשְׂרָאֵל֙yiśərāʾēl

IsraelnounH3478

עֲבָדִ֔יםʿăbādiym

are servantsnounH5650

bondage · servant · servant

עֲבָדַ֣/יʿăbāday

are servants mynounH5650

bondage · servant · servant

הֵ֔םhēm

theyprepH1992

like · (how · so) many (soever · more as) they ···

אֲשֶׁרʾăšer

whomparticleH834

after · alike · because · every ···

הוֹצֵ֥אתִיhwōṣēʾtiy

I brought outverbH3318

after · assuredly · bear out · begotten ···

אוֹתָ֖/םʾwōtām

themparticleH853

מֵ/אֶ֣רֶץmēʾereṣ

from the land ofpronH776

common · earth · field · ground ···

מִצְרָ֑יִםmiṣərāyim

EgyptnounH4714

Egyptians · Mizraim

אֲנִ֖יʾăniy

IprepH589

me · mine · myself · we ···

יְהוָ֥הyəhwāh

am YahwehnounH3068

the Lord. Compare

אֱלֹהֵי/כֶֽםʾĕlōhēykem

God yournounH430

exceeding · God (-dess · -ly) · great ···

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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