Hebrew Interlinear
Deuteronomy 17:20 Interlinear
“ be not lifted up That his heart above his brethren and that he turn not aside from the commandment to the right hand or to the left to the end that he may prolong his days in his kingdom he and his children in the midst of Israel”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | לְבִלְתִּ֤י | H1115 | properly, a failure of, i.e., (used only as a negative particle, usually with a prepositional prefix) not, except, without, unless, besides, because n | |
| 2 | רוּם | H7311 | be not lifted up | to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively) |
| 3 | לְבָבוֹ֙ | H3824 | That his heart | the heart (as the most interior organ) |
| 4 | מֵֽאֶחָ֔יו | H251 | above his brethren | a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like h0001]) |
| 5 | וּלְבִלְתִּ֛י | H1115 | properly, a failure of, i.e., (used only as a negative particle, usually with a prepositional prefix) not, except, without, unless, besides, because n | |
| 6 | ס֥וּר | H5493 | and that he turn not aside | to turn off (literally or figuratively) |
| 7 | מִן | H4480 | properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses | |
| 8 | הַמִּצְוָ֖ה | H4687 | from the commandment | a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the law) |
| 9 | יָמִ֣ין | H3225 | to the right hand | the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south |
| 10 | וּשְׂמֹ֑אול | H8040 | or to the left | properly, dark (as enveloped), i.e., the north; hence (by orientation), the left hand |
| 11 | לְמַעַן֩ | H4616 | properly, heed, i.e., purpose; used only adverbially, on account of (as a motive or an aim), teleologically, in order that | |
| 12 | יַֽאֲרִ֨יךְ | H748 | to the end that he may prolong | to be (causative, make) long (literally or figuratively) |
| 13 | יָמִ֧ים | H3117 | his days | a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso |
| 14 | עַל | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 15 | מַמְלַכְתּ֛וֹ | H4467 | in his kingdom | dominion, i.e., (abstractly) the estate (rule) or (concretely) the country (realm) |
| 16 | ה֥וּא | H1931 | he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo | |
| 17 | וּבָנָ֖יו | H1121 | he and his children | a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or |
| 18 | בְּקֶ֥רֶב | H7130 | in the midst | properly, the nearest part, i.e., the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition) |
| 19 | יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ | H3478 | of Israel | he will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity |
Verse Context
Deuteronomy 17:19 And it shall be with him and he shall read therein all the days...
Deuteronomy 17:20 (current) be not lifted up That his heart above his brethren and that he turn not aside from the commandment to the right hand or to the left to the end that he may prolong his days in his kingdom he and his children in the midst of Israel