Hebrew Interlinear

Deuteronomy 20:11 Interlinear

of peace And it shall be if it make thee answer and open unto thee then it shall be that all the people that is found therein shall be tributaries unto thee and they shall serve

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וְהָיָה֙H1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
2אִםH518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not
3שָׁל֣וֹםH7965of peacesafe, i.e., (figuratively) well, happy, friendly; also (abstractly) welfare, i.e., health, prosperity, peace
4תַּֽעַנְךָ֔H6030And it shall be if it make thee answerproperly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e., pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout,
5וּפָֽתְחָ֖הH6605and opento open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
6לָ֑ךְH0
7וְהָיָ֞הH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
8כָּלH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
9הָעָ֣םH5971unto thee then it shall be that all the peoplea people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
10הַנִּמְצָאH4672that is foundproperly, to come forth to, i.e., appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e., find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
11בָ֗הּH0
12יִֽהְי֥וּH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
13לְךָ֛H0
14לָמַ֖סH4522therein shall be tributariesproperly, a burden (as causing to faint), i.e., a tax in the form of forced labor
15וַֽעֲבָדֽוּךָ׃H5647unto thee and they shall serveto work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc

Verse Context

Deuteronomy 20:10 When thou comest nigh unto a city to fight ...
Deuteronomy 20:11 (current) of peace And it shall be if it make thee answer and open unto thee then it shall be that all the people that is found therein shall be tributaries unto thee and they shall serve
Deuteronomy 20:12 And if it will make no peace with thee but will make ...

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