Hebrew Interlinear
Deuteronomy 20:16 Interlinear
“ But of the cities of these people which the LORD thy God doth give thee for an inheritance thou shalt save alive nothing that breatheth”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | רַ֗ק | H7535 | properly, leanness, i.e., (figuratively) limitation; only adverbial, merely, or conjunctional, although | |
| 2 | מֵֽעָרֵ֤י | H5892 | But of the cities | a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) |
| 3 | הָֽעַמִּים֙ | H5971 | of these people | a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock |
| 4 | הָאֵ֔לֶּה | H428 | these or those | |
| 5 | אֲשֶׁר֙ | H834 | who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | |
| 6 | יְהוָ֣ה | H3068 | which the LORD | (the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god |
| 7 | אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ | H430 | thy God | gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of |
| 8 | נֹתֵ֥ן | H5414 | doth give | to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.) |
| 9 | לְךָ֖ | H0 | ||
| 10 | נַֽחֲלָ֑ה | H5159 | thee for an inheritance | properly, something inherited, i.e., (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion |
| 11 | לֹ֥א | H3808 | not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | |
| 12 | תְחַיֶּ֖ה | H2421 | thou shalt save alive | to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive |
| 13 | כָּל | H3605 | properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | |
| 14 | נְשָׁמָֽה׃ | H5397 | nothing that breatheth | a puff, i.e., wind, angry or vital breath, divine inspiration, intellect. or (concretely) an animal |
Verse Context
Deuteronomy 20:15 Thus shalt thou do are not of the cities far off ...
Deuteronomy 20:16 (current) But of the cities of these people which the LORD thy God doth give thee for an inheritance thou shalt save alive nothing that breatheth
Deuteronomy 20:17 But thou shalt utterly But thou shalt utterly them namely the Hittites and the Amorites the Canaanites...