Hebrew Interlinear
Deuteronomy 20:19 Interlinear
“ When thou shalt besiege a city time a long in making war against it to take it thou shalt not destroy for the tree thereof by forcing an axe against them for thou mayest eat of them and thou shalt not cut them down is man's for the tree of the field life to employ them in the siege ”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | כִּֽי | H3588 | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | |
| 2 | תָצ֣וּר | H6696 | When thou shalt besiege | to cramp, i.e., confine (in many applications, literally and figuratively, formative or hostile) |
| 3 | אֶל | H413 | near, with or among; often in general, to | |
| 4 | עִיר֩ | H5892 | a city | a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) |
| 5 | יָמִ֨ים | H3117 | time | 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 |
| 6 | רַבִּ֜ים | H7227 | a long | abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality) |
| 7 | לְֽהִלָּחֵ֧ם | H3898 | in making war | to feed on; figuratively, to consume |
| 8 | עָלֶ֣יהָ | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 9 | לְתָפְשָׂ֗הּ | H8610 | against it to take | to manipulate, i.e., seize; chiefly to capture, wield, specifically, to overlay; figuratively, to use unwarrantably |
| 10 | לֹֽא | H3808 | not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | |
| 11 | תַשְׁחִ֤ית | H7843 | it thou shalt not destroy | to decay, i.e., (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively) |
| 12 | אֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 13 | עֵ֣ץ | H6086 | for the tree | a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks) |
| 14 | לִנְדֹּ֤חַ | H5080 | thereof by forcing | to push off; used in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively (to expel, mislead, strike, inflict, etc.) |
| 15 | עָלָיו֙ | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 16 | גַּרְזֶ֔ן | H1631 | an axe | an axe |
| 17 | כִּ֚י | H3588 | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | |
| 18 | מִמֶּ֣נּוּ | H4480 | properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses | |
| 19 | תֹאכֵ֔ל | H398 | against them for thou mayest eat | to eat (literally or figuratively) |
| 20 | וְאֹת֖וֹ | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 21 | לֹ֣א | H3808 | not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | |
| 22 | תִכְרֹ֑ת | H3772 | of them and thou shalt not cut them down | to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant (i.e., make an alliance or bargain, originally by cutt |
| 23 | כִּ֤י | H3588 | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | |
| 24 | הָֽאָדָם֙ | H120 | is man's | ruddy i.e., a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) |
| 25 | עֵ֣ץ | H6086 | for the tree | a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks) |
| 26 | הַשָּׂדֶ֔ה | H7704 | of the field | a field (as flat) |
| 27 | לָבֹ֥א | H935 | life to employ | to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) |
| 28 | מִפָּנֶ֖יךָ | H6440 | them in the siege | the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi |
| 29 | בַּמָּצֽוֹר׃ | H4692 | something hemming in, i.e., (objectively) a mound (of besiegers), (abstractly) a siege, (figuratively) distress; or (subjectively) a fastness |
Verse Context
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Deuteronomy 20:19 (current) When thou shalt besiege a city time a long in making war against it to take it thou shalt not destroy for the tree thereof by forcing an axe against them for thou mayest eat of them and thou shalt not cut them down is man's for the tree of the field life to employ them in the siege
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