Hebrew Interlinear

Deuteronomy 21:2 Interlinear

shall come forth Then thy elders and thy judges and they shall measure unto the cities which are round about him that is slain

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וְיָֽצְא֥וּH3318shall come forthto go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim
2זְקֵנֶ֖יךָH2205Then thy eldersold
3וְשֹֽׁפְטֶ֑יךָH8199and thy judgesto judge, i.e., pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literal
4וּמָֽדְדוּ֙H4058and they shall measureproperly, to stretch; by implication, to measure (as if by stretching a line); figuratively, to be extended
5אֶלH413near, with or among; often in general, to
6הֶ֣עָרִ֔יםH5892unto the citiesa city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
7אֲשֶׁ֖רH834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
8סְבִיבֹ֥תH5439which are round about(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around
9הֶֽחָלָֽל׃H2491him that is slainpierced (especially to death); figuratively, polluted

Verse Context

Deuteronomy 21:1 If one be found slain in the land which the LORD...
Deuteronomy 21:2 (current)shall come forth Then thy elders and thy judges and they shall measure unto the cities which are round about him that is slain
Deuteronomy 21:3 And it shall be that the city which is next unto the slain man shall take...

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