Deuteronomy 16:20
Pursue justice, and justice alone, so that you may live, and you may possess the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
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ASV
That which is altogether just shalt thou follow, that thou mayest live, and inherit the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.
KJV
That which is altogether just shalt thou follow, that thou mayest live, and inherit the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.
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13 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| צֶ֥דֶק | Tze.dek | righteousness | H6664 → |
| צֶ֖דֶק | Tze.dek | righteousness | H6664 → |
| תִּרְדֹּ֑ף | tir.Dof | you will pursue | H7291 → |
| לְמַ֤עַן | le.Ma.'an | so that | H4616 → |
| תִּֽחְיֶה֙ | tich.Yeh | you may live | H2421 → |
| וְיָרַשְׁתָּ֣ | ve.ya.rash.Ta | and you will take possession of | H3423 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| הָאָ֔רֶץ | ha.'A.retz | the land | H776 → |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | 'a.Sher- | which | H834 → |
| יְהוָ֥ה | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ | 'e.lo.Hei.kha | God your | H430 → |
| נֹתֵ֥ן | no.Ten | [is] about to give | H5414 → |
| לָֽךְ׃ ס | Lakh | to you |
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