Deuteronomy 21:1
If one is found slain, lying in a field in the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess, and it is not known who killed him,
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ASV
If one be found slain in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee to possess it, lying in the field, and it be not known who hath smitten him;
KJV
If one be found slain in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee to possess it, lying in the field, and it be not known who hath slain him:
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16 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| כִּי־ | ki- | if | H3588 → |
| יִמָּצֵ֣א | yi.ma.Tze' | it will be found | H4672 → |
| חָלָ֗ל | cha.Lal | [one] slain | H2491 → |
| בָּאֲדָמָה֙ | ba.'a.da.Mah | in the land | H127 → |
| אֲשֶׁר֩ | 'a.Sher | which | H834 → |
| יְהוָ֨ה | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| אֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ | 'e.lo.Hei.kha | God your | H430 → |
| נֹתֵ֤ן | no.Ten | [is] about to give | H5414 → |
| לְךָ֙ | le.Kha | to <the> you | |
| לְרִשְׁתָּ֔הּ | le.rish.Tah | to take possession of it | H3423 → |
| נֹפֵ֖ל | no.Fel | lying | H5307 → |
| בַּשָּׂדֶ֑ה | ba.sa.Deh | in the open country | H7704 → |
| לֹ֥א | lo' | not | H3808 → |
| נוֹדַ֖ע | no.Da' | it is known | H3045 → |
| מִ֥י | mi | who? | H4310 → |
| הִכָּֽהוּ׃ | hi.Ka.hu | did he strike him | H5221 → |
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