Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 13:16
16And you are to gather all its plunder in the middle of the public square, and completely burn the city and all its plunder as a whole burnt offering to the LORD your God. The city must remain a mound of ruins forever, never to be rebuilt.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And | וְאֶת־ | wə·’eṯ- | Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker | H853 mark of the accusative |
| you are to gather | תִּקְבֹּץ֮ | tiq·bōṣ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H6908 gather, collect |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| its plunder | שְׁלָלָ֗הּ | šə·lā·lāh | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H7998 prey, spoil, plunder, booty |
| in | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the middle | תּ֣וֹךְ | tō·wḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H8432 midst |
| of the public square | רְחֹבָהּ֒ | rə·ḥō·ḇāh | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H7339 broad open place, plaza |
| and completely burn | וְשָׂרַפְתָּ֨ | wə·śā·rap̄·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H8313 burn |
| the city | הָעִ֤יר | hā·‘îr | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
| and all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| its plunder | שְׁלָלָהּ֙ | šə·lā·lāh | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H7998 prey, spoil, plunder, booty |
| as a whole burnt offering | כָּלִ֔יל | kā·lîl | Noun - masculine singular | H3632 entire, whole, holocaust |
| to the LORD | לַיהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| your God | אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ | ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H430 God |
| must remain | וְהָיְתָה֙ | wə·hā·yə·ṯāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| a mound of ruins | תֵּ֣ל | têl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H8510 mound |
| forever | עוֹלָ֔ם | ‘ō·w·lām | Noun - masculine singular | H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity |
| never | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| to be rebuilt | תִבָּנֶ֖ה | ṯib·bā·neh | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H1129 build |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.