Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 20:11
11If they accept your offer of peace and open their gates, all the people there will become forced laborers to serve you.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| If | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| they accept | תַּֽעַנְךָ֔ | ta·‘an·ḵā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular; second person masculine singular | H6030 answer, respond |
| your offer of peace | שָׁל֣וֹם | šā·lō·wm | Noun - masculine singular | H7965 completeness, soundness, welfare, peace |
| and open | וּפָתְחָ֖ה | ū·p̄ā·ṯə·ḥāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular | H6605 open |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the people | הָעָ֣ם | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| will become | יִהְי֥וּ | yih·yū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| forced laborers | לָמַ֖ס | lā·mas | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H4522 body of forced labourers, task-workers, labour-band or gang |
| to serve | וַעֲבָדֽוּךָ׃ | wa·‘ă·ḇā·ḏū·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural; second person masculine singular | H5647 work, serve |
| you | לְךָ֛ | lə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.