Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 21:1

1If 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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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Ifכִּי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
is foundיִמָּצֵ֣אyim·mā·ṣêVerb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH4672 attain to, find
slainחָלָ֗לḥā·lālNoun - masculine singularH2491 pierced
lyingנֹפֵ֖לnō·p̄êlVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH5307 fall, lie
in a fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הbaś·śā·ḏehPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH7704 id.
in the landבָּאֲדָמָה֙bā·’ă·ḏā·māhPreposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singularH127 ground, land
thatאֲשֶׁר֩’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
the LORDיְהוָ֨הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
your Godאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵāNoun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singularH430 God
is givingנֹתֵ֤ןnō·ṯênVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH5414 give, put, set
youלְךָ֙lə·ḵāPreposition; second person masculine singular
to possessלְרִשְׁתָּ֔הּlə·riš·tāhPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singularH3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess
and it is notלֹ֥אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
knownנוֹדַ֖עnō·w·ḏa‘Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH3045 know
whoמִ֥יmîInterrogativeH4310 who?
killed himהִכָּֽהוּ׃hik·kā·hūVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singularH5221 smite

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Isaiah 26:21 · Proverbs 28:17 · Psalm 5:6 · Psalm 9:12 · Acts 28:4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.