Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 21:8
8Accept this atonement, O LORD, for Your people Israel whom You have redeemed, and do not hold the shedding of innocent blood against them.”
And the bloodshed will be atoned for.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accept this atonement | כַּפֵּר֩ | kap·pêr | Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular | H3722 cover over (figurative), pacify, make propitiation |
| O LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| for Your people | לְעַמְּךָ֨ | lə·‘am·mə·ḵā | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H5971 people |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| whom | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| You have redeemed | פָּדִ֙יתָ֙ | pā·ḏî·ṯā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H6299 ransom |
| and do not | וְאַל־ | wə·’al- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| hold | תִּתֵּן֙ | tit·tên | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| the shedding of innocent | נָקִ֔י | nā·qî | Adjective - masculine singular | H5355 clean, free from, exempt |
| blood | דָּ֣ם | dām | Noun - masculine singular | H1818 blood |
| against | בְּקֶ֖רֶב | bə·qe·reḇ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H7130 inward part, midst |
| them | עַמְּךָ֣ | ‘am·mə·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H5971 people |
| And the bloodshed | הַדָּֽם׃ | had·dām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1818 blood |
| will be atoned for | וְנִכַּפֵּ֥ר | wə·nik·kap·pêr | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nithpael - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H3722 cover over (figurative), pacify, make propitiation |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.