Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 23:7

⁷Do not despise an Edomite, for he is your brother. Do not despise an Egyptian, because you lived as a foreigner in his land.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Do not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
despise	תְתַעֵ֣ב	ṯə·ṯa·‘êḇ	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H8581 loathe, detest
an Edomite	אֲדֹמִ֔י	’ă·ḏō·mî	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H130 Edomite
for	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
he	ה֑וּאס	hūs	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
is your brother	אָחִ֖יךָ	’ā·ḥî·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H251 brother
Do not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
despise	תְתַעֵ֣ב	ṯə·ṯa·‘êḇ	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H8581 loathe, detest
an Egyptian	מִצְרִ֔י	miṣ·rî	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4713 Mitsrite
because	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you lived	הָיִ֥יתָ	hā·yî·ṯā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
as a foreigner	גֵ֖ר	ḡêr	Noun - masculine singular	H1616 sojourner
in his land	בְאַרְצֽוֹ׃	ḇə·’ar·ṣōw	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H776 earth, land

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