Exodus

Exodus 22:31

³¹You are to be My holy people. You must not eat the meat of a mauled animal found in the field; you are to throw it to the dogs.’’

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You are to be	תִּהְי֣וּן	tih·yūn	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
My	לִ֑י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
holy	קֹ֖דֶשׁ	qō·ḏeš	Noun - masculine singular	H6944 sacred, sanctity
people	וְאַנְשֵׁי־	wə·’an·šê-	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct	H376 man
You must not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
eat	תֹאכֵ֔לוּ	ṯō·ḵê·lū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H398 eat
the meat	וּבָשָׂ֨ר	ū·ḇā·śār	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H1320 flesh
of a mauled animal	טְרֵפָה֙	ṭə·rê·p̄āh	Noun - feminine singular	H2966 animal torn
found in the field	בַּשָּׂדֶ֤ה	baś·śā·ḏeh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7704 id.
you are to throw	תַּשְׁלִכ֥וּן	taš·li·ḵūn	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H7993 throw, fling, cast
it	אֹתֽוֹ׃ס	’ō·ṯōw	Direct object marker; third person masculine singular	H853 mark of the accusative
to the dogs	לַכֶּ֖לֶב	lak·ke·leḇ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3611 dog

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.