and if you carefully keep all these commandments I am giving you today, loving the LORD your God and walking in His ways at all times, then you are to add three more cities to these three.Deuteronomy 19:9
Original language and places
Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.
Original language (Hebrew)
כִּֽי־תִשְׁמֹר֩ אֶת־כָּל־הַמִּצְוָ֨ה הַזֹּ֜את לַעֲשֹׂתָ֗הּ אֲשֶׁ֨ר אָנֹכִ֣י מְצַוְּךָ֮ הַיּוֹם֒ לְאַהֲבָ֞ה אֶת־יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ וְלָלֶ֥כֶת בִּדְרָכָ֖יו כָּל־הַיָּמִ֑ים וְיָסַפְתָּ֨ לְךָ֥ עוֹד֙ שָׁלֹ֣שׁ עָרִ֔ים עַ֖ל הַשָּׁלֹ֥שׁ הָאֵֽלֶּה׃
- כִּֽי־ki-“if”Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
- תִשְׁמֹר֩tish.Mor“you will keep”Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁמַר · “careful” · Strong's H8104J
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- כָּל־kol-“all”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
- הַמִּצְוָ֨הha.mitz.Vah“the commandment”Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from מִצְוָה · “commandment” · Strong's H4687
- הַזֹּ֜אתha.Zot“<the> this”Definite article + Particle, demonstrative · from זֹאת · “this” · Strong's H2063
- לַעֲשֹׂתָ֗הּla.'a.so.Tah“to do it”Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
- אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.Sher“which”Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
- אָנֹכִ֣י'a.no.Khi“I”Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0595
- מְצַוְּךָ֮me.tza.ve.Kha“[am] commanding you”Verb, piel, participle (active), masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from צָוָה · “to command” · Strong's H6680
- הַיּוֹם֒hai.yOm“this day”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
- לְאַהֲבָ֞הle.'a.ha.Vah“to love”Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from אָהֵב · “lover” · Strong's H0157G
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- יְהוָ֧הYah.weh“Yahweh”Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
- אֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.kha“God your”Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
- וְלָלֶ֥כֶתve.la.Le.khet“and to walk”Conjunction + Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from הָלַךְ · “walk” · Strong's H1980I
- בִּדְרָכָ֖יוbid.ra.Khav“in ways his”Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from דֶּ֫רֶךְ · “conduct” · Strong's H1870G
- כָּל־kol-“all”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
- הַיָּמִ֑יםhai.ya.Mim“the days”Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from יוֹם · “today” · Strong's H3117L
- וְיָסַפְתָּ֨ve.ya.saf.Ta“and you will add”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from יָסַף · “add” · Strong's H3254H
- לְךָ֥le.Kha“for <the> yourself”Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from Os2m · “you” · Strong's H9031
- עוֹד֙'Od“again”Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, absolute · from עוֹד · “still” · Strong's H5750
- שָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.Losh“three”Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from שָׁלֹשׁ · “three” · Strong's H7969
- עָרִ֔ים'a.Rim“cities”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from עִיר · “city” · Strong's H5892B
- עַ֖ל'al“to”Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
- הַשָּׁלֹ֥שׁha.sha.Losh“the three [cities]”Definite article + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from שָׁלֹשׁ · “three” · Strong's H7969
- הָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.leh“<the> these”Definite article + Particle, demonstrative · from אֵ֫לֶּה · “these” · Strong's H0428
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)