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Deuteronomy 21:1

If 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,
Deuteronomy 21:1
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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)

כִּי־יִמָּצֵ֣א חָלָ֗ל בָּאֲדָמָה֙ אֲשֶׁר֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ נֹתֵ֤ן לְךָ֙ לְרִשְׁתָּ֔הּ נֹפֵ֖ל בַּשָּׂדֶ֑ה לֹ֥א נוֹדַ֖ע מִ֥י הִכָּֽהוּ׃

  1. כִּי־ki-“if”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  2. יִמָּצֵ֣אyi.ma.Tze'“it will be found”
    Verb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מָצָא · “to find” · Strong's H4672
  3. חָלָ֗לcha.Lal“[one] slain”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from חָלָל · “killed” · Strong's H2491A
  4. בָּאֲדָמָה֙ba.'a.da.Mah“in the land”
    Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֲדָמָה · “soil” · Strong's H0127G
  5. אֲשֶׁר֩'a.Sher“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  6. יְהוָ֨הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  7. אֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.kha“God your”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  8. נֹתֵ֤ןno.Ten“[is] about to give”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from נָתַן · “give” · Strong's H5414G
  9. לְךָ֙le.Kha“to <the> you”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from Os2m · “you” · Strong's H9031
  10. לְרִשְׁתָּ֔הּle.rish.Tah“to take possession of it”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from יָרַשׁ · “take” · Strong's H3423H
  11. נֹפֵ֖לno.Fel“lying”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from נָפַל · “kill” · Strong's H5307J
  12. בַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.Deh“in the open country”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׂדֶה · “country; planet” · Strong's H7704G
  13. לֹ֥אlo'“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  14. נוֹדַ֖עno.Da'“it is known”
    Verb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3045
  15. מִ֥יmi“who?”
    Pronoun, interrogative · from מִי · “who?” · Strong's H4310
  16. הִכָּֽהוּ׃hi.Ka.hu“did he strike him”
    Verb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָכָה · “to smite” · Strong's H5221
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)