Deuteronomy 21:10

When you go to war against your enemies and the LORD your God delivers them into your hand and you take them captive,
Deuteronomy 21:10
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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)

כִּֽי־תֵצֵ֥א לַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה עַל־אֹיְבֶ֑יךָ וּנְתָנ֞וֹ יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ בְּיָדֶ֖ךָ וְשָׁבִ֥יתָ שִׁבְיֽוֹ׃

  1. כִּֽי־ki-“if”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  2. תֵצֵ֥אte.Tze'“you will go out”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from יָצָא · “come” · Strong's H3318G
  3. לַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.Mah“to <the> war”
    Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from מִלְחָמָה · “battle” · Strong's H4421
  4. עַל־'al-“on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  5. אֹיְבֶ֑יךָ'o.ye.Vei.kha“enemies your”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אֹיֵב · “enemy” · Strong's H0341
  6. וּנְתָנ֞וֹu.ne.ta.No“and he will give him”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָתַן · “give” · Strong's H5414G
  7. יְהוָ֧הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  8. אֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.kha“God your”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  9. בְּיָדֶ֖ךָbe.ya.De.kha“in hand your”
    Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from יָד · “power” · Strong's H3027H
  10. וְשָׁבִ֥יתָve.sha.Vi.ta“and you will take captive”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁבָה · “to take captive” · Strong's H7617
  11. שִׁבְיֽוֹ׃shiv.Yo“captive[s] his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שְׁבִי · “captivity” · Strong's H7628A
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)