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Deuteronomy 21:7

and they shall declare, “Our hands did not shed this blood, nor did our eyes see it.
Deuteronomy 21:7
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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)

וְעָנ֖וּ וְאָמְר֑וּ יָדֵ֗ינוּ לֹ֤א שָֽׁפְכוּ֙ אֶת־הַדָּ֣ם הַזֶּ֔ה וְעֵינֵ֖ינוּ לֹ֥א רָאֽוּ׃

  1. וְעָנ֖וּve.'a.Nu“and they will answer”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from עָנָה · “to answer” · Strong's H6030B
  2. וְאָמְר֑וּve.'a.me.Ru“and they will say”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  3. יָדֵ֗ינוּya.Dei.nu“hands our”
    Noun, both genders, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from יָד · “hand” · Strong's H3027G
  4. לֹ֤אlo'“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  5. שָֽׁפְכוּ֙sha.fe.khah“they shed”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from שָׁפַךְ · “kill” · Strong's H8210H
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  6. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  7. הַדָּ֣םha.Dam“the blood”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from דָּם · “blood” · Strong's H1818
  8. הַזֶּ֔הha.Zeh“<the> this”
    Definite article + Particle, demonstrative · from זֶה · “this” · Strong's H2088
  9. וְעֵינֵ֖ינוּve.'ei.Nei.nu“and eyes our”
    Conjunction + Noun, feminine, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from עַ֫יִן · “eye” · Strong's H5869A
  10. לֹ֥אlo'“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  11. רָאֽוּ׃ra.'U“they saw”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from רָאָה · “see” · Strong's H7200G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)