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Deuteronomy 21:8

Accept this atonement, O LORD, for Your people Israel whom You have redeemed, and do not hold the shedding of innocent blood against them.” And the bloodshed will be atoned for.
Deuteronomy 21:8
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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)

כַּפֵּר֩ לְעַמְּךָ֨ יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל אֲשֶׁר־פָּדִ֙יתָ֙ יְהוָ֔ה וְאַל־תִּתֵּן֙ דָּ֣ם נָקִ֔י בְּקֶ֖רֶב עַמְּךָ֣ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְנִכַּפֵּ֥ר לָהֶ֖ם הַדָּֽם׃

  1. כַּפֵּר֩ka.Per“make atonement”
    Verb, piel, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from כִּפֶּר · “to atone” · Strong's H3722A
  2. לְעַמְּךָ֨le.'a.me.Kha“for people your”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
  3. יִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'El“Israel”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
  4. אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  5. פָּדִ֙יתָ֙pa.Di.ta“you ransomed”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from פָּדָה · “to ransom” · Strong's H6299
  6. יְהוָ֔הYah.weh“O Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  7. וְאַל־ve.'al-“and may not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from אַל · “not” · Strong's H0408
  8. תִּתֵּן֙ti.Ten“you put”
    Verb, qal, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from נָתַן · “put” · Strong's H5414H
  9. דָּ֣םdam“blood”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from דָּם · “blood” · Strong's H1818
  10. נָקִ֔יna.Ki“innocent”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from נָקִי · “innocent” · Strong's H5355A
  11. בְּקֶ֖רֶבbe.Ke.rev“in [the] midst of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from קֶ֫רֶב · “among” · Strong's H7130G
  12. עַמְּךָ֣'a.me.Kha“people your”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
  13. יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'El“Israel”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
  14. וְנִכַּפֵּ֥רve.nik.ka.Per“and it will be atoned for”
    Conjunction + Verb, nithpael, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from כִּפֶּר · “to atone” · Strong's H3722A
  15. לָהֶ֖םla.Hem“for <the> them”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from Op3m · “them” · Strong's H9038
  16. הַדָּֽם׃ha.Dam“the blood”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from דָּם · “blood” · Strong's H1818
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)