Deuteronomy 21:9

So you shall purge from among you the guilt of shedding innocent blood, since you have done what is right in the eyes of the LORD.
Deuteronomy 21:9
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Original language (Hebrew)

וְאַתָּ֗ה תְּבַעֵ֛ר הַדָּ֥ם הַנָּקִ֖י מִקִּרְבֶּ֑ךָ כִּֽי־תַעֲשֶׂ֥ה הַיָּשָׁ֖ר בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ ס

  1. וְאַתָּ֗הve.'a.Tah“and you”
    Conjunction + Pronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אַתָּ֫ה · “you(m.s.)” · Strong's H0859A
  2. תְּבַעֵ֛רte.va.'Er“you will remove”
    Verb, piel, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from בָּעַר · “purge” · Strong's H1197I
  3. הַדָּ֥םha.Dam“the blood”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from דָּם · “blood” · Strong's H1818
  4. הַנָּקִ֖יha.na.Ki“<the> innocent”
    Definite article + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from נָקִי · “innocent” · Strong's H5355A
  5. מִקִּרְבֶּ֑ךָmi.kir.Be.cha“from midst your”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from קֶ֫רֶב · “among” · Strong's H7130G
  6. כִּֽי־ki-“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  7. תַעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.Seh“you will do”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
  8. הַיָּשָׁ֖רhai.ya.Shar“the right”
    Definite article + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from יָשָׁר · “upright” · Strong's H3477G
  9. בְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.Nei“in [the] eyes of”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, dual, construct · from עַ֫יִן · “seeing” · Strong's H5869H
  10. יְהוָֽה׃ סYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)