Do not defile the land where you live and where I dwell. For I, the LORD, dwell among the Israelites.”Numbers 35:34
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וְלֹ֧א תְטַמֵּ֣א אֶת־הָאָ֗רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֤ר אַתֶּם֙ יֹשְׁבִ֣ים בָּ֔הּ אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֲנִ֖י שֹׁכֵ֣ן בְּתוֹכָ֑הּ כִּ֚י אֲנִ֣י יְהוָ֔ה שֹׁכֵ֕ן בְּת֖וֹךְ בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פ
- וְלֹ֧אve.Lo'“and not”Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- תְטַמֵּ֣אte.ta.Me'“you will make unclean”Verb, piel, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from טָמֵא · “to defile” · Strong's H2930A
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- הָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retz“the land”Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
- אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.Sher“which”Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
- אַתֶּם֙'a.Tem“you”Pronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from אַתֶּם · “you(m.p.)” · Strong's H0859D
- יֹשְׁבִ֣יםyo.she.Vim“[are] dwelling”Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from יָשַׁב · “to dwell” · Strong's H3427
- בָּ֔הּBah“in <the> it”Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from Os3f · “her” · Strong's H9034
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sher“which”Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
- אֲנִ֖י'a.Ni“I”Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֲנִי, אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0589
- שֹׁכֵ֣ןsho.Khen“[am] dwelling”Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׁכַן · “to dwell” · Strong's H7931
- בְּתוֹכָ֑הּbe.to.Khah“in [the] midst of it”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from תָּ֫וֶךְ · “midst” · Strong's H8432
- כִּ֚יki“for”Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
- אֲנִ֣י'a.Ni“I”Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֲנִי, אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0589
- יְהוָ֔הYah.weh“Yahweh”Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
- שֹׁכֵ֕ןsho.Khen“[am] dwelling”Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׁכַן · “to dwell” · Strong's H7931
- בְּת֖וֹךְbe.Tokh“in among”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from תָּ֫וֶךְ · “midst” · Strong's H8432
- בְּנֵ֥יbe.Nei“[the] people of”Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “descendant” · Strong's H1121G
- יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'El“Israel”Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)