Numbers 35:34

Do not defile the land where you live and where I dwell. For I, the LORD, dwell among the Israelites.”
Numbers 35:34
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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)

וְלֹ֧א תְטַמֵּ֣א אֶת־הָאָ֗רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֤ר אַתֶּם֙ יֹשְׁבִ֣ים בָּ֔הּ אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֲנִ֖י שֹׁכֵ֣ן בְּתוֹכָ֑הּ כִּ֚י אֲנִ֣י יְהוָ֔ה שֹׁכֵ֕ן בְּת֖וֹךְ בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פ

  1. וְלֹ֧אve.Lo'“and not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  2. תְטַמֵּ֣אte.ta.Me'“you will make unclean”
    Verb, piel, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from טָמֵא · “to defile” · Strong's H2930A
  3. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  4. הָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retz“the land”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  5. אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.Sher“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  6. אַתֶּם֙'a.Tem“you”
    Pronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from אַתֶּם · “you(m.p.)” · Strong's H0859D
  7. יֹשְׁבִ֣יםyo.she.Vim“[are] dwelling”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from יָשַׁב · “to dwell” · Strong's H3427
  8. בָּ֔הּBah“in <the> it”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from Os3f · “her” · Strong's H9034
  9. אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sher“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  10. אֲנִ֖י'a.Ni“I”
    Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֲנִי, אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0589
  11. שֹׁכֵ֣ןsho.Khen“[am] dwelling”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׁכַן · “to dwell” · Strong's H7931
  12. 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
  13. כִּ֚יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  14. אֲנִ֣י'a.Ni“I”
    Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֲנִי, אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0589
  15. יְהוָ֔הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  16. שֹׁכֵ֕ןsho.Khen“[am] dwelling”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׁכַן · “to dwell” · Strong's H7931
  17. בְּת֖וֹךְbe.Tokh“in among”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from תָּ֫וֶךְ · “midst” · Strong's H8432
  18. בְּנֵ֥יbe.Nei“[the] people of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “descendant” · Strong's H1121G
  19. 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)