Deuteronomy 12:20

Bible › Deuteronomy › Chapter 12 › Verse 20

When the Lord thy God shall enlarge thy border, as he hath promised thee, and thou shalt say, I will eat flesh, because thy soul longeth to eat flesh; thou mayest eat flesh, whatsoever thy soul lusteth after.When the LORD your God expands your territory as He has promised, and you crave meat and say, “I want to eat meat,” you may eat it whenever you want.

In other translations

When the Lord thy God shall enlarge thy border, as he hath promised thee, and thou shalt say, I will eat flesh, because thy soul longeth to eat flesh; thou mayest eat flesh, whatsoever thy soul lusteth after.When the LORD your God expands your territory as He has promised, and you crave meat and say, “I want to eat meat,” you may eat it whenever you want.

Hebrew words

כִּי־ki-ifH3588יַרְחִיבyarchivhe will enlargeH7337יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068אֱלֹהֶיךָ'eloheikhaGod yourH430אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853גְּבוּלְךָgevulekhaterritory yourH1366כַּאֲשֶׁרka'asherjust asH834דִּבֶּר־diber-he spokeH1696לָךְlokhto youוְאָמַרְתָּve'amartaand you will sayH559אֹכְלָה'okhelahI want to eatH398בָשָׂרvasarmeatH1320כִּי־ki-forH3588תְאַוֶּהte'avehit will desireH183נַפְשְׁךָnafshekhaappetite yourH5315לֶאֱכֹלle'ekholto eatH398בָּשָׂרbasarmeatH1320בְּכָל־bekholin allH3605אַוַּת'avat[the] desireH185נַפְשְׁךָnafshekhaappetite yourH5315תֹּאכַלtokhalyou will eatH398בָּשָׂר׃basarmeatH1320

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

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