Deuteronomy 12:20 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDeuteronomy 12:20 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
יַרְחִיב֩
râchab
H7337
to grow wide
יְהוָ֨ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֱלֹהֶ֥יךָ
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
אֶֽת
ʼêth
H853
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גְּבֽוּלְךָ֮
gᵉbûwl
H1366
border
כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
דִּבֶּר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
לָךְ֒
וְאָמַרְתָּ֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֹכְלָ֣ה
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
בָשָׂ֔ר
bâsâr
H1320
flesh
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
תְאַוֶּ֥ה
ʼâvâh
H183
to desire
נַפְשְׁךָ֖
nephesh
H5315
soul
לֶאֱכֹ֣ל
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
בָּשָׂ֑ר
bâsâr
H1320
flesh
בְּכָל
kôl
H3605
all
אַוַּ֥ת
ʼavvâh
H185
desire
נַפְשְׁךָ֖
nephesh
H5315
soul
תֹּאכַ֥ל
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
בָּשָֽׂר
bâsâr
H1320
flesh
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World English Bible Public Domain
When Yahweh your God shall enlarge your border, as he has promised you, and you shall say, I will eat flesh, because your soul desires to eat flesh; you may eat flesh, after all the desire of your soul.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
When Yahweh your God broadens your borders, as he has spoken to you, and you say, ‘I will eat meat,’ due to the desire of your soul to eat meat, you may eat meat in all the desire of your soul.
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