彼らはやぎを神への捧げ物として殺した。

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彼らはやぎを神への捧げ物として殺した。

English Translation

They killed a goat as a sacrifice to God.

Furigana

彼(かれ)らはやぎを神(かみ)への捧(ささ)げ物(ぶつ)として殺(ころ)した。

Romanji

Karera wa yagi o kami e no sasagebutsu toshite koroshita.

Words

彼ら (かれら)

they (usually male); them

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

山羊 (やぎ、ヤギ)

goat

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

神 (かみ、かむ、かん)

god; deity; divinity; spirit; kami; incredible; fantastic; emperor of Japan; thunder

へ (へ)

indicates direction or goal (e.g. "to")

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

として (として)

as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

殺す (ころす)

to kill