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And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear the causes between your brethren, and judge righteously between every man and his brother, and the stranger that is with him. (KJV)
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וָאֲצַוֶּה֙va.'a.tza.Vehand I commanded
Lemma: צָוָה (tsa.vah) · Strong's: H6680
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVpw1cs)
Meaning: to command
Used 491 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 3:11, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 6:22, Genesis 7:5, Genesis 7:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6680; TAHOT Deuteronomy 1:16 word 1
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Deuteronomy 1:16 word 2
שֹׁ֣פְטֵיכֶ֔םsho.fe.tei.Khemjudges your
Lemma: שָׁפַט (sha.phat) · Strong's: H8199
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)
Meaning: to judge
Used 201 times. Also: Genesis 16:5, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 31:53, Exodus 2:14, Exodus 5:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8199; TAHOT Deuteronomy 1:16 word 3
בָּעֵ֥תba.'Etat the time
Lemma: עֵת (et) · Strong's: H6256
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: time
Used 296 times. Also: Genesis 8:11, Genesis 18:10, Genesis 18:14, Genesis 21:22, Genesis 24:11, Genesis 29:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6256; TAHOT Deuteronomy 1:16 word 4
הַהִ֖ואha.Hiv'<the> that
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Feminine · Singular (HPp3fs)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Deuteronomy 1:16 word 5
לֵאמֹ֑רle.Mor<to> saying
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Deuteronomy 1:16 word 6
שָׁמֹ֤עַsha.Mo.a'hear
Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVqaa)
Meaning: to hear: hear
Used 959 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 16:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8085G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 1:16 word 7
בֵּין\־bein-between
Lemma: בַּ֫יִן (ba.yin) · Strong's: H0996G
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAcmsc)
Meaning: between
Used 379 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 3:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0996G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 1:16 word 8
אֲחֵיכֶם֙'a.chei.Khemcountrymen your
Lemma: אָח (ach) · Strong's: H0251I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: brother: compatriot
Used 133 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 37:19, Genesis 42:21, Genesis 42:28, Exodus 2:11, Exodus 10:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0251I; TAHOT Deuteronomy 1:16 word 9
וּשְׁפַטְתֶּ֣םu.she.fa.Temand you will judge
Lemma: שָׁפַט (sha.phat) · Strong's: H8199
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqq2mp)
Meaning: to judge
Used 201 times. Also: Genesis 16:5, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 31:53, Exodus 2:14, Exodus 5:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8199; TAHOT Deuteronomy 1:16 word 10
צֶ֔דֶקTze.dekrighteousness
Lemma: צֶ֫דֶק (tse.deq) · Strong's: H6664G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: righteousness
Used 117 times. Also: Leviticus 19:15, Leviticus 19:36, Deuteronomy 16:18, Deuteronomy 16:20, Deuteronomy 25:15, Deuteronomy 33:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6664G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 1:16 word 11
בֵּֽין\־bein-between
Lemma: בַּ֫יִן (ba.yin) · Strong's: H0996G
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAcmsc)
Meaning: between
Used 379 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 3:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0996G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 1:16 word 12
אִ֥ישׁ'ishanyone
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man: anyone
Used 546 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 13:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0376I; TAHOT Deuteronomy 1:16 word 13
וּבֵין\־u.vein-and between
Lemma: בַּ֫יִן (ba.yin) · Strong's: H0996G
Parsing: Acmsc (Acmsc)
Meaning: between
Used 379 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 3:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0996G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 1:16 word 14
אָחִ֖יו'a.Chivcountryman his
Lemma: אָח (ach) · Strong's: H0251I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: brother: compatriot
Used 133 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 37:19, Genesis 42:21, Genesis 42:28, Exodus 2:11, Exodus 10:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0251I; TAHOT Deuteronomy 1:16 word 15
וּבֵ֥יןu.Veinand between
Lemma: בַּ֫יִן (ba.yin) · Strong's: H0996G
Parsing: Acmsc (Acmsc)
Meaning: between
Used 379 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 3:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0996G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 1:16 word 16
גֵּרֽוֹ\׃ge.Rosojourner his
Lemma: גֵּר (ger) · Strong's: H1616
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: sojourner
Used 92 times. Also: Genesis 15:13, Genesis 23:4, Exodus 2:22, Exodus 12:19, Exodus 12:48, Exodus 12:49 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1616; TAHOT Deuteronomy 1:16 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| At that | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| . . . | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| time | → | עֵת H6256 time |
| I charged | → | צָוָה H6680 to command |
| your judges | → | שָׁפַט H8199 to judge |
| Hear | → | שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear |
| the disputes between | → | בַּ֫יִן H0996G between |
| your brothers | → | אָח H0251I brother: compatriot |
| and judge | → | שָׁפַט H8199 to judge |
| fairly | → | צֶ֫דֶק H6664G righteousness |
| between | → | בַּ֫יִן H0996G between |
| a man | → | אִישׁ H0376I man: anyone |
| . . . | → | בַּ֫יִן H0996G between |
| and his brother | → | אָח H0251I brother: compatriot |
| . . . | → | בַּ֫יִן H0996G between |
| or a foreign resident | → | גֵּר H1616 sojourner |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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