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And ye shall rejoice before the LORD your God, ye, and your sons, and your daughters, and your menservants, and your maidservants, and the Levite that is within your gates; forasmuch as he hath no part nor inheritance with you. (KJV)
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וּשְׂמַחְתֶּ֗םu.se.mach.Temand you will rejoice
Lemma: שָׂמַח (sa.mach) · Strong's: H8055
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqq2mp)
Meaning: to rejoice
Used 153 times. Also: Exodus 4:14, Leviticus 23:40, Deuteronomy 12:7, Deuteronomy 12:18, Deuteronomy 14:26, Deuteronomy 16:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8055; TAHOT Deuteronomy 12:12 word 1
לִפְנֵי֮lif.Nei<to> before
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face: before
Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 12:12 word 2
יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 12:12 word 3
אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֒'e.lo.hei.KhemGod your
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: God
Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 12:12 word 4
אַתֶּ֗ם'a.Temyou
Lemma: אַתֶּם (at.tem) · Strong's: H0859D
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Second · Masculine · Plural (HPp2mp)
Meaning: you(m.p.)
Used 283 times. Also: Genesis 9:7, Genesis 26:27, Genesis 29:4, Genesis 42:9, Genesis 42:14, Genesis 42:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0859D; TAHOT Deuteronomy 12:12 word 5
וּבְנֵיכֶם֙u.ve.nei.Khemand sons your
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: son: child
Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 12:12 word 6
וּבְנֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םu.ve.No.tei.Khemand daughters your
Lemma: בַּת (bat) · Strong's: H1323G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: daughter
Used 539 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1323G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 12:12 word 7
וְעַבְדֵיכֶ֖םve.'av.dei.Khemand [male] servants your
Lemma: עֶ֫בֶד (e.ved) · Strong's: H5650
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: servant/slave
Used 796 times. Also: Genesis 9:25, Genesis 9:26, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 18:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5650; TAHOT Deuteronomy 12:12 word 8
וְאַמְהֹתֵיכֶ֑םve.'am.ho.tei.Khemand female servants your
Lemma: אָמָה (a.mah) · Strong's: H0519
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: maidservant
Used 56 times. Also: Genesis 20:17, Genesis 21:10, Genesis 21:12, Genesis 21:13, Genesis 30:3, Genesis 31:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0519; TAHOT Deuteronomy 12:12 word 9
וְהַלֵּוִי֙ve.ha.le.Viand the Levite
Lemma: לֵוִי (le.viy.yi) · Strong's: H3881
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNgmsa)
Meaning: Levi
Used 291 times. Also: Exodus 4:14, Exodus 6:16, Exodus 6:25, Exodus 38:21, Leviticus 25:32, Leviticus 25:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3881; TAHOT Deuteronomy 12:12 word 10
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sherwho
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 12:12 word 11
בְּשַֽׁעֲרֵיכֶ֔םbe.sha.'a.rei.Khem[is] in gates your
Lemma: שַׁ֫עַר (sha.ar) · Strong's: H8179H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: gate: town
Used 26 times. Also: Deuteronomy 12:15, Deuteronomy 12:17, Deuteronomy 12:18, Deuteronomy 12:21, Deuteronomy 14:21, Deuteronomy 14:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8179H; TAHOT Deuteronomy 12:12 word 12
כִּ֣יkifor
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 12:12 word 13
אֵ֥ין'einnot
Lemma: אַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H0369
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: nothing
Used 786 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 7:8, Genesis 11:30, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0369; TAHOT Deuteronomy 12:12 word 14
חֵ֥לֶקChe.leka portion
Lemma: חֵ֫לֶק (che.leq) · Strong's: H2506A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: portion
Used 66 times. Also: Genesis 14:24, Genesis 31:14, Leviticus 6:17, Numbers 18:20, Numbers 31:36, Deuteronomy 10:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2506A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 12:12 word 15
וְנַחֲלָ֖הve.na.cha.Lahand an inheritance
Lemma: נַחֲלָה (na.cha.lah) · Strong's: H5159
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: inheritance
Used 222 times. Also: Genesis 31:14, Genesis 48:6, Exodus 15:17, Numbers 16:14, Numbers 18:20, Numbers 18:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5159; TAHOT Deuteronomy 12:12 word 16
אִתְּכֶֽם\׃'i.te.Khemwith you
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0854
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: with
Used 928 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0854; TAHOT Deuteronomy 12:12 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And you shall rejoice | → | שָׂמַח H8055 to rejoice |
| before | → | פָּנֶה H6440G face: before |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| your God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| you | → | אַתֶּם H0859D you(m.p.) |
| your sons | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| and daughters | → | בַּת H1323G daughter |
| your menservants | → | עֶ֫בֶד H5650 servant/slave |
| and maidservants | → | אָמָה H0519 maidservant |
| and the Levite | → | לֵוִי H3881 Levi |
| within your gates | → | שַׁ֫עַר H8179H gate: town |
| since | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| he has no | → | אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing |
| portion | → | חֵ֫לֶק H2506A portion |
| or inheritance | → | נַחֲלָה H5159 inheritance |
| among you | → | אֵת H0854 with |
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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