Deuteronomy 12:19 Go deeper

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Take heed to thyself that thou forsake not the Levite as long as thou livest upon the earth. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

הִשָּׁ֣מֶרhi.Sha.mertake heed

Lemma: שָׁמַר (sha.mar) · Strong's: H8104J

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVNv2ms)

Meaning: to keep: careful

Used 77 times. Also: Genesis 24:6, Genesis 31:24, Genesis 31:29, Exodus 10:28, Exodus 19:12, Exodus 23:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8104J; TAHOT Deuteronomy 12:19 word 1

פֶּֽן\־pen-lest

Lemma: פֶּן־ (pen) · Strong's: H6435

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: lest

Used 133 times. Also: Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 19:15, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6435; TAHOT Deuteronomy 12:19 word 2

תַּעֲזֹ֖בta.'a.Zoyou should neglect

Lemma: עָזַב (a.zav) · Strong's: H5800H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)

Meaning: to leave: neglect

Used 7 times. Also: Deuteronomy 14:27, Nehemiah 10:39, Nehemiah 13:11, Job 20:19, Proverbs 4:2, Proverbs 10:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5800H; TAHOT Deuteronomy 12:19 word 3

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 12:19 word 4

הַלֵּוִ֑יha.le.Vithe 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 12:19 word 5

כָּל\־kol-all

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Deuteronomy 12:19 word 6

יָמֶ֖יךָya.Mei.khadays your

Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117K

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: day: always

Used 38 times. Also: Genesis 43:9, Deuteronomy 5:29, Deuteronomy 5:33, Deuteronomy 6:24, Deuteronomy 11:1, Deuteronomy 11:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3117K; TAHOT Deuteronomy 12:19 word 7

עַל\־'al-on

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 12:19 word 8

אַדְמָתֶֽךָ\׃\ \ס'ad.ma.Te.khaland your

Lemma: אֲדָמָה (a.da.mah) · Strong's: H0127G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: land: soil

Used 199 times. Also: Genesis 1:25, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0127G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 12:19 word 9

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

and be careful	→	שָׁמַר H8104J to keep: careful
not	→	פֶּן־ H6435 lest
to neglect	→	עָזַב H5800H to leave: neglect
the Levites	→	לֵוִי H3881 Levi
as	→	כֹּל H3605 all
. . .	→	יוֹם H3117K day: always
long as you live in	→	עַל H5921A upon
your land	→	אֲדָמָה H0127G land: soil

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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