Deuteronomy 13:14 Go deeper
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Then shalt thou enquire, and make search, and ask diligently; and, behold, if it be truth, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought among you; (KJV)
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וְדָרַשְׁתָּ֧ve.da.rash.Taand you will investigate
Lemma: דָּרַשׁ (da.rash) · Strong's: H1875
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqq2ms)
Meaning: to seek
Used 163 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 25:22, Genesis 42:22, Exodus 18:15, Leviticus 10:16, Deuteronomy 4:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1875; TAHOT Deuteronomy 13:14 word 1
וְחָקַרְתָּ֧ve.cha.kar.Taand you will search
Lemma: חָקַר (cha.qar) · Strong's: H2713
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqq2ms)
Meaning: to search
Used 27 times. Also: Judges 18:2, 1 Samuel 20:12, 2 Samuel 10:3, 1 Kings 7:47, 1 Chronicles 19:3, 2 Chronicles 4:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2713; TAHOT Deuteronomy 13:14 word 2
וְשָׁאַלְתָּ֖ve.sha.'al.Taand you will enquire
Lemma: שָׁאַל (sha.al) · Strong's: H7592
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqq2ms)
Meaning: to ask
Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 24:47, Genesis 24:57, Genesis 26:7, Genesis 32:17, Genesis 32:29, Genesis 37:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7592; TAHOT Deuteronomy 13:14 word 3
הֵיטֵ֑בhei.Tevthoroughly <do well>
Lemma: יָטַב (ya.tav) · Strong's: H3190
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVhaa)
Meaning: be good
Used 117 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 32:9, Genesis 32:12, Genesis 34:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3190; TAHOT Deuteronomy 13:14 word 4
וְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.Nehand there!
Lemma: הִנֵּה (hin.neh) · Strong's: H2009
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: behold
Used 841 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:31, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2009; TAHOT Deuteronomy 13:14 word 5
אֱמֶת֙'e.Mettruth
Lemma: אֱמֶת (e.met) · Strong's: H0571H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: truth: true
Used 50 times. Also: Genesis 24:48, Genesis 42:16, Deuteronomy 17:4, Deuteronomy 22:20, 1 Kings 10:6, 1 Kings 17:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0571H; TAHOT Deuteronomy 13:14 word 6
נָכ֣וֹןna.Khon[is] certain
Lemma: כּוּן (kun) · Strong's: H3559K
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVNrmsa)
Meaning: to establish: right
Used 12 times. Also: Exodus 8:26, Deuteronomy 17:4, Deuteronomy 19:3, Judges 12:6, 1 Samuel 23:22, 1 Samuel 26:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3559K; TAHOT Deuteronomy 13:14 word 7
הַדָּבָ֔רha.da.Varthe matter
Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697J
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: word: promised
Used 24 times. Also: Deuteronomy 17:4, Deuteronomy 17:9, Deuteronomy 17:10, Deuteronomy 24:5, Joshua 21:45, 2 Samuel 7:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1697J; TAHOT Deuteronomy 13:14 word 8
נֶעֶשְׂתָ֛הne.'es.Tahit has been done
Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVNp3fs)
Meaning: to make: do
Used 1745 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 6:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6213A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 13:14 word 9
הַתּוֹעֵבָ֥הha.to.'e.Vahthe abomination
Lemma: תּוֹעֵבַה (to.e.vah) · Strong's: H8441
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: abomination
Used 116 times. Also: Genesis 43:32, Genesis 46:34, Exodus 8:26, Leviticus 18:22, Leviticus 18:26, Leviticus 18:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8441; TAHOT Deuteronomy 13:14 word 10
הַזֹּ֖אתha.Zot<the> this
Lemma: זֹאת (zot) · Strong's: H2063
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: this
Used 603 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:17, Genesis 12:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2063; TAHOT Deuteronomy 13:14 word 11
בְּקִרְבֶּֽךָ\׃be.kir.Be.chain midst your
Lemma: קֶ֫רֶב (qe.rev) · Strong's: H7130G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: entrails: among
Used 199 times. Also: Genesis 18:12, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 24:3, Genesis 25:22, Genesis 41:21, Genesis 45:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7130G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 13:14 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| then you must inquire | → | דָּרַשׁ H1875 to seek |
| investigate | → | חָקַר H2713 to search |
| and interrogate | → | שָׁאַל H7592 to ask |
| thoroughly | → | יָטַב H3190 be good |
| And if | → | הִנֵּה H2009 behold |
| it is established with certainty | → | אֱמֶת H0571H truth: true |
| . . . | → | כּוּן H3559K to establish: right |
| . . . | → | דָּבָר H1697J word: promised |
| that this | → | זֹאת H2063 this |
| abomination | → | תּוֹעֵבַה H8441 abomination |
| has been committed | → | עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do |
| among you | → | קֶ֫רֶב H7130G entrails: among |
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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