Deuteronomy 15:17 Go deeper

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Then thou shalt take an aul, and thrust it through his ear unto the door, and he shall be thy servant for ever. And also unto thy maidservant thou shalt do likewise. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

וְלָקַחְתָּ֣ve.la.kach.Taand you will take

Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqq2ms)

Meaning: to take: take

Used 770 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3947G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 15:17 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 15:17 word 2

הַמַּרְצֵ֗עַha.mar.Tze.a'the awl

Lemma: מַרְצֵעַ (mar.tse.a) · Strong's: H4836

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: awl

Used 2 times. Also: Exodus 21:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4836; TAHOT Deuteronomy 15:17 word 3

וְנָתַתָּ֤הve.na.ta.Tahand you will put [it]

Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqq2ms)

Meaning: to give: put

Used 395 times. Also: Genesis 1:17, Genesis 9:13, Genesis 15:10, Genesis 18:8, Genesis 27:17, Genesis 30:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5414H; TAHOT Deuteronomy 15:17 word 4

בְאָזְנוֹ֙ve.'a.ze.Noin ear his

Lemma: אֹ֫זֶן (o.zen) · Strong's: H0241G

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

Meaning: ear

Used 119 times. Also: Genesis 35:4, Exodus 17:14, Exodus 21:6, Exodus 29:20, Exodus 32:2, Exodus 32:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0241G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 15:17 word 5

וּבַדֶּ֔לֶתu.va.De.letand in the door

Lemma: דֶּ֫לֶת (de.let) · Strong's: H1817C

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: door

Used 86 times. Also: Genesis 19:6, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 19:10, Exodus 21:6, Deuteronomy 3:5, Joshua 2:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1817C; TAHOT Deuteronomy 15:17 word 6

וְהָיָ֥הve.ha.Yahand he will be

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Deuteronomy 15:17 word 7

עֶ֣בֶד'E.veda slave of

Lemma: עֶ֫בֶד (e.ved) · Strong's: H5650

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

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 15:17 word 8

עוֹלָ֑םo.Lamperpetuity

Lemma: עוֹלָם (o.lam) · Strong's: H5769G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: forever: enduring

Used 388 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 6:3, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:16, Genesis 13:15, Genesis 17:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5769G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 15:17 word 9

וְאַ֥ףve.'Afand also

Lemma: אַף (aph) · Strong's: H0637

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: also

Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 3:1, Genesis 18:13, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 40:16, Leviticus 26:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0637; TAHOT Deuteronomy 15:17 word 10

לַאֲמָתְךָ֖la.'a.ma.te.Khato maidservant your

Lemma: אָמָה (a.mah) · Strong's: H0519

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

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 15:17 word 11

תַּעֲשֶׂה\־ta.'a.seh-you will do

Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A

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

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 15:17 word 12

כֵּֽן\׃Kenthus

Lemma: כֵּן (ken) · Strong's: H3651C

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: so

Used 734 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3651C; TAHOT Deuteronomy 15:17 word 13

How the BSB renders it

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

then take	→	לָקַח H3947G to take: take
an awl	→	מַרְצֵעַ H4836 awl
and pierce [it]	→	נָתַן H5414H to give: put
through his ear	→	אֹ֫זֶן H0241G ear
into the door	→	דֶּ֫לֶת H1817C door
and he will become	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
your	→
servant	→	עֶ֫בֶד H5650 servant/slave
for life	→	עוֹלָם H5769G forever: enduring
And	→	אַף H0637 also
treat	→	עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do
your maidservant	→	אָמָה H0519 maidservant
the same way	→	כֵּן H3651C so

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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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