Deuteronomy 15:21 Go deeper
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And if there be any blemish therein, as if it be lame, or blind, or have any ill blemish, thou shalt not sacrifice it unto the LORD thy God. (KJV)
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וְכִֽי\־ve.khi-and if
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 15:21 word 1
יִהְיֶ֨הyih.Yehit will be
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
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 15:21 word 2
מ֗וּםMuma blemish
Lemma: מוּם (mum) · Strong's: H3971B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: blemish
Used 19 times. Also: Leviticus 21:17, Leviticus 21:18, Leviticus 21:21, Leviticus 21:23, Leviticus 22:20, Leviticus 22:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3971B; TAHOT Deuteronomy 15:21 word 3
פִּסֵּ֙חַ֙pi.Se.achlame
Lemma: פִּסֵּחַ (pis.se.ach) · Strong's: H6455
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: lame
Used 14 times. Also: Leviticus 21:18, 2 Samuel 5:6, 2 Samuel 5:8, 2 Samuel 9:13, 2 Samuel 19:26, Job 29:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6455; TAHOT Deuteronomy 15:21 word 4
א֣וֹ'oor
Lemma: אוֹ (o) · Strong's: H0176A
Parsing: Conjunction (HC)
Meaning: or
Used 320 times. Also: Genesis 24:49, Genesis 24:50, Genesis 24:55, Genesis 31:43, Genesis 44:8, Genesis 44:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0176A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 15:21 word 5
עִוֵּ֔ר'i.Verblind
Lemma: עִוֵּר (iv.ver) · Strong's: H5787
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: blind
Used 26 times. Also: Exodus 4:11, Leviticus 19:14, Leviticus 21:18, Deuteronomy 27:18, Deuteronomy 28:29, 2 Samuel 5:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5787; TAHOT Deuteronomy 15:21 word 6
כֹּ֖לkolany
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 15:21 word 7
מ֣וּםmumblemish
Lemma: מוּם (mum) · Strong's: H3971B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: blemish
Used 19 times. Also: Leviticus 21:17, Leviticus 21:18, Leviticus 21:21, Leviticus 21:23, Leviticus 22:20, Leviticus 22:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3971B; TAHOT Deuteronomy 15:21 word 8
רָ֑עRa'bad
Lemma: רַע (ra) · Strong's: H7451A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: bad: harmful
Used 66 times. Also: Genesis 24:50, Genesis 31:24, Genesis 31:29, Genesis 37:2, Genesis 37:20, Genesis 37:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7451A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 15:21 word 9
לֹ֣אlo'not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Deuteronomy 15:21 word 10
תִזְבָּחֶ֔נּוּtiz.ba.Che.nuyou will sacrifice it
Lemma: זָבַח (za.vach) · Strong's: H2076
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)
Meaning: to sacrifice
Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 31:54, Genesis 46:1, Exodus 3:18, Exodus 5:3, Exodus 5:8, Exodus 5:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2076; TAHOT Deuteronomy 15:21 word 11
לַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehto Yahweh
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 15:21 word 12
אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ\׃'e.lo.Hei.khaGod 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 15:21 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| But if | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| [an animal] has | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| a defect | → | מוּם H3971B blemish |
| is lame | → | פִּסֵּחַ H6455 lame |
| or | → | אוֹ H0176A or |
| blind | → | עִוֵּר H5787 blind |
| or has any | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| serious | → | רַע H7451A bad: harmful |
| flaw | → | מוּם H3971B blemish |
| you must not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| sacrifice | → | זָבַח H2076 to sacrifice |
| it to the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| your God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
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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