Deuteronomy 15:3 Go deeper
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Of a foreigner thou mayest exact it again: but that which is thine with thy brother thine hand shall release; (KJV)
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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 15:3 word 1
הַנָּכְרִ֖יha.na.khe.Rithe foreigner
Lemma: נׇכְרִי (nokh.ri) · Strong's: H5237
Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)
Meaning: foreign
Used 44 times. Also: Genesis 31:15, Exodus 2:22, Exodus 18:3, Exodus 21:8, Deuteronomy 14:21, Deuteronomy 17:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5237; TAHOT Deuteronomy 15:3 word 2
תִּגֹּ֑שׂti.Gosyou will press
Lemma: נָגַשׂ (na.ga.s) · Strong's: H5065
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)
Meaning: to oppress
Used 23 times. Also: Exodus 3:7, Exodus 5:6, Exodus 5:10, Exodus 5:13, Exodus 5:14, Deuteronomy 15:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5065; TAHOT Deuteronomy 15:3 word 3
וַאֲשֶׁ֨רva.'a.Sherand [that] which
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 15:3 word 4
יִהְיֶ֥הyih.Yehit will belong
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 15:3 word 5
אֶת\־'et-with
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 15:3 word 6
אָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khacountryman your
Lemma: אָח (ach) · Strong's: H0251I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: brother: compatriot
Used 133 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 37:19, Genesis 42:21, Genesis 42:28, Exodus 2:11, Exodus 10:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0251I; TAHOT Deuteronomy 15:3 word 7
תַּשְׁמֵ֥טtash.Metlet it release
Lemma: שָׁמַט (sha.mat) · Strong's: H8058
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVhj3fs)
Meaning: to release
Used 8 times. Also: Exodus 23:11, Deuteronomy 15:2, 2 Samuel 6:6, 2 Kings 9:33, 1 Chronicles 13:9, Psalms 141:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8058; TAHOT Deuteronomy 15:3 word 8
יָדֶֽךָ\׃ya.De.khahand your
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: hand
Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 15:3 word 9
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| You may collect | → | נָגַשׂ H5065 to oppress |
| something from a foreigner | → | נׇכְרִי H5237 foreign |
| but you must forgive | → | שָׁמַט H8058 to release |
| . . . | → | יָד H3027G hand |
| whatever | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| your brother | → | אָח H0251I brother: compatriot |
| owes | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| 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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