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Thou shalt not sacrifice unto the LORD thy God any bullock, or sheep, wherein is blemish, or any evilfavouredness: for that is an abomination unto the LORD thy God. (KJV)

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לֹא\־lo'-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 17:1 word 1

תִזְבַּח֩tiz.Bachyou will sacrifice

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 17:1 word 2

לַיהוָ֨הla.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 17:1 word 3

אֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'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 17:1 word 4

שׁ֣וֹרShoran ox

Lemma: שׁוֹר (shor) · Strong's: H7794

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

Meaning: cattle

Used 79 times. Also: Genesis 32:5, Genesis 49:6, Exodus 20:17, Exodus 21:28, Exodus 21:29, Exodus 21:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7794; TAHOT Deuteronomy 17:1 word 5

וָשֶׂ֗הva.Sehand a sheep

Lemma: שֶׂה (seh) · Strong's: H7716

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: sheep

Used 47 times. Also: Genesis 22:7, Genesis 22:8, Genesis 30:32, Exodus 12:3, Exodus 12:4, Exodus 12:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7716; TAHOT Deuteronomy 17:1 word 6

אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.Sherwhich

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 17:1 word 7

יִהְיֶ֥הyih.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 17:1 word 8

מ֔וּםMuma 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 17:1 word 9

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 17:1 word 10

דָּבָ֣רda.Varthing

Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697I

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

Meaning: word: thing

Used 294 times. Also: Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:14, Genesis 19:8, Genesis 19:21, Genesis 19:22, Genesis 20:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1697I; TAHOT Deuteronomy 17:1 word 11

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 17:1 word 12

כִּ֧יkifor

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 17:1 word 13

תוֹעֲבַ֛תto.'a.Vat[is] [the] abomination of

Lemma: תּוֹעֵבַה (to.e.vah) · Strong's: H8441

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

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 17:1 word 14

יְהוָ֥הYah.wehYahweh

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 17:1 word 15

אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'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 17:1 word 16

הֽוּא\׃\ \סHu'that

Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)

Meaning: he/she/it

Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Deuteronomy 17:1 word 17

How the BSB renders it

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

You shall not	→	לֹא H3808 not
sacrifice	→	זָבַח H2076 to sacrifice
to the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
your God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
an ox	→	שׁוֹר H7794 cattle
or a sheep	→	שֶׂה H7716 sheep
with any defect	→	מוּם H3971B blemish
[or]	→	כֹּל H3605 all
serious	→	רַע H7451A bad: harmful
flaw	→	דָּבָר H1697I word: thing
for	→	כִּי H3588A for
that	→	הוּא H1931 he/she/it
is detestable	→	תּוֹעֵבַה H8441 abomination
to the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
your God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God

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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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