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And it be told thee, and thou hast heard of it , and enquired diligently, and, behold, it be true, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought in Israel: (KJV)

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וְהֻֽגַּד\־ve.hu.gad-and it will be told

Lemma: נָגַד (na.gad) · Strong's: H5046

Parsing: Verb · Hophal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVHq3ms)

Meaning: to tell

Used 369 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 22:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5046; TAHOT Deuteronomy 17:4 word 1

וְשָׁמָ֑עְתָּve.sha.Ma.'e.taand you will hear

Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G

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

Meaning: to hear: hear

Used 959 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 16:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8085G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 17:4 word 2

וְדָרַשְׁתָּ֣ve.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 17:4 word 3

הֵיטֵ֔בhei.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 17:4 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 17:4 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 13:14, Deuteronomy 22:20, 1 Kings 10:6, 1 Kings 17:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0571H; TAHOT Deuteronomy 17:4 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 13:14, Deuteronomy 19:3, Judges 12:6, 1 Samuel 23:22, 1 Samuel 26:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3559K; TAHOT Deuteronomy 17:4 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 13:14, Deuteronomy 17:9, Deuteronomy 17:10, Deuteronomy 24:5, Joshua 21:45, 2 Samuel 7:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1697J; TAHOT Deuteronomy 17:4 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 17:4 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 17:4 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 17:4 word 11

בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל\׃be.Yis.ra.'Elin Israel

Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Israel

Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT Deuteronomy 17:4 word 12

How the BSB renders it

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

and if it is reported	→	נָגַד H5046 to tell
and you hear about it	→	שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear
you must investigate it	→	דָּרַשׁ H1875 to seek
thoroughly	→	יָטַב H3190 be good
If	→	הִנֵּה H2009 behold
the report	→	דָּבָר H1697J word: promised
is	→	עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do
true	→	אֱמֶת H0571H truth: true
. . .	→	כּוּן H3559K to establish: right
and such	→	זֹאת H2063 this
an abomination	→	תּוֹעֵבַה H8441 abomination
has happened in Israel	→	יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel

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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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