Deuteronomy 17:7 Go deeper
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The hands of the witnesses shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterward the hands of all the people. So thou shalt put the evil away from among you. (KJV)
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יַ֣דyad[the] hand of
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 17:7 word 1
הָעֵדִ֞יםha.'e.Dimthe witnesses
Lemma: עֵד (ed) · Strong's: H5707
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: witness
Used 70 times. Also: Genesis 31:44, Genesis 31:48, Genesis 31:50, Genesis 31:52, Exodus 20:16, Exodus 22:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5707; TAHOT Deuteronomy 17:7 word 2
תִּֽהְיֶה\־tih.yeh-it will be
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)
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 17:7 word 3
בָרִאשֹׁנָה֙va.ri.sho.Nahat the first
Lemma: רִאשׁוֹן (ri.shon) · Strong's: H7223G
Parsing: Aofsa (Aofsa)
Meaning: first
Used 127 times. Also: Genesis 8:13, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 25:25, Genesis 28:19, Genesis 32:17, Genesis 33:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7223G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 17:7 word 4
לַהֲמִית֔וֹla.ha.mi.Toto put to death him
Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)
Meaning: to die
Used 837 times. Also: Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4191; TAHOT Deuteronomy 17:7 word 5
וְיַ֥דve.Yadand [the] hand of
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 17:7 word 6
כָּל\־kol-all
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 17:7 word 7
הָעָ֖םha.'Amthe people
Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: people
Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 17:7 word 8
בָּאַחֲרֹנָ֑הba.'a.cha.ro.Nahat the last
Lemma: אַחֲרוֹן (a.cha.ron) · Strong's: H0314
Parsing: Aafsa (Aafsa)
Meaning: last
Used 51 times. Also: Genesis 33:2, Exodus 4:8, Numbers 2:31, Deuteronomy 11:24, Deuteronomy 13:9, Deuteronomy 24:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0314; TAHOT Deuteronomy 17:7 word 9
וּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥u.vi.'ar.Taand you will remove
Lemma: בָּעַר (ba.ar) · Strong's: H1197I
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVpq2ms)
Meaning: to burn: purge
Used 16 times. Also: Deuteronomy 13:5, Deuteronomy 17:12, Deuteronomy 19:13, Deuteronomy 19:19, Deuteronomy 21:9, Deuteronomy 21:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1197I; TAHOT Deuteronomy 17:7 word 10
הָרָ֖עha.Ra'the evil
Lemma: רַע (ra) · Strong's: H7451B
Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)
Meaning: bad: evil
Used 111 times. Also: Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 31:29, Genesis 44:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7451B; TAHOT Deuteronomy 17:7 word 11
מִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ\׃\ \פmi.kir.Be.chafrom midst your
Lemma: קֶ֫רֶב (qe.rev) · Strong's: H7130G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: entrails: among
Used 199 times. Also: Genesis 18:12, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 24:3, Genesis 25:22, Genesis 41:21, Genesis 45:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7130G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 17:7 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The hands | → | יָד H3027G hand |
| of the witnesses | → | עֵד H5707 witness |
| shall be | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| the first | → | רִאשׁוֹן H7223G first |
| in putting him to death | → | מוּת H4191 to die |
| and after that | → | אַחֲרוֹן H0314 last |
| the hands | → | יָד H3027G hand |
| of all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| the people | → | עַם H5971A people |
| So you must purge | → | בָּעַר H1197I to burn: purge |
| the evil | → | רַע H7451B bad: evil |
| from among you | → | קֶ֫רֶב H7130G entrails: among |
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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