Deuteronomy 19:16 Go deeper
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If a false witness rise up against any man to testify against him that which is wrong; (KJV)
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כִּֽי\־ki-that
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 19:16 word 1
יָק֥וּםya.Kumhe will stand
Lemma: קוּם (qum) · Strong's: H6965B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to arise: rise
Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 4:8, Genesis 13:17, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 19:1, Genesis 19:14, Genesis 19:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6965B; TAHOT Deuteronomy 19:16 word 2
עֵד\־'ed-a witness of
Lemma: עֵד (ed) · Strong's: H5707
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
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 19:16 word 3
חָמָ֖סcha.Masinjustice
Lemma: חָמָס (cha.mas) · Strong's: H2555
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: violence
Used 60 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 16:5, Genesis 49:5, Exodus 23:1, Judges 9:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2555; TAHOT Deuteronomy 19:16 word 4
בְּאִ֑ישׁbe.'Ishin anyone
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man: anyone
Used 546 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 13:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0376I; TAHOT Deuteronomy 19:16 word 5
לַעֲנ֥וֹתla.'a.Notto testify
Lemma: עָנָה (a.nah) · Strong's: H6030B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to answer
Used 314 times. Also: Genesis 18:27, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:14, Genesis 24:50, Genesis 27:37 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6030B; TAHOT Deuteronomy 19:16 word 6
סָרָֽה\׃sa.Rahrebellion
Lemma: סָרָה (sa.rah) · Strong's: H5627
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: revolt
Used 8 times. Also: Deuteronomy 13:5, Isaiah 1:5, Isaiah 14:6, Isaiah 31:6, Isaiah 59:13, Jeremiah 28:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5627; TAHOT Deuteronomy 19:16 word 7
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| If | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| . . . | → | קוּם H6965B to arise: rise |
| a false | → | חָמָס H2555 violence |
| witness | → | עֵד H5707 witness |
| testifies | → | עָנָה H6030B to answer |
| against | → | |
| someone | → | אִישׁ H0376I man: anyone |
| accusing him of a crime | → | סָרָה H5627 revolt |
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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