Deuteronomy 19:18 Go deeper

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And the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and hath testified falsely against his brother; (KJV)

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וְדָרְשׁ֥וּve.da.re.Shuand they will investigate

Lemma: דָּרַשׁ (da.rash) · Strong's: H1875

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqq3cp)

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 19:18 word 1

הַשֹּׁפְטִ֖יםha.sho.fe.Timthe judges

Lemma: שָׁפַט (sha.phat) · Strong's: H8199

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)

Meaning: to judge

Used 201 times. Also: Genesis 16:5, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 31:53, Exodus 2:14, Exodus 5:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8199; TAHOT Deuteronomy 19:18 word 2

הֵיטֵ֑בhei.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 19:18 word 3

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 19:18 word 4

עֵֽד\־'ed-[is] 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 19:18 word 5

שֶׁ֙קֶר֙she.kerfalsehood

Lemma: שֶׁ֫קֶר (she.qer) · Strong's: H8267

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

Meaning: deception

Used 113 times. Also: Exodus 5:9, Exodus 20:16, Exodus 23:7, Leviticus 6:3, Leviticus 6:5, Leviticus 19:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8267; TAHOT Deuteronomy 19:18 word 6

הָעֵ֔דha.'Edthe witness

Lemma: עֵד (ed) · Strong's: H5707

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

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 19:18 word 7

שֶׁ֖קֶרShe.kerfalsehood

Lemma: שֶׁ֫קֶר (she.qer) · Strong's: H8267

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

Meaning: deception

Used 113 times. Also: Exodus 5:9, Exodus 20:16, Exodus 23:7, Leviticus 6:3, Leviticus 6:5, Leviticus 19:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8267; TAHOT Deuteronomy 19:18 word 8

עָנָ֥ה'a.Nahhe has testified

Lemma: עָנָה (a.nah) · Strong's: H6030B

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

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 19:18 word 9

בְאָחִֽיו\׃ve.'a.Chivagainst countryman his

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 19:18 word 10

How the BSB renders it

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

The judges	→	שָׁפַט H8199 to judge
shall investigate	→	דָּרַשׁ H1875 to seek
thoroughly	→	יָטַב H3190 be good
and if	→	הִנֵּה H2009 behold
the witness	→	עֵד H5707 witness
is proven to be a liar	→	שֶׁ֫קֶר H8267 deception
. . .	→	עֵד H5707 witness
who has falsely	→	שֶׁ֫קֶר H8267 deception
accused	→	עָנָה H6030B to answer
his brother	→	אָח H0251I brother: compatriot

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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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