Deuteronomy 20:10 Go deeper
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When thou comest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it. (KJV)
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כִּֽי\־ki-if
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 20:10 word 1
תִקְרַ֣בtik.Ravyou will draw near
Lemma: קָרַב (qa.rav) · Strong's: H7126G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)
Meaning: to present: come
Used 112 times. Also: Genesis 12:11, Genesis 20:4, Genesis 27:41, Genesis 37:18, Genesis 47:29, Exodus 3:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7126G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 20:10 word 2
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Deuteronomy 20:10 word 3
עִ֔יר'Ira city
Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: city
Used 1084 times. Also: Genesis 4:17, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:8, Genesis 13:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5892B; TAHOT Deuteronomy 20:10 word 4
לְהִלָּחֵ֖םle.hi.la.Chemto fight
Lemma: לָחַם (la.cham) · Strong's: H3898A
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Infinitive · Construct (HVNcc)
Meaning: to fight
Used 171 times. Also: Exodus 1:10, Exodus 14:14, Exodus 14:25, Exodus 17:8, Exodus 17:9, Exodus 17:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3898A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 20:10 word 5
עָלֶ֑יהָ'a.Lei.haon it
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 20:10 word 6
וְקָרָ֥אתָve.ka.Ra.taand you will proclaim
Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7121G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqq2ms)
Meaning: to call: call to
Used 363 times. Also: Genesis 3:9, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 12:8, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 16:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7121G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 20:10 word 7
אֵלֶ֖יהָ'e.Lei.hato it
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Deuteronomy 20:10 word 8
לְשָׁלֽוֹם\׃le.sha.Lomto peace
Lemma: שָׁלוֹם (sha.lom) · Strong's: H7965G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: peace
Used 164 times. Also: Genesis 15:15, Genesis 26:29, Genesis 26:31, Genesis 28:21, Genesis 37:4, Genesis 41:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7965G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 20:10 word 9
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| When | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| you approach | → | קָרַב H7126G to present: come |
| . . . | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| a city | → | עִיר H5892B city |
| to fight | → | לָחַם H3898A to fight |
| against it | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| you are to make an offer | → | קָרָא H7121G to call: call to |
| . . . | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| of peace | → | שָׁלוֹם H7965G peace |
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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