Deuteronomy 20:13 Go deeper
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And when the LORD thy God hath delivered it into thine hands, thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword: (KJV)
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וּנְתָנָ֛הּu.ne.ta.Nahand he will give it
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: to give: give
Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 20:13 word 1
יְהוָ֥הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 20:13 word 2
אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaGod your
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: God
Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 20:13 word 3
בְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khain hand your
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: hand: power
Used 578 times. Also: Genesis 14:20, Genesis 16:6, Genesis 27:17, Genesis 30:35, Genesis 31:29, Genesis 32:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027H; TAHOT Deuteronomy 20:13 word 4
וְהִכִּיתָ֥ve.hi.ki.Taand you will strike down
Lemma: נָכָה (na.khah) · Strong's: H5221
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhq2ms)
Meaning: to smite
Used 499 times. Also: Genesis 4:15, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:7, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 14:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5221; TAHOT Deuteronomy 20:13 word 5
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Deuteronomy 20:13 word 6
כָּל\־kol-every
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 20:13 word 7
זְכוּרָ֖הּze.khu.Rahmale its
Lemma: זָכוּר (za.khur) · Strong's: H2138
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: male
Used 4 times. Also: Exodus 23:17, Exodus 34:23, Deuteronomy 16:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2138; TAHOT Deuteronomy 20:13 word 8
לְפִי\־le.fi-to [the] mouth of
Lemma: פֶּה (peh) · Strong's: H6310H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: lip: edge
Used 45 times. Also: Exodus 17:13, Numbers 21:24, Deuteronomy 13:15, Joshua 6:21, Joshua 8:24, Joshua 10:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6310H; TAHOT Deuteronomy 20:13 word 9
חָֽרֶב\׃Cha.rev[the] sword
Lemma: חֶ֫רֶב (che.rev) · Strong's: H2719
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: sword
Used 412 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 27:40, Genesis 31:26, Genesis 34:25, Genesis 34:26, Genesis 48:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2719; TAHOT Deuteronomy 20:13 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| When the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| your God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| has delivered it | → | נָתַן H5414G to give: give |
| into your hand | → | יָד H3027H hand: power |
| you must put | → | נָכָה H5221 to smite |
| every | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| male | → | זָכוּר H2138 male |
| to the sword | → | חֶ֫רֶב H2719 sword |
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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