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If one be found slain in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it, lying in the field, and it be not known who hath slain him: (KJV)

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כִּי\־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 21:1 word 1

יִמָּצֵ֣אyi.ma.Tze'it will be found

Lemma: מָצָא (ma.tsa) · Strong's: H4672

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNi3ms)

Meaning: to find

Used 453 times. Also: Genesis 2:20, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 11:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4672; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:1 word 2

חָלָ֗לcha.Lal[one] slain

Lemma: חָלָל (cha.lal) · Strong's: H2491A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: slain: killed

Used 83 times. Also: Genesis 34:27, Numbers 19:16, Numbers 19:18, Numbers 23:24, Numbers 31:8, Numbers 31:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2491A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:1 word 3

בָּאֲדָמָה֙ba.'a.da.Mahin the land

Lemma: אֲדָמָה (a.da.mah) · Strong's: H0127G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: land: soil

Used 199 times. Also: Genesis 1:25, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0127G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:1 word 4

אֲשֶׁר֩'a.Sherwhich

Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: which

Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:1 word 5

יְהוָ֨הYah.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 21:1 word 6

אֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'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 21:1 word 7

נֹתֵ֤ןno.Ten[is] about to give

Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

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 21:1 word 8

לְרִשְׁתָּ֔הּle.rish.Tahto take possession of it

Lemma: יָרַשׁ (ya.rash) · Strong's: H3423H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to possess: take

Used 188 times. Also: Genesis 15:7, Genesis 15:8, Genesis 22:17, Genesis 24:60, Genesis 28:4, Exodus 15:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3423H; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:1 word 9

נֹפֵ֖לno.Fellying

Lemma: נָפַל (na.phal) · Strong's: H5307J

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to fall: kill

Used 98 times. Also: Genesis 44:14, Exodus 19:21, Exodus 32:28, Leviticus 26:7, Leviticus 26:8, Leviticus 26:36 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5307J; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:1 word 10

בַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.Dehin the open country

Lemma: שָׂדֶה (sa.deh) · Strong's: H7704G

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

Meaning: land: country

Used 295 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7704G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:1 word 11

לֹ֥אlo'not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:1 word 12

נוֹדַ֖עno.Da'it is known

Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNp3ms)

Meaning: to know

Used 937 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3045; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:1 word 13

מִ֥יmiwho?

Lemma: מִי (mi) · Strong's: H4310

Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)

Meaning: who?

Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 19:12, Genesis 21:7, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 24:23, Genesis 24:47 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4310; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:1 word 14

הִכָּֽהוּ\׃hi.Ka.hudid he strike him

Lemma: נָכָה (na.khah) · Strong's: H5221

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhp3ms)

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 21:1 word 15

How the BSB renders it

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

If	→	כִּי H3588A for
[one] is found	→	מָצָא H4672 to find
slain	→	חָלָל H2491A slain: killed
lying	→	נָפַל H5307J to fall: kill
in a field	→	שָׂדֶה H7704G land: country
in the land	→	אֲדָמָה H0127G land: soil
that	→	אֲשֶׁר H0834A which
the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
your God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
is giving	→	נָתַן H5414G to give: give
you	→
to possess	→	יָרַשׁ H3423H to possess: take
and it is not	→	לֹא H3808 not
known	→	יָדַע H3045 to know
who	→	מִי H4310 who?
killed him	→	נָכָה H5221 to smite

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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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