Deuteronomy 21:11 Go deeper
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And seest among the captives a beautiful woman, and hast a desire unto her, that thou wouldest have her to thy wife; (KJV)
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וְרָאִיתָ֙ve.ra.'i.Taand you will see
Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqq2ms)
Meaning: to see: see
Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:11 word 1
בַּשִּׁבְיָ֔הba.shiv.Yahamong the [female] captive[s]
Lemma: שִׁבְיָה (shiv.yah) · Strong's: H7633
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: captive
Used 9 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:42, 2 Chronicles 28:5, 2 Chronicles 28:11, 2 Chronicles 28:13, 2 Chronicles 28:14, 2 Chronicles 28:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7633; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:11 word 2
אֵ֖שֶׁת'E.sheta woman
Lemma: אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) · Strong's: H0802G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: woman
Used 324 times. Also: Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0802G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:11 word 3
יְפַת\־ye.fat-beautiful of
Lemma: יָפֶה (ya.pheh) · Strong's: H3303
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HAafsc)
Meaning: beautiful
Used 42 times. Also: Genesis 12:11, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 29:17, Genesis 39:6, Genesis 41:2, Genesis 41:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3303; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:11 word 4
תֹּ֑אַרTo.'arappearance
Lemma: תֹּ֫אַר (to.ar) · Strong's: H8389
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: appearance
Used 15 times. Also: Genesis 29:17, Genesis 39:6, Genesis 41:18, Genesis 41:19, Judges 8:18, 1 Samuel 16:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8389; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:11 word 5
וְחָשַׁקְתָּ֣ve.cha.shak.Taand you will love
Lemma: חָשַׁק (cha.shaq) · Strong's: H2836A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqq2ms)
Meaning: to desire
Used 8 times. Also: Genesis 34:8, Deuteronomy 7:7, Deuteronomy 10:15, 1 Kings 9:19, 2 Chronicles 8:6, Psalms 91:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2836A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:11 word 6
וְלָקַחְתָּ֥ve.la.kach.Taand you will take [her]
Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqq2ms)
Meaning: to take: take
Used 770 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3947G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:11 word 7
לְאִשָּֽׁה\׃le.'i.Shahto a wife
Lemma: אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) · Strong's: H0802H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: woman: wife
Used 442 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 3:20, Genesis 3:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0802H; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:11 word 8
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| if you see | → | רָאָה H7200G to see: see |
| a beautiful | → | יָפֶה H3303 beautiful |
| . . . | → | תֹּ֫אַר H8389 appearance |
| woman | → | אִשָּׁה H0802G woman |
| among [them] | → | שִׁבְיָה H7633 captive |
| and you desire | → | חָשַׁק H2836A to desire |
| her | → | |
| and want to take | → | לָקַח H3947G to take: take |
| her | → | |
| as your wife | → | אִשָּׁה H0802G woman |
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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