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Then thou shalt bring her home to thine house; and she shall shave her head, and pare her nails; (KJV)
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וַהֲבֵאתָ֖הּva.ha.ve.Tahand you will bring her
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935P
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhq2ms)
Meaning: to come (in): bring
Used 547 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 4:3, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935P; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:12 word 1
אֶל\־'el-into
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 21:12 word 2
תּ֣וֹךְTokh[the] middle of
Lemma: תָּ֫וֶךְ (ta.vekh) · Strong's: H8432
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: midst
Used 416 times. Also: Genesis 1:6, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 9:21, Genesis 15:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8432; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:12 word 3
בֵּיתֶ֑ךָbei.Te.khahouse your
Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: house: home
Used 896 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:3, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 19:10, Genesis 19:11, Genesis 20:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1004B; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:12 word 4
וְגִלְּחָה֙ve.gi.le.Chahand she will shave
Lemma: גָּלַח (ga.lach) · Strong's: H1548
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVpq3fs)
Meaning: to shave
Used 23 times. Also: Genesis 41:14, Leviticus 13:33, Leviticus 14:8, Leviticus 14:9, Leviticus 21:5, Numbers 6:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1548; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:12 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 21:12 word 6
רֹאשָׁ֔הּro.Shahhead her
Lemma: רֹאשׁ (rosh) · Strong's: H7218A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: head
Used 282 times. Also: Genesis 3:15, Genesis 40:13, Genesis 40:16, Genesis 40:17, Genesis 40:19, Genesis 40:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7218A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:12 word 7
וְעָשְׂתָ֖הve.'a.se.Tahand she will attend to
Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqq3fs)
Meaning: to make: do
Used 1745 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 6:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6213A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:12 word 8
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 21:12 word 9
צִפָּרְנֶֽיהָ\׃tzi.pa.re.Nei.hafinger-nails her
Lemma: צִפֹּ֫רֶן (tsip.po.ren) · Strong's: H6856
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: fingernail
Used 2 times. Also: Jeremiah 17:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6856; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:12 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| then you shall bring her | → | בּוֹא H0935P to come (in): bring |
| into | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| . . . | → | תָּ֫וֶךְ H8432 midst |
| your house | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004B house: home |
| She must shave | → | גָּלַח H1548 to shave |
| her head | → | רֹאשׁ H7218A head |
| trim | → | עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do |
| her nails | → | צִפֹּ֫רֶן H6856 fingernail |
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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