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If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that , when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them: (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 21:18 word 1
יִהְיֶ֣הyih.Yehhe will belong
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:18 word 2
לְאִ֗ישׁle.'Ishto anyone
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man: anyone
Used 546 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 13:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0376I; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:18 word 3
בֵּ֚ןbena son
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: son: child
Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:18 word 4
סוֹרֵ֣רso.Rerstubborn
Lemma: סָרַר (sa.rar) · Strong's: H5637
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to rebel
Used 17 times. Also: Deuteronomy 21:20, Nehemiah 9:29, Psalms 66:7, Psalms 68:6, Psalms 68:18, Psalms 78:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5637; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:18 word 5
וּמוֹרֶ֔הu.mo.Rehand rebellious
Lemma: מָרָה (ma.rah) · Strong's: H4784
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to rebel
Used 45 times. Also: Numbers 20:10, Numbers 20:24, Numbers 27:14, Deuteronomy 1:26, Deuteronomy 1:43, Deuteronomy 9:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4784; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:18 word 6
אֵינֶ֣נּוּ'ei.Ne.nunot he
Lemma: אַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H0369
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: nothing
Used 786 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 7:8, Genesis 11:30, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0369; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:18 word 7
שֹׁמֵ֔עַsho.Me.a'[is] listening
Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to hear: obey
Used 133 times. Also: Genesis 21:12, Genesis 22:18, Genesis 26:5, Genesis 27:8, Genesis 27:13, Genesis 27:43 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8085H; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:18 word 8
בְּק֥וֹלbe.Kolto [the] voice of
Lemma: קוֹל (qol) · Strong's: H6963A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: voice
Used 335 times. Also: Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 16:2, Genesis 21:12, Genesis 21:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6963A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:18 word 9
אָבִ֖יו'a.Vivfather his
Lemma: אָב (av) · Strong's: H0001G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: father
Used 1209 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 4:21, Genesis 9:18, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0001G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:18 word 10
וּבְק֣וֹלu.ve.Koland to [the] voice of
Lemma: קוֹל (qol) · Strong's: H6963A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: voice
Used 335 times. Also: Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 16:2, Genesis 21:12, Genesis 21:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6963A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:18 word 11
אִמּ֑וֹ'i.Momother his
Lemma: אֵם (em) · Strong's: H0517
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: mother
Used 220 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 3:20, Genesis 20:12, Genesis 21:21, Genesis 24:28, Genesis 24:53 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0517; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:18 word 12
וְיסְּר֣וּve.yi.se.Ruand they will discipline
Lemma: יָסַר (ya.sar) · Strong's: H3256
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVpq3cp)
Meaning: to discipline
Used 43 times. Also: Leviticus 26:18, Leviticus 26:23, Leviticus 26:28, Deuteronomy 4:36, Deuteronomy 8:5, Deuteronomy 22:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3256; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:18 word 13
אֹת֔וֹ'o.To<obj.> him
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 21:18 word 14
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and 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 21:18 word 15
יִשְׁמַ֖עyish.Ma'he will listen
Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to hear: hear
Used 959 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 16:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8085G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:18 word 16
אֲלֵיהֶֽם\׃'a.lei.Hemto them
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 21:18 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| If | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| a man | → | אִישׁ H0376I man: anyone |
| has | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| a stubborn | → | סָרַר H5637 to rebel |
| and rebellious | → | מָרָה H4784 to rebel |
| son | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| who does not | → | אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing |
| obey | → | שָׁמַע H8085H to hear: obey |
| . . . | → | קוֹל H6963A voice |
| his father | → | אָב H0001G father |
| . . . | → | קוֹל H6963A voice |
| and mother | → | אֵם H0517 mother |
| and | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| does not listen | → | שָׁמַע H8085H to hear: obey |
| to them | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| when disciplined | → | יָסַר H3256 to discipline |
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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