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Then thy elders and thy judges shall come forth, and they shall measure unto the cities which are round about him that is slain: (KJV)

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וְיָצְא֥וּve.ya.tze.'Uand they will go out

Lemma: יָצָא (ya.tsa) · Strong's: H3318G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqq3cp)

Meaning: to come out: come

Used 620 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:16, Genesis 8:18, Genesis 8:19, Genesis 9:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3318G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:2 word 1

זְקֵנֶ֖יךָze.ke.Nei.chaelders your

Lemma: זָקֵן (za.qen) · Strong's: H2205G

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HAampc)

Meaning: old: elder

Used 127 times. Also: Genesis 50:7, Exodus 3:16, Exodus 3:18, Exodus 4:29, Exodus 12:21, Exodus 17:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2205G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:2 word 2

וְשֹׁפְטֶ֑יךָve.sho.fe.Tei.khaand judges your

Lemma: שָׁפַט (sha.phat) · Strong's: H8199

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)

Meaning: to judge

Used 201 times. Also: Genesis 16:5, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 31:53, Exodus 2:14, Exodus 5:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8199; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:2 word 3

וּמָדְדוּ֙u.ma.de.Duand they will measure

Lemma: מָדַד (ma.dad) · Strong's: H4058

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqq3cp)

Meaning: to measure

Used 51 times. Also: Exodus 16:18, Numbers 35:5, Ruth 3:15, 2 Samuel 8:2, 1 Kings 17:21, Job 7:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4058; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:2 word 4

אֶל\־'el-to

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 21:2 word 5

הֶ֣עָרִ֔יםhe.'a.Rimthe cities

Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: city

Used 1084 times. Also: Genesis 4:17, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:8, Genesis 13:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5892B; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:2 word 6

אֲשֶׁ֖ר'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 21:2 word 7

סְבִיבֹ֥תse.vi.Vot[are] around

Lemma: סָבִיב (sa.viv) · Strong's: H5439G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Plural · Construct (HNcbpc)

Meaning: around

Used 283 times. Also: Genesis 35:5, Genesis 41:48, Exodus 16:13, Exodus 19:12, Exodus 25:11, Exodus 25:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5439G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:2 word 8

הֶחָלָֽל\׃he.cha.Lalthe [one] slain

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

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

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 21:2 word 9

How the BSB renders it

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

your elders	→	זָקֵן H2205G old: elder
and judges	→	שָׁפַט H8199 to judge
must come out	→	יָצָא H3318G to come out: come
and measure the distance	→	מָדַד H4058 to measure
from the victim	→	חָלָל H2491A slain: killed
to	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
the neighboring	→	סָבִיב H5439G around
cities	→	עִיר H5892B city

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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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