Deuteronomy 21:23 Go deeper
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His body shall not remain all night upon the tree, but thou shalt in any wise bury him that day; (for he that is hanged is accursed of God;) that thy land be not defiled, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance. (KJV)
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לֹא\־lo'-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 21:23 word 1
תָלִ֨יןta.Linit will remain overnight
Lemma: לוּן (lun) · Strong's: H3885A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)
Meaning: to lodge
Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 24:23, Genesis 24:25, Genesis 24:54, Genesis 28:11, Genesis 31:54 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3885A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:23 word 2
נִבְלָת֜וֹniv.la.Tocorpse his
Lemma: נְבֵלָה (ne.ve.lah) · Strong's: H5038
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: carcass
Used 48 times. Also: Leviticus 5:2, Leviticus 7:24, Leviticus 11:8, Leviticus 11:11, Leviticus 11:24, Leviticus 11:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5038; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:23 word 3
עַל\־'al-on
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:23 word 4
הָעֵ֗ץha.'Etzthe tree
Lemma: עֵץ (ets) · Strong's: H6086H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: tree
Used 143 times. Also: Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6086H; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:23 word 5
כִּֽי\־ki-for
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 21:23 word 6
קָב֤וֹרka.Vorcertainly <to bury>
Lemma: קָבַר (qa.var) · Strong's: H6912
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVqaa)
Meaning: to bury
Used 133 times. Also: Genesis 15:15, Genesis 23:4, Genesis 23:6, Genesis 23:8, Genesis 23:11, Genesis 23:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6912; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:23 word 7
תִּקְבְּרֶ֙נּוּ֙tik.be.Re.nuyou will bury him
Lemma: קָבַר (qa.var) · Strong's: H6912
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)
Meaning: to bury
Used 133 times. Also: Genesis 15:15, Genesis 23:4, Genesis 23:6, Genesis 23:8, Genesis 23:11, Genesis 23:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6912; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:23 word 8
בַּיּ֣וֹםbai.Yomon the day
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: day
Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:23 word 9
הַה֔וּאha.Hu'<the> that
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:23 word 10
כִּֽי\־ki-for
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 21:23 word 11
קִלְלַ֥תki.Lat[is] a curse of
Lemma: קְלָלָה (qe.la.lah) · Strong's: H7045
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: curse
Used 33 times. Also: Genesis 27:12, Genesis 27:13, Deuteronomy 11:26, Deuteronomy 11:28, Deuteronomy 11:29, Deuteronomy 23:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7045; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:23 word 12
אֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimGod
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
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 21:23 word 13
תָּל֑וּיta.Lui[one who] is hanged
Lemma: תָּלָה (ta.lah) · Strong's: H8518
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqsmsa)
Meaning: to hang
Used 27 times. Also: Genesis 40:19, Genesis 40:22, Genesis 41:13, Deuteronomy 21:22, Joshua 8:29, Joshua 10:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8518; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:23 word 14
וְלֹ֤אve.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 21:23 word 15
תְטַמֵּא֙te.ta.Me'you will make unclean
Lemma: טָמֵא (ta.me) · Strong's: H2930A
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVpi2ms)
Meaning: to defile
Used 162 times. Also: Genesis 34:5, Genesis 34:13, Genesis 34:27, Leviticus 5:3, Leviticus 11:24, Leviticus 11:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2930A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:23 word 16
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 21:23 word 17
אַדְמָ֣תְךָ֔'ad.Ma.te.khaland your
Lemma: אֲדָמָה (a.da.mah) · Strong's: H0127G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
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 21:23 word 18
אֲשֶׁר֙'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 21:23 word 19
יְהוָ֣הYah.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 21:23 word 20
אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'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 21:23 word 21
נֹתֵ֥ןno.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 21:23 word 22
נַחֲלָֽה\׃\ \סna.cha.Lahan inheritance
Lemma: נַחֲלָה (na.cha.lah) · Strong's: H5159
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: inheritance
Used 222 times. Also: Genesis 31:14, Genesis 48:6, Exodus 15:17, Numbers 16:14, Numbers 18:20, Numbers 18:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5159; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:23 word 23
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| you must not leave | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| the body | → | נְבֵלָה H5038 carcass |
| on | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the tree | → | עֵץ H6086H tree |
| overnight | → | לוּן H3885A to lodge |
| but | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| you must be sure to bury | → | קָבַר H6912 to bury |
| . . . | → | קָבַר H6912 to bury |
| him | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| that day | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| because | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| anyone who is hung [on a tree] | → | תָּלָה H8518 to hang |
| is under God’s | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| curse | → | קְלָלָה H7045 curse |
| You must not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| defile | → | טָמֵא H2930A to defile |
| 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 | → | |
| as an inheritance | → | נַחֲלָה H5159 inheritance |
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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