Deuteronomy 22:15 Go deeper
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Then shall the father of the damsel, and her mother, take and bring forth the tokens of the damsel’s virginity unto the elders of the city in the gate: (KJV)
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וְלָקַ֛חve.la.Kachand he will take
Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
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 22:15 word 1
אֲבִ֥י'a.Vi[the] father of
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 22:15 word 2
וְאִמָּ֑הּve.'i.Mahand mother her
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 22:15 word 3
וְהוֹצִ֜יאוּve.ho.Tzi.'uand they will bring forth
Lemma: יָצָא (ya.tsa) · Strong's: H3318H
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVhq3cp)
Meaning: to come out: send
Used 258 times. Also: Genesis 14:18, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 15:7, Genesis 19:5, Genesis 19:8, Genesis 19:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3318H; TAHOT Deuteronomy 22:15 word 4
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 22:15 word 5
בְּתוּלֵ֧יbe.tu.Lei[the] virginiti<es> of
Lemma: בְּתוּלִים (be.tu.lim) · Strong's: H1331
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: virginity
Used 10 times. Also: Leviticus 21:13, Deuteronomy 22:14, Deuteronomy 22:17, Deuteronomy 22:20, Judges 11:37, Judges 11:38 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1331; TAHOT Deuteronomy 22:15 word 6
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 22:15 word 7
זִקְנֵ֥יzik.Nei[the] elders of
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 22:15 word 8
הָעִ֖ירha.'Irthe city
Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
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 22:15 word 9
הַשָּֽׁעְרָה\׃ha.Sha.'e.rahthe gate towards
Lemma: שַׁ֫עַר (sha.ar) · Strong's: H8179G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: gate
Used 347 times. Also: Genesis 19:1, Genesis 22:17, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:18, Genesis 24:60, Genesis 28:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8179G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 22:15 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then the young woman’s | → | נַעֲרָה H5291 maiden |
| father | → | אָב H0001G father |
| and mother | → | אֵם H0517 mother |
| shall bring | → | יָצָא H3318H to come out: send |
| the proof of her | → | נַעֲרָה H5291 maiden |
| virginity | → | בְּתוּלִים H1331 virginity |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| the city | → | עִיר H5892B city |
| elders | → | זָקֵן H2205G old: elder |
| at the gate | → | שַׁ֫עַר H8179G gate |
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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