Deuteronomy 22:18 Go deeper
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And the elders of that city shall take that man and chastise him; (KJV)
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וְלָֽקְח֛וּve.la.ke.Chuand they will take
Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqq3cp)
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 22:18 word 1
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 22:18 word 2
הָֽעִיר\־ha.'ir-the 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 22:18 word 3
הַהִ֖ואha.Hiv'<the> that
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Feminine · Singular (HPp3fs)
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 22:18 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 22:18 word 5
הָאִ֑ישׁha.'Ishthe man
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man
Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 22:18 word 6
וְיִסְּר֖וּve.yi.se.Ruand they will punish
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 21:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3256; TAHOT Deuteronomy 22:18 word 7
אֹתֽוֹ\׃'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 22:18 word 8
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then the elders | → | זָקֵן H2205G old: elder |
| of that | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| city | → | עִיר H5892B city |
| shall take | → | לָקַח H3947G to take: take |
| the man | → | אִישׁ H0376G man |
| and punish him | → | 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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