Deuteronomy 22:23 Go deeper
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If a damsel that is a virgin be betrothed unto an husband, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her; (KJV)
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כִּ֤יkiif
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 22:23 word 1
יִהְיֶה֙yih.Yehhe will be
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 22:23 word 2
בְתוּלָ֔הve.tu.Laha virgin
Lemma: בְּתוּלָה (be.tu.lah) · Strong's: H1330
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: virgin
Used 50 times. Also: Genesis 24:16, Exodus 22:16, Exodus 22:17, Leviticus 21:3, Leviticus 21:14, Deuteronomy 22:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1330; TAHOT Deuteronomy 22:23 word 3
מְאֹרָשָׂ֖הme.'o.ra.Sahbetrothed
Lemma: אָרַשׂ (a.ra.s) · Strong's: H0781
Parsing: Verb · Pual (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HVPsfsa)
Meaning: to betroth
Used 11 times. Also: Exodus 22:16, Deuteronomy 20:7, Deuteronomy 22:25, Deuteronomy 22:27, Deuteronomy 22:28, Deuteronomy 28:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0781; TAHOT Deuteronomy 22:23 word 4
לְאִ֑ישׁle.'Ishto a 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 22:23 word 5
וּמְצָאָ֥הּu.me.tza.'Ahand he will find her
Lemma: מָצָא (ma.tsa) · Strong's: H4672
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: to find
Used 453 times. Also: Genesis 2:20, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 11:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4672; TAHOT Deuteronomy 22:23 word 6
אִ֛ישׁ'isha 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 22:23 word 7
בָּעִ֖ירba.'Irin 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 22:23 word 8
וְשָׁכַ֥בve.sha.Khavand he will lie
Lemma: שָׁכַב (sha.khav) · Strong's: H7901I
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: to lie down: have sex
Used 46 times. Also: Genesis 19:32, Genesis 19:33, Genesis 19:34, Genesis 19:35, Genesis 26:10, Genesis 30:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7901I; TAHOT Deuteronomy 22:23 word 9
עִמָּֽהּ\׃'i.Mahwith her
Lemma: עִם (im) · Strong's: H5973A
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: with
Used 980 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 19:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5973A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 22:23 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| If | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| there is | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| a virgin | → | בְּתוּלָה H1330 virgin |
| pledged in marriage | → | אָרַשׂ H0781 to betroth |
| to a man | → | אִישׁ H0376G man |
| and another man | → | אִישׁ H0376G man |
| encounters her | → | מָצָא H4672 to find |
| in the city | → | עִיר H5892B city |
| and sleeps | → | שָׁכַב H7901I to lie down: have sex |
| with her | → | עִם H5973A with |
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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