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When thou shalt vow a vow unto the LORD thy God, thou shalt not slack to pay it: for the LORD thy God will surely require it of thee; and it would be sin in thee. (KJV)
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כִּֽי\־ki-if
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 23:21 word 1
תִדֹּ֥רti.Doryou will vow
Lemma: נָדַר (na.dar) · Strong's: H5087
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)
Meaning: to vow
Used 31 times. Also: Genesis 28:20, Genesis 31:13, Leviticus 27:8, Numbers 6:2, Numbers 6:21, Numbers 21:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5087; TAHOT Deuteronomy 23:21 word 2
נֶ֙דֶר֙ne.dera vow
Lemma: נֶ֫דֶר (ne.der) · Strong's: H5088
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: vow
Used 60 times. Also: Genesis 28:20, Genesis 31:13, Leviticus 7:16, Leviticus 22:18, Leviticus 22:21, Leviticus 22:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5088; TAHOT Deuteronomy 23:21 word 3
לַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehto Yahweh
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 23:21 word 4
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 23:21 word 5
לֹ֥אlo'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 23:21 word 6
תְאַחֵ֖רte.'a.Cheryou will delay
Lemma: אָחַר (a.char) · Strong's: H0309
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVpi2ms)
Meaning: to delay
Used 16 times. Also: Genesis 24:56, Genesis 32:4, Genesis 34:19, Exodus 22:29, Deuteronomy 7:10, Judges 5:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0309; TAHOT Deuteronomy 23:21 word 7
לְשַׁלְּמ֑וֹle.sha.le.Moto pay it
Lemma: שָׁלֵם (sa.lem) · Strong's: H7999A
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)
Meaning: to complete
Used 103 times. Also: Genesis 44:4, Exodus 21:34, Exodus 21:36, Exodus 22:1, Exodus 22:3, Exodus 22:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7999A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 23:21 word 8
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 23:21 word 9
דָּרֹ֨שׁda.Roshcertainly <to require>
Lemma: דָּרַשׁ (da.rash) · Strong's: H1875
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVqaa)
Meaning: to seek
Used 163 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 25:22, Genesis 42:22, Exodus 18:15, Leviticus 10:16, Deuteronomy 4:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1875; TAHOT Deuteronomy 23:21 word 10
יִדְרְשֶׁ֜נּוּyid.re.She.nuhe will require it
Lemma: דָּרַשׁ (da.rash) · Strong's: H1875
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to seek
Used 163 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 25:22, Genesis 42:22, Exodus 18:15, Leviticus 10:16, Deuteronomy 4:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1875; TAHOT Deuteronomy 23:21 word 11
יְהוָ֤הYah.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 23:21 word 12
אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'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 23:21 word 13
מֵֽעִמָּ֔ךְme.'i.Makhfrom with <the> you
Lemma: מֵעִם (me.im) · Strong's: H5973B
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: from with
Used 71 times. Also: Genesis 13:14, Genesis 24:27, Genesis 26:16, Genesis 31:31, Genesis 41:32, Genesis 44:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5973B; TAHOT Deuteronomy 23:21 word 14
וְהָיָ֥הve.ha.Yahand it will be
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
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 23:21 word 15
חֵֽטְא\׃Chet'sin
Lemma: חֵטְא (chet) · Strong's: H2399
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: sin
Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 41:9, Leviticus 19:17, Leviticus 20:20, Leviticus 22:9, Leviticus 24:15, Numbers 9:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2399; TAHOT Deuteronomy 23:21 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| If | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| you make | → | נָדַר H5087 to vow |
| a vow | → | נֶ֫דֶר H5088 vow |
| to the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| your God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| do not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| be slow to keep it | → | אָחַר H0309 to delay |
| . . . | → | שָׁלֵם H7999A to complete |
| because | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| He | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| . . . | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| will surely require it | → | דָּרַשׁ H1875 to seek |
| . . . | → | דָּרַשׁ H1875 to seek |
| of you | → | מֵעִם H5973B from with |
| and you will be | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| guilty of sin | → | חֵטְא H2399 sin |
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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