Deuteronomy 23:25 Go deeper
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When thou comest into the standing corn of thy neighbour, then thou mayest pluck the ears with thine hand; but thou shalt not move a sickle unto thy neighbour’s standing corn. (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 23:25 word 1
תָבֹא֙ta.Vo'you will go
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)
Meaning: to come (in): come
Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 23:25 word 2
בְּקָמַ֣תbe.ka.Matin [the] standing grain of
Lemma: קָמָה (qa.mah) · Strong's: H7054
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: standing grain
Used 10 times. Also: Exodus 22:6, Deuteronomy 16:9, Judges 15:5, 2 Kings 19:26, Isaiah 17:5, Isaiah 37:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7054; TAHOT Deuteronomy 23:25 word 3
רֵעֶ֔ךָre.'E.khaneighbor your
Lemma: רֵעַ (re.a) · Strong's: H7453
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: neighbor
Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 15:10, Genesis 31:49, Genesis 38:12, Genesis 38:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7453; TAHOT Deuteronomy 23:25 word 4
וְקָטַפְתָּ֥ve.ka.taf.Taand you will pluck off
Lemma: קָטַף (qa.taph) · Strong's: H6998
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqq2ms)
Meaning: to pluck
Used 5 times. Also: Job 8:12, Job 30:4, Ezekiel 17:4, Ezekiel 17:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6998; TAHOT Deuteronomy 23:25 word 5
מְלִילֹ֖תme.li.Lotears of corn
Lemma: מְלִילָה (me.li.lah) · Strong's: H4425
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: ear
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4425; TAHOT Deuteronomy 23:25 word 6
בְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khawith hand your
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: hand
Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 23:25 word 7
וְחֶרְמֵשׁ֙ve.cher.Meshand a sickle
Lemma: חֶרְמֵשׁ (cher.mesh) · Strong's: H2770
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: sickle
Used 2 times. Also: Deuteronomy 16:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2770; TAHOT Deuteronomy 23:25 word 8
לֹ֣אlo'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 23:25 word 9
תָנִ֔יףta.Nifyou will wield
Lemma: נוּף (nuph) · Strong's: H5130B
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhi2ms)
Meaning: to wave
Used 35 times. Also: Exodus 20:25, Exodus 29:24, Exodus 29:26, Exodus 29:27, Exodus 35:22, Leviticus 7:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5130B; TAHOT Deuteronomy 23:25 word 10
עַ֖ל'alon
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 23:25 word 11
קָמַ֥תka.Mat[the] standing grain of
Lemma: קָמָה (qa.mah) · Strong's: H7054
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: standing grain
Used 10 times. Also: Exodus 22:6, Deuteronomy 16:9, Judges 15:5, 2 Kings 19:26, Isaiah 17:5, Isaiah 37:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7054; TAHOT Deuteronomy 23:25 word 12
רֵעֶֽךָ\׃\ \סre.'E.khaneighbor your
Lemma: רֵעַ (re.a) · Strong's: H7453
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: neighbor
Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 15:10, Genesis 31:49, Genesis 38:12, Genesis 38:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7453; TAHOT Deuteronomy 23:25 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| When | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| you enter | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| your neighbor’s | → | רֵעַ H7453 neighbor |
| grainfield | → | קָמָה H7054 standing grain |
| you may pluck | → | קָטַף H6998 to pluck |
| the heads of grain | → | מְלִילָה H4425 ear |
| with your hand | → | יָד H3027G hand |
| but you must not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| put | → | נוּף H5130B to wave |
| a sickle | → | חֶרְמֵשׁ H2770 sickle |
| to | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| your neighbor’s | → | רֵעַ H7453 neighbor |
| grain | → | קָמָה H7054 standing grain |
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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