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Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite; for he is thy brother: thou shalt not abhor an Egyptian; because thou wast a stranger in his land. (KJV)
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לֹֽא\־lo'-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 23:7 word 1
תְתַעֵ֣בte.ta.'Evyou will abhor
Lemma: תַּעָב (ta.av) · Strong's: H8581
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVpi2ms)
Meaning: to abhor
Used 22 times. Also: Deuteronomy 7:26, 1 Kings 21:26, 1 Chronicles 21:6, Job 9:31, Job 15:16, Job 19:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8581; TAHOT Deuteronomy 23:7 word 2
אֲדֹמִ֔י'a.do.Mian Edomite
Lemma: אֲדֹמִי (e.do.mi) · Strong's: H0130
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNgmsa)
Meaning: Edomite
Used 11 times. Also: 1 Samuel 21:7, 1 Samuel 22:9, 1 Samuel 22:18, 1 Samuel 22:22, 1 Kings 11:1, 1 Kings 11:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0130; TAHOT Deuteronomy 23:7 word 3
כִּ֥יkifor
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 23:7 word 4
אָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.kha[is] relative your
Lemma: אָח (ach) · Strong's: H0251I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: brother: compatriot
Used 133 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 37:19, Genesis 42:21, Genesis 42:28, Exodus 2:11, Exodus 10:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0251I; TAHOT Deuteronomy 23:7 word 5
ה֑וּא\ \סHu'he
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)
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 23:7 word 6
לֹא\־lo'-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 23:7 word 7
תְתַעֵ֣בte.ta.'Evyou will abhor
Lemma: תַּעָב (ta.av) · Strong's: H8581
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVpi2ms)
Meaning: to abhor
Used 22 times. Also: Deuteronomy 7:26, 1 Kings 21:26, 1 Chronicles 21:6, Job 9:31, Job 15:16, Job 19:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8581; TAHOT Deuteronomy 23:7 word 8
מִצְרִ֔יmitz.Rian Egyptian
Lemma: מִצְרִי (mits.ri) · Strong's: H4713
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNgmsa)
Meaning: Egyptian
Used 70 times. Also: Genesis 12:12, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 16:1, Genesis 16:3, Genesis 21:9, Genesis 25:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4713; TAHOT Deuteronomy 23:7 word 9
כִּי\־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 23:7 word 10
גֵ֖רgera sojourner
Lemma: גֵּר (ger) · Strong's: H1616
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: sojourner
Used 92 times. Also: Genesis 15:13, Genesis 23:4, Exodus 2:22, Exodus 12:19, Exodus 12:48, Exodus 12:49 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1616; TAHOT Deuteronomy 23:7 word 11
הָיִ֥יתָha.Yi.tayou were
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqp2ms)
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 23:7 word 12
בְאַרְצֽוֹ\׃ve.'ar.Tzoin land his
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: land: country/planet
Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 23:7 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Do not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| despise | → | תַּעָב H8581 to abhor |
| an Edomite | → | אֲדֹמִי H0130 Edomite |
| for | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| he | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| is your brother | → | אָח H0251I brother: compatriot |
| Do not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| despise | → | תַּעָב H8581 to abhor |
| an Egyptian | → | מִצְרִי H4713 Egyptian |
| because | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| you lived | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| as a foreigner | → | גֵּר H1616 sojourner |
| in his land | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
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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