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And if the man be poor, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge: (KJV)
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וְאִם\־ve.'im-and if
Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: if
Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0518A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 24:12 word 1
אִ֥ישׁ'ish[is] a person
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 24:12 word 2
עָנִ֖י'a.Nipoor
Lemma: עָנִי (a.ni) · Strong's: H6041
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: afflicted
Used 71 times. Also: Exodus 22:25, Leviticus 19:10, Leviticus 23:22, Deuteronomy 15:11, Deuteronomy 24:14, Deuteronomy 24:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6041; TAHOT Deuteronomy 24:12 word 3
ה֑וּאHu'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 24:12 word 4
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 24:12 word 5
תִשְׁכַּ֖בtish.Kavyou will lie down
Lemma: שָׁכַב (sha.khav) · Strong's: H7901H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)
Meaning: to lie down: sleep
Used 15 times. Also: Genesis 28:11, Exodus 22:27, Leviticus 14:47, Deuteronomy 24:13, Judges 16:3, 2 Samuel 4:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7901H; TAHOT Deuteronomy 24:12 word 6
בַּעֲבֹטֽוֹ\׃ba.'a.vo.Toin pledge his
Lemma: עֲבוֹט (a.vot) · Strong's: H5667
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: pledge
Used 4 times. Also: Deuteronomy 24:10, Deuteronomy 24:11, Deuteronomy 24:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5667; TAHOT Deuteronomy 24:12 word 7
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| If | → | אִם H0518A if |
| he | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| is a poor | → | עָנִי H6041 afflicted |
| man | → | אִישׁ H0376G man |
| you must not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| go to sleep | → | שָׁכַב H7901H to lie down: sleep |
| with the security {in your possession} | → | עֲבוֹט H5667 pledge |
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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