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No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone to pledge: for he taketh a man’s life to pledge. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

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 24:6 word 1

יַחֲבֹ֥לya.cha.Volanyone will take as pledge

Lemma: חָבַל (cha.val) · Strong's: H2254A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to pledge

Used 12 times. Also: Exodus 22:26, Deuteronomy 24:17, Job 22:6, Job 24:3, Job 24:9, Proverbs 20:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2254A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 24:6 word 2

רֵחַ֖יִםre.Cha.yima hand-mill

Lemma: רֵחֶה (re.cheh) · Strong's: H7347

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Dual · Absolute (HNcmda)

Meaning: millstone

Used 5 times. Also: Exodus 11:5, Numbers 11:8, Isaiah 47:2, Jeremiah 25:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7347; TAHOT Deuteronomy 24:6 word 3

וָרָ֑כֶבva.Ra.khevand an upper millstone

Lemma: רֶ֫כֶב (re.khev) · Strong's: H7393H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: chariot: millstone

Used 3 times. Also: Judges 9:53, 2 Samuel 11:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7393H; TAHOT Deuteronomy 24:6 word 4

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 24:6 word 5

נֶ֖פֶשׁNe.fesha life

Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: soul: life

Used 206 times. Also: Genesis 1:30, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5315H; TAHOT Deuteronomy 24:6 word 6

ה֥וּאhu'that

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 24:6 word 7

חֹבֵֽל\׃\ \סcho.Vel[is] taking as pledge

Lemma: חָבַל (cha.val) · Strong's: H2254A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to pledge

Used 12 times. Also: Exodus 22:26, Deuteronomy 24:17, Job 22:6, Job 24:3, Job 24:9, Proverbs 20:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2254A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 24:6 word 8

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Do not	→	לֹא H3808 not
take a pair of millstones	→	רֵחֶה H7347 millstone
or even an upper millstone	→	רֶ֫כֶב H7393H chariot: millstone
as security for a debt	→	חָבַל H2254A to pledge
because	→	כִּי H3588A for
that would be	→	הוּא H1931 he/she/it
taking one’s livelihood	→	נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315H soul: life
as security	→	חָבַל H2254A to pledge

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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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