Deuteronomy 25:13 Go deeper
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Thou shalt not have in thy bag divers weights, a great and a small. (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 25:13 word 1
יִהְיֶ֥הyih.Yehit will belong
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
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 25:13 word 2
בְּכִֽיסְךָ֖be.khi.se.Khain bag your
Lemma: כִּיס (kis) · Strong's: H3599
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: purse
Used 5 times. Also: Proverbs 1:14, Proverbs 16:11, Isaiah 46:6, Micah 6:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3599; TAHOT Deuteronomy 25:13 word 3
אֶ֣בֶן'E.vena weight
Lemma: אֶ֫בֶן (e.ven) · Strong's: H0068H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: stone: weight
Used 13 times. Also: Leviticus 19:36, Deuteronomy 25:15, 2 Samuel 14:26, Proverbs 11:1, Proverbs 16:11, Proverbs 20:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0068H; TAHOT Deuteronomy 25:13 word 4
וָאָ֑בֶןva.'A.venand a weight
Lemma: אֶ֫בֶן (e.ven) · Strong's: H0068H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: stone: weight
Used 13 times. Also: Leviticus 19:36, Deuteronomy 25:15, 2 Samuel 14:26, Proverbs 11:1, Proverbs 16:11, Proverbs 20:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0068H; TAHOT Deuteronomy 25:13 word 5
גְּדוֹלָ֖הge.do.Lahlarge
Lemma: גָּדוֹל (ga.dol) · Strong's: H1419A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAafsa)
Meaning: great: large
Used 495 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 4:13, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 12:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1419A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 25:13 word 6
וּקְטַנָּֽה\׃\ \סu.ke.ta.Nahand small
Lemma: קָטָן (qa.tan) · Strong's: H6996A
Parsing: Aafsa (Aafsa)
Meaning: small
Used 46 times. Also: Genesis 9:24, Genesis 27:15, Genesis 27:42, Genesis 29:16, Genesis 29:18, Genesis 44:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6996A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 25:13 word 7
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| You shall not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| have | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| two differing weights | → | אֶ֫בֶן H0068H stone: weight |
| . . . | → | אֶ֫בֶן H0068H stone: weight |
| in your bag | → | כִּיס H3599 purse |
| one heavy | → | גָּדוֹל H1419A great: large |
| and one light | → | קָטָן H6996A small |
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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