Deuteronomy 25:15 Go deeper
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But thou shalt have a perfect and just weight, a perfect and just measure shalt thou have: that thy days may be lengthened in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. (KJV)
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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 25:13, 2 Samuel 14:26, Proverbs 11:1, Proverbs 16:11, Proverbs 20:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0068H; TAHOT Deuteronomy 25:15 word 1
שְׁלֵמָ֤הshe.le.Mahfull
Lemma: שָׁלֵם (sha.lem) · Strong's: H8003
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAafsa)
Meaning: complete
Used 28 times. Also: Genesis 15:16, Genesis 33:18, Genesis 34:21, Deuteronomy 27:6, Joshua 8:31, Ruth 2:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8003; TAHOT Deuteronomy 25:15 word 2
וָצֶ֙דֶק֙va.Tze.dekand righteousness
Lemma: צֶ֫דֶק (tse.deq) · Strong's: H6664G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: righteousness
Used 117 times. Also: Leviticus 19:15, Leviticus 19:36, Deuteronomy 1:16, Deuteronomy 16:18, Deuteronomy 16:20, Deuteronomy 33:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6664G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 25:15 word 3
יִֽהְיֶה\־yih.yeh-it 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 25:15 word 4
אֵיפָ֧ה'ei.Faha measure
Lemma: אֵיפָה (e.phah) · Strong's: H0374
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: ephah
Used 40 times. Also: Exodus 16:36, Leviticus 5:11, Leviticus 6:20, Leviticus 19:36, Numbers 5:15, Numbers 28:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0374; TAHOT Deuteronomy 25:15 word 5
שְׁלֵמָ֛הshe.le.Mahfull
Lemma: שָׁלֵם (sha.lem) · Strong's: H8003
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAafsa)
Meaning: complete
Used 28 times. Also: Genesis 15:16, Genesis 33:18, Genesis 34:21, Deuteronomy 27:6, Joshua 8:31, Ruth 2:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8003; TAHOT Deuteronomy 25:15 word 6
וָצֶ֖דֶקva.Tze.dekand righteousness
Lemma: צֶ֫דֶק (tse.deq) · Strong's: H6664G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: righteousness
Used 117 times. Also: Leviticus 19:15, Leviticus 19:36, Deuteronomy 1:16, Deuteronomy 16:18, Deuteronomy 16:20, Deuteronomy 33:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6664G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 25:15 word 7
יִֽהְיֶה\־yih.yeh-it 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 25:15 word 8
לְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'anso that
Lemma: מַ֫עַן (ma.an) · Strong's: H4616
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: because
Used 272 times. Also: Genesis 12:13, Genesis 18:19, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 27:25, Genesis 37:22, Genesis 50:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4616; TAHOT Deuteronomy 25:15 word 9
יַאֲרִ֣יכוּya.'a.Ri.khuthey may be long
Lemma: אָרַךְ (a.rakh) · Strong's: H0748
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVhj3mp)
Meaning: to prolong
Used 34 times. Also: Genesis 26:8, Exodus 20:12, Numbers 9:19, Numbers 9:22, Deuteronomy 4:26, Deuteronomy 4:40 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0748; TAHOT Deuteronomy 25:15 word 10
יָמֶ֔יךָya.Mei.khadays your
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: day
Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 25:15 word 11
עַ֚ל'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 25:15 word 12
הָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.Mahthe land
Lemma: אֲדָמָה (a.da.mah) · Strong's: H0127G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: land: soil
Used 199 times. Also: Genesis 1:25, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0127G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 25:15 word 13
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-which
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 25:15 word 14
יְהוָ֥הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 25:15 word 15
אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaGod your
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: God
Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 25:15 word 16
נֹתֵ֥ןno.Ten[is] about to give
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to give: give
Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 25:15 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| You must maintain | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| accurate | → | שָׁלֵם H8003 complete |
| and honest | → | צֶ֫דֶק H6664G righteousness |
| weights | → | אֶ֫בֶן H0068H stone: weight |
| [and] | → | צֶ֫דֶק H6664G righteousness |
| . . . | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| measures | → | אֵיפָה H0374 ephah |
| so that | → | מַ֫עַן H4616 because |
| you may live long | → | אָרַךְ H0748 to prolong |
| . . . | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| in | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the land | → | אֲדָמָה H0127G land: soil |
| that | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| your God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| is giving | → | נָתַן H5414G to give: give |
| you | → |
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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