Deuteronomy 25:18 Go deeper
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How he met thee by the way, and smote the hindmost of thee, even all that were feeble behind thee, when thou wast faint and weary; and he feared not God. (KJV)
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אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.Sherthat
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 25:18 word 1
קָֽרְךָ֜ka.re.Chait met you
Lemma: קָרָה (qa.rah) · Strong's: H7136A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to meet
Used 22 times. Also: Genesis 24:12, Genesis 27:20, Genesis 42:29, Genesis 44:29, Exodus 3:18, Numbers 11:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7136A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 25:18 word 2
בַּדֶּ֗רֶךְba.De.rekhon the way
Lemma: דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) · Strong's: H1870L
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: way: journey
Used 155 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 24:21, Genesis 24:27, Genesis 24:40, Genesis 24:42, Genesis 24:48 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1870L; TAHOT Deuteronomy 25:18 word 3
וַיְזַנֵּ֤בvay.za.Nevand it attacked in [the] rear
Lemma: זָנַב (za.nav) · Strong's: H2179
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpw3ms)
Meaning: to cut off the tail
Used 2 times. Also: Joshua 10:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2179; TAHOT Deuteronomy 25:18 word 4
כָּל\־kol-all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Deuteronomy 25:18 word 5
הַנֶּחֱשָׁלִ֣יםha.ne.che.sha.Limthe stragglers
Lemma: חָשַׁל (cha.shal) · Strong's: H2826
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVNrmpa)
Meaning: be feeble
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2826; TAHOT Deuteronomy 25:18 word 6
אַֽחַרֶ֔יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khabehind you
Lemma: אַחַר (a.char) · Strong's: H0310A
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HAcmpc)
Meaning: after
Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0310A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 25:18 word 7
וְאַתָּ֖הve.'a.Tahand you
Lemma: אַתָּ֫ה (at.tah) · Strong's: H0859A
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Second · Masculine · Singular (HPp2ms)
Meaning: you(m.s.)
Used 739 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:15, Genesis 3:19, Genesis 4:7, Genesis 4:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0859A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 25:18 word 8
עָיֵ֣ף'a.Yef[were] exhausted
Lemma: עָיֵף (a.yeph) · Strong's: H5889
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: faint
Used 17 times. Also: Genesis 25:29, Genesis 25:30, Judges 8:4, Judges 8:5, 2 Samuel 16:14, 2 Samuel 17:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5889; TAHOT Deuteronomy 25:18 word 9
וְיָגֵ֑עַve.ya.Ge.a'and weary
Lemma: יָגֵעַ (ya.ge.a) · Strong's: H3023
Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)
Meaning: weary
Used 3 times. Also: 2 Samuel 17:2, Ecclesiastes 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3023; TAHOT Deuteronomy 25:18 word 10
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and 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 25:18 word 11
יָרֵ֖אya.Re'it feared
Lemma: יָרֵא (ya.re) · Strong's: H3372G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to fear
Used 205 times. Also: Genesis 3:10, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:15, Genesis 19:30, Genesis 20:8, Genesis 21:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3372G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 25:18 word 12
אֱלֹהִֽים\׃'E.lo.HimGod
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
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 25:18 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| how | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| they met you | → | קָרָה H7136A to meet |
| on your journey | → | דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870L way: journey |
| when you | → | אַתָּ֫ה H0859A you(m.s.) |
| were tired | → | יָגֵעַ H3023 weary |
| and weary | → | עָיֵף H5889 faint |
| and they attacked | → | זָנַב H2179 to cut off the tail |
| all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| your stragglers | → | חָשַׁל H2826 be feeble |
| . . . | → | אַחַר H0310A after |
| they had no | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| fear | → | יָרֵא H3372G to fear |
| of God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
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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