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Forty stripes he may give him, and not exceed: lest, if he should exceed, and beat him above these with many stripes, then thy brother should seem vile unto thee. (KJV)

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אַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'Imforty [times]

Lemma: אַרְבָּעִים (ar.ba.im) · Strong's: H0705

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: forty

Used 135 times. Also: Genesis 5:13, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 7:12, Genesis 7:17, Genesis 8:6, Genesis 18:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0705; TAHOT Deuteronomy 25:3 word 1

יַכֶּ֖נּוּya.Ke.nuhe will strike him

Lemma: נָכָה (na.khah) · Strong's: H5221

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhi3ms)

Meaning: to smite

Used 499 times. Also: Genesis 4:15, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:7, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 14:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5221; TAHOT Deuteronomy 25:3 word 2

לֹ֣אlo'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 25:3 word 3

יֹסִ֑יףyo.Sifhe will increase

Lemma: יָסַף (ya.saph) · Strong's: H3254G

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhi3ms)

Meaning: to add: again

Used 120 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 18:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3254G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 25:3 word 4

פֶּן\־pen-lest

Lemma: פֶּן־ (pen) · Strong's: H6435

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: lest

Used 133 times. Also: Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 19:15, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6435; TAHOT Deuteronomy 25:3 word 5

יֹסִ֨יףyo.Sifhe should increase

Lemma: יָסַף (ya.saph) · Strong's: H3254G

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhi3ms)

Meaning: to add: again

Used 120 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 18:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3254G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 25:3 word 6

לְהַכֹּת֤וֹle.ha.ko.Toto strike him

Lemma: נָכָה (na.khah) · Strong's: H5221

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)

Meaning: to smite

Used 499 times. Also: Genesis 4:15, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:7, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 14:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5221; TAHOT Deuteronomy 25:3 word 7

עַל\־'al-to

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 25:3 word 8

אֵ֙לֶּה֙'e.lehthese

Lemma: אֵ֫לֶּה (el.leh) · Strong's: H0428

Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)

Meaning: these

Used 745 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 9:19, Genesis 10:1, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0428; TAHOT Deuteronomy 25:3 word 9

מַכָּ֣הma.Kahstriking

Lemma: מַכָּה (mak.kah) · Strong's: H4347

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

Meaning: wound

Used 48 times. Also: Leviticus 26:21, Numbers 11:33, Deuteronomy 28:59, Deuteronomy 28:61, Deuteronomy 29:22, Joshua 10:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4347; TAHOT Deuteronomy 25:3 word 10

רַבָּ֔הra.Bahmuch

Lemma: רַב (rav) · Strong's: H7227A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAafsa)

Meaning: many

Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 21:34, Genesis 24:25, Genesis 25:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7227A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 25:3 word 11

וְנִקְלָ֥הve.nik.Lahand he will be dishonored

Lemma: קָלָה (qa.lah) · Strong's: H7034

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNq3ms)

Meaning: to dishonor

Used 6 times. Also: Deuteronomy 27:16, 1 Samuel 18:23, Proverbs 12:9, Isaiah 3:5, Isaiah 16:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7034; TAHOT Deuteronomy 25:3 word 12

אָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khacountryman your

Lemma: אָח (ach) · Strong's: H0251I

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: brother: compatriot

Used 133 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 37:19, Genesis 42:21, Genesis 42:28, Exodus 2:11, Exodus 10:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0251I; TAHOT Deuteronomy 25:3 word 13

לְעֵינֶֽיךָ\׃\ \סle.'ei.Nei.khato eyes your

Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)

Meaning: eye: seeing

Used 208 times. Also: Genesis 16:4, Genesis 16:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 23:11, Genesis 30:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5869H; TAHOT Deuteronomy 25:3 word 14

How the BSB renders it

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

He may receive	→	נָכָה H5221 to smite
no	→	לֹא H3808 not
more	→	יָסַף H3254G to add: again
than forty {lashes}	→	אַרְבָּעִים H0705 forty
lest	→	פֶּן־ H6435 lest
your brother	→	אָח H0251I brother: compatriot
be beaten	→	נָכָה H5221 to smite
any more	→	יָסַף H3254G to add: again
than	→	עַל H5921A upon
that	→	אֵ֫לֶּה H0428 these
. . .	→	מַכָּה H4347 wound
. . .	→	רַב H7227A many
and be degraded	→	קָלָה H7034 to dishonor
in your sight	→	עַ֫יִן H5869H eye: seeing

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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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