Deuteronomy 27:8 Go deeper
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And thou shalt write upon the stones all the words of this law very plainly. (KJV)
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וְכָתַבְתָּ֣ve.kha.tav.Taand you will write
Lemma: כָּתַב (ka.tav) · Strong's: H3789
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqq2ms)
Meaning: to write
Used 222 times. Also: Exodus 17:14, Exodus 24:4, Exodus 24:12, Exodus 31:18, Exodus 32:15, Exodus 32:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3789; TAHOT Deuteronomy 27:8 word 1
עַל\־'al-on
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 27:8 word 2
הָאֲבָנִ֗יםha.'a.va.Nimthe stones
Lemma: אֶ֫בֶן (e.ven) · Strong's: H0068G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: stone
Used 259 times. Also: Genesis 2:12, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 28:11, Genesis 28:18, Genesis 28:22, Genesis 29:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0068G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 27:8 word 3
אֶֽת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Deuteronomy 27:8 word 4
כָּל\־kol-all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
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 27:8 word 5
דִּבְרֵ֛יdiv.Rei[the] words of
Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: word
Used 867 times. Also: Genesis 11:1, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:4, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:52, Genesis 27:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1697G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 27:8 word 6
הַתּוֹרָ֥הha.to.Rahthe law
Lemma: תּוֹרָה (to.rah) · Strong's: H8451
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: instruction
Used 216 times. Also: Genesis 26:5, Exodus 12:49, Exodus 13:9, Exodus 16:4, Exodus 16:28, Exodus 18:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8451; TAHOT Deuteronomy 27:8 word 7
הַזֹּ֖אתha.Zot<the> this
Lemma: זֹאת (zot) · Strong's: H2063
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: this
Used 603 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:17, Genesis 12:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2063; TAHOT Deuteronomy 27:8 word 8
בַּאֵ֥רba.'Ersurely clearly
Lemma: בָּאַר (ba.ar) · Strong's: H0874
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)
Meaning: to make plain
Used 3 times. Also: Deuteronomy 1:5, Habakkuk 2:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0874; TAHOT Deuteronomy 27:8 word 9
הֵיטֵֽב\׃\ \סhei.Tevdoing well
Lemma: יָטַב (ya.tav) · Strong's: H3190
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVhaa)
Meaning: be good
Used 117 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 32:9, Genesis 32:12, Genesis 34:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3190; TAHOT Deuteronomy 27:8 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And you shall write | → | כָּתַב H3789 to write |
| distinctly | → | בָּאַר H0874 to make plain |
| . . . | → | יָטַב H3190 be good |
| upon | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| these stones | → | אֶ֫בֶן H0068G stone |
| all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| the words | → | דָּבָר H1697G word |
| of this | → | זֹאת H2063 this |
| law | → | תּוֹרָה H8451 instruction |
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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