Exodus 22:31 Go deeper
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And ye shall be holy men unto me: neither shall ye eat any flesh that is torn of beasts in the field; ye shall cast it to the dogs. (KJV)
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וְאַנְשֵׁי\־ve.'an.shei-and people of
Lemma: אֱנוֹשׁ (e.nosh) · Strong's: H0582
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: human
Used 564 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 12:20, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0582; TAHOT Exodus 22:31 word 1
קֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshholiness
Lemma: קֹ֫דֶשׁ (qo.desh) · Strong's: H6944G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: holiness
Used 415 times. Also: Exodus 3:5, Exodus 12:16, Exodus 15:11, Exodus 15:13, Exodus 16:23, Exodus 26:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6944G; TAHOT Exodus 22:31 word 2
תִּהְי֣וּןtih.Yunyou will be !
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqi2mp)
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 Exodus 22:31 word 3
וּבָשָׂ֨רu.va.Sarand flesh
Lemma: בָּשָׂר (ba.sar) · Strong's: H1320
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: flesh
Used 270 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 6:3, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1320; TAHOT Exodus 22:31 word 4
בַּשָּׂדֶ֤הba.sa.Dehin the field
Lemma: שָׂדֶה (sa.deh) · Strong's: H7704G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: land: country
Used 295 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7704G; TAHOT Exodus 22:31 word 5
טְרֵפָה֙te.re.Faha torn animal
Lemma: טְרֵפָה (te.re.phah) · Strong's: H2966
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: torn animal
Used 9 times. Also: Genesis 31:39, Exodus 22:13, Leviticus 7:24, Leviticus 17:15, Leviticus 22:8, Ezekiel 4:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2966; TAHOT Exodus 22:31 word 6
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 Exodus 22:31 word 7
תֹאכֵ֔לוּto.Khe.luyou must eat
Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqi2mp)
Meaning: to eat
Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Exodus 22:31 word 8
לַכֶּ֖לֶבla.Ke.levto the dog[s]
Lemma: כֶּ֫לֶב (ke.lev) · Strong's: H3611
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: dog
Used 32 times. Also: Exodus 11:7, Deuteronomy 23:18, Judges 7:5, 1 Samuel 17:43, 1 Samuel 24:14, 2 Samuel 3:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3611; TAHOT Exodus 22:31 word 9
תַּשְׁלִכ֥וּןtash.li.Khunyou will throw !
Lemma: שָׁלַךְ (sha.lakh) · Strong's: H7993
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVhi2mp)
Meaning: to throw
Used 125 times. Also: Genesis 21:15, Genesis 37:20, Genesis 37:22, Genesis 37:24, Exodus 1:22, Exodus 4:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7993; TAHOT Exodus 22:31 word 10
אֹתֽוֹ\׃\ \ס'o.To<obj.> it
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 Exodus 22:31 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| You are to be | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| My | → | |
| holy | → | קֹ֫דֶשׁ H6944G holiness |
| people | → | H0376 |
| You must not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| eat | → | אָכַל H0398 to eat |
| the meat | → | בָּשָׂר H1320 flesh |
| of a mauled animal | → | טְרֵפָה H2966 torn animal |
| found in the field | → | שָׂדֶה H7704G land: country |
| you are to throw | → | שָׁלַךְ H7993 to throw |
| it | → | אֵת H0853 [Obj.] |
| to the dogs | → | כֶּ֫לֶב H3611 dog |
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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