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And if thou utter this our business, then we will be quit of thine oath which thou hast made us to swear. (KJV)
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וְאִם\־ve.'im-and if
Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: if
Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0518A; TAHOT Joshua 2:20 word 1
תַּגִּ֖ידִיta.Gi.diyou will tell
Lemma: נָגַד (na.gad) · Strong's: H5046
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Feminine · Singular (HVhi2fs)
Meaning: to tell
Used 369 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 22:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5046; TAHOT Joshua 2:20 word 2
אֶת\־'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 Joshua 2:20 word 3
דְּבָרֵ֣נוּde.va.Re.nubusiness our
Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: word: thing
Used 294 times. Also: Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:14, Genesis 19:8, Genesis 19:21, Genesis 19:22, Genesis 20:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1697I; TAHOT Joshua 2:20 word 4
זֶ֑הZehthis
Lemma: זֶה (zeh) · Strong's: H2088
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: this
Used 1176 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2088; TAHOT Joshua 2:20 word 5
וְהָיִ֣ינוּve.ha.Yi.nuand we will be
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVqq1cp)
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 Joshua 2:20 word 6
נְקִיִּ֔םne.ki.Yimfree
Lemma: נָקִי (na.qi) · Strong's: H5355A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)
Meaning: innocent
Used 41 times. Also: Genesis 24:41, Genesis 44:10, Exodus 21:28, Exodus 23:7, Numbers 32:22, Deuteronomy 19:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5355A; TAHOT Joshua 2:20 word 7
מִשְּׁבֻעָתֵ֖ךְmi.she.vu.'a.Tekhfrom oath your
Lemma: שְׁבוּעָה (she.vu.ah) · Strong's: H7621
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: oath
Used 30 times. Also: Genesis 24:8, Genesis 26:3, Exodus 22:11, Leviticus 5:4, Numbers 5:21, Numbers 30:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7621; TAHOT Joshua 2:20 word 8
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sherwhich
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 Joshua 2:20 word 9
הִשְׁבַּעְתָּֽנוּ\׃hish.ba'.Ta.nuyou made swear us
Lemma: שָׁבַע (sha.va) · Strong's: H7650
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhp2ms)
Meaning: to swear
Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 21:23, Genesis 21:24, Genesis 21:31, Genesis 22:16, Genesis 24:3, Genesis 24:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7650; TAHOT Joshua 2:20 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And if | → | אִם H0518A if |
| you report | → | נָגַד H5046 to tell |
| our mission | → | דָּבָר H1697I word: thing |
| . . . | → | זֶה H2088 this |
| we will be | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| released | → | נָקִי H5355A innocent |
| from the oath | → | שְׁבוּעָה H7621 oath |
| you made us swear | → | שָׁבַע H7650 to swear |
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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