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And if the people of the land do any ways hide their eyes from the man, when he giveth of his seed unto Molech, and kill him not: (KJV)
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וְאִ֡םve.'Imand 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 Leviticus 20:4 word 1
הַעְלֵ֣םha'.Lemcertainly <to hide>
Lemma: עָלַם (a.lam) · Strong's: H5956
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVhaa)
Meaning: to conceal
Used 28 times. Also: Leviticus 4:13, Leviticus 5:2, Leviticus 5:3, Leviticus 5:4, Numbers 5:13, Deuteronomy 22:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5956; TAHOT Leviticus 20:4 word 2
יַעְלִימֽוּ֩ya'.li.Muthey will hide
Lemma: עָלַם (a.lam) · Strong's: H5956
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVhi3mp)
Meaning: to conceal
Used 28 times. Also: Leviticus 4:13, Leviticus 5:2, Leviticus 5:3, Leviticus 5:4, Numbers 5:13, Deuteronomy 22:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5956; TAHOT Leviticus 20:4 word 3
עַ֨ם'am[the] people of
Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: people
Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Leviticus 20:4 word 4
הָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzthe land
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: land: country/planet
Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Leviticus 20:4 word 5
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 Leviticus 20:4 word 6
עֵֽינֵיהֶם֙'ei.nei.Hemeyes their
Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)
Meaning: eye
Used 461 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 13:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5869A; TAHOT Leviticus 20:4 word 7
מִן\־min-from
Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: from
Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT Leviticus 20:4 word 8
הָאִ֣ישׁha.'Ishthe person
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man
Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Leviticus 20:4 word 9
הַה֔וּאha.Hu'<the> that
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Leviticus 20:4 word 10
בְּתִתּ֥וֹbe.ti.Towhen gives he
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to give: give
Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT Leviticus 20:4 word 11
מִזַּרְע֖וֹmi.zar.'Oone of offspring his
Lemma: זֶ֫רַע (ze.ra) · Strong's: H2233H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: seed: children
Used 177 times. Also: Genesis 3:15, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 7:3, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 12:7, Genesis 13:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2233H; TAHOT Leviticus 20:4 word 12
לַמֹּ֑לֶךְla.Mo.lekhto <the> Molech
Lemma: מֹ֫לֶךְ (mo.lekh) · Strong's: H4432
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: Molech
Used 8 times. Also: Leviticus 18:21, Leviticus 20:2, Leviticus 20:3, Leviticus 20:5, 1 Kings 11:7, 2 Kings 23:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4432; TAHOT Leviticus 20:4 word 13
לְבִלְתִּ֖יle.vil.Tito not
Lemma: בִּלְתִּי (bil.ti) · Strong's: H1115
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: lest
Used 112 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 19:21, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 38:9, Genesis 43:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1115; TAHOT Leviticus 20:4 word 14
הָמִ֥יתha.Mitto put to death
Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)
Meaning: to die
Used 837 times. Also: Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4191; TAHOT Leviticus 20:4 word 15
אֹתֽוֹ\׃'o.To<obj.> him
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 Leviticus 20:4 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And if | → | אִם H0518A if |
| the people | → | עַם H5971A people |
| of the land | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
| ever hide | → | עָלַם H5956 to conceal |
| . . . | → | עָלַם H5956 to conceal |
| their eyes | → | עַ֫יִן H5869A eye |
| and fail | → | בִּלְתִּי H1115 lest |
| to put to death | → | מוּת H4191 to die |
| the man | → | אִישׁ H0376G man |
| who | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| gives | → | נָתַן H5414G to give: give |
| one of his children | → | זֶ֫רַע H2233H seed: children |
| to Molech | → | מֹ֫לֶךְ H4432 Molech |
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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