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But if the priest buy any soul with his money, he shall eat of it, and he that is born in his house: they shall eat of his meat. (KJV)
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וְכֹהֵ֗ןve.kho.Henand a priest
Lemma: כֹּהֵן (ko.hen) · Strong's: H3548
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: priest
Used 750 times. Also: Genesis 14:18, Genesis 41:45, Genesis 41:50, Genesis 46:20, Genesis 47:22, Genesis 47:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3548; TAHOT Leviticus 22:11 word 1
כִּֽי\־ki-if
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Leviticus 22:11 word 2
יִקְנֶ֥הyik.Nehhe will acquire
Lemma: קָנָה (qa.nah) · Strong's: H7069
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to buy
Used 83 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 14:19, Genesis 14:22, Genesis 25:10, Genesis 33:19, Genesis 39:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7069; TAHOT Leviticus 22:11 word 3
נֶ֙פֶשׁ֙ne.fesha person
Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315J
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: soul: person
Used 96 times. Also: Genesis 12:5, Genesis 14:21, Genesis 17:14, Genesis 36:6, Genesis 46:15, Genesis 46:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5315J; TAHOT Leviticus 22:11 word 4
קִנְיַ֣ןkin.Yan[the] acquisition of
Lemma: קִנְיָן (qin.yan) · Strong's: H7075
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: acquisition
Used 10 times. Also: Genesis 31:18, Genesis 34:23, Genesis 36:6, Joshua 14:4, Psalms 104:24, Psalms 105:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7075; TAHOT Leviticus 22:11 word 5
כַּסְפּ֔וֹkas.Pomoney his
Lemma: כֶּ֫סֶף (ke.seph) · Strong's: H3701G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: silver: money
Used 391 times. Also: Genesis 13:2, Genesis 17:12, Genesis 17:13, Genesis 17:23, Genesis 17:27, Genesis 20:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3701G; TAHOT Leviticus 22:11 word 6
ה֖וּאhu'he
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 22:11 word 7
יֹ֣אכַלYo.khalhe will eat
Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
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 Leviticus 22:11 word 8
וִילִ֣ידvi.Lidand [the] one born of
Lemma: יָלִיד (ya.lid) · Strong's: H3211
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: born
Used 13 times. Also: Genesis 14:14, Genesis 17:12, Genesis 17:13, Genesis 17:23, Genesis 17:27, Numbers 13:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3211; TAHOT Leviticus 22:11 word 9
בֵּית֔וֹbei.Tohousehold his
Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004M
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: house: household
Used 664 times. Also: Genesis 7:1, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:15, Genesis 12:17, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 15:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1004M; TAHOT Leviticus 22:11 word 10
הֵ֖םhemthey
Lemma: הֵ֫מָּה (hem.mah) · Strong's: H1992
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Plural (HPp3mp)
Meaning: they(masc.)
Used 550 times. Also: Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:4, Genesis 7:14, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 25:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1992; TAHOT Leviticus 22:11 word 11
יֹאכְל֥וּyo.khe.Luthey will eat
Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
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 Leviticus 22:11 word 12
בְלַחְמֽוֹ\׃ve.lach.Moin food his
Lemma: לֶ֫חֶם (le.chem) · Strong's: H3899G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: food
Used 72 times. Also: Genesis 37:25, Genesis 39:6, Genesis 43:31, Genesis 43:32, Genesis 47:12, Genesis 47:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3899G; TAHOT Leviticus 22:11 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| But if | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| a priest | → | כֹּהֵן H3548 priest |
| buys | → | קָנָה H7069 to buy |
| a slave | → | נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315J soul: person |
| with | → | קִנְיָן H7075 acquisition |
| his own money | → | כֶּ֫סֶף H3701G silver: money |
| or if [a slave] | → | הֵ֫מָּה H1992 they(masc.) |
| is born | → | יָלִיד H3211 born |
| in his household | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004M house: household |
| that [slave] | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| may eat | → | אָכַל H0398 to eat |
| his food | → | לֶ֫חֶם H3899G food |
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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