Leviticus 25:16 Go deeper
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According to the multitude of years thou shalt increase the price thereof, and according to the fewness of years thou shalt diminish the price of it: for according to the number of the years of the fruits doth he sell unto thee. (KJV)
Hebrew words tap a word
לְפִ֣י\׀le.Fito [the] mouth of
Lemma: פֶּה (peh) · Strong's: H6310K
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: lip: according
Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 43:7, Genesis 47:12, Exodus 12:4, Exodus 16:16, Exodus 16:18, Exodus 16:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6310K; TAHOT Leviticus 25:16 word 1
רֹ֣בro[the] abundance of
Lemma: רֹב (rov) · Strong's: H7230
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: abundance
Used 146 times. Also: Genesis 16:10, Genesis 27:28, Genesis 30:30, Genesis 32:12, Genesis 48:16, Exodus 15:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7230; TAHOT Leviticus 25:16 word 2
הַשָּׁנִ֗יםha.sha.Nimthe years
Lemma: שָׁנָה (sha.neh) · Strong's: H8141
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: year
Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 1:14, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8141; TAHOT Leviticus 25:16 word 3
תַּרְבֶּה֙tar.Behyou will increase
Lemma: רָבָה (ra.vah) · Strong's: H7235A
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhi2ms)
Meaning: to multiply
Used 221 times. Also: Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 3:16, Genesis 7:17, Genesis 7:18, Genesis 8:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7235A; TAHOT Leviticus 25:16 word 4
מִקְנָת֔וֹmik.na.Topurchase price its
Lemma: מִקְנָה (miq.nah) · Strong's: H4736
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: purchase
Used 15 times. Also: Genesis 17:12, Genesis 17:13, Genesis 17:23, Genesis 17:27, Genesis 23:18, Exodus 12:44 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4736; TAHOT Leviticus 25:16 word 5
וּלְפִי֙u.le.Fiand to [the] mouth of
Lemma: פֶּה (peh) · Strong's: H6310K
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: lip: according
Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 43:7, Genesis 47:12, Exodus 12:4, Exodus 16:16, Exodus 16:18, Exodus 16:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6310K; TAHOT Leviticus 25:16 word 6
מְעֹ֣טme.'Ot[the] being small of
Lemma: מָעַט (ma.at) · Strong's: H4591
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to diminish
Used 22 times. Also: Exodus 12:4, Exodus 16:17, Exodus 16:18, Exodus 30:15, Leviticus 26:22, Numbers 11:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4591; TAHOT Leviticus 25:16 word 7
הַשָּׁנִ֔יםha.sha.Nimthe years
Lemma: שָׁנָה (sha.neh) · Strong's: H8141
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: year
Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 1:14, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8141; TAHOT Leviticus 25:16 word 8
תַּמְעִ֖יטtam.'Ityou will make small
Lemma: מָעַט (ma.at) · Strong's: H4591
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhi2ms)
Meaning: to diminish
Used 22 times. Also: Exodus 12:4, Exodus 16:17, Exodus 16:18, Exodus 30:15, Leviticus 26:22, Numbers 11:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4591; TAHOT Leviticus 25:16 word 9
מִקְנָת֑וֹmik.na.Topurchase price its
Lemma: מִקְנָה (miq.nah) · Strong's: H4736
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: purchase
Used 15 times. Also: Genesis 17:12, Genesis 17:13, Genesis 17:23, Genesis 17:27, Genesis 23:18, Exodus 12:44 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4736; TAHOT Leviticus 25:16 word 10
כִּ֚יkifor
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 25:16 word 11
מִסְפַּ֣רmis.Par[the] number of
Lemma: מִסְפָּר (mis.par) · Strong's: H4557
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: number
Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 34:30, Genesis 41:49, Exodus 16:16, Exodus 23:26, Leviticus 25:15, Leviticus 25:50 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4557; TAHOT Leviticus 25:16 word 12
תְּבוּאֹ֔תte.vu.'Otproduce<s>
Lemma: תְּבוּאָה (te.vu.ah) · Strong's: H8393
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: produce
Used 40 times. Also: Genesis 47:24, Exodus 23:10, Leviticus 19:25, Leviticus 23:39, Leviticus 25:3, Leviticus 25:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8393; TAHOT Leviticus 25:16 word 13
ה֥וּאhu'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 25:16 word 14
מֹכֵ֖רmo.Kher[is] selling
Lemma: מָכַר (ma.khar) · Strong's: H4376
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to sell
Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 25:31, Genesis 25:33, Genesis 31:15, Genesis 37:27, Genesis 37:28, Genesis 37:36 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4376; TAHOT Leviticus 25:16 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| You shall increase | → | רָבָה H7235A to multiply |
| the price | → | מִקְנָה H4736 purchase |
| in proportion | → | פֶּה H6310K lip: according |
| to a greater number | → | רֹב H7230 abundance |
| of years | → | שָׁנָה H8141 year |
| or decrease | → | מָעַט H4591 to diminish |
| [it] | → | מִקְנָה H4736 purchase |
| in proportion to | → | פֶּה H6310K lip: according |
| a lesser | → | מָעַט H4591 to diminish |
| number of years | → | שָׁנָה H8141 year |
| for | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| he | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| is selling | → | מָכַר H4376 to sell |
| you | → | |
| a given number of | → | מִסְפָּר H4557 number |
| harvests | → | תְּבוּאָה H8393 produce |
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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