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And if thy brother that dwelleth by thee be waxen poor, and be sold unto thee; thou shalt not compel him to serve as a bondservant: (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

וְכִֽי\־ve.khi-and 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 25:39 word 1

יָמ֥וּךְya.Mukhhe will become impoverished

Lemma: מוּךְ (mukh) · Strong's: H4134

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: be poor

Used 5 times. Also: Leviticus 25:25, Leviticus 25:35, Leviticus 25:47, Leviticus 27:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4134; TAHOT Leviticus 25:39 word 2

אָחִ֛יךָ'a.Chi.khabrother your

Lemma: אָח (ach) · Strong's: H0251I

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: brother: compatriot

Used 133 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 37:19, Genesis 42:21, Genesis 42:28, Exodus 2:11, Exodus 10:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0251I; TAHOT Leviticus 25:39 word 3

עִמָּ֖ךְ'i.Makhwith you

Lemma: עִם (im) · Strong's: H5973A

Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)

Meaning: with

Used 980 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 19:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5973A; TAHOT Leviticus 25:39 word 4

וְנִמְכַּר\־ve.nim.kar-and he will sell himself

Lemma: מָכַר (ma.khar) · Strong's: H4376

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNq3ms)

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 25:39 word 5

לֹא\־lo'-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 Leviticus 25:39 word 6

תַעֲבֹ֥דta.'a.Vodyou will labor

Lemma: עָבַד (a.vad) · Strong's: H5647G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)

Meaning: to serve

Used 97 times. Also: Genesis 14:4, Genesis 15:13, Genesis 15:14, Genesis 25:23, Genesis 27:29, Genesis 27:40 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5647G; TAHOT Leviticus 25:39 word 7

עֲבֹ֥דַת'a.Vo.dat[the] labor of

Lemma: עֲבֹדָה (a.vo.dah) · Strong's: H5656G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: service

Used 25 times. Also: Genesis 29:27, Genesis 30:26, Exodus 1:14, Exodus 2:23, Exodus 6:6, Exodus 6:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5656G; TAHOT Leviticus 25:39 word 8

עָֽבֶד\׃'A.veda slave

Lemma: עֶ֫בֶד (e.ved) · Strong's: H5650

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: servant/slave

Used 796 times. Also: Genesis 9:25, Genesis 9:26, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 18:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5650; TAHOT Leviticus 25:39 word 9

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

If	→	כִּי H3588A for
a countryman	→	אָח H0251I brother: compatriot
among you	→	עִם H5973A with
becomes destitute	→	מוּךְ H4134 be poor
and sells himself	→	מָכַר H4376 to sell
to you	→
then you must not	→	לֹא H3808 not
force him	→	עָבַד H5647G to serve
into	→
slave	→	עֶ֫בֶד H5650 servant/slave
labor	→	עֲבֹדָה H5656G service

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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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