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Thou shalt not rule over him with rigour; but shalt fear thy God. (KJV)

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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 25:43 word 1

תִרְדֶּ֥הtir.Dehyou will rule

Lemma: רָדָה (ra.dah) · Strong's: H7287A

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

Meaning: to rule

Used 22 times. Also: Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Leviticus 25:46, Leviticus 25:53, Leviticus 26:17, Numbers 24:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7287A; TAHOT Leviticus 25:43 word 2

בְּפָ֑רֶךְbe.Fa.rekhwith harshness

Lemma: פֶּ֫רֶךְ (pe.rekh) · Strong's: H6531

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

Meaning: severity

Used 6 times. Also: Exodus 1:13, Exodus 1:14, Leviticus 25:46, Leviticus 25:53, Ezekiel 34:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6531; TAHOT Leviticus 25:43 word 3

וְיָרֵ֖אתָve.ya.Re.taand you will fear

Lemma: יָרֵא (ya.re) · Strong's: H3372H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqq2ms)

Meaning: to fear: revere

Used 110 times. Also: Genesis 28:17, Exodus 1:17, Exodus 1:21, Exodus 9:30, Exodus 14:31, Exodus 15:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3372H; TAHOT Leviticus 25:43 word 4

מֵאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ\׃me.'e.lo.Hei.khafrom God your

Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: God

Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Leviticus 25:43 word 5

How the BSB renders it

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

You are not	→	לֹא H3808 not
to rule	→	רָדָה H7287A to rule
over them	→
harshly	→	פֶּ֫רֶךְ H6531 severity
but you shall fear	→	יָרֵא H3372H to fear: revere
your God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God

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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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