Leviticus 25:47 Go deeper
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And if a sojourner or stranger wax rich by thee, and thy brother that dwelleth by him wax poor, and sell himself unto the stranger or sojourner by thee, or to the stock of the stranger’s family: (KJV)
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וְכִ֣יve.Khiand 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 25:47 word 1
תַשִּׂ֗יגta.Sigit will reach
Lemma: נָשַׂג (na.sag) · Strong's: H5381
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVhi3fs)
Meaning: to overtake
Used 50 times. Also: Genesis 31:25, Genesis 44:4, Genesis 44:6, Genesis 47:9, Exodus 14:9, Exodus 15:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5381; TAHOT Leviticus 25:47 word 2
יַ֣דyad[the] hand of
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: hand: themselves
Used 74 times. Also: Genesis 35:4, Genesis 43:12, Genesis 43:21, Genesis 43:22, Exodus 32:4, Leviticus 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027I; TAHOT Leviticus 25:47 word 3
גֵּ֤רgera sojourner
Lemma: גֵּר (ger) · Strong's: H1616
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: sojourner
Used 92 times. Also: Genesis 15:13, Genesis 23:4, Exodus 2:22, Exodus 12:19, Exodus 12:48, Exodus 12:49 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1616; TAHOT Leviticus 25:47 word 4
וְתוֹשָׁב֙ve.to.Shavand a resident alien
Lemma: תּוֹשָׁב (to.shav) · Strong's: H8453A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: sojourner
Used 14 times. Also: Genesis 23:4, Exodus 12:45, Leviticus 22:10, Leviticus 25:6, Leviticus 25:23, Leviticus 25:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8453A; TAHOT Leviticus 25:47 word 5
עִמָּ֔ךְ'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 25:47 word 6
וּמָ֥ךְu.Makhand he will become impoverished
Lemma: מוּךְ (mukh) · Strong's: H4134
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: be poor
Used 5 times. Also: Leviticus 25:25, Leviticus 25:35, Leviticus 25:39, Leviticus 27:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4134; TAHOT Leviticus 25:47 word 7
אָחִ֖יךָ'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 25:47 word 8
עִמּ֑וֹi.Mowith him
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 25:47 word 9
וְנִמְכַּ֗רve.nim.Karand 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 25:47 word 10
לְגֵ֤רle.Gerto a sojourner
Lemma: גֵּר (ger) · Strong's: H1616
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: sojourner
Used 92 times. Also: Genesis 15:13, Genesis 23:4, Exodus 2:22, Exodus 12:19, Exodus 12:48, Exodus 12:49 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1616; TAHOT Leviticus 25:47 word 11
תּוֹשָׁב֙to.Shava resident alien
Lemma: תּוֹשָׁב (to.shav) · Strong's: H8453A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: sojourner
Used 14 times. Also: Genesis 23:4, Exodus 12:45, Leviticus 22:10, Leviticus 25:6, Leviticus 25:23, Leviticus 25:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8453A; TAHOT Leviticus 25:47 word 12
עִמָּ֔ךְ'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 25:47 word 13
א֥וֹ'oor
Lemma: אוֹ (o) · Strong's: H0176A
Parsing: Conjunction (HC)
Meaning: or
Used 320 times. Also: Genesis 24:49, Genesis 24:50, Genesis 24:55, Genesis 31:43, Genesis 44:8, Genesis 44:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0176A; TAHOT Leviticus 25:47 word 14
לְעֵ֖קֶרle.'E.kerto a member of
Lemma: עֵ֫קֶר (e.qer) · Strong's: H6133
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: descendant
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6133; TAHOT Leviticus 25:47 word 15
מִשְׁפַּ֥חַתmish.Pa.chat[the] clan of
Lemma: מִשְׁפָּחָה (mish.pa.chah) · Strong's: H4940
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: family
Used 302 times. Also: Genesis 8:19, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:18, Genesis 10:20, Genesis 10:31, Genesis 10:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4940; TAHOT Leviticus 25:47 word 16
גֵּֽר\׃Gera sojourner
Lemma: גֵּר (ger) · Strong's: H1616
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: sojourner
Used 92 times. Also: Genesis 15:13, Genesis 23:4, Exodus 2:22, Exodus 12:19, Exodus 12:48, Exodus 12:49 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1616; TAHOT Leviticus 25:47 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| If | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| a foreigner | → | גֵּר H1616 sojourner |
| residing | → | תּוֹשָׁב H8453A sojourner |
| among you | → | עִם H5973A with |
| prospers | → | נָשַׂג H5381 to overtake |
| . . . | → | יָד H3027I hand: themselves |
| but your countryman | → | אָח H0251I brother: compatriot |
| dwelling near him | → | עִם H5973A with |
| becomes destitute | → | מוּךְ H4134 be poor |
| and sells himself | → | מָכַר H4376 to sell |
| to the foreigner | → | גֵּר H1616 sojourner |
| or | → | אוֹ H0176A or |
| to a member | → | עֵ֫קֶר H6133 descendant |
| of [his] | → | גֵּר H1616 sojourner |
| clan | → | מִשְׁפָּחָה H4940 family |
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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