Leviticus 5:1 Go deeper
And if a soul sin, and hear the voice of swearing, and is a witness, whether he hath seen or known of it; if he do not utter it , then he shall bear his iniquity. (KJV)
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וְנֶ֣פֶשׁve.Ne.feshand anyone
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 5:1 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 5:1 word 2
תֶחֱטָ֗אte.che.Ta'it will sin
Lemma: חָטָא (cha.ta) · Strong's: H2398
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)
Meaning: to sin
Used 236 times. Also: Genesis 20:6, Genesis 20:9, Genesis 31:39, Genesis 39:9, Genesis 40:1, Genesis 42:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2398; TAHOT Leviticus 5:1 word 3
וְשָֽׁמְעָה֙ve.sha.me.'Ahand it will hear
Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqq3fs)
Meaning: to hear: hear
Used 959 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 16:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8085G; TAHOT Leviticus 5:1 word 4
ק֣וֹלKol[the] sound of
Lemma: קוֹל (qol) · Strong's: H6963K
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: voice: [sound of]
Used 7 times. Also: Exodus 4:8, Deuteronomy 1:34, Deuteronomy 5:28, 2 Chronicles 5:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6963K; TAHOT Leviticus 5:1 word 5
אָלָ֔ה'a.Lahan oath
Lemma: אָלָה (a.lah) · Strong's: H0423
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: oath
Used 35 times. Also: Genesis 24:41, Genesis 26:28, Numbers 5:21, Numbers 5:23, Numbers 5:27, Deuteronomy 29:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0423; TAHOT Leviticus 5:1 word 6
וְה֣וּאve.Hu'and 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 5:1 word 7
עֵ֔ד'Ed[was] a witness
Lemma: עֵד (ed) · Strong's: H5707
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: witness
Used 70 times. Also: Genesis 31:44, Genesis 31:48, Genesis 31:50, Genesis 31:52, Exodus 20:16, Exodus 22:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5707; TAHOT Leviticus 5:1 word 8
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 5:1 word 9
רָאָ֖הra.'Ahhe saw
Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to see: see
Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Leviticus 5:1 word 10
א֣וֹ'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 5:1 word 11
יָדָ֑עya.Da'he knew
Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to know
Used 937 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3045; TAHOT Leviticus 5:1 word 12
אִם\־'im-if
Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: if
Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0518A; TAHOT Leviticus 5:1 word 13
ל֥וֹאLo'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 5:1 word 14
יַגִּ֖ידya.Gidhe will tell
Lemma: נָגַד (na.gad) · Strong's: H5046
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhi3ms)
Meaning: to tell
Used 369 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 22:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5046; TAHOT Leviticus 5:1 word 15
וְנָשָׂ֥אve.na.Sa'and he will bear
Lemma: נָשָׂא (na.sa) · Strong's: H5375J
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: to lift: guilt
Used 39 times. Also: Exodus 28:38, Exodus 28:43, Leviticus 5:17, Leviticus 7:18, Leviticus 10:17, Leviticus 16:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5375J; TAHOT Leviticus 5:1 word 16
עֲוֹנֽוֹ\׃a.vo.Noiniquity his
Lemma: עָוֺן (a.van) · Strong's: H5771G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: iniquity: crime
Used 180 times. Also: Genesis 15:16, Exodus 20:5, Exodus 34:7, Exodus 34:9, Leviticus 5:17, Leviticus 7:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5771G; TAHOT Leviticus 5:1 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 |
| someone | → | נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315J soul: person |
| sins | → | חָטָא H2398 to sin |
| by failing | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| to testify | → | נָגַד H5046 to tell |
| when he hears | → | שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear |
| a public | → | קוֹל H6963K voice: [sound of] |
| charge | → | אָלָה H0423 oath |
| about something he | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| has witnessed | → | עֵד H5707 witness |
| whether | → | אוֹ H0176A or |
| he has seen it | → | רָאָה H7200G to see: see |
| or | → | אוֹ H0176A or |
| learned of it | → | יָדַע H3045 to know |
| . . . | → | אִם H0518A if |
| he shall bear | → | נָשָׂא H5375J to lift: guilt |
| the iniquity | → | עָוֺן H5771G iniquity: crime |
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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