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Because he hath despised the word of the LORD , and hath broken his commandment, that soul shall utterly be cut off; his iniquity shall be upon him. (KJV)
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כִּ֤יkifor
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 Numbers 15:31 word 1
דְבַר\־de.var-[the] word of
Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: word
Used 867 times. Also: Genesis 11:1, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:4, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:52, Genesis 27:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1697G; TAHOT Numbers 15:31 word 2
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Numbers 15:31 word 3
בָּזָ֔הba.Zahhe has despised
Lemma: בָּזָה (ba.zah) · Strong's: H0959
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to despise
Used 44 times. Also: Genesis 25:34, 1 Samuel 2:30, 1 Samuel 10:27, 1 Samuel 17:42, 2 Samuel 6:16, 2 Samuel 12:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0959; TAHOT Numbers 15:31 word 4
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Numbers 15:31 word 5
מִצְוָת֖וֹmitz.va.Tocommandment his
Lemma: מִצְוָה (mits.vah) · Strong's: H4687
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: commandment
Used 177 times. Also: Genesis 26:5, Exodus 15:26, Exodus 16:28, Exodus 20:6, Exodus 24:12, Leviticus 4:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4687; TAHOT Numbers 15:31 word 6
הֵפַ֑רhe.Farhe has broken
Lemma: פָּרַר (pa.rar) · Strong's: H6565A
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhp3ms)
Meaning: to break
Used 47 times. Also: Genesis 17:14, Leviticus 26:15, Leviticus 26:44, Numbers 30:8, Numbers 30:12, Numbers 30:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6565A; TAHOT Numbers 15:31 word 7
הִכָּרֵ֧ת\׀hi.ka.Retcertainly <cut off>
Lemma: כָּרַת (ka.rat) · Strong's: H3772I
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Infinitive · Construct (HVNcc)
Meaning: to cut: eliminate
Used 137 times. Also: Genesis 9:11, Genesis 17:14, Genesis 41:36, Exodus 8:9, Exodus 12:15, Exodus 12:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3772I; TAHOT Numbers 15:31 word 8
תִּכָּרֵ֛תti.ka.Retit will be cut off
Lemma: כָּרַת (ka.rat) · Strong's: H3772I
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVNi3fs)
Meaning: to cut: eliminate
Used 137 times. Also: Genesis 9:11, Genesis 17:14, Genesis 41:36, Exodus 8:9, Exodus 12:15, Exodus 12:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3772I; TAHOT Numbers 15:31 word 9
הַנֶּ֥פֶשׁha.Ne.feshthe person
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 Numbers 15:31 word 10
הַהִ֖ואha.Hiv'<the> that
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Feminine · Singular (HPp3fs)
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 Numbers 15:31 word 11
עֲוֹנָ֥ה'a.vo.Nahiniquity its
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 5:1, Leviticus 5:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5771G; TAHOT Numbers 15:31 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| He | → | נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315J soul: person |
| . . . | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| shall certainly be cut off | → | כָּרַת H3772I to cut: eliminate |
| . . . | → | כָּרַת H3772I to cut: eliminate |
| because | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| he has despised | → | בָּזָה H0959 to despise |
| the word | → | דָּבָר H1697G word |
| of the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| and | → | אֵת H0853 [Obj.] |
| broken | → | פָּרַר H6565A to break |
| His commandment | → | מִצְוָה H4687 commandment |
| his guilt [remains] | → | עָוֺן H5771G iniquity: crime |
| on him | → |
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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