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And a man lie with her carnally, and it be hid from the eyes of her husband, and be kept close, and she be defiled, and there be no witness against her, neither she be taken with the manner; (KJV)
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וְשָׁכַ֨בve.sha.Khavand he will lie with
Lemma: שָׁכַב (sha.khav) · Strong's: H7901I
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: to lie down: have sex
Used 46 times. Also: Genesis 19:32, Genesis 19:33, Genesis 19:34, Genesis 19:35, Genesis 26:10, Genesis 30:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7901I; TAHOT Numbers 5:13 word 1
אִ֣ישׁ'isha man
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man
Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Numbers 5:13 word 2
אֹתָהּ֮'o.Tahwith <the> her
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0854
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: with
Used 928 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0854; TAHOT Numbers 5:13 word 3
שִׁכְבַת\־shikh.vat-a laying of
Lemma: שְׁכָבָה (she.kha.vah) · Strong's: H7902
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: semen
Used 9 times. Also: Exodus 16:13, Exodus 16:14, Leviticus 15:16, Leviticus 15:17, Leviticus 15:18, Leviticus 15:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7902; TAHOT Numbers 5:13 word 4
זֶרַע֒ze.Ra'seed
Lemma: זֶ֫רַע (ze.ra) · Strong's: H2233I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: seed: semen
Used 8 times. Also: Leviticus 15:16, Leviticus 15:17, Leviticus 15:18, Leviticus 15:32, Leviticus 18:20, Leviticus 19:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2233I; TAHOT Numbers 5:13 word 5
וְנֶעְלַם֙ve.ne'.Lamand it will be hidden
Lemma: עָלַם (a.lam) · Strong's: H5956
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNq3ms)
Meaning: to conceal
Used 28 times. Also: Leviticus 4:13, Leviticus 5:2, Leviticus 5:3, Leviticus 5:4, Leviticus 20:4, Deuteronomy 22:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5956; TAHOT Numbers 5:13 word 6
מֵעֵינֵ֣יme.'ei.Neifrom [the] eyes of
Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)
Meaning: eye
Used 461 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 13:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5869A; TAHOT Numbers 5:13 word 7
אִישָׁ֔הּ'i.Shahhusband her
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: man: husband
Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:16, Genesis 16:3, Genesis 29:32, Genesis 29:34, Genesis 30:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0376H; TAHOT Numbers 5:13 word 8
וְנִסְתְּרָ֖הve.nis.te.Rahand she will be undiscovered
Lemma: סָתַר (sa.tar) · Strong's: H5641
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVNq3fs)
Meaning: to hide
Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 4:14, Genesis 31:49, Exodus 3:6, Deuteronomy 7:20, Deuteronomy 29:29, Deuteronomy 31:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5641; TAHOT Numbers 5:13 word 9
וְהִ֣יאve.Hi'and she
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 5:13 word 10
נִטְמָ֑אָהnit.Ma.'ahshe has made herself unclean
Lemma: טָמֵא (ta.me) · Strong's: H2930A
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVNp3fs)
Meaning: to defile
Used 162 times. Also: Genesis 34:5, Genesis 34:13, Genesis 34:27, Leviticus 5:3, Leviticus 11:24, Leviticus 11:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2930A; TAHOT Numbers 5:13 word 11
וְעֵד֙ve.'Edand [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 Numbers 5:13 word 12
אֵ֣ין'einthere not
Lemma: אַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H0369
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: nothing
Used 786 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 7:8, Genesis 11:30, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0369; TAHOT Numbers 5:13 word 13
וְהִ֖ואve.Hiv'and she
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 5:13 word 14
לֹ֥אlo'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 Numbers 5:13 word 15
נִתְפָּֽשָׂה\׃nit.Pa.sahshe was caught
Lemma: תָּפַשׂ (ta.pha.s) · Strong's: H8610
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVNp3fs)
Meaning: to capture
Used 65 times. Also: Genesis 4:21, Genesis 39:12, Numbers 31:27, Deuteronomy 9:17, Deuteronomy 20:19, Deuteronomy 21:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8610; TAHOT Numbers 5:13 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| by sleeping with | → | שָׁכַב H7901I to lie down: have sex |
| another man | → | אִישׁ H0376G man |
| . . . | → | אֵת H0854 with |
| . . . | → | שְׁכָבָה H7902 semen |
| . . . | → | זֶ֫רַע H2233I seed: semen |
| and it is concealed | → | עָלַם H5956 to conceal |
| from | → | עַ֫יִן H5869A eye |
| her husband | → | אִישׁ H0376G man |
| and her | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| impurity | → | טָמֵא H2930A to defile |
| is undetected | → | סָתַר H5641 to hide |
| since there is no | → | אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing |
| witness against her | → | עֵד H5707 witness |
| and she | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| was not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| caught in the act | → | תָּפַשׂ H8610 to capture |
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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