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But if the man have no kinsman to recompense the trespass unto, let the trespass be recompensed unto the LORD , even to the priest; beside the ram of the atonement, whereby an atonement shall be made for him. (KJV)
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וְאִם\־ve.'im-and 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 Numbers 5:8 word 1
אֵ֨ין'einnot
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 5:8 word 2
לָאִ֜ישׁla.'Ish[belongs] to the person
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 5:8 word 3
גֹּאֵ֗לgo.'Ela kinsman-redeemer
Lemma: גָּאַל (ga.al) · Strong's: H1350I
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to redeem: relative
Used 2 times. Also: 1 Kings 16:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1350I; TAHOT Numbers 5:8 word 4
לְהָשִׁ֤יבle.ha.Shivto repay
Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725H
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)
Meaning: to return: rescue
Used 103 times. Also: Genesis 37:22, Genesis 40:13, Genesis 40:21, Genesis 41:13, Exodus 4:7, Exodus 23:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7725H; TAHOT Numbers 5:8 word 5
הָאָשָׁם֙ha.'a.Shamthe compensation
Lemma: אָשָׁם (a.sham) · Strong's: H0817
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: guilt (offering)
Used 46 times. Also: Genesis 26:10, Leviticus 5:6, Leviticus 5:7, Leviticus 5:15, Leviticus 5:16, Leviticus 5:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0817; TAHOT Numbers 5:8 word 6
אֵלָ֔יו'e.Lavto him
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Numbers 5:8 word 7
הָאָשָׁ֛םha.'a.Shamthe compensation
Lemma: אָשָׁם (a.sham) · Strong's: H0817
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: guilt (offering)
Used 46 times. Also: Genesis 26:10, Leviticus 5:6, Leviticus 5:7, Leviticus 5:15, Leviticus 5:16, Leviticus 5:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0817; TAHOT Numbers 5:8 word 8
הַמּוּשָׁ֥בha.mu.Shavwhich is repaid
Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725H
Parsing: Verb · Hophal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVHsmsa)
Meaning: to return: rescue
Used 103 times. Also: Genesis 37:22, Genesis 40:13, Genesis 40:21, Genesis 41:13, Exodus 4:7, Exodus 23:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7725H; TAHOT Numbers 5:8 word 9
לַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.weh[belongs] to Yahweh
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 5:8 word 10
לַכֹּהֵ֑ןla.ko.Henfor the priest
Lemma: כֹּהֵן (ko.hen) · Strong's: H3548
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: priest
Used 750 times. Also: Genesis 14:18, Genesis 41:45, Genesis 41:50, Genesis 46:20, Genesis 47:22, Genesis 47:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3548; TAHOT Numbers 5:8 word 11
מִלְּבַ֗דmi.le.Vad<from> <to> besides
Lemma: בַּד (bad) · Strong's: H0905J
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: alone: besides
Used 40 times. Also: Genesis 26:1, Genesis 46:26, Leviticus 9:17, Leviticus 23:38, Numbers 6:21, Numbers 16:49 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0905J; TAHOT Numbers 5:8 word 12
אֵ֚יל'eil[the] ram of
Lemma: אַ֫יִל (a.yil) · Strong's: H0352A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: ram
Used 156 times. Also: Genesis 15:9, Genesis 22:13, Genesis 31:38, Genesis 32:14, Exodus 25:5, Exodus 26:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0352A; TAHOT Numbers 5:8 word 13
הַכִּפֻּרִ֔יםha.ki.pu.Rim<the> atonement<s>
Lemma: כִּפֻּרִים (kip.pur) · Strong's: H3725
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: atonement
Used 8 times. Also: Exodus 29:36, Exodus 30:10, Exodus 30:16, Leviticus 23:27, Leviticus 23:28, Leviticus 25:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3725; TAHOT Numbers 5:8 word 14
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sherwhich
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Numbers 5:8 word 15
יְכַפֶּר\־ye.kha.per-he will make atonement
Lemma: כִּפֶּר (ki.pher) · Strong's: H3722A
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpi3ms)
Meaning: to atone
Used 101 times. Also: Genesis 32:20, Exodus 29:33, Exodus 29:36, Exodus 29:37, Exodus 30:10, Exodus 30:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3722A; TAHOT Numbers 5:8 word 16
עָלָֽיו\׃'a.Lavon him
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Numbers 5:8 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| But if | → | אִם H0518A if |
| the man | → | אִישׁ H0376G man |
| has no | → | אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing |
| relative | → | גָּאַל H1350I to redeem: relative |
| to whom restitution can be made for | → | שׁוּב H7725H to return: rescue |
| the wrong | → | אָשָׁם H0817 guilt (offering) |
| . . . | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| the restitution | → | שׁוּב H7725H to return: rescue |
| belongs to the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| and must be given to the priest | → | כֹּהֵן H3548 priest |
| along with | → | בַּד H0905J alone: besides |
| the ram | → | אַ֫יִל H0352A ram |
| of atonement | → | כִּפֻּרִים H3725 atonement |
| by which | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| the atonement is made | → | כִּפֶּר H3722A to atone |
| for | → | |
| him | → | עַל H5921A upon |
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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