1 Thou shalt not see thy brother’s ox or his sheep go astray, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt surely bring them again unto thy brother.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Thou shalt not see H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- thy brother’s H251 (אָח) — a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like 1])
- ox H7794 (שׁוֹר) — a bullock (as a traveller)
- or his sheep H7716 (שֶׂה) — a member of a flock, i.e. a sheep or goat
- go astray H5080 (נָדַח) — to push off; used in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively (to expel, mislead, strike, inflict, etc.)
- and hide H5956 (עָלַם) — to veil from sight, i.e. conceal (literally or figuratively)
- thyself from them: thou shalt in any case H7725 (שׁוּב) — to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally…
- bring them again H7725 (שׁוּב) — to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally…
- unto thy brother H251 (אָח) — a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like 1])
2 And if thy brother be not nigh unto thee, or if thou know him not, then thou shalt bring it home to thy house, and it shall be with thee until thy brother seek after it, and thou shalt restore it to him.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And if thy brother H251 (אָח) — a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like 1])
- not nigh H7138 (קָרוֹב) — near (in place, kindred or time)
- unto thee, or if thou know H3045 (יָדַע) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation…
- him not, then thou shalt bring H622 (אָסַף) — to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.)
- it unto H8432 (תָּוֶךְ) — a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre
- thine own house H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- and it shall be with thee until thy brother H251 (אָח) — a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like 1])
- seek H1875 (דָּרַשׁ) — properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship
- after it, and thou shalt restore it to him again H7725 (שׁוּב) — to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally…
3 And so shalt thou do with his ass; and so shalt thou do with his garment; and so shalt thou do with every lost thing of thy brother’s, which he hath lost, and thou hast found: thou mayest not hide thyself.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- In like manner H3651 (כֵּן) — properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and…
- shalt thou do H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- with his donkey H2543 (חֲמוֹר) — a male ass (from its dun red)
- and so shalt thou do H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- with his raiment H8071 (שִׂמְלָה) — a dress, especially a mantle
- and with all lost thing H9 (אֲבֵדָה) — concrete, something lost; abstract, destruction, i.e. Hades
- of thy brother’s H251 (אָח) — a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like 1])
- which he hath lost H6 (אָבַד) — properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)
- and thou hast found H4672 (מָצָא) — properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
- likewise: thou mayest H3201 (יָכֹל) — to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
- not hide H5956 (עָלַם) — to veil from sight, i.e. conceal (literally or figuratively)
4 Thou shalt not see thy brother’s ass or his ox fallen down by the way, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt surely help him to lift them up again.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Thou shalt not see H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- thy brother’s H251 (אָח) — a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like 1])
- donkey H2543 (חֲמוֹר) — a male ass (from its dun red)
- or his ox H7794 (שׁוֹר) — a bullock (as a traveller)
- fall down H5307 (נָפַל) — to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
- by the way H1870 (דֶּרֶךְ) — a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
- and hide H5956 (עָלַם) — to veil from sight, i.e. conceal (literally or figuratively)
- thyself from them: thou shalt surely H6965 (קוּם) — to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
- up again H6965 (קוּם) — to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
5 A woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman’s garment; for whosoever doeth these things is an abomination unto Jehovah thy God.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- The woman H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- shall not wear that which pertaineth H3627 (כְּלִי) — something prepared, i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon)
- unto a man H1397 (גֶּבֶר) — properly, a valiant man or warrior; generally, a person simply
- neither shall a man H1397 (גֶּבֶר) — properly, a valiant man or warrior; generally, a person simply
- put H3847 (לָבַשׁ) — properly, wrap around, i.e. (by implication) to put on a garment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively
- on a woman’s H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- garment H8071 (שִׂמְלָה) — a dress, especially a mantle
- for all that do H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- so H428 (אֵלֶּה) — these or those
- abomination H8441 (תּוֹעֵבַה) — properly, something disgusting (morally), i.e. (as noun) an abhorrence; especially idolatry or (concretely) an idol
- unto Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- thy God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
6 If a bird’s nest chance to be before thee in the way, in any tree or on the ground, with young ones or eggs, and the dam sitting upon the young, or upon the eggs, thou shalt not take the dam with the young:Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- If a bird’s H6833 (צִפּוֹר) — a little bird (as hopping)
- nest H7064 (קֵן) — a nest (as fixed), sometimes including the nestlings; figuratively, a chamber or dwelling
- chance H7122 (קָרָא) — to encounter, whether accidentally or in a hostile manner
- to be before H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
- thee in the way H1870 (דֶּרֶךְ) — a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
- in any tree H6086 (עֵץ) — a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)
- or on the ground H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- young ones H667 (אֶפְרֹחַ) — the brood of a bird
- or eggs H1000 (בֵּיצָה) — an egg (from its whiteness)
- and the dam H517 (אֵם) — a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively [like father])
- sitting H7257 (רָבַץ) — to crouch (on all four legs folded, like a recumbent animal); by implication, to recline, repose, brood, lurk, imbed
- upon the young H667 (אֶפְרֹחַ) — the brood of a bird
- or upon the eggs H1000 (בֵּיצָה) — an egg (from its whiteness)
- thou shalt not take H3947 (לָקַח) — to take (in the widest variety of applications)
- the dam H517 (אֵם) — a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively [like father])
- with the young H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
7 thou shalt surely let the dam go, but the young thou mayest take unto thyself; that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- thou shalt in any wise H7971 (שָׁלַח) — to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
- let the dam H517 (אֵם) — a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively [like father])
- go H7971 (שָׁלַח) — to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
- and take H3947 (לָקַח) — to take (in the widest variety of applications)
- the young H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- to thee; that it may be well H3190 (יָטַב) — to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right)
- thou mayest prolong H748 (אָרַךְ) — to be (causative, make) long (literally or figuratively)
- days H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
8 When thou buildest a new house, then thou shalt make a battlement for thy roof, that thou bring not blood upon thy house, if any man fall from thence.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- When thou buildest H1129 (בָּנָה) — to build (literally and figuratively)
- a new H2319 (חָדָשׁ) — new
- house H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- then thou shalt make H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- a battlement H4624 (מַעֲקֶה) — a parapet
- for thy roof H1406 (גָּג) — a roof; by analogy, the top of an altar
- that thou bring H7760 (שׂוּם) — to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
- not blood H1818 (דָּם) — blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. dr…
- upon thine house H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- if any man H5307 (נָפַל) — to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
- fall H5307 (נָפַל) — to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
9 Thou shalt not sow thy vineyard with two kinds of seed, lest the whole fruit be forfeited, the seed which thou hast sown, and the increase of the vineyard.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Thou shalt not sow H2232 (זָרַע) — to sow; figuratively, to disseminate, plant, fructify
- thy vineyard H3754 (כֶּרֶם) — a garden or vineyard
- with divers seeds H3610 (כִּלְאַיִם) — two heterogeneities
- lest the fruit H4395 (מְלֵאָה) — something fulfilled, i.e. abundance (of produce)
- of thy seed H2233 (זֶרַע) — seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity
- which thou hast sown H2232 (זָרַע) — to sow; figuratively, to disseminate, plant, fructify
- and the fruit H8393 (תְּבוּאָה) — income, i.e. produce (literally or figuratively)
- of thy vineyard H3754 (כֶּרֶם) — a garden or vineyard
- be defiled H6942 (קָדַשׁ) — to be (causatively, make, pronounce or observe as) clean (ceremonially or morally)
10 Thou shalt not plow with an ox and an ass together.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Thou shalt not plow H2790 (חָרַשׁ) — to scratch, i.e. (by implication) to engrave, plough; hence (from the use of tools) to fabricate (of any material); figuratively, to devise (in a bad sense); he…
- with an ox H7794 (שׁוֹר) — a bullock (as a traveller)
- and a donkey H2543 (חֲמוֹר) — a male ass (from its dun red)
- together H3162 (יַחַד) — properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedly
11 Thou shalt not wear a mingled stuff, wool and linen together.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Thou shalt not wear H3847 (לָבַשׁ) — properly, wrap around, i.e. (by implication) to put on a garment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively
- a garment of divers sorts H8162 (שַׁעַטְנֵז) — linsey-woolsey, i.e. cloth of linen and wool carded and spun together
- of woollen H6785 (צֶמֶר) — wool
- and linen H6593 (פִּשְׁתֶּה) — linen (i.e. the thread, as carded)
- together H3162 (יַחַד) — properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedly
12 Thou shalt make thee fringes upon the four borders of thy vesture, wherewith thou coverest thyself.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Thou shalt make H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- thee fringes H1434 (גְּדִל) — thread, i.e. a tassel or festoon
- upon the four H702 (אַרְבַּע) — four
- quarters H3671 (כָּנָף) — an edge or extremity; specifically (of a bird or army) a wing, (of a garment or bedclothing) a flap, (of the earth) a quarter, (of a building) a pinnacle
- of thy vesture H3682 (כְּסוּת) — a cover (garment); figuratively, a veiling
- wherewith thou coverest H3680 (כָּסָה) — properly, to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)
13 If any man take a wife, and go in unto her, and hate her,Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- If any man H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
- take H3947 (לָקַח) — to take (in the widest variety of applications)
- a wife H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- and go in H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- unto her, and hate H8130 (שָׂנֵא) — to hate (personally)
14 and lay shameful things to her charge, and bring up an evil name upon her, and say, I took this woman, and when I came nigh to her, I found not in her the tokens of virginity;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And give H7760 (שׂוּם) — to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
- occasions H5949 (עֲלִילָה) — an exploit (of God), or a performance (of man, often in a bad sense); by implication, an opportunity
- of speech H1697 (דָּבָר) — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
- against her, and bring up H3318 (יָצָא) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
- an evil H7451 (רַע) — bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
- name H8034 (שֵׁם) — an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
- upon her, and say H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- I took H3947 (לָקַח) — to take (in the widest variety of applications)
- this woman H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- and when I came H7126 (קָרַב) — to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose
- to her, I found H4672 (מָצָא) — properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
- her not a maid H1331 (בְּתוּלִים) — (collectively and abstractly) virginity; by implication and concretely, the tokens of it
15 then shall the father of the damsel, and her mother, take and bring forth the tokens of the damsel’s virginity unto the elders of the city in the gate;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Then shall the father H1 (אָב) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
- of the damsel H5291 (נַעֲרָה) — a girl (from infancy to adolescence)
- and her mother H517 (אֵם) — a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively [like father])
- take H3947 (לָקַח) — to take (in the widest variety of applications)
- and bring forth H3318 (יָצָא) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
- the damsel’s H5291 (נַעֲרָה) — a girl (from infancy to adolescence)
- virginity H1331 (בְּתוּלִים) — (collectively and abstractly) virginity; by implication and concretely, the tokens of it
- unto the elders H2205 (זָקֵן) — old
- of the city H5892 (עִיר) — a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
- in the gate H8179 (שַׁעַר) — an opening, i.e. door or gate
16 and the damsel’s father shall say unto the elders, I gave my daughter unto this man to wife, and he hateth her;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And the damsel’s H5291 (נַעֲרָה) — a girl (from infancy to adolescence)
- father H1 (אָב) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
- shall say H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- unto the elders H2205 (זָקֵן) — old
- I gave H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- my daughter H1323 (בַּת) — a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
- unto this man H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
- to wife H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- and he hateth H8130 (שָׂנֵא) — to hate (personally)
17 and, lo, he hath laid shameful things to her charge, saying, I found not in thy daughter the tokens of virginity; and yet these are the tokens of my daughter’s virginity. And they shall spread the garment before the elders of the city.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And, lo, he hath given H7760 (שׂוּם) — to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
- occasions H5949 (עֲלִילָה) — an exploit (of God), or a performance (of man, often in a bad sense); by implication, an opportunity
- of speech H1697 (דָּבָר) — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
- saying H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- I found H4672 (מָצָא) — properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
- not thy daughter H1323 (בַּת) — a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
- a maid H1331 (בְּתוּלִים) — (collectively and abstractly) virginity; by implication and concretely, the tokens of it
- my daughter’s H1323 (בַּת) — a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
- virginity H1331 (בְּתוּלִים) — (collectively and abstractly) virginity; by implication and concretely, the tokens of it
- And they shall spread H6566 (פָּרַשׂ) — to break apart, disperse, etc.
- the cloth H8071 (שִׂמְלָה) — a dress, especially a mantle
- before H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
- the elders H2205 (זָקֵן) — old
- of the city H5892 (עִיר) — a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
18 And the elders of that city shall take the man and chastise him;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And the elders H2205 (זָקֵן) — old
- of that city H5892 (עִיר) — a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
- shall take H3947 (לָקַח) — to take (in the widest variety of applications)
- that man H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
- and chastise H3256 (יָסַר) — to chastise, literally (with blows) or figuratively (with words); hence, to instruct
19 and they shall fine him a hundred shekels of silver, and give them unto the father of the damsel, because he hath brought up an evil name upon a virgin of Israel: and she shall be his wife; he may not put her away all his days.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And they shall amerce H6064 (עָנַשׁ) — properly, to urge; by implication, to inflict a penalty, specifically, to fine
- him in an hundred H3967 (מֵאָה) — a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
- of silver H3701 (כֶּסֶף) — silver (from its pale color); by implication, money
- and give H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- unto the father H1 (אָב) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
- of the damsel H5291 (נַעֲרָה) — a girl (from infancy to adolescence)
- because he hath brought up H3318 (יָצָא) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
- an evil H7451 (רַע) — bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
- name H8034 (שֵׁם) — an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
- upon a virgin H1330 (בְּתוּלָה) — a virgin (from her privacy); sometimes (by continuation) a bride; also (figuratively) a city or state
- of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- and she shall be his wife H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- he may H3201 (יָכֹל) — to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
- not put her away H7971 (שָׁלַח) — to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
- all his days H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
20 But if this thing be true, that the tokens of virginity were not found in the damsel;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- But if this thing H1697 (דָּבָר) — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
- be true H571 (אֶמֶת) — stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness
- virginity H1331 (בְּתוּלִים) — (collectively and abstractly) virginity; by implication and concretely, the tokens of it
- be not found H4672 (מָצָא) — properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
- for the damsel H5291 (נַעֲרָה) — a girl (from infancy to adolescence)
21 then they shall bring out the damsel to the door of her father’s house, and the men of her city shall stone her to death with stones, because she hath wrought folly in Israel, to play the harlot in her father’s house: so shalt thou put away the evil from the midst of thee.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Then they shall bring out H3318 (יָצָא) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
- the damsel H5291 (נַעֲרָה) — a girl (from infancy to adolescence)
- to the door H6607 (פֶּתַח) — an opening (literally), i.e. door (gate) or entrance way
- of her father’s H1 (אָב) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
- house H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- and the men H582 (אֱנוֹשׁ) — properly, a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified 120); hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)
- of her city H5892 (עִיר) — a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
- shall stone H5619 (סָקַל) — properly, to be weighty; but used only in the sense of lapidation or its contrary (as if a delapidation)
- her with stones H68 (אֶבֶן) — a stone
- that she die H4191 (מוּת) — to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
- because she hath wrought H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- folly H5039 (נְבָלָה) — foolishness, i.e. (morally) wickedness; concretely, a crime; by extension, punishment
- in Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- to play the whore H2181 (זָנָה) — to commit adultery (usually of the female, and less often of simple fornication, rarely of involuntary ravishment); figuratively, to commit idolatry (the Jewish…
- in her father’s H1 (אָב) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
- so shalt thou put H1197 (בָּעַר) — to kindle, i.e. consume (by fire or by eating); to be (-come) brutish
- evil H7451 (רַע) — bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
- away H1197 (בָּעַר) — to kindle, i.e. consume (by fire or by eating); to be (-come) brutish
- from among H7130 (קֶרֶב) — properly, the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)
22 If a man be found lying with a woman married to a husband, then they shall both of them die, the man that lay with the woman, and the woman: so shalt thou put away the evil from Israel.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- If a man H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
- be found H4672 (מָצָא) — properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
- lying H7901 (שָׁכַב) — to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
- with a woman H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- married H1166 (בָּעַל) — to be master; hence, to marry
- to an husband H1167 (בַּעַל) — a master; hence, a husband, or (figuratively) owner (often used with another noun in modifications of this latter sense)
- then they shall both of them H8147 (שְׁנַיִם) — two; also (as ordinal) twofold
- die H4191 (מוּת) — to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
- the man H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
- that lay H7901 (שָׁכַב) — to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
- with the woman H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- and the woman H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- so shalt thou put away H1197 (בָּעַר) — to kindle, i.e. consume (by fire or by eating); to be (-come) brutish
- evil H7451 (רַע) — bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
- from Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
23 If there be a damsel that is a virgin betrothed unto a husband, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- If a damsel H5291 (נַעֲרָה) — a girl (from infancy to adolescence)
- a virgin H1330 (בְּתוּלָה) — a virgin (from her privacy); sometimes (by continuation) a bride; also (figuratively) a city or state
- be betrothed H781 (אָרַשׂ) — to engage for matrimony
- unto an husband H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
- and a man H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
- find H4672 (מָצָא) — properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
- her in the city H5892 (עִיר) — a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
- and lie H7901 (שָׁכַב) — to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
24 then ye shall bring them both out unto the gate of that city, and ye shall stone them to death with stones; the damsel, because she cried not, being in the city; and the man, because he hath humbled his neighbor’s wife: so thou shalt put away the evil from the midst of thee.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Then ye shall bring H3318 (יָצָא) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
- them both H8147 (שְׁנַיִם) — two; also (as ordinal) twofold
- out unto the gate H8179 (שַׁעַר) — an opening, i.e. door or gate
- of that city H5892 (עִיר) — a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
- and ye shall stone H5619 (סָקַל) — properly, to be weighty; but used only in the sense of lapidation or its contrary (as if a delapidation)
- them with stones H68 (אֶבֶן) — a stone
- that they die H4191 (מוּת) — to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
- the damsel H5291 (נַעֲרָה) — a girl (from infancy to adolescence)
- because H1697 (דָּבָר) — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
- because H834 (אֲשֶׁר) — who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
- she cried H6817 (צָעַק) — to shriek; (by implication) to proclaim (an assembly)
- in the city H5892 (עִיר) — a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
- and the man H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
- he hath humbled H6031 (עָנָה) — to depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive (in various applications, as follows)
- his neighbour’s H7453 (רֵעַ) — an associate (more or less close)
- wife H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- so thou shalt put away H1197 (בָּעַר) — to kindle, i.e. consume (by fire or by eating); to be (-come) brutish
- evil H7451 (רַע) — bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
- from among H7130 (קֶרֶב) — properly, the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)
25 But if the man find the damsel that is betrothed in the field, and the man force her, and lie with her; then the man only that lay with her shall die:Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- But if a man H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
- find H4672 (מָצָא) — properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
- a betrothed H781 (אָרַשׂ) — to engage for matrimony
- damsel H5291 (נַעֲרָה) — a girl (from infancy to adolescence)
- in the field H7704 (שָׂדֶה) — a field (as flat)
- and the man H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
- force H2388 (חָזַק) — to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conque…
- her, and lie H7901 (שָׁכַב) — to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
- with her: then the man H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
- only that lay H7901 (שָׁכַב) — to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
- with her shall die H4191 (מוּת) — to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
26 but unto the damsel thou shalt do nothing; there is in the damsel no sin worthy of death: for as when a man riseth against his neighbor, and slayeth him, even so is this matter;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- But unto the damsel H5291 (נַעֲרָה) — a girl (from infancy to adolescence)
- thou shalt do H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- nothing H1697 (דָּבָר) — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
- in the damsel H5291 (נַעֲרָה) — a girl (from infancy to adolescence)
- no sin H2399 (חֵטְא) — a crime or its penalty
- of death H4194 (מָוֶת) — death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin
- for as when a man H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
- riseth H6965 (קוּם) — to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
- against his neighbour H7453 (רֵעַ) — an associate (more or less close)
- and slayeth H5315 (נֶפֶשׁ) — properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
- and slayeth H7523 (רָצַח) — properly, to dash in pieces, i.e. kill (a human being), especially to murder
- this matter H1697 (דָּבָר) — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
27 for he found her in the field, the betrothed damsel cried, and there was none to save her.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For he found H4672 (מָצָא) — properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
- her in the field H7704 (שָׂדֶה) — a field (as flat)
- the betrothed H781 (אָרַשׂ) — to engage for matrimony
- damsel H5291 (נַעֲרָה) — a girl (from infancy to adolescence)
- cried H6817 (צָעַק) — to shriek; (by implication) to proclaim (an assembly)
- none to save H3467 (יָשַׁע) — properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor
28 If a man find a damsel that is a virgin, that is not betrothed, and lay hold on her, and lie with her, and they be found;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- If a man H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
- find H4672 (מָצָא) — properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
- a damsel H5291 (נַעֲרָה) — a girl (from infancy to adolescence)
- a virgin H1330 (בְּתוּלָה) — a virgin (from her privacy); sometimes (by continuation) a bride; also (figuratively) a city or state
- which is not betrothed H781 (אָרַשׂ) — to engage for matrimony
- and lay hold H8610 (תָּפַשׂ) — to manipulate, i.e. seize; chiefly to capture, wield, specifically, to overlay; figuratively, to use unwarrantably
- on her, and lie H7901 (שָׁכַב) — to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
- with her, and they be found H4672 (מָצָא) — properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
29 then the man that lay with her shall give unto the damsel’s father fifty shekels of silver, and she shall be his wife, because he hath humbled her; he may not put her away all his days.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Then the man H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
- that lay H7901 (שָׁכַב) — to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
- with her shall give H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- unto the damsel’s H5291 (נַעֲרָה) — a girl (from infancy to adolescence)
- father H1 (אָב) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
- fifty H2572 (חֲמִשִּׁים) — fifty
- of silver H3701 (כֶּסֶף) — silver (from its pale color); by implication, money
- and she shall be his wife H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- because he hath humbled H6031 (עָנָה) — to depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive (in various applications, as follows)
- her, he may H3201 (יָכֹל) — to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
- not put her away H7971 (שָׁלַח) — to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
- all his days H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
30 A man shall not take his father’s wife, and shall not uncover his father’s skirt.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- A man H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
- shall not take H3947 (לָקַח) — to take (in the widest variety of applications)
- his father’s H1 (אָב) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
- wife H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- nor discover H1540 (גָּלָה) — to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal
- skirt H3671 (כָּנָף) — an edge or extremity; specifically (of a bird or army) a wing, (of a garment or bedclothing) a flap, (of the earth) a quarter, (of a building) a pinnacle