Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 17:8
8If a case is too difficult for you to judge, whether the controversy within your gates is regarding bloodshed, lawsuits, or assaults, you must go up to the place the LORD your God will choose.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| If | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| a case | דָבָ֜ר | ḏā·ḇār | Noun - masculine singular | H1697 speech, word |
| is too difficult | יִפָּלֵא֩ | yip·pā·lê | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6381 be surpassing, extraordinary |
| for you | מִמְּךָ֨ | mim·mə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| to judge | לַמִּשְׁפָּ֗ט | lam·miš·pāṭ | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4941 judgment |
| whether | דִּבְרֵ֥י | diḇ·rê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1697 speech, word |
| the controversy | רִיבֹ֖ת | rî·ḇōṯ | Noun - masculine plural | H7379 strife, dispute |
| within your gates | בִּשְׁעָרֶ֑יךָ | biš·‘ā·re·ḵā | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H8179 gate |
| is regarding | בֵּֽין־ | bên- | Preposition | H996 interval, space between |
| bloodshed | דָּ֨ם׀ | dām | Noun - masculine singular | H1818 blood |
| lawsuits | דִּ֣ין | dîn | Noun - masculine singular | H1779 judgment |
| or assaults | נֶ֙גַע֙ | ne·ḡa‘ | Noun - masculine singular | H5061 stroke, plague, mark, plague-spot |
| you must go up | וְעָלִ֔יתָ | wə·‘ā·lî·ṯā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the place | הַמָּק֔וֹם | ham·mā·qō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4725 standing, spot, condition |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֥ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| your God | אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ | ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H430 God |
| will choose | יִבְחַ֛ר | yiḇ·ḥar | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H977 choose |
Cross-references
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Deuteronomy 12:5 · Haggai 2:11 · Deuteronomy 1:17
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.