Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 20:6–7

⁶Has any man planted a vineyard and not begun to enjoy its fruit? Let him return home, or he may die in battle and another man enjoy its fruit. ⁷Has any man become pledged to a woman and not married her? Let him return home, or he may die in battle and another man marry her.”

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Deuteronomy 20:6

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Has any	וּמִֽי־	ū·mî-	Conjunctive waw; Interrogative	H4310 who?
man	הָאִ֞ישׁ	hā·’îš	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
planted	נָטַ֥ע	nā·ṭa‘	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5193 strike, fix, plant
a vineyard	כֶּ֙רֶם֙	ke·rem	Noun - masculine singular	H3754 vineyard
and not	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
begun to enjoy its fruit	חִלְּל֔וֹ	ḥil·lə·lōw	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H2490 bore, pierce
Let him return	יֵלֵ֖ךְ	yê·lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
home	לְבֵית֑וֹ	lə·ḇê·ṯōw	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1004 house
or	פֶּן־	pen-	Conjunction	H6435 lest
he may die	יָמוּת֙	yā·mūṯ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4191 die
in battle	בַּמִּלְחָמָ֔ה	bam·mil·ḥā·māh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4421 battle, war
and another	אַחֵ֖ר	’a·ḥêr	Adjective - masculine singular	H312 another
man	וְאִ֥ישׁ	wə·’îš	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
enjoy its fruit	יְחַלְּלֶֽנּוּ׃	yə·ḥal·lə·len·nū	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H2490 bore, pierce

Deuteronomy 20:7

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Has any	וּמִֽי־	ū·mî-	Conjunctive waw; Interrogative	H4310 who?
man	הָאִ֞ישׁ	hā·’îš	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
become pledged	אֵרַ֤שׂ	’ê·raś	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H781 betroth
to a woman	אִשָּׁה֙	’iš·šāh	Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
and not	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
married her	לְקָחָ֔הּ	lə·qā·ḥāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H3947 take
Let him return	יֵלֵ֖ךְ	yê·lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
home	לְבֵית֑וֹ	lə·ḇê·ṯōw	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1004 house
or	פֶּן־	pen-	Conjunction	H6435 lest
he may die	יָמוּת֙	yā·mūṯ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4191 die
in battle	בַּמִּלְחָמָ֔ה	bam·mil·ḥā·māh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4421 battle, war
and another	אַחֵ֖ר	’a·ḥêr	Adjective - masculine singular	H312 another
man	וְאִ֥ישׁ	wə·’îš	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
marry her	יִקָּחֶֽנָּה׃	yiq·qā·ḥen·nāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H3947 take

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Deuteronomy 20:6 Leviticus 19:23–25

Deuteronomy 20:7 Deuteronomy 24:5 · Deuteronomy 28:30

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.