Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 22:14
14and he then accuses her of shameful conduct and gives her a bad name, saying, “I married this woman and had relations with her, but I discovered she was not a virgin.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and he then accuses | וְשָׂ֥ם | wə·śām | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H7760 put, place, set |
| her | לָהּ֙ | lāh | Preposition; third person feminine singular | |
| of shameful conduct | עֲלִילֹ֣ת | ‘ă·lî·lōṯ | Noun - feminine plural construct | H5949 wantonness, deed |
| and gives her | וְהוֹצִ֥יא | wə·hō·w·ṣî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H3318 go or come out |
| a bad | רָ֑ע | rā‘ | Adjective - masculine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| name | שֵׁ֣ם | šêm | Noun - masculine singular | H8034 name |
| saying | וְאָמַ֗ר | wə·’ā·mar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| I married | לָקַ֔חְתִּי | lā·qaḥ·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H3947 take |
| this | הַזֹּאת֙ | haz·zōṯ | Article; Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| woman | הָאִשָּׁ֤ה | hā·’iš·šāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H802 woman, wife, female |
| and had relations with | וָאֶקְרַ֣ב | wā·’eq·raḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H7126 come near, approach |
| her | אֵלֶ֔יהָ | ’ê·le·hā | Preposition; third person feminine singular | H413 motion to |
| but I discovered | מָצָ֥אתִי | mā·ṣā·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H4672 attain to, find |
| she was not | וְלֹא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| a virgin | בְּתוּלִֽים׃ | bə·ṯū·lîm | Noun - masculine plural | H1331 virginity |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.