Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 22:16
16and say to the elders, “I gave my daughter in marriage to this man, but he has come to hate her.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| say | וְאָמַ֛ר | wə·’ā·mar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the elders | הַזְּקֵנִ֑ים | haz·zə·qê·nîm | Article; Adjective - masculine plural | H2205 old |
| I gave | נָתַ֜תִּי | nā·ṯat·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| my daughter | בִּתִּ֗י | bit·tî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H1323 daughter |
| in marriage | לְאִשָּׁ֖ה | lə·’iš·šāh | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular | H802 woman, wife, female |
| to this | הַזֶּ֛ה | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| man | לָאִ֥ישׁ | lā·’îš | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| but he has come to hate her | וַיִּשְׂנָאֶֽהָ׃ | way·yiś·nā·’e·hā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H8130 hate |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.