Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 22:24
24you must take both of them out to the gate of that city and stone them to death— the young woman because she did not cry out in the city, and the man because he has violated his neighbor’s wife. So you must purge the evil from among you.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| you must take both | שְׁנֵיהֶ֜ם | šə·nê·hem | Number - masculine dual construct; third person masculine plural | H8147 two |
| of them out | וְהוֹצֵאתֶ֨ם | wə·hō·w·ṣê·ṯem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural | H3318 go or come out |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the gate | שַׁ֣עַר׀ | ša·‘ar | Noun - masculine singular construct | H8179 gate |
| of that | הַהִ֗וא | ha·hi·w | Article; Pronoun - third person feminine singular | H1931 he, she |
| city | הָעִ֣יר | hā·‘îr | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
| and stone | וּסְקַלְתֶּ֨ם | ū·sə·qal·tem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural | H5619 stone, put to death by stoning |
| them | בָּאֲבָנִים֮ | bā·’ă·ḇā·nîm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine plural | H68 stone |
| to death | וָמֵתוּ֒ | wā·mê·ṯū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H4191 die |
| the young woman | הַנַּעַר | han·na·ʿar | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5291 girl, damsel |
| because | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| she did not | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| cry out | צָעֲקָ֣ה | ṣā·‘ă·qāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H6817 cry, cry out, call |
| in the city | בָעִ֔יר | ḇā·‘îr | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
| and the man | הָאִ֔ישׁ | hā·’îš | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| because | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| he has violated | עִנָּ֖ה | ‘in·nāh | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6031 be occupied, busied with |
| his neighbor’s | רֵעֵ֑הוּ | rê·‘ê·hū | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H7453 shouting, roar |
| wife | אֵ֣שֶׁת | ’ê·šeṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H802 woman, wife, female |
| So you must purge | וּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥ | ū·ḇi·‘ar·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H1197 burn, consume |
| the evil | הָרָ֖ע | hā·rā‘ | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| from among you | מִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃ס | miq·qir·be·ḵā | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H7130 inward part, midst |
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Deuteronomy 22:21–22 · Deuteronomy 21:14 · 1 Corinthians 5:13
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.