Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 25:1–3
1If there is a dispute between men, they are to go to court to be judged, so that the innocent may be acquitted and the guilty condemned.
2If the guilty man deserves to be beaten, the judge shall have him lie down and be flogged in his presence with the number of lashes his crime warrants. 3He may receive no more than forty lashes, lest your brother be beaten any more than that and be degraded in your sight.
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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.
Deuteronomy 25:1
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| If | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| there is | יִהְיֶ֥ה | yih·yeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| a dispute | רִיב֙ | rîḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H7379 strife, dispute |
| between | בֵּ֣ין | bên | Preposition | H996 interval, space between |
| men | אֲנָשִׁ֔ים | ’ă·nā·šîm | Noun - masculine plural | H582 man, mankind |
| they are to go | וְנִגְּשׁ֥וּ | wə·nig·gə·šū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H5066 draw near, approach |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| court | הַמִּשְׁפָּ֖ט | ham·miš·pāṭ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4941 judgment |
| to be judged | וּשְׁפָט֑וּם | ū·šə·p̄ā·ṭūm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural; third person masculine plural | H8199 judge, govern |
| so that the innocent | הַצַּדִּ֔יק | haṣ·ṣad·dîq | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H6662 just, righteous |
| may be acquitted | וְהִצְדִּ֙יקוּ֙ | wə·hiṣ·dî·qū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H6663 be just, righteous |
| and the guilty | הָרָשָֽׁע׃ | hā·rā·šā‘ | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H7563 wicked, criminal |
| condemned | וְהִרְשִׁ֖יעוּ | wə·hir·šî·‘ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H7561 be wicked, act wickedly |
Deuteronomy 25:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| If | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| the guilty man | הָרָשָׁ֑ע | hā·rā·šā‘ | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H7563 wicked, criminal |
| deserves to be beaten | הַכּ֖וֹת | hak·kō·wṯ | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H5221 smite |
| the judge | הַשֹּׁפֵט֙ | haš·šō·p̄êṭ | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H8199 judge, govern |
| shall have him lie down | וְהִפִּיל֤וֹ | wə·hip·pî·lōw | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H5307 fall, lie |
| and be flogged | וְהִכָּ֣הוּ | wə·hik·kā·hū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H5221 smite |
| in his presence | לְפָנָ֔יו | lə·p̄ā·nāw | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular | H6440 face, before |
| with the number | בְּמִסְפָּֽר׃ | bə·mis·pār | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H4557 number, tale |
| of lashes | כְּדֵ֥י | kə·ḏê | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1767 sufficiency, enough |
| his crime warrants | רִשְׁעָת֖וֹ | riš·‘ā·ṯōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H7564 wickedness |
Deuteronomy 25:3
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He may receive | יַכֶּ֖נּוּ | yak·ken·nū | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H5221 smite |
| no | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| more | יֹסִ֑יף | yō·sîp̄ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3254 add |
| than forty | אַרְבָּעִ֥ים | ’ar·bā·‘îm | Number - common plural | H705 forty |
| lest | פֶּן־ | pen- | Conjunction | H6435 lest |
| your brother | אָחִ֖יךָ | ’ā·ḥî·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H251 brother |
| be beaten | לְהַכֹּת֤וֹ | lə·hak·kō·ṯōw | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular | H5221 smite |
| any more | יֹסִ֨יף | yō·sîp̄ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3254 add |
| than | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| that | אֵ֙לֶּה֙ | ’êl·leh | Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| and be degraded | וְנִקְלָ֥ה | wə·niq·lāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H7034 belightly esteemed, dishonoured |
| in your sight | לְעֵינֶֽיךָ׃ס | lə·‘ê·ne·ḵā | Preposition-l; Noun - cdc; second person masculine singular | H5869 eye |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Deuteronomy 25:1 Proverbs 17:15 · Deuteronomy 1:16–17 · Deuteronomy 17:8–9
Deuteronomy 25:2 Luke 12:47–48
Deuteronomy 25:3 Job 18:3
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.