Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 25:11–12
11If two men are fighting, and the wife of one comes to rescue her husband from the one striking him, and she reaches out her hand and grabs his genitals, 12you are to cut off her hand. You must show her no pity.
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Deuteronomy 25:11
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| If | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| two men | אֲנָשִׁ֤ים | ’ă·nā·šîm | Noun - masculine plural | H582 man, mankind |
| are fighting | יִנָּצ֨וּ | yin·nā·ṣū | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5327 struggle |
| and the wife | אֵ֣שֶׁת | ’ê·šeṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H802 woman, wife, female |
| of one | הָֽאֶחָ֔ד | hā·’e·ḥāḏ | Article; Number - masculine singular | H259 one |
| comes | וְקָֽרְבָה֙ | wə·qā·rə·ḇāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular | H7126 come near, approach |
| to rescue | לְהַצִּ֥יל | lə·haṣ·ṣîl | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H5337 strip, plunder |
| her husband | אִישָׁ֖הּ | ’îš·šāh | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H376 man |
| from | מִיַּ֣ד | mî·yaḏ | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct | H3027 hand |
| the one striking him | מַכֵּ֑הוּ | mak·kê·hū | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H5221 smite |
| and she reaches out | וְשָׁלְחָ֣ה | wə·šā·lə·ḥāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular | H7971 send |
| her hand | יָדָ֔הּ | yā·ḏāh | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H3027 hand |
| and grabs | וְהֶחֱזִ֖יקָה | wə·he·ḥĕ·zî·qāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular | H2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen |
| his genitals | בִּמְבֻשָֽׁיו׃ | bim·ḇu·šāw | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H4016 his privates |
Deuteronomy 25:12
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| you are to cut off | וְקַצֹּתָ֖ה | wə·qaṣ·ṣō·ṯāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H7112 cut off |
| her hand | כַּפָּ֑הּ | kap·pāh | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H3709 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan |
| You must show her no pity | תָח֖וֹס | ṯā·ḥō·ws | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H2347 pity, look upon with compassion |
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Deuteronomy 25:12 Deuteronomy 19:13
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.