Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 25:11
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,
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| 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 |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.