Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 25:3
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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| 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 |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.