Leviticus

Leviticus 6:2–3

2“If someone sins and acts unfaithfully against the LORD by deceiving his neighbor in regard to a deposit or security entrusted to him or stolen, or if he extorts his neighbor 3or finds lost property and lies about it and swears falsely, or if he commits any such sin that a man might commit—

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Leviticus 6:2

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Ifכִּ֣יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
someoneנֶ֚פֶשׁne·p̄ešNoun - feminine singularH5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
sinsתֶחֱטָ֔אṯe·ḥĕ·ṭāVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularH2398 miss
and actsוּמָעֲלָ֥הū·mā·‘ă·lāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singularH4603 act unfaithfully, treacherously
unfaithfullyמַ֖עַלma·‘alNoun - masculine singularH4604 unfaithful, treacherous act
against the LORDבַּיהוָ֑הYah·wehPreposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
by deceivingוְכִחֵ֨שׁwə·ḵi·ḥêšConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH3584 be disappointing, deceive, fail, grow lean
his neighborבַּעֲמִית֜וֹba·‘ă·mî·ṯōwPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH5997 associate, fellow, relation
in regard to a depositבְּפִקָּד֗וֹןbə·p̄iq·qā·ḏō·wnPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singularH6487 deposit, store
or securityבִתְשׂ֤וּמֶתḇiṯ·śū·meṯPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singular constructH8667 pledge, security
entrusted to himיָד֙yāḏNoun - feminine singularH3027 hand
orאֽוֹ־’ōw-ConjunctionH176 or
stolenבְגָזֵ֔לḇə·ḡā·zêlPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singularH1498 robbery
orא֣וֹ’ōwConjunctionH176 or
if he extortsעָשַׁ֥ק‘ā·šaqVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH6231 oppress, wrong, extort
his neighborעֲמִיתֽוֹ׃‘ă·mî·ṯōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH5997 associate, fellow, relation

Leviticus 6:3

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
orאֽוֹ־’ōw-ConjunctionH176 or
findsמָצָ֧אmā·ṣāVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH4672 attain to, find
lost propertyאֲבֵדָ֛ה’ă·ḇê·ḏāhNoun - feminine singularH9 a lost thing
and liesוְכִ֥חֶשׁwə·ḵi·ḥešConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH3584 be disappointing, deceive, fail, grow lean
about itבָּ֖הּbāhPreposition; third person feminine singular
and swearsוְנִשְׁבַּ֣עwə·niš·ba‘Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH7650 swear
falselyשָׁ֑קֶרšā·qerNoun - masculine singularH8267 deception, disappointment, falsehood
or if he commits any such sinלַחֲטֹ֥אla·ḥă·ṭōPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH2398 miss
thatאֲשֶׁר־’ă·šer-Pronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
a manהָאָדָ֖םhā·’ā·ḏāmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH120 man, mankind
might commitיַעֲשֶׂ֥הya·‘ă·śehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH6213 do, make

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Leviticus 6:2 Colossians 3:9 · Leviticus 19:11 · Numbers 5:6–8 · Proverbs 24:28 · Leviticus 5:15 · Exodus 22:7–10 · Acts 5:4

Leviticus 6:3 Leviticus 19:12 · Exodus 23:4

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