Leviticus
Leviticus 6:3–4
3or finds lost property and lies about it and swears falsely, or if he commits any such sin that a man might commit— 4once he has sinned and becomes guilty, he must return what he has stolen or taken by extortion, or the deposit entrusted to him, or the lost property he found,
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Leviticus 6:3
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| or | אֽוֹ־ | ’ōw- | Conjunction | H176 or |
| finds | מָצָ֧א | mā·ṣā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H4672 attain to, find |
| lost property | אֲבֵדָ֛ה | ’ă·ḇê·ḏāh | Noun - feminine singular | H9 a lost thing |
| and lies | וְכִ֥חֶשׁ | wə·ḵi·ḥeš | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H3584 be disappointing, deceive, fail, grow lean |
| about it | בָּ֖הּ | bāh | Preposition; third person feminine singular | |
| and swears | וְנִשְׁבַּ֣ע | wə·niš·ba‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H7650 swear |
| falsely | שָׁ֑קֶר | šā·qer | Noun - masculine singular | H8267 deception, disappointment, falsehood |
| or if he commits any such sin | לַחֲטֹ֥א | la·ḥă·ṭō | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H2398 miss |
| that | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| a man | הָאָדָ֖ם | hā·’ā·ḏām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H120 man, mankind |
| might commit | יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה | ya·‘ă·śeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
Leviticus 6:4
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| once | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| he has sinned | יֶחֱטָ֣א | ye·ḥĕ·ṭā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2398 miss |
| and becomes guilty | וְאָשֵׁם֒ | wə·’ā·šêm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H816 offend, be guilty |
| he must return | וְהֵשִׁ֨יב | wə·hê·šîḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| what | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| he has stolen | הַגְּזֵלָ֜ה | hag·gə·zê·lāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H1500 plunder, spoil |
| or | א֤וֹ | ’ōw | Conjunction | H176 or |
| taken by extortion | עָשָׁ֔ק | ‘ā·šāq | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6231 oppress, wrong, extort |
| or | א֚וֹ | ’ōw | Conjunction | H176 or |
| the deposit | הַפִּקָּד֔וֹן | hap·piq·qā·ḏō·wn | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6487 deposit, store |
| entrusted | הָפְקַ֖ד | hā·p̄ə·qaḏ | Verb - Hofal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint |
| to him | אִתּ֑וֹ | ’it·tōw | Direct object marker; third person masculine singular | H854 with |
| or | א֥וֹ | ’ōw | Conjunction | H176 or |
| the lost property | הָאֲבֵדָ֖ה | hā·’ă·ḇê·ḏāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H9 a lost thing |
| he found | מָצָֽא׃ | mā·ṣā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H4672 attain to, find |
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Leviticus 6:3 Leviticus 19:12 · Exodus 23:4
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