Hebrew Interlinear
Deuteronomy 22:20 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Deuteronomy 22:20, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“ be true But if this thing be not found and the tokens of virginity for the damsel”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וְאִם | H518 | used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not | |
| 2 | אֱמֶ֣ת | H571 | be true | stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness |
| 3 | הָיָ֔ה | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 4 | הַדָּבָ֖ר | H1697 | But if this thing | a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause |
| 5 | הַזֶּ֑ה | H2088 | the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that | |
| 6 | לֹֽא | H3808 | not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | |
| 7 | נִמְצְא֥וּ | H4672 | be not found | properly, to come forth to, i.e., appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e., find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present |
| 8 | בְתוּלִ֖ים | H1331 | and the tokens of virginity | (collectively and abstractly) virginity; by implication and concretely, the tokens of it |
| 9 | לַֽנַּעֲרָֽ׃ | H5291 | for the damsel | a girl (from infancy to adolescence) |
Verse Context
Deuteronomy 22:19And they shall amerce him in an hundred shekels of silver and give them unto the father...
Deuteronomy 22:20 (current) be true But if this thing be not found and the tokens of virginity for the damsel
Deuteronomy 22:21Then they shall bring out the damsel to the door house...