Hebrew Interlinear

Deuteronomy 23:13 Interlinear

And thou shalt have a paddle upon thy weapon and it shall be when thou wilt ease thyself abroad thou shalt dig therewith and shalt turn back and cover that which cometh

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וְיָתֵ֛דH3489And thou shalt have a paddlea peg
2תִּֽהְיֶ֥הH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
3לְךָ֖H0
4עַלH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
5אֲזֵנֶ֑ךָH240upon thy weapona spade or paddle (as having a broad end)
6וְהָיָה֙H1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
7בְּשִׁבְתְּךָ֣H3427and it shall be when thou wilt easeproperly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
8ח֔וּץH2351thyself abroadproperly, separate by a wall, i.e., outside, outdoors
9וְחָֽפַרְתָּ֣הH2658thou shalt digproperly, to pry into; by implication, to delve, to explore
10בָ֔הּH0
11וְשַׁבְתָּ֖H7725therewith and shalt turn backto turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point);
12וְכִסִּ֥יתָH3680and coverproperly, to plump, i.e., fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)
13אֶתH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
14צֵֽאָתֶֽךָ׃H6627that which comethissue, i.e., (human) excrement

Verse Context

Deuteronomy 23:12Thou shalt have a place also abroad the camp whither thou shalt go forth...
Deuteronomy 23:13 (current)And thou shalt have a paddle upon thy weapon and it shall be when thou wilt ease thyself abroad thou shalt dig therewith and shalt turn back and cover that which cometh
Deuteronomy 23:14 For the LORD thy God walketh in the midst of thy camp...

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