Deuteronomy 23:14

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

for Jehovah thy God walketh in the midst of thy camp, to deliver thee, and to give up thine enemies before thee; therefore shall thy camp be holy, that he may not see an unclean thing in thee, and turn away from thee.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְיָתֵ֛ד תִּהְיֶ֥ה לְךָ֖ עַל־אֲזֵנֶ֑ךָ וְהָיָה֙ בְּשִׁבְתְּךָ֣ ח֔וּץ וְחָפַרְתָּ֣ה בָ֔הּ וְשַׁבְתָּ֖ וְכִסִּ֥יתָ אֶת־צֵאָתֶֽךָ׃

Transliteration

And-yātēd tihyeh to-you on-ʾăzēnekā and-hāyâ in-šibtəkā ḥûṣ and-ḥāpartâ with-it and-šabtā and-kissîtā ʾet-ṣēʾātekā

Grammar Details

*wə*: conjunction - and
*yātēd*: feminine singular noun - peg/pin/stake
*tihyeh*: qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - there shall be
*ləkā*: preposition with 2nd masculine singular suffix - for you
*ʿal*: preposition - on/upon
*ʾăzēnekā*: feminine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your implement/tool/weapon
*hāyâ*: qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - it shall be
*bə*: preposition - in
*šibtəkā*: qal infinitive construct with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your sitting
*ḥûṣ*: adverb - outside
*ḥāpartâ*: qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular with waw consecutive - you shall dig
*bāh*: preposition with 3rd feminine singular suffix - with it
*šabtā*: qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular with waw consecutive - you shall return/turn
*kissîtā*: piel perfect, 2nd masculine singular with waw consecutive - you shall cover
*ʾet*: direct object marker
*ṣēʾātekā*: feminine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your excrement

Word Meanings

*yātēd*: peg/pin/stake/tent peg
*ʾăzēnekā*: your implement/tool/weapon/equipment
*šibtəkā*: your sitting/dwelling
*ḥāpartâ*: dig/excavate
*šabtā*: return/turn back
*kissîtā*: cover/conceal
*ṣēʾātekā*: your excrement/feces

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Lev 26:12 : 12 And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be my people.
Gen 17:1 : 1 And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, Jehovah appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be thou perfect.
Exod 3:5 : 5 And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.
2 Cor 6:16 : 16 And what agreement hath a temple of God with idols? for we are a temple of the living God; even as God said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

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