Leviticus 5:23

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Causing sin to come on him, then he will have to give back the thing he took by force or got by cruel acts, or the goods which were put in his care or the thing he came on by chance,

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְהָיָה֮ כִּֽי־יֶחֱטָ֣א וְאָשֵׁם֒ וְהֵשִׁ֨יב אֶת־הַגְּזֵלָ֜ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר גָּזָ֗ל א֤וֹ אֶת־הָעֹ֙שֶׁק֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׁ֔ק א֚וֹ אֶת־הַפִּקָּד֔וֹן אֲשֶׁ֥ר הָפְקַ֖ד אִתּ֑וֹ א֥וֹ אֶת־הָאֲבֵדָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר מָצָֽא׃

Transliteration

And-hāyâ when-yeḥĕṭāʾ and-ʾāšēm and-hēšîḇ ʾet-the-gĕzēlâ which gāzal or ʾet-the-ʿōšeq which ʿāšaq or ʾet-the-piqqāḏôn which hop̄qaḏ with-him or ʾet-the-ʾăḇēḏâ which māṣāʾ

Grammar Details

• *hāyâ*: verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - it happened/will happen
• *yeḥĕṭāʾ*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he sins
• *ʾāšēm*: verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he became guilty
• *hēšîḇ*: verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he returned/restored
• *gĕzēlâ*: noun, feminine, singular - thing robbed/stolen property
• *gāzal*: verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he robbed/seized
• *ʿōšeq*: noun, masculine, singular - oppression/extortion
• *ʿāšaq*: verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he oppressed/defrauded
• *piqqāḏôn*: noun, masculine, singular - deposit/entrustment
• *hop̄qaḏ*: verb, hophal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - it was deposited
• *ʾăḇēḏâ*: noun, feminine, singular - lost property
• *māṣāʾ*: verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he found

Word Meanings

• *hāyâ*: it happens/comes to pass
• *yeḥĕṭāʾ*: sins/errs/transgresses
• *ʾāšēm*: becomes guilty/bears guilt
• *hēšîḇ*: returns/restores/gives back
• *gĕzēlâ*: robbery/stolen thing
• *gāzal*: robbed/stole/seized
• *ʿōšeq*: extortion/oppression/fraud
• *ʿāšaq*: defrauded/oppressed/extorted
• *piqqāḏôn*: deposit/something entrusted
• *hop̄qaḏ*: was deposited/entrusted
• *ʾăḇēḏâ*: lost property/lost thing
• *māṣāʾ*: found/discovered