Deuteronomy 15:22
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Thou shalt eat it within thy gates: the unclean and the clean person shall eat it alike, as the roebuck, and as the hart. | Eat it within your gates; both the ceremonially unclean and clean may eat it as they would a gazelle or a deer. | Thou shalt eat it within thy gates: the unclean and the clean shall eat it alike, as the gazelle, and as the hart. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| in gates your | בִּשְׁעָרֶ֖יךָ | bish-'a-REI-kha | H8179H | gateשַׁ֫עַר (sha.ar) : gate 1) gate 1a) gate (of entrance) 1b) gate (of space inside gate, i.e. marketplace, public meeting place) 1b1) city, town 1c) gate (of palace, royal castle, temple, court of tabernacle) 1d) heaven |
| you will eat it | תֹּאכֲלֶ֑נּוּ | to-kha-LE-nu | H0398 | to eatאָכַל (a.khal) 1) to eat, devour, burn up, feed 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to eat (human subject) 1a2) to eat, devour (of beasts and birds) 1a3) to devour, consume (of fire) 1a4) to devour, slay (of sword) 1a5) to devour, consume, destroy (inanimate subjects - ie, pestilence, drought) 1a6) to devour (of oppression) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be eaten (by men) 1b2) to be devoured, consumed (of fire) 1b3) to be wasted, destroyed (of flesh) 1c) (Pual) 1c1) to cause to eat, feed with 1c2) to cause to devour 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to feed 1d2) to cause to eat 1e) (Piel) 1e1) consume Aramaic equivalent: a.khal (אֲכַל "to devour" H0399) |
| the unclean | הַטָּמֵ֤א | ha-ta-ME' | H2931 | uncleanטָמֵא (ta.me) 1) unclean, impure 1a) ethically and religiously 1b) ritually 1c) of places |
| and the clean | וְהַטָּהוֹר֙ | ve-ha-ta-hOr | H2889 | pureטָהוֹר (ta.hor) 1) pure, clean 1a) clean (ceremonially-of animals) 1b) pure (physically) 1c) pure, clean (morally, ethically) |
| alike | יַחְדָּ֔ו | yach-DAV | H3162B | togetherיָחְדָּו (yach.dav) adv together |
| like the gazelle | כַּצְּבִ֖י | ka-tze-VI | H6643B | gazelleצְבִי (tse.vi) 1) roebuck, gazelle 1a) perhaps an extinct animal, exact meaning unknown Also means: tse.viy.yah (צְבִיָּה "gazelle" H6646) |
| and like the deer | וְכָאַיָּֽל׃ | ve-kha-'ai-YAL | H0354 | deerאַיָּל (ay.yal) stag, deer, hart |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.