Deuteronomy 21:22

If a man has committed a sin worthy of death, and he is executed, and you hang his body on a tree,
Deuteronomy 21:22
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וְכִֽי־יִהְיֶ֣ה בְאִ֗ישׁ חֵ֛טְא מִשְׁפַּט־מָ֖וֶת וְהוּמָ֑ת וְתָלִ֥יתָ אֹת֖וֹ עַל־עֵֽץ׃

  1. וְכִֽי־ve.khi-“and if”
    Conjunction + Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  2. יִהְיֶ֣הyih.Yeh“it will be”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  3. בְאִ֗ישׁve.'Ish“in anyone”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “anyone” · Strong's H0376I
  4. חֵ֛טְאchet'“a sin of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from חֵטְא · “sin” · Strong's H2399
  5. מִשְׁפַּט־mish.pat-“a sentence of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מִשְׁפָּט · “judgement” · Strong's H4941G
  6. מָ֖וֶתMa.vet“death”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מָ֫וֶת · “death” · Strong's H4194
  7. וְהוּמָ֑תve.hu.Mat“and he will be put to death”
    Conjunction + Verb, hophal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מוּת · “to die” · Strong's H4191
  8. וְתָלִ֥יתָve.ta.Li.ta“and you will hang”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from תָּלָה · “to hang” · Strong's H8518
  9. אֹת֖וֹ'o.To“<obj.> him”
    Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  10. עַל־'al-“on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  11. עֵֽץ׃'Etz“a tree”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עֵץ · “tree” · Strong's H6086H
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)