No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone to pledge: for he taketh a man's life to pledge.
No man ſhall take the nether or the vpper milſtone to pledge: for hee taketh a mans life to pledge.
הוּא , demonstrative pronoun, third person singular personal pronoun, huʾ — he, she, it (value 12)
H1931,
הוּא hûwʼ, hoo; of which the feminine (beyond the Pentateuch) is הִיא hîyʼ; he a primitive word, the third person pronoun singular; he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are:—he, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.third person singular personal pronoun
he, she, it
himself (with emphasis)
resuming subj with emphasis
(with minimum emphasis following predicate)
(anticipating subj)
(emphasising predicate)
that, it (neuter)
demonstrative pronoun
that (with article)
Used in 1692 Verses, 39 Books 1875  Occurrence Count
חָבַל , verb, haval — to bind, pledge (value 40)
H2254,
חָבַל châbal, khaw-bal'; a primitive root; to wind tightly (as a rope), i.e. to bind; specifically, by a pledge; figuratively, to pervert, destroy; also to writhe in pain (especially of parturition):—× at all, band, bring forth, (deal) corrupt(-ly), destroy, offend, lay to (take a) pledge, spoil, travail, × very, withhold.to bind
(Qal)
to bind
to take a pledge, lay to pledge
(Qal) to hold by a pledge, take in pledge, hold in pledge
(Niphal) to give a pledge, become pledged
to destroy, spoil, deal corruptly, offend
(Qal) to spoil, corrupt, offend
(Niphal) to be ruined
(Piel) to destroy, ruin
(Pual) to be ruined, be broken
to bring forth, travail
(Piel) to writhe, twist, travail
Used in 23 Verses, 12 Books 25  Occurrence Count
כִּי , conjunction, kiy — that, for, when (value 30)
H3588,
כִּי kîy, kee; a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed:—and, (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), but, certainly, doubtless, else, even, except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, (al-) though, till, truly, until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since
that
yea, indeed
when (of time)
when, if, though (with a concessive force)
because, since (causal connection)
but (after negative)
that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if
but rather, but
except that
only, nevertheless
surely
that is
but if
for though
forasmuch as, for therefore
Used in 3909 Verses, 39 Books 4487  Occurrence Count
לֹא , adverb, loʾ — not (value 31)
H3808,
לֹא lôʼ, lo; or לוֹא lôwʼ; or לֹה lôh; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; + not (the simple or abstract negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles:—× before, + or else, ere, + except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), (× as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, + surely, + as truly as, + of a truth, + verily, for want, + whether, without.not, no
not (with verb - absolute prohibition)
not (with modifier - negation)
nothing (subst)
without (with particle)
before (of time)
Used in 3966 Verses, 39 Books 5186  Occurrence Count
נֶפֶשׁ , feminine noun, nefesh — a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion (value 430)
H5315,
נֶפֶשׁ nephesh, neh'-fesh; from H5314; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental):—any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, × dead(-ly), desire, × (dis-) contented, × fish, ghost, greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, × jeopardy of) life (× in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-) self, them (your) -selves, slay, soul, tablet, they, thing, (× she) will, × would have it.soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion
that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man
living being
living being (with life in the blood)
the man himself, self, person or individual
seat of the appetites
seat of emotions and passions
activity of mind
dubious
activity of the will
dubious
activity of the character
dubious
Used in 683 Verses, 31 Books 748  Occurrence Count
רֵחֶה , dual masculine noun, reyheh — (hand)mill (value 213)
H7347,
רֵחֶה rêcheh, ray-kheh'; from an unused root meaning to pulverize; a mill-stone:—mill (stone).handmills
a pair of millstones for grinding
Used in 5 Verses, 5 Books 5  Occurrence Count
רֶכֶב , masculine noun, rekhev — chariotry, chariot, millstone (value 222)
H7393,
רֶכֶב rekeb, reh'-keb; from H7392; a vehicle; by implication, a team; by extension, cavalry; by analogy a rider, i.e. the upper millstone:—chariot, (upper) millstone, multitude (from the margin), wagon.a team, chariot, chariotry, mill-stone, riders
chariotry, chariots
chariot (single)
upper millstone (as riding on lower millstone)
riders, troop (of riders), horsemen, pair of horsemen, men riding, ass-riders, camel-riders
Used in 104 Verses, 19 Books 118  Occurrence Count
| Deuteronomy 24:6Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone to pledge: for he taketh a man's life to pledge. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| לֹא־יַחֲבֹ֥ל רֵחַ֖יִם וָרָ֑כֶב כִּי־נֶ֖פֶשׁ ה֥וּא חֹבֵֽל׃ ס |
| Verse #5532 (Ch. #177) — 8 words, 25 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| No man shall take |
H2254haval |
חָבַל |
40 |
| the nether |
H7347reyheh |
רֵחֶה |
213 |
| or the upper millstone |
H7393rekhev |
רֶכֶב |
222 |
| to pledge: |
H2254haval |
חָבַל |
40 |
| for he taketh |
H2254haval |
חָבַל |
40 |
| a man's life |
H5315nefesh |
נֶפֶשׁ |
430 |
| to pledge. |
H2254haval |
חָבַל |
40 |
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