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And the eldersוְ זִקְנֵיof thatהַהִואcityהָעִירshall takeלָקְחוּthe manאֶת הָאִישׁand disciplineוְיִסְּרוּhim,אֹתוֹ
Deuteronomy 22:18
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Deuteronomy 22:18, word by word
- And the eldersזִקְנֵיzikne
elder
The senior men who led a city or the people.
Where else “zikne” appears- cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears- shall takeלָקְחוּlakchu
take
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “lakchu” appears- the manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- and disciplineיִסְּרוּyisru
discipline, correct
Correct, discipline, teach firmly, as a father his son; also punish.
Where else “yisru” appears
The context
17and look, he has charged her with shameful deeds, saying, ‘I did not find in your daughter virginity.’ But these are the evidence of my daughter’s virginity.” And they shall spread out the cloth before the elders of the city.
18 · This verse (above)
19and they shall fine him a hundred shekels of silver and give them to the father of the young woman, because he has brought out a bad name against a virgin of Israel, and she shall be his wife; he may not send her away all his days.