Deuteronomy 22:5

“A man’s article shall not be on a woman, and a man shall not put on a woman’s garment, for an abomination to YHWH your Elohim is everyone who does these things.”

Deuteronomy 22:5 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 22:5, word by word

A man’sגֶבֶרgever

man

Man, a grown man in his strength.

Where else “gever” appears
articleכְלִיcheli

utensil

Something for use: tools, jewels, travel gear.

Where else “cheli” appears
beיִהְיֶהyihye

exist

To exist: "let there be light".

Where else “yihye” appears
a womanאִשָּׁהisha

woman

An adult female person: single, married or widowed.

Where else “isha” appears
put onיִלְבַּשׁyilbash

put on

To cover the body with clothes: to put on what one is to wear.

Where else “yilbash” appears
garmentשִׂמְלַתsimlat

cloak

Cloak: the outer garment, which also served as a covering for sleeping.

Where else “simlat” appears
an abominationתוֹעֲבַתtoavat

abomination

Abomination: something that a people or God rejects with disgust, above all idolatry and the practices God forbids; also a custom another people will not tolerate.

Where else “toavat” appears
to YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

Where else “yehva” appears
your Elohimאֱלֹהֶיelohe

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

Where else “elohe” appears
who doesעֹשֵׂהose

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

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The context

4You shall not see your brother’s donkey or his ox fallen on the road and ignore them; you shall surely lift them up with him.

5 · This verse (above)

6If you happen to come upon a bird’s nest before you on the road, in any tree or on the ground, with young or eggs, and the mother sitting on the young or on the eggs, you shall not take the mother with the young.

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