The Meaning of Deuteronomy 22:18 Explained

Deuteronomy 22:18

KJV: And the elders of that city shall take that man and chastise him;

YLT: 'And the elders of that city have taken the man, and chastise him,

Darby: And the elders of that city shall take the man and chastise him;

ASV: And the elders of that city shall take the man and chastise him;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the elders  of that city  shall take  that man  and chastise  him; 

What does Deuteronomy 22:18 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Deuteronomy 22

1  Of humanity toward brothers
5  The sex is to be distinguished by apparel
6  The bird is not to be taken with her young ones
8  The house must have battlements
9  Confusion is to be avoided
12  Tassels upon the vesture
13  The punishment of him who slanders his wife
22  of adultery
23  of rape
28  of fornication
30  of incest

What do the individual words in Deuteronomy 22:18 mean?

And shall take the elders of city that - that man and punish him
וְלָֽקְח֛וּ זִקְנֵ֥י הָֽעִיר־ הַהִ֖וא אֶת־ הָאִ֑ישׁ וְיִסְּר֖וּ אֹתֽוֹ

וְלָֽקְח֛וּ  And  shall  take 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person common plural
Root: יָקַח 
Sense: to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away.
זִקְנֵ֥י  the  elders 
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural construct
Root: זָקֵן  
Sense: old.
הָֽעִיר־  of  city 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: עִיר 
Sense: excitement, anguish.
הַהִ֖וא  that 
Parse: Article, Pronoun, third person feminine singular
Root: הוּא 
Sense: he, she, it.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
הָאִ֑ישׁ  that  man 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.
וְיִסְּר֖וּ  and  punish 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Conjunctive perfect, third person common plural
Root: יָסַר 
Sense: to chasten, discipline, instruct, admonish.

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