The Meaning of Deuteronomy 19:17 Explained

Deuteronomy 19:17

KJV: Then both the men, between whom the controversy is, shall stand before the LORD, before the priests and the judges, which shall be in those days;

YLT: then have both the men who have the strife stood before Jehovah, before the priests and the judges who are in those days,

Darby: then both the men between whom the controversy is shall stand before Jehovah, before the priests and the judges that shall be in those days;

ASV: then both the men, between whom the controversy is, shall stand before Jehovah, before the priests and the judges that shall be in those days;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Then both  the men,  between whom the controversy  [is], shall stand  before  the LORD,  before  the priests  and the judges,  which shall be in those days; 

What does Deuteronomy 19:17 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Deuteronomy 19

1  The cities of refuge
4  The privilege thereof for the manslayer
14  The landmark is not to be removed
15  At least two witnesses are required
16  the punishment of a false witness

What do the individual words in Deuteronomy 19:17 mean?

then shall stand the two of the men whom between them [is] the controversy before Yahweh the priests and the judges who serve in days those
וְעָמְד֧וּ שְׁנֵֽי־ הָאֲנָשִׁ֛ים אֲשֶׁר־ לָהֶ֥ם הָרִ֖יב לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה הַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ וְהַשֹּׁ֣פְטִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִהְי֖וּ בַּיָּמִ֥ים הָהֵֽם

וְעָמְד֧וּ  then  shall  stand 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person common plural
Root: עָמַד  
Sense: to stand, remain, endure, take one’s stand.
שְׁנֵֽי־  the  two 
Parse: Number, mdc
Root: שְׁנַיִם  
Sense: two.
הָאֲנָשִׁ֛ים  of  the  men 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.
אֲשֶׁר־  whom 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
לָהֶ֥ם  between  them 
Parse: Preposition-l, Pronoun, third person masculine plural
Root: הֵם 
Sense: they, these, the same, who.
הָרִ֖יב  [is]  the  controversy 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: רִיב 
Sense: strife, controversy, dispute.
לִפְנֵ֣י  before 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, common plural construct
Root: לִפְנֵי 
Sense: face.
יְהוָ֑ה  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
הַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙  the  priests 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: כֹּהֵן  
Sense: priest, principal officer or chief ruler.
וְהַשֹּׁ֣פְטִ֔ים  and  the  judges 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural
Root: שָׁפַט  
Sense: to judge, govern, vindicate, punish.
יִהְי֖וּ  serve 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
בַּיָּמִ֥ים  in  days 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: יׄום 
Sense: day, time, year.
הָהֵֽם  those 
Parse: Article, Pronoun, third person masculine plural
Root: הֵם 
Sense: they, these, the same, who.

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