The Meaning of Deuteronomy 23:15 Explained

Deuteronomy 23:15

KJV: Thou shalt not deliver unto his master the servant which is escaped from his master unto thee:

YLT: 'Thou dost not shut up a servant unto his lord, who is delivered unto thee from his lord;

Darby: Thou shalt not hand over to his master a bondman that hath escaped from his master unto thee:

ASV: Thou shalt not deliver unto his master a servant that is escaped from his master unto thee:

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Thou shalt not deliver  unto his master  the servant  which is escaped  from his master  unto thee: 

What does Deuteronomy 23:15 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Deuteronomy 23

1  Who may or may not enter into the congregation
9  Uncleanness is to be avoided in the host
15  Of the fugitive servant
17  Of filthiness
18  Of abominable sacrifices
19  Of usury
20  Of vows
24  Of trespass

What do the individual words in Deuteronomy 23:15 mean?

Not You shall give back the slave to his master who has escaped to you from his master
לֹא־ תַסְגִּ֥יר עֶ֖בֶד אֶל־ אֲדֹנָ֑יו אֲשֶׁר־ יִנָּצֵ֥ל אֵלֶ֖יךָ מֵעִ֥ם אֲדֹנָֽיו

תַסְגִּ֥יר  You  shall  give  back 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: סָגוּר 
Sense: to shut, close.
עֶ֖בֶד  the  slave 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֶבֶד  
Sense: slave, servant.
אֲדֹנָ֑יו  his  master 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: אָדֹון  
Sense: firm, strong, lord, master.
יִנָּצֵ֥ל  has  escaped 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: נָצַל  
Sense: to snatch away, deliver, rescue, save, strip, plunder.
אֵלֶ֖יךָ  to  you 
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine singular
Root: אֶל  
Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
אֲדֹנָֽיו  his  master 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: אָדֹון  
Sense: firm, strong, lord, master.

What are the major concepts related to Deuteronomy 23:15?

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