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Deuteronomy 21:19

Then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place;

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וְתָ֥פְשׂוּvetafesvand catchתָּפַשׂconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “and catch”, a completed action in a sequenceH8610to manipulate, i.e. seize; chiefly to capture, wield, specifically, to overlay; figuratively, to use unwarrantablycatch, handle, (lay, take) hold (on, over), stop, [idiom] surely, surprise, take.ב֖וֹvvoinב֖וֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in”inאָבִ֣יוavivfatherאָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “father”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationchief, (fore-) father(-less), [idiom] patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'.וְאִמּ֑וֹveimvoand motherאֵםconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and mother”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH517a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like father))dam, mother, [idiom] parting.וְהוֹצִ֧יאוּvehotsivand bring forthיָצָאconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “and bring forth”, a completed action in a sequenceH3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.[idiom] after, appear, [idiom] assuredly, bear out, [idiom] begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), [phrase] be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail…אֹת֛וֹotvoobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).זִקְנֵ֥יziqneoldזָקֵןadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, construct — “old”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2205oldaged, ancient (man), elder(-est), old (man, men and...women), senator.עִיר֖וֹirvocityעִירnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “city”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.וְאֶלveeland amongאֵלconjunction, preposition — “and among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).שַׁ֥עַרshaardoorשַׁעַרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “door”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8179an opening, i.e. door or gatecity, door, gate, port ([idiom] -er).מְקֹמֽוֹmeqomvocountryמָקוֹםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “country”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4725properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)country, [idiom] home, [idiom] open, place, room, space, [idiom] whither(-soever).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place;

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American Standard Version (1901)

then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place;

Young’s Literal Translation

then laid hold on him have his father and his mother, and they have brought him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place,

World English Bible

then his father and his mother shall take hold of him and bring him out to the elders of his city and to the gate of his place.

Darby Translation

then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place;

Douay-Rheims

They shall take him and bring him to the ancients of his city, and to the gate of judgment,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

then shall his father and his mother take hold of him, and bring him forth to the elders of his city, and to the gate of the place:

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ συλλαβόντες αὐτὸν ὁ πατὴρ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἡ μήτηρ αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐξάξουσιν αὐτὸν ἐπὶ τὴν γερουσίαν τῆς πόλεως αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐπὶ τὴν πύλην τοῦ τόπου·

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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