Deuteronomy 1:12

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

איכה אֵיכָה

How?

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

איך

ʼêyk

Definition

how? or how!; also where

Root

also איכה ; and איככה ; prolonged from H335 (אי);

Exhaustive

also איכה ; and איככה ; prolonged from אי; how? or how!; also where; how, what.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H349

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֵיךְ

adverb • Root איכה • Strongs_Numbers • Page 111

Interrogative and qualitative adverb: how? how so?

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֵיךְ

adv. / interj. • Root איכה • Page 43

how? by contr. for אֵיכָה. Gen. 26: 9. Sometimes as an interj. of lament. Ah how, Ps. 73: 19. Is. 14: 4. Ecc. 2: 16.

Particle interrogative

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0349b:

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אשא אֶשָּׂא

I am lifting up

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

נשא

nâsâʼ

Definition

to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative

Root

or נסה; (Psalm 4:6 (H7 (אבד))), a primitive root;

Exhaustive

or נסה; (Psalm 4:6 (אבד)), a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative; accept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive, furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable ([phrase] man), lade, lay, lift (self) up, lofty, marry, magnify, [idiom] needs, obtain, pardon, raise (up), receive, regard, respect, set (up), spare, stir up, [phrase] swear, take (away, up), [idiom] utterly, wear, yield.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5375

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

נָשָׂא

verb • Root נשא • Strongs / High • Page 755

to lift, carry; give

נָשָׂא

verb • Root נשא • Strongs / High • Page 991

To stretch up, to raise up, to make ascend. Intr. to extend upward, to rise high, to grow, to be projecting, prominent, stretched out. Hence: 1. to raise the feet for walking; to lift up the hand in swearing; to entreat, pray; to lift up the head; to rise in repute, riches, dignity; to lift up the countenance, i.e. to walk along with face raised; to lift up the eyes, i.e. to look at, to behold.

נָשָׂא

verb qal • Root נשא • Strongs / High • Page 994

IV. (Kal unused) tr. same as נָשָׁה III. to extend, to stretch out, to widen.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

נָשָׂא

verb • Page 458

1. To lift or raise up (Gen. 7:17). (1.) To lift up the eyes (Gen. 13:10). (2.) To lift up the hand, as an oath (Ex. 6:8) or against someone (2 Sam. 20:21). (3.) To raise one's heart to long for something (Deut. 24:15). (4.) To lift up the head of anyone, to exalt or release from prison (2 K. 25:27). (5.) To lift up the voice, as in weeping or rejoicing (Gen. 27:38, Is. 24:14). (6.) To utter, speak (Ex. 20:7). (7.) To begin.

נְשָׂא

verb • Root נשא • Page 460

Chald. 1. to take. Ezra 5: 15. 2. to take or carry away, spoken of the wind. Dan. 2: 35.

נִשָּׂא

verb • Root נשא • Page 459

1. To rise, to be raised up, to be elevated (Ezek. 1:19—21, Is. 2:2). 2. To be borne (Ex. 25:28), or to be carried away (2 K. 20:17).

נָשָׂא

verb • Root נשא • Page 459

To lift up, bear, or take. Meanings on this page include: (8) one's heart raises or excites him (Ex. 35:21); (9) to put or set on anything (Gen. 31:17); (10) to raise oneself, to rise (Ps. 89:10). (2) To bear fruit (Ezek. 17:8), to bear away (1 Sam. 17:34), to suffer (Is. 1:14), to bear guilt or sin (Lev. 5:1, 17), or to bring (as wind, 1 K. 10:11). (3) To take (Gen. 27:3), to accept/be gracious to a person (Gen. 32:21), to take away (Dan. 1:16), to take the number or sum (Ex. 30:12), or to receive (Ps. 24:5).

נָשָׁא

verb • Root נשא • Page 460

I. in Kal not used; perhaps to err, wander (kindred with נָשָׁה to forget.) Hiph. הִשִּׁיא to lead astray; hence 1. to deceive; 2 K. 18 : 29. 2. to seduce. Gen. 3: 13. Jer. 49: 16. Niph. to be deceived. Is. 19: 13.

נָשָׁא

verb • Root נשא • Page 460

II. i. q. נָשָׁה no. II. to lend on usury, Neh. 5: 7. Hiph. to press, spoken of a creditor. Ps. 89: 23.

Verb Qal imperfect first person common singular

LXX: λήμψεται αἴρων λήμψονται ἔλαβεν λαβὲ

LXX Usage Statistics

H5375:

λήμψεται 20× (3.0%)

αἴρων 20× (2.6%)

λήμψονται 17× (2.4%)

ἔλαβεν 16× (2.4%)

λαβὲ 16× (2.5%)

ἦρα 16× (2.4%)

ἔλαβον 16× (2.2%)

αἴροντεσ 16× (2.4%)

ἦραν 15× (2.1%)

ἀναβλέψασ 14× (2.0%)

לבדי לְבַדּי

to my separation

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ל

lə

Definition

to, for

Root

A primitive particle; a prefix

Exhaustive

(lamed) — to / toward / for

Core value: orientation, directionality, belonging
ל is often mistranslated as purpose (“in order to”), but that smuggles in future-time. In reality, ל marks:
- movement toward,
- dedication unto,
- reference with respect to.
Aonically, ל is vectorial, not teleological.
not “for the sake of a future outcome”
but “oriented toward a locus or pole.”
This is why possession (“belongs to”) and motion (“toward”) use the same preposition: both indicate relational alignment, not time.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

בד

bad

Definition

properly, separation; by implication, a part of the body, branch of atree, bar forcarrying; figuratively, chief of a city; especially (with prepositional prefix) as an adverb, apart, only, besides

Root

from H909 (בדד);

Exhaustive

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H905

ני

Definition

I, subject pronoun - subject: 1st person common singular

Root

Exhaustive

Personal subject pronoun - suffix for some adverbs and infinitives: 1st person singular

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9040

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

בֵּד

abbreviation • Root עבד • Lemma_Lookup • Page 220

abridged from עֶבֶד, and still more בַּד, in proper names compounded with it

בַּד

noun masculine • Root בדד • Lemma_Lookup • Page 219

I. 1. dismembered, singled out, separated; hence separation, part. 2. solitude, emptiness. Used as a preposition/adverb (לְבַד) meaning: alone, only, besides, except.

בַּד

noun masculine • Root בדד • Lemma_Lookup • Page 219

II. 1. yarn, thread, yarn-web; particularly white linen garments of priests. 2. branches of a tree, poles, bars, staves; members of the body.

בַּד

noun masculine • Root בדד • Lemma_Lookup • Page 219

III. speech, talk, chatter; hence lies, brag; liars/astrologers.

בַּד

unknown • Lemma_Lookup • Page 220

see בַּדּ

Preposition, Noun common both singular construct, Suffix pronominal first person both singular

LXX:

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H0905:

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טרחכם טָרְחֲכֶם

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

טרח

ṭôrach

Definition

a burden

Root

from H2959 (טרח);

Exhaustive

from טרח; a burden; cumbrance, trouble.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2960

כם

Definition

your, personal posessive - noun suffix: 2nd person masculine plural

Root

Exhaustive

Personal posessive pronoun - suffix for nouns, adjectives and passive participles: 2nd person masculine plural

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9026

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

טֹרַח

masculine noun • Root טרח • Strongs / High • Page 566

A burden, charge, trouble.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

טֹרַח

m. dec. vi. p. • Page 266

burden, trouble. References: Deut. 1:12; Is. 1:14. (In Chald. טְרַח, to fatigue one's self by labour.)

Noun common both singular construct, Suffix pronominal second person masculine plural

LXX:

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H2960:

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ומשאכם וּמַשַּׂאֲכֶם

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wə

Definition

and

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

The conjunctive ו is not merely a fixed coordinator with a stable semantic value (“and/but/or/then”). Its core function is linkage, not meaning. It binds units into a single discourse field—phrases, clauses, or whole scenes—while leaving the logical relation to be inferred from aspect, word order, genre, and context.

So the variability in translation (“and / but / or / even / then”) is not polyvalence in the particle; it is underspecification by design. The language expects the reader/hearer to perceive the relation rather than have it encoded.

Crucially, conjunctive ו does not imply temporal sequence. It implies continuity of attention. Think of it as:
- “this belongs with what precedes,”
- “remain within the same frame,”
“do not reset the discourse.”
This is why Hebrew can chain dozens of clauses with ו without subordination or explicit logic markers. The text advances by accumulation, not by branching syntactic trees. Meaning arises from the interaction:
- Aspect (qatal / yiqtol / participle),
- Position (fronted elements, resumptive nouns),
- Genre (law, narrative, oracle),
- Context (who speaks, to whom).
The ו simply keeps the circuit closed so these cues can operate together. Remove tense assumptions, and the system becomes coherent.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

משא

massâʼ

Definition

a burden; specifically, tribute, or (abstractly) porterage; figuratively, an utterance, chiefly adoom, especially singing; mental, desire

Root

from H5375 (נשא);

Exhaustive

from נשא; a burden; specifically, tribute, or (abstractly) porterage; figuratively, an utterance, chiefly adoom, especially singing; mental, desire; burden, carry away, prophecy, [idiom] they set, song, tribute.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4853

כם

Definition

your, personal posessive - noun suffix: 2nd person masculine plural

Root

Exhaustive

Personal posessive pronoun - suffix for nouns, adjectives and passive participles: 2nd person masculine plural

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9026

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מַשָּׂא

m. / noun proper • Root נשא • Strongs / High • Page 913

Has multiple meanings: 1. a lifting up, carrying, a burden; 2. concrete, what one lifts and carries away, a burden, a mass, a quantity; 3. an utterance, mostly of God, oracle, divine declaration; 4. desire, longing; 5. a tax, tribute; 6. elevation of the voice, song; 7. proper name of an Ishmaelite people and a district.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מֵשָׁא

proper name • Page 411

A boundary of Joktanite Arabia, likely Mesene of the ancients. Gen. 10: 30.

מַשָּׂא

noun masculine • Root נשא • Page 410

Partiality. See 2 Chr. 19:7.

מַשָּׂא

noun masculine • Root נשא • Page 409

verbal from נָשָׂא; 1. a bearing. Num. 4:24. 2. a burden. 2 K. 5:17. Jer. 17:21 ff. 3. that to which the heart cleaves. Ezek. 24:25. 4. a proverb, saying, oracle. Prov. 30:1. Is. 13:1. 5. a present, gift. 2 Chr. 17:11.

מַשָּׁא

noun masculine • Root נשא • Page 411

1. usury. 2. a debt, obligation. Neh. 5: 7, 10: 32. Verbal from נָשָׁא.

Conjunction, Noun common both singular construct, Suffix pronominal second person masculine plural

LXX: λῆμμα βαστάγματα --- φορτίον ῥῆμα

LXX Usage Statistics

H4853a:

λῆμμα 12× (16.8%)

βαστάγματα 5× (7.6%)

--- 4× (6.1%)

φορτίον 4× (5.4%)

ῥῆμα 4× (5.1%)

ὅρασισ 3× (4.3%)

ὅραμα 3× (3.9%)

βάσταγμα 2× (2.8%)

ἀρτὰ 2× (2.6%)

αἰρομένων 2× (2.6%)

וריבכם וְרִיבְכֶם׃

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wə

Definition

and

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

The conjunctive ו is not merely a fixed coordinator with a stable semantic value (“and/but/or/then”). Its core function is linkage, not meaning. It binds units into a single discourse field—phrases, clauses, or whole scenes—while leaving the logical relation to be inferred from aspect, word order, genre, and context.

So the variability in translation (“and / but / or / even / then”) is not polyvalence in the particle; it is underspecification by design. The language expects the reader/hearer to perceive the relation rather than have it encoded.

Crucially, conjunctive ו does not imply temporal sequence. It implies continuity of attention. Think of it as:
- “this belongs with what precedes,”
- “remain within the same frame,”
“do not reset the discourse.”
This is why Hebrew can chain dozens of clauses with ו without subordination or explicit logic markers. The text advances by accumulation, not by branching syntactic trees. Meaning arises from the interaction:
- Aspect (qatal / yiqtol / participle),
- Position (fronted elements, resumptive nouns),
- Genre (law, narrative, oracle),
- Context (who speaks, to whom).
The ו simply keeps the circuit closed so these cues can operate together. Remove tense assumptions, and the system becomes coherent.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

ריב

rîyb

Definition

a contest (personal or legal)

Root

or רב; from H7378 (ריב);

Exhaustive

or רב; from ריב; a contest (personal or legal); [phrase] adversary, cause, chiding, contend(-tion), controversy, multitude (from the margin), pleading, strife, strive(-ing), suit.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7379

כם

Definition

your, personal posessive - noun suffix: 2nd person masculine plural

Root

Exhaustive

Personal posessive pronoun - suffix for nouns, adjectives and passive participles: 2nd person masculine plural

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9026

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

רִיב

verb • Root רוב • Strongs / High • Page 755

to plead for one

רִיב

verb • Strongs / High • Page 1324

(perf. רָב, רָבָה, etc.) intr. to strive, contend, quarrel, to argue, to carry on a dispute, to conduct a cause (before a tribunal).

רִיב

noun masculine • Strongs / High • Page 1336

strife, quarrel, disunion, contention, maltreatment, an adversary, feud, dispute. Also meaning all, full (according to K'ri in Job 33, 19).

רִיב

substantive • Root ריב • Strongs / High • Page 1337

less suitable. Besides, a cause, suit (Is. 1, 23; 41, 21), coupled with מִשְׁפָּט, to have a suit with one (Mic. 6, 2); רִיבֵי נֶפֶשׁ dangerous transactions (Lament. 3, 58); activity (Is. 34, 8).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

רִיב

noun / verb • Page 604

Cross-reference entry; see entry for רִיב.

רִיב

verb • Root רוב • Page 617

1. to contend or strive with any one, in words or deeds. Is. 57: 16. 2. to manage the cause of any one, to plead for or defend. Is. 1: 17, Ps. 43: 1.

רִיב

m. plur. • Root ריב • Page 617

1. a strife, contention. Gen. 13: 7. 2. a cause, matter of contention. Ex. 23: 2.

Conjunction, Noun common both singular construct, Suffix pronominal second person masculine plural

LXX: κρίσιν κρίσισ δίκην ἀντιλογία κρίσεωσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H7379:

κρίσιν 11× (17.7%)

κρίσισ 6× (10.6%)

δίκην 5× (7.9%)

ἀντιλογία 4× (7.2%)

κρίσεωσ 3× (5.6%)

μάχη 2× (3.7%)

κρίσεισ 2× (3.4%)

ἀντιλογίασ 2× (2.9%)

μάχησ 2× (2.6%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
How shall I bear alone your burden and your lifting up and your strife.

LITV Translation:
How can I by myself bear your pressure and your burden, and your strife?

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
How shall I alone be able to bear your labor, and your burden, and your gainsayings?