Deuteronomy 24:17

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

לא לֹא

not

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

לא

lôʼ

Definition

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

Root

or לוא; or לה; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle;

Exhaustive

or לוא; or לה; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles; [idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as truly as, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] verily, for want, [phrase] whether, without.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3808

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

לֹא

negative particle • Root אל • Strongs / High • Page 759

A negative particle; not, no. It functions as an absolute negative, a negative answer to a question, or a refusal. Used with verbs in various tenses and moods to express negation or prohibition.

לֹא

particle • Strongs / High • Page 761

A K'ri reading for לוֹ.

לֹא

adverb / particle • Strongs / High • Page 760

Not; No; Nothing (substantive use); Before (cognate sense to טֶרֶם).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

לֹא

adverb • Page 338

A primitive adverb of negation (more rarely לוֹא). 1. not. 2. no (Gen. 19:2). 3. nothing (Job 6:21). 4. without (1 Chr. 2:30). 5. interrogative, nonne? (Jon. 4:11). 6. lest, that not (Ex. 28:32). 7. In combination with adjectives/substantives it gives a negative signification (e.g., לֹא עֹז without strength).

Particle negative

LXX: οὐκ οὐ μὴ οὐδὲ οὐχ

LXX Usage Statistics

H3808:

οὐκ 1137× (34.5%)

οὐ 797× (24.2%)

μὴ 184× (5.6%)

οὐδὲ 150× (4.5%)

οὐχ 127× (3.9%)

οὐχὶ 120× (3.6%)

--- 98× (3.0%)

'' 94× (2.4%)

---% 62× (1.5%)

οὐκέτι 50× (1.4%)

תטה תַטּה

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

נטה

nâṭâh

Definition

to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application; [phrase] afternoon, apply, bow (down, -ing), carry aside, decline, deliver, extend, go down, be gone, incline, intend, lay, let down, offer, outstretched, overthrown, pervert, pitch, prolong, put away, shew, spread (out), stretch (forth, out), take (aside), turn (aside, away), wrest, cause to yield.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5186

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

נָטָה

verb • Root נטה • Strongs / High • Page 964

To stretch, to extend, to spread, to bend. Specifically: 1. to stretch out (one's hand); of God, to punish, or to attack and strike. Its organic root is נ-ט.

נָטָה

verb • Root נטה • Strongs / High • Page 965

Kal stem: 1. to stretch, to stretch out, to extend, to elongate. 2. to spread out, to expand (e.g. a tent, the heavens). 3. to bow down, to incline, to turn to, to bestow. 4. intransitively: to decline (of the day), to turn, to go away, to depart.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

נָטָה

verb • Root נטה • Page 440

(Continued from previous page) 4. trans. to turn away (Jer. 5:25, Num. 22:23); to lead astray (Job 24:4); to lead aside (2 Sam. 3:27); to put away (Ps. 27:9). Intrans. to depart (Job 23:11, Is. 30:11, Ps. 125:5). 5. to bend, pervert; particularly in the phrase הִטָּה מִשְׁפָּט (1 Sam. 8:3, Ex. 23:6, Deut. 27:19, Lam. 3:35). Hoph. part. מֻטֶּה (Is. 8:8, Ezek. 9:9).

נָטָה

verb • Root נטה • Page 439

1. to stretch out (e.g. hand, measuring line). 2. to spread out (e.g. tent, heavens). 3. to incline, bend down (e.g. ear, heart, wall). 4. to turn, lead. 5. to go away, depart. (Niph.) to be stretched out. (Hiph.) to stretch out, spread out, incline, bend down, or show favour.

Verb Hiphil imperfect second person masculine singular

LXX: ἐκτενῶ ὑψηλῷ ἐξέτεινεν κλῖνον ἐξέκλινεν

LXX Usage Statistics

H5186:

ἐκτενῶ 12× (5.2%)

ὑψηλῷ 12× (5.6%)

ἐξέτεινεν 11× (5.2%)

κλῖνον 10× (4.8%)

ἐξέκλινεν 10× (4.6%)

ἔκλινεν 10× (4.3%)

ἔκτεινον 9× (4.3%)

ἔπηξεν 7× (3.2%)

ἐκκλῖναι 6× (2.6%)

ἐξέκλιναν 6× (2.7%)

משפט מִשְׁפַּט

judgement

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

משפט

mishpâṭ

Definition

properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style

Root

from H8199 (שפט);

Exhaustive

from שפט; properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style; [phrase] adversary, ceremony, charge, [idiom] crime, custom, desert, determination, discretion, disposing, due, fashion, form, to be judged, judgment, just(-ice, -ly), (manner of) law(-ful), manner, measure, (due) order, ordinance, right, sentence, usest, [idiom] worthy, [phrase] wrong.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4941

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מִשְׁפָּט

masculine noun • Root שפט • Strongs / High • Page 924

A multi-faceted term meaning: a cause or suit; a sentence or decision of a judge; a legal precept or rule; guilt or crime; a right, law, or custom; what belongs to someone (e.g., wages, privilege); usage, manner, or condition.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מִשְׁפָּט

noun masculine • Page 417

5. a right, privilege; e.g. מִשְׁפַּט הַגְּאֻלָּה the right of redemption, Jer. 32:7; מִשְׁפַּט הַמֶּלֶךְ the right or prerogative of the king, 1 Sam. 8:9, 11. Particularly what belongs to any one by law, Deut. 18:3; מִשְׁפַּט הַכֹּהֲנִים what belongs to the priests, i. e. their due, 1 Sam. 2:13. 6. right, righteousness, justice, i. q. צֶדֶק. Deut. 32:4. 7. a law, i. q. חֹק. Ex. 21:1. 24:3; particularly a divine law, Lev. 18:4, 5, 26. 8. a custom, usage. 1 K. 18:28. 9. a mode, manner. Ex. 26:30. 2 K. 1:7. Judg. 13:12.

מִשְׁפָּט

noun masculine • Root שפט • Page 416

1. judgment, the act of judging. Lev. 19: 15. 2. a judgment, judicial decision. 1 K. 3: 28. 3. guilt, liability to punishment. Ezek. 7: 23. 4. a cause, a suit at law. Num. 27: 5.

Noun common both singular construct

LXX: κρίμα κρίσιν κρίματα κρίσει κρίσισ

LXX Usage Statistics

H4941:

κρίμα 87× (21.4%)

κρίσιν 68× (16.7%)

κρίματα 41× (9.1%)

κρίσει 20× (4.6%)

κρίσισ 19× (4.6%)

κρίματά 16× (3.4%)

κρίσεωσ 14× (3.5%)

δικαίωμα 14× (3.1%)

δικαιώματά 13× (2.7%)

κρίσεισ 10× (2.2%)

גר גֵּר

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

גר

gêr

Definition

properly, a guest; by implication, a foreigner

Root

or (fully) geyr (gare); from H1481 (גור);

Exhaustive

or (fully) geyr (gare); from גור; properly, a guest; by implication, a foreigner; alien, sojourner, stranger.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1616

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

גִּר

noun / masculine • Root גור • Consonantal / Medium • Page 337

Lime.

Matched via consonantal key only

גֵּר

noun / masculine • Root גור • Consonantal / Medium • Page 337

A stranger, foreigner, sojourner; one who abides in a foreign land. Figuratively, a pilgrim or a protégé deserving protection.

Matched via consonantal key only

גֵּר

noun / masculine • Root גור • Consonantal / Medium • Page 337

Same as גֵּרָה; a lion's whelp or cub.

Matched via consonantal key only

גָּר

adjective / noun • Root גור • Consonantal / Medium • Page 337

1. (adjective) Dwelling, abiding. Poetically, an inhabitant of the earth, a man. 2. (substantive) A strange shepherd.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

גֵּר

noun masculine • Root גור • Page 146

inmate, lodger, sojourner. References: Job 19:15. Ex. 3:22. (Fem. גֵּרָה)

גֵּר

noun • Page 146

perhaps the foot of a mountain. Reference: Job 28:4.

גֹּר

noun masculine • Root גור • Page 146

a stranger. Participial noun.

Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: προσήλυτοσ προσηλύτῳ προσήλυτον προσηλύτου πάροικοσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1616:

προσήλυτοσ 19× (18.0%)

προσηλύτῳ 18× (17.0%)

προσήλυτον 10× (9.5%)

προσηλύτου 7× (8.1%)

πάροικοσ 6× (7.2%)

προσήλυτοι 6× (7.0%)

προσηλύτων 6× (5.4%)

προσηλύτοισ 6× (5.0%)

προσηλύτουσ 3× (3.1%)

יתום יָתוֹם

left-alone

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

יתום

yâthôwm

Definition

a bereaved person

Root

from an unused root meaning to be lonely;

Exhaustive

from an unused root meaning to be lonely; a bereaved person; fatherless (child), orphan.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3490

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

יָתוֹם

noun masculine • Root יתם • Strongs / High • Page 664

1. Properly a deserted, forsaken one; hence an orphan, being without a protector, helpless. 2. Same as תָּם spoken of God, a Perfect, Pure one.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

יָתוֹם

noun masculine • Page 304

an orphan; also simply fatherless. Ex. 22:22, 24. Deut. 10:18. 14:29. Job 24:9.

Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: ὀρφανῷ ὀρφανὸν ὀρφανῶν ὀρφανοῦ ὀρφανοὺσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H3490:

ὀρφανῷ 13× (31.5%)

ὀρφανὸν 8× (20.4%)

ὀρφανῶν 3× (8.0%)

ὀρφανοῦ 3× (7.6%)

ὀρφανοὺσ 3× (7.6%)

ὀρφανὸσ 3× (5.9%)

ὀρφανοὶ 2× (5.6%)

ὀρφανόν 2× (5.6%)

ולא וְלֹא

and not

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

לא

lôʼ

Definition

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

Root

or לוא; or לה; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle;

Exhaustive

or לוא; or לה; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles; [idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as truly as, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] verily, for want, [phrase] whether, without.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3808

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

לֹא

negative particle • Root אל • Strongs / High • Page 759

A negative particle; not, no. It functions as an absolute negative, a negative answer to a question, or a refusal. Used with verbs in various tenses and moods to express negation or prohibition.

לֹא

particle • Strongs / High • Page 761

A K'ri reading for לוֹ.

לֹא

adverb / particle • Strongs / High • Page 760

Not; No; Nothing (substantive use); Before (cognate sense to טֶרֶם).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

לֹא

adverb • Page 338

A primitive adverb of negation (more rarely לוֹא). 1. not. 2. no (Gen. 19:2). 3. nothing (Job 6:21). 4. without (1 Chr. 2:30). 5. interrogative, nonne? (Jon. 4:11). 6. lest, that not (Ex. 28:32). 7. In combination with adjectives/substantives it gives a negative signification (e.g., לֹא עֹז without strength).

Conjunction, Particle negative

LXX: οὐκ οὐ μὴ οὐδὲ οὐχ

LXX Usage Statistics

H3808:

οὐκ 1137× (34.5%)

οὐ 797× (24.2%)

μὴ 184× (5.6%)

οὐδὲ 150× (4.5%)

οὐχ 127× (3.9%)

οὐχὶ 120× (3.6%)

--- 98× (3.0%)

'' 94× (2.4%)

---% 62× (1.5%)

οὐκέτι 50× (1.4%)

תחבל תַחֲבֹל

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

חבל

châbal

Definition

to wind tightly (as a rope), i.e. to bind; specifically, by a pledge; figuratively, to pervert, destroy; also to writhe in pain (especially of parturition)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to wind tightly (as a rope), i.e. to bind; specifically, by a pledge; figuratively, to pervert, destroy; also to writhe in pain (especially of parturition); [idiom] at all, band, bring forth, (deal) corrupt(-ly), destroy, offend, lay to (take a) pledge, spoil, travail, [idiom] very, withhold.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2254

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

חָבַל

verb • Root חבל • Strongs / High • Page 451

1. to wind together, to bind together (e.g., a rope), hence to associate together. 2. Figuratively: to pledge, to take something as a pledge. 3. Figuratively: to act perversely, corruptly.

חָבַל

verb • Root חבל • Strongs / High • Page 452

To transgress, to sin. Figuratively: to twist, to bend from pain (e.g., childbirth); to conceive, to copulate.

חָבַל

verb • Root חבל • Strongs / High • Page 452

To wound, to injure. To cut into, to make a notch in; hence to damage, to corrupt, to destroy. (Kal not used).

חָבַל

verb • Root חבל • Strongs / High • Page 452

To conduct, to lead, to manage (e.g. people, war); to steer a ship. (Not used in Kal).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

חָבַל

verb • Page 211

I. 1. To corrupt, injure, or destroy. Pi. to destroy (Ecc. 5:5; Is. 32:7; 13:5). 2. To be mad or foolish; hence to act foolishly or wickedly (Job 34:31; Neh. 1:7). Niph. to be destroyed (Prov. 13:13).

חָבַל

verb • Page 211

II. 1. To take a pledge of someone, to bind by a pledge (Job 22:6; Prov. 20:16). 2. To take anything as a pledge (Deut. 24:6, 17; Ex. 22:24; Job 24:3).

חָבַל

verb • Page 211

III. 1. To tie with a cord, to twist, or to bind. 2. To experience pain or torture (Zech. 11:7, 14). Pi. to bring forth with pain, to be in labour (Cant. 8:5; Ps. 7:15).

Verb Qal imperfect second person masculine singular

LXX: ἐνεχυράσεισ ὠδίνησέν καταφθεῖραι ''

LXX Usage Statistics

H2254a:

ἐνεχυράσεισ 2× (6.3%)

ὠδίνησέν 2× (6.3%)

καταφθεῖραι 2× (5.9%)

'' 2× (5.4%)

בגד בֶּגֶד

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

בגד

beged

Definition

a covering, i.e. clothing; also treachery or pillage

Root

from H898 (בגד);

Exhaustive

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H899

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

בֶּגֶד

noun masculine • Root בגד • Lemma_Lookup • Page 218

1. Covering, clothing in the proper and usual sense; a tegument over the sacred vessels; in particular a kind of upper-garment. 2. Covering, deceit, faithlessness, treachery, robbery.

בָּגַד

verb • Lemma_Lookup • Page 218

1. (not used) to cover, veil, clothe. 2. To cover, to conceal, then to act covertly, to deceive, deal falsely; to forsake faithlessly; to betray.

בֹּגְדוֹת

noun feminine plural • Lemma_Lookup • Page 218

Treachery, deceit.

Noun common both singular construct

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0899b:

No stats available

אלמנה אַלְמָנָה׃

left-alone

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

אלמנה

ʼalmânâh

Definition

a widow; also a desolate place

Root

feminine of H488 (אלמן);

Exhaustive

feminine of אלמן; a widow; also a desolate place; desolate house (palace), widow.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H490

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אַלְמָנָה

noun feminine • Root אלמן • Strongs_Numbers • Page 142

Widow; figuratively of a widowed state (e.g. a people without God or king).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אַלְמָנָה

noun feminine • Root אלמן • Page 53

Widowed, a widow. Gen. 38:11; Ex. 22:21; Lev. 21:14.

Noun common feminine singular absolute

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0490:

No stats available

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
Thou shalt not turn away the judgment of the stranger, the fatherless; and thou shalt not take as a pledge the garment of the widow.

LITV Translation:
You shall not pervert judgment of an alien, or of an orphan; and you shall not take a widow's garment as pledge.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of the stranger and the fatherless, and widow; thou shalt not take the widow’s garment for a pledge.