Deuteronomy 17:2
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Ifכִּֽי־
(ki-)
3588: that, for, whena prim. conjunction
there is foundיִמָּצֵ֤א
(yim·ma·tze)
4672: to attain to, finda prim. root
in your midst,בְקִרְבְּךָ֙
(ve·kir·be·cha)
7130: inward part, midstfrom an unused word
in anyבְּאַחַ֣ד
(be·'a·chad)
259: onea prim. card. number
of your towns,שְׁעָרֶ֔יךָ
(she·'a·rei·cha,)
8179: a gatefrom an unused word
whichאֲשֶׁר־
(a·sher-)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
the LORDיְהוָ֥ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ
(e·lo·hei·cha)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
is givingנֹתֵ֣ן
(no·ten)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
you, a manאִ֣ישׁ
(ish)
376: manfrom an unused word
orאֹו־
(ov-)
176: ora prim. root
a womanאִשָּׁ֗ה
(i·shah)
802: woman, wife, femalefrom an unused word
whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
doesיַעֲשֶׂ֧ה
(ya·'a·seh)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
what is evilהָרַ֛ע
(ha·ra)
7451a: bad, evilfrom the same as roa
in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥י
(be·'ei·nei)
5869: an eyeof uncertain derivation
of the LORDיְהוָֽה־
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
your God,אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ
(e·lo·hei·cha)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
by transgressingלַעֲבֹ֥ר
(la·'a·vor)
5674a: to pass over, through, or by, pass ona prim. root
His covenant,בְּרִיתֹֽו׃
(be·ri·tov.)
1285: a covenantfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
If there be found
matsa'  (maw-tsaw')
to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
among
qereb  (keh'-reb)
the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)
you within any
'echad  (ekh-awd')
united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
of thy gates
sha`ar  (shah'-ar)
an opening, i.e. door or gate -- city, door, gate, port (-er).
which the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
thy God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
giveth
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
thee man
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
or woman
'ishshah  (ish-shaw')
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman
that hath wrought
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
wickedness
ra`  (rah)
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).
in the sight
`ayin  (ah'-yin)
an eye; by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
of the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
thy God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
in transgressing
`abar  (aw-bar')
to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)
his covenant
briyth  (ber-eeth')
a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh) -- confederacy, (con-)feder(-ate), covenant, league.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"If there is found in your midst, in any of your towns, which the LORD your God is giving you, a man or a woman who does what is evil in the sight of the LORD your God, by transgressing His covenant,

King James Bible
If there be found among you, within any of thy gates which the LORD thy God giveth thee, man or woman, that hath wrought wickedness in the sight of the LORD thy God, in transgressing his covenant,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
If a man or woman among you in one of your towns that the LORD your God will give you is discovered doing evil in the sight of the LORD your God and violating His covenant

International Standard Version
"You may discover that a man or woman living in one of your cities that the LORD your God is about to give you has done evil in the eyes of the LORD your God by transgressing his covenant.

NET Bible
Suppose a man or woman is discovered among you--in one of your villages that the LORD your God is giving you--who sins before the Lord your God and breaks his covenant

GOD'S WORD® Translation
In one of the cities the LORD your God is giving you, there may be a man or woman among you who is doing what the LORD considers evil. This person may be disregarding the conditions of the LORD's promise

King James 2000 Bible
If there be found among you, within any of your gates which the LORD your God gives you, man or woman, that has done wickedness in the sight of the LORD your God, in transgressing his covenant,
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