Deuteronomy 25:8
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Then the eldersזִקְנֵי־
(zik·nei-)
2205: oldfrom the same as zaqan
of his cityעִירֹ֖ו
(i·rov)
5892b: city, townof uncertain derivation
shall summonוְקָֽרְאוּ־
(ve·ka·re·'u-)
7121: to call, proclaim, reada prim. root
him and speakוְדִבְּר֣וּ
(ve·dib·be·ru)
1696: to speaka prim. root
to him. And [if] he persistsוְעָמַ֣ד
(ve·'a·mad)
5975: to take one's stand, standa prim. root
and says,וְאָמַ֔ר
(ve·'a·mar,)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
'I do not desireחָפַ֖צְתִּי
(cha·fatz·ti)
2654a: to delight ina prim. root
to takeלְקַחְתָּֽהּ׃
(le·kach·tah.)
3947: to takea prim. root
her,' 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
Then the elders
zaqen  (zaw-kane')
old -- aged, ancient (man), elder(-est), old (man, men and...women), senator.
of his city
`iyr  (eer)
or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; a 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.
shall call
qara'  (kaw-raw')
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
him and speak
dabar  (daw-bar')
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
unto him and if he stand
`amad  (aw-mad')
to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
to it and say
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
I like
chaphets  (khaw-fates')
to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire
not to take
laqach  (law-kakh')
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
her
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Then the elders of his city shall summon him and speak to him. And if he persists and says, 'I do not desire to take her,'

King James Bible
Then the elders of his city shall call him, and speak unto him: and if he stand to it, and say, I like not to take her;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The elders of his city will summon him and speak with him. If he persists and says, 'I don't want to marry her,'

International Standard Version
Then the elders of the city are to summon him and speak with him. If he insists on saying, 'I don't want to marry her,'

NET Bible
Then the elders of his city must summon him and speak to him. If he persists, saying, "I don't want to marry her,"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then the leaders of the city must summon him and talk to him. If he persists in saying that he doesn't want to marry her,

King James 2000 Bible
Then the elders of his city shall call him, and speak unto him: and if he stands to it, and says, I desire not to take her;
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