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Hebrew wordlink #276219

OSHB Prov 24:28 עֵד (ˊēd) Strongs=5707 Lemma=‘עֵד’
contextual word gloss=‘a_witness’ word gloss=‘witness’
Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute
Year=-1000

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Other uses (13) of identical word form עֵד (Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘עֵד’ (Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) has 5 different glosses: ‘[he_is]_a_witness’, ‘[is]_a_witness’, ‘[was]_a_witness’, ‘a_witness’, ‘evidence’.

GEN 31:48 contextual word gloss=‘[is]_a_witness’ word gloss=‘witness’ OSHB GEN 31:48 word 5

OET-LV: 48 And_ Lāⱱān _he/it _said the_heap the_this is_a _witness between_me and_between_you the_day therefore yes/correct/thus/so he _called his/its_name Galeed. (GEN_31:48)

OET-RV: 48 Then Lavan said, “This pile is a witness of the agreement between me and you today.” (That’s why he’d named it Galeed.) (GEN 31:48)

GEN 31:50 contextual word gloss=‘[is]_a_witness’ word gloss=‘witness’ OSHB GEN 31:50 word 15

OET-LV: 50 If you _will _mistreat DOM daughters _of_my and_if you _will _take wives to daughters _of_my there_is_not anyone with_us see god is_a _witness between_me and_between_you. (GEN_31:50)

OET-RV: 50 If you mistreat my daughters, or if you take other wives besides my daughters, even though there’s not someone there to see it, listen, God will be a witness between me and you.” (GEN 31:50)

GEN 31:52 contextual word gloss=‘[is]_a_witness’ word gloss=‘witness’ OSHB GEN 31:52 word 1

OET-LV: 52 is_a _witness the_heap the_this and_is_a _witness the_pillar if I not I _will _pass _beyond to_you DOM the_heap the_this and_if you not you _will _pass _beyond to_me DOM the_heap the_this and_DOM the_pillar (the)_this for_harm. (GEN_31:52)

OET-RV: 52 This pile is a witness and the pillar is a witness that I won’t go past these to you, and that you won’t go past these to me to do harm. (GEN 31:52)

EXO 22:12 contextual word gloss=‘evidence’ word gloss=‘evidence’ OSHB EXO 22:12 word 5

OET-LV: 12  if actually _(tear) it _will _be _torn _in _pieces he_will _bring _it evidence the _torn_animal not he _will _make _restitution. (EXO_22:12)

OET-RV: 12 but if it was truly stolen from the neighbour, they must pay compensation to the owner. (EXO 22:12)

LEV 5:1 contextual word gloss=‘[was]_a_witness’ word gloss=‘witness’ OSHB LEV 5:1 word 8

OET-LV: 5 and_anyone if/because it _will _sin and_it _will _hear the_sound _of an _oath and_he was_a _witness or he _saw or he _knew if not he _will _tell and_he _will _bear iniquity _of_his. (LEV_5:1)

OET-RV: 5 “If someone is a witness to a case because of something they saw or knew about, and hears an oath in court but doesn’t testify, then they’ll become guilty. (LEV 5:1)

DEU 17:6 contextual word gloss=‘a_witness’ word gloss=‘witness’ OSHB DEU 17:6 word 14

OET-LV: 6 On the_mouth _of two witnesses or three witnesses he _will _be _put _to _death the_one_about _to _die not he _will _be _put _to _death on the_mouth _of a _witness one. (DEU_17:6)

OET-RV: 6 Note that that person can only be executed if there’s at least two witnesses as evidence—no one can be put to death on the testimony of just one witness. (DEU 17:6)

DEU 19:15 contextual word gloss=‘a_witness’ word gloss=‘witness’ OSHB DEU 19:15 word 3

OET-LV: 15 not a _witness he _will _stand one in_anyone to/from_all/each/any/every iniquity and_to/for_all sin in_all sin which he _will _sin on the_mouth _of two _of witnesses or on the_mouth _of three witnesses a _matter it _will _stand. (DEU_19:15)

OET-RV: 15 A single witness must not be used to condemn anyone—a matter must only be considered proven if there’s at least two or three witnesses. (DEU 19:15)

JOS 22:27 contextual word gloss=‘[is]_a_witness’ word gloss=‘witness’ OSHB JOS 22:27 word 2

OET-LV: 27 If/because is_a _witness it between_us and_between_you(pl) and_between generations _of_our after_us to_serve DOM the _service _of YHWH before_him with_our _burnt _of_offerings and_with_our _of_sacrifices and_with_our _peace _of_offerings and_not descendants _of_your(pl) they _will _say tomorrow to_our _of_descendants there_belongs_not to/for_you(pl) a _portion in_YHWH. (JOS_22:27)

OET-RV: 27 but as a symbol to remind our future descendants and yours, that we all truly worship Yahweh with our burnt offerings, our sacrifices, and our peace offerings, so your descendants can’t tell our future descendants that we have no business worshipping Yahweh. (JOS 22:27)

JOS 22:28 contextual word gloss=‘[is]_a_witness’ word gloss=‘witness’ OSHB JOS 22:28 word 23

OET-LV: 28 And_we _said and_it _was if/because they _will _say to_us and_near/to generations _of_our tomorrow and_we _will _say look _at DOM the _copy _of the _altar _of YHWH which they _made ancestors _of_our not for_burnt _offering and_not for_sacrifice if/because is_a _witness it between_us and_between_you(pl). (JOS_22:28)

OET-RV: 28 If they do say anything like that, then our descendants will be able to reply, ‘See that copy of Yahweh’s altar which isn’t used for burnt offerings or sacrifices, our ancestors built that as a reminder for both you all and us.’ (JOS 22:28)

JOS 22:34 contextual word gloss=‘[is]_a_witness’ word gloss=‘witness’ OSHB JOS 22:34 word 8

OET-LV: 34 And_ the _descendants _of _they _called of _Rəʼūⱱēn and_the _sons of _Gād (to)_altar if/because is_a _witness it between_us if/because _that YHWH the_ʼElohīm. (JOS_22:34)

OET-RV: 34 The descendants of Reuven and Gad named the altar ‘Reminder’ because it was a reminder between them that Yahweh is God. (JOS 22:34)

1 SAM 12:5 contextual word gloss=‘[is]_a_witness’ word gloss=‘witness’ OSHB 1 SAM 12:5 word 3

OET-LV: 5 And_he/it _said to_them is_a _witness YHWH on_you(pl) and_is_a _witness his _of_anointed the_day the_this if/because _that not you(pl)_have _found in_my _of_hand anything and_he/it _said he_is_a _witness. (SA1_12:5)

OET-RV: 5 “Yahweh is a your witness,” he said. “And his anointed king is a witness today, that you have never found me taking anything that wasn’t mine.”
¶ “We witness that,” they agreed. (SA1 12:5)

1 SAM 12:5 contextual word gloss=‘[he_is]_a_witness’ word gloss=‘witness’ OSHB 1 SAM 12:5 word 16

MAL 3:5 contextual word gloss=‘a_witness’ word gloss=‘witness’ OSHB MAL 3:5 word 5

OET-LV: 5 And_I _will _draw _near to_you(pl) for_judgement and_I _will _be a _witness who_hastens on_sorcerers and_on_adulterers and_on_who]_swear _an _oath to_falsehood and_on_those _who_defraud _of (of)_the_hire _of a _hired _labourer a _widow and_a _fatherless _one and_those _who_thrust _aside _of (of)_a _sojourner and_not they_fear _me YHWH he _says hosts. (MAL_3:5)

OET-RV: 5 This is what army-commander Yahweh says, “At that time, I’ll come to you all to judge you. I’ll quickly testify against all those who practice sorcery, against adulterers, against those who lie in court, against those who don’t pay their workers fairly, against those who mistreat widows and orphans, against those who don’t treat the foreigners among you decently, and against those who refuse to honour me. (MAL 3:5)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘Lemma=‘עֵד’’ have 8 different glosses: ‘[he_is]_a_witness’, ‘[is]_a_witness’, ‘[is]_a_witness_of’, ‘[was]_a_witness’, ‘a_witness’, ‘a_witness_of’, ‘evidence’, ‘testimony_of’.