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Deuteronomy 22:20

Hebrew
וְאִם אֱמֶ֣ת הָיָ֔הplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigהָיָה

hebrew

The word הָיָה means “to exist” or “to be” or “to become” or “to come into being” and occurs 3561 times in the Old Testament.

This is the foundational verb of existence, identity, becoming and occurrence.

* It is used in the creation narrative of Genesis 1, represented by the English words Genesis 1:3Exodus 3:12Ruth 1:1Isaiah 2:2
הַדָּבָ֖ר הַזֶּ֑ה לֹא נִמְצְא֥וּ בְתוּלִ֖ים לנער לַֽנַּעֲרָֽה
ESV
But if the thing is true, that evidence of virginity was not found in the young woman,
NIV
If, however, the charge is true and no proof of the girl's virginity can be found,
NLT
“But suppose the man's accusations are true, and he can show that she was not a virgin.
LXX
ἐὰν δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ

greek

δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English.
ἐπ ἀληθείας γένηται plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
λόγοςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigλόγος

Meaning

* A word or words * Statement * Message * Speech * Account * Used in John to mean God the Son

Masculine noun. Related to the verb λέγω.

λόγος in Greek Thought

Before the New Testament, λόγος already had deep philosophical use. In Greek philosophy, λόγος was the rational principle that ordered the universe, the divine reason that structured all things. In Heraclitus, λόγος referred to the unifying rational principle behind the constant change in the world.…
οὗτοςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigοὗτος / αὕτη /τοῦτο

greek

Meaning:

* These or this * This one, this person, this thing * They or he or she or it

Demonstrative pronoun.

οὗτος usually refers to something close to the speaker — “this” as opposed to ἐκεῖνος (John 9:161 John 5:111 Corinthians 15:501 John 4:9John 5:1Matthew 3:17John 7:26Luke 22:19
καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί

greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
μὴ εὑρεθῇ παρθένια τῇplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
νεάνιδι
KJV
But if this thing be true, and the tokens of virginity be not found for the damsel:

Deuteronomy 22:19 ← Deuteronomy 22:20 → Deuteronomy 22:21

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