Matthew 5:27
New Testament • 6 words with Strong's data
"Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:"
Word-by-Word Analysis
שָׁמַע
shâmaʻ
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
בֵּן
bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or ...
עֵת
ʻêth
time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.
עָשָׂה
ʻâsâh
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
נָאַף
nâʼaph
to commit adultery; figuratively, to apostatize
Key Terms in This Verse
בֵּן bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
Study H1121 →שָׁמַע shâmaʻ
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
Study H8085 →Cross References
Neither shalt thou commit adultery.
But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.
Thou shalt not commit adultery.
And the man that committeth adultery with another man’s wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbour’s wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.
Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:
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