Hebrew Interlinear

Leviticus 17:7 Interlinear

And they shall no more offer their sacrifices unto devils whom they have gone a whoring after This shall be a statute for ever unto them throughout their generations

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וְלֹֽאH3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
2יִזְבְּח֥וּH2076And they shall no more offerto slaughter an animal (usually in sacrifice)
3עוֹד֙H5750properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, more
4אֶתH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
5זִבְחֵיהֶ֔םH2077their sacrificesproperly, a slaughter, i.e., the flesh of an animal; by implication, a sacrifice (the victim or the act)
6לַשְּׂעִירִ֕םH8163unto devilsshaggy; as noun, a he-goat; by analogy, a faun
7אֲשֶׁ֛רH834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
8הֵ֥םH1992they (only used when emphatic)
9זֹנִ֖יםH2181whom they have gone a whoringto commit adultery (usually of the female, and less often of simple fornication, rarely of involuntary ravishment); figuratively, to commit idolatry (
10אַֽחֲרֵיהֶ֑םH310afterproperly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
11חֻקַּ֥תH2708This shall be a statutea statute
12עוֹלָ֛םH5769for everproperly, concealed, i.e., the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e., (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial
13תִּֽהְיֶהH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
14זֹּ֥אתH2063this (often used adverb)
15לָהֶ֖םH1992they (only used when emphatic)
16לְדֹֽרֹתָֽם׃H1755unto them throughout their generationsproperly, a revolution of time, i.e., an age or generation; also a dwelling

Verse Context

Leviticus 17:6shall sprinkle And the priest the blood upon the altar...
Leviticus 17:7 (current) And they shall no more offer their sacrifices unto devils whom they have gone a whoring after This shall be a statute for ever unto them throughout their generations
Leviticus 17:8 And thou shalt say unto them Whatsoever man unto them Whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel...

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