Hebrew Interlinear

Leviticus 20:20 Interlinear

And if a man shall lie with his uncle's wife nakedness his uncle's he hath uncovered their sin they shall bear childless they shall die

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וְאִ֗ישׁH376And if a mana man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
2אֲשֶׁ֤רH834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
3יִשְׁכַּב֙H7901shall lieto lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
4אֶתH854properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc
5דֹּ֣דָת֔וֹH1733with his uncle's wifean aunt
6עֶרְוַ֥תH6172nakednessnudity, literally (especially the pudenda) or figuratively (disgrace, blemish)
7דֹּד֖וֹH1730his uncle's(figuratively) to love; by implication, a love-token, lover, friend; specifically an uncle
8גִּלָּ֑הH1540he hath uncoveredto denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal
9חֶטְאָ֥םH2399their sina crime or its penalty
10יִשָּׂ֖אוּH5375they shall bearto lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
11עֲרִירִ֥יםH6185childlessbare, i.e., destitute (of children)
12יָמֻֽתוּ׃H4191they shall dieto die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill

Verse Context

Leviticus 20:19the nakedness sister of thy mother's sister nor of thy father's ...
Leviticus 20:20 (current)And if a man shall lie with his uncle's wife nakedness his uncle's he hath uncovered their sin they shall bear childless they shall die
Leviticus 20:21And if a man shall take wife his brother's...

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