Hebrew Interlinear
Leviticus 20:21 Interlinear
“And if a man shall take wife his brother's it is an unclean thing nakedness his brother's he hath uncovered they shall be childless ”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וְאִ֗ישׁ | H376 | And if a man | a 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) |
| 2 | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | H834 | who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | |
| 3 | יִקַּ֛ח | H3947 | shall take | to take (in the widest variety of applications) |
| 4 | אֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 5 | אֵ֥שֶׁת | H802 | wife | a woman |
| 6 | אָחִ֛יו | H251 | his brother's | a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like h0001]) |
| 7 | נִדָּ֣ה | H5079 | it is an unclean thing | properly, rejection; by implication, impurity, especially personal (menstruation) or moral (idolatry, incest) |
| 8 | הִ֑וא | H1931 | he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo | |
| 9 | עֶרְוַ֥ת | H6172 | nakedness | nudity, literally (especially the pudenda) or figuratively (disgrace, blemish) |
| 10 | אָחִ֛יו | H251 | his brother's | a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like h0001]) |
| 11 | גִּלָּ֖ה | H1540 | he hath uncovered | to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal |
| 12 | עֲרִירִ֥ים | H6185 | they shall be childless | bare, i.e., destitute (of children) |
| 13 | יִֽהְיֽוּ׃ | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) |
Verse Context
Leviticus 20:20And if a man shall lie with his uncle's wife nakedness...
Leviticus 20:21 (current)And if a man shall take wife his brother's it is an unclean thing nakedness his brother's he hath uncovered they shall be childless
Leviticus 20:22Ye shall therefore keep all my statutes ...