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Leviticus 21:3 Interlinear

“And for his sister a virgin that is nigh unto him which hath had no husband for her may he be defiled”

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Leviticus 21 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	וְלַֽאֲחֹת֤וֹ	H269	And for his sister	a sister (used very widely [like h0251], literally and figuratively)
2	הַבְּתוּלָה֙	H1330	a virgin	a virgin (from her privacy); sometimes (by continuation) a bride; also (figuratively) a city or state
3	הַקְּרוֹבָ֣ה	H7138	that is nigh	near (in place, kindred or time)
4	אֵלָ֔יו	H413		near, with or among; often in general, to
5	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	H834		who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
6	לֹֽא	H3808		not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
7	הָיְתָ֖ה	H1961		to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
8	לְאִ֑ישׁ	H376	unto him which hath had no husband	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)
9	לָ֖הּ	H0
10	יִטַּמָּֽא׃	H2930	for her may he be defiled	to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated)

Leviticus 21:3 (current)And for his sister a virgin that is nigh unto him which hath had no husband for her may he be defiled