Leviticus 18:17 Go deeper
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Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter, neither shalt thou take her son’s daughter, or her daughter’s daughter, to uncover her nakedness; for they are her near kinswomen: it is wickedness. (KJV)
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עֶרְוַ֥ת'er.Vat[the] nakedness of
Lemma: עֶרְוָה (er.vah) · Strong's: H6172
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: nakedness
Used 54 times. Also: Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 42:9, Genesis 42:12, Exodus 20:26, Exodus 28:42 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6172; TAHOT Leviticus 18:17 word 1
אִשָּׁ֛ה'i.Shaha woman
Lemma: אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) · Strong's: H0802G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: woman
Used 324 times. Also: Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0802G; TAHOT Leviticus 18:17 word 2
וּבִתָּ֖הּu.vi.Tahand daughter her
Lemma: בַּת (bat) · Strong's: H1323G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: daughter
Used 539 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1323G; TAHOT Leviticus 18:17 word 3
לֹ֣אlo'not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Leviticus 18:17 word 4
תְגַלֵּ֑הte.ga.Lehyou will uncover
Lemma: גָּלָה (ga.lah) · Strong's: H1540I
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVpi2ms)
Meaning: to reveal: uncover
Used 66 times. Also: Genesis 9:21, Exodus 20:26, Leviticus 18:6, Leviticus 18:7, Leviticus 18:8, Leviticus 18:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1540I; TAHOT Leviticus 18:17 word 5
אֶֽת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Leviticus 18:17 word 6
בַּת\־bat-[the] daughter of
Lemma: בַּת (bat) · Strong's: H1323G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: daughter
Used 539 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1323G; TAHOT Leviticus 18:17 word 7
בְּנָ֞הּbe.Nahson her
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: son: child
Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Leviticus 18:17 word 8
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Leviticus 18:17 word 9
בַּת\־bat-[the] daughter of
Lemma: בַּת (bat) · Strong's: H1323G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: daughter
Used 539 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1323G; TAHOT Leviticus 18:17 word 10
בִּתָּ֗הּbi.Tahdaughter her
Lemma: בַּת (bat) · Strong's: H1323G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: daughter
Used 539 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1323G; TAHOT Leviticus 18:17 word 11
לֹ֤אlo'not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Leviticus 18:17 word 12
תִקַּח֙ti.Kachyou will take
Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)
Meaning: to take: take
Used 770 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3947G; TAHOT Leviticus 18:17 word 13
לְגַלּ֣וֹתle.ga.Lotto uncover
Lemma: גָּלָה (ga.lah) · Strong's: H1540I
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)
Meaning: to reveal: uncover
Used 66 times. Also: Genesis 9:21, Exodus 20:26, Leviticus 18:6, Leviticus 18:7, Leviticus 18:8, Leviticus 18:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1540I; TAHOT Leviticus 18:17 word 14
עֶרְוָתָ֔הּ'er.va.Tahnakedness her
Lemma: עֶרְוָה (er.vah) · Strong's: H6172
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: nakedness
Used 54 times. Also: Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 42:9, Genesis 42:12, Exodus 20:26, Exodus 28:42 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6172; TAHOT Leviticus 18:17 word 15
שַׁאֲרָ֥הsha.'a.Rah[are] relative[s]
Lemma: שַׁאֲרָה (sha.a.rah) · Strong's: H7608
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: kinswomen
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7608; TAHOT Leviticus 18:17 word 16
הֵ֖נָּהHe.nahthey
Lemma: הֵנָּה (hen.nah) · Strong's: H2007
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Feminine · Plural (HPp3fp)
Meaning: they(fem.)
Used 30 times. Also: Genesis 6:2, Genesis 21:29, Genesis 33:6, Genesis 41:26, Genesis 41:27, Exodus 1:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2007; TAHOT Leviticus 18:17 word 17
זִמָּ֥הzi.Mah[is] wickedness
Lemma: זִמָּה (zim.mah) · Strong's: H2154
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: wickedness
Used 29 times. Also: Leviticus 19:29, Leviticus 20:14, Judges 20:6, Job 17:11, Job 31:11, Psalms 26:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2154; TAHOT Leviticus 18:17 word 18
הִֽואhi'it
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Feminine · Singular (HPp3fs)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Leviticus 18:17 word 19
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| You must not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| have sexual relations with both | → | עֶרְוָה H6172 nakedness |
| . . . | → | גָּלָה H1540I to reveal: uncover |
| a woman | → | אִשָּׁה H0802G woman |
| and her daughter | → | בַּת H1323G daughter |
| You are not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| to marry | → | לָקַח H3947G to take: take |
| her son’s | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| daughter | → | בַּת H1323G daughter |
| or her daughter’s | → | בַּת H1323G daughter |
| daughter | → | בַּת H1323G daughter |
| and have sexual relations with her | → | גָּלָה H1540I to reveal: uncover |
| . . . | → | עֶרְוָה H6172 nakedness |
| They | → | הֵנָּה H2007 they(fem.) |
| are close relatives | → | שַׁאֲרָה H7608 kinswomen |
| it | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| is depraved | → | זִמָּה H2154 wickedness |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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