Leviticus 18:19 Go deeper
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Also thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is put apart for her uncleanness. (KJV)
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וְאֶל\־ve.'el-and to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Leviticus 18:19 word 1
אִשָּׁ֖ה'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 18:19 word 2
בְּנִדַּ֣תbe.ni.Datin [the] menstruous impurity of
Lemma: נִדָּה (nid.dah) · Strong's: H5079
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: impurity
Used 29 times. Also: Leviticus 12:2, Leviticus 12:5, Leviticus 15:19, Leviticus 15:20, Leviticus 15:24, Leviticus 15:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5079; TAHOT Leviticus 18:19 word 3
טֻמְאָתָ֑הּtum.'a.Tahuncleanness her
Lemma: טֻמְאָה (tum.ah) · Strong's: H2932
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: uncleanness
Used 36 times. Also: Leviticus 5:3, Leviticus 7:20, Leviticus 7:21, Leviticus 14:19, Leviticus 15:3, Leviticus 15:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2932; TAHOT Leviticus 18:19 word 4
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 18:19 word 5
תִקְרַ֔בtik.Ravyou will draw near
Lemma: קָרַב (qa.rav) · Strong's: H7126G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)
Meaning: to present: come
Used 112 times. Also: Genesis 12:11, Genesis 20:4, Genesis 27:41, Genesis 37:18, Genesis 47:29, Exodus 3:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7126G; TAHOT Leviticus 18:19 word 6
לְגַלּ֖וֹתle.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 18:19 word 7
עֶרְוָתָֽהּ\׃'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 18:19 word 8
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 |
| approach | → | קָרַב H7126G to present: come |
| a woman | → | אִשָּׁה H0802G woman |
| to have sexual relations with her | → | גָּלָה H1540I to reveal: uncover |
| . . . | → | עֶרְוָה H6172 nakedness |
| during her menstrual period | → | נִדָּה H5079 impurity |
| . . . | → | טֻמְאָה H2932 uncleanness |
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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