Leviticus 18:23 Go deeper

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Neither shalt thou lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith: neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down thereto: it is confusion. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

וּבְכָל\־u.ve.Khol-and in any

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Leviticus 18:23 word 1

בְּהֵמָ֛הbe.he.Mahanimal

Lemma: בְּהֵמָה (be.he.mah) · Strong's: H0929

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: animal

Used 190 times. Also: Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 6:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0929; TAHOT Leviticus 18:23 word 2

לֹא\־lo'-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 18:23 word 3

תִתֵּ֥ןti.Tenyou will give

Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414O

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)

Meaning: to give: give(marriage)

Used 45 times. Also: Genesis 29:26, Genesis 29:27, Genesis 29:28, Genesis 34:8, Genesis 34:9, Genesis 34:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5414O; TAHOT Leviticus 18:23 word 4

שְׁכָבְתְּךָ֖she.kha.ve.te.Khacopulation your

Lemma: שְׁכֹ֫בֶת (she.kho.vet) · Strong's: H7903

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: copulation

Used 4 times. Also: Leviticus 18:20, Leviticus 20:15, Numbers 5:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7903; TAHOT Leviticus 18:23 word 5

לְטָמְאָה\־le.ta.me.'ah-to be unclean

Lemma: טָמֵא (ta.me) · Strong's: H2930A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to defile

Used 162 times. Also: Genesis 34:5, Genesis 34:13, Genesis 34:27, Leviticus 5:3, Leviticus 11:24, Leviticus 11:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2930A; TAHOT Leviticus 18:23 word 6

וְאִשָּׁ֗הve.'i.Shahand a 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 18:23 word 7

לֹֽא\־lo'-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 18:23 word 8

תַעֲמֹ֞דta.'a.Modshe will stand

Lemma: עָמַד (a.mad) · Strong's: H5975J

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)

Meaning: to stand: put

Used 5 times. Also: Numbers 11:24, 1 Kings 12:32, Nehemiah 4:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5975J; TAHOT Leviticus 18:23 word 9

לִפְנֵ֧יlif.Nei<to> before

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: face: before

Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Leviticus 18:23 word 10

בְהֵמָ֛הve.he.Mahan animal

Lemma: בְּהֵמָה (be.he.mah) · Strong's: H0929

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: animal

Used 190 times. Also: Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 6:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0929; TAHOT Leviticus 18:23 word 11

לְרִבְעָ֖הּle.riv.'Ahto stretch out with it

Lemma: רָבַע (ra.va) · Strong's: H7250

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to mate

Used 3 times. Also: Leviticus 19:19, Leviticus 20:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7250; TAHOT Leviticus 18:23 word 12

תֶּ֥בֶלTe.vel[is] confusion

Lemma: תֶּ֫בֶל (te.vel) · Strong's: H8397

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: perversion

Used 2 times. Also: Leviticus 20:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8397; TAHOT Leviticus 18:23 word 13

הֽוּא\׃Hu'it

Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)

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 18:23 word 14

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
lie	→	נָתַן H5414O to give: give(marriage)
carnally	→	שְׁכֹ֫בֶת H7903 copulation
with any	→	כֹּל H3605 all
animal	→	בְּהֵמָה H0929 animal
thus defiling yourself	→	טָמֵא H2930A to defile
with it	→
a woman	→	אִשָּׁה H0802G woman
must not	→	לֹא H3808 not
stand	→	עָמַד H5975J to stand: put
before	→	פָּנֶה H6440G face: before
an animal	→	בְּהֵמָה H0929 animal
to mate with it	→	רָבַע H7250 to mate
that	→	הוּא H1931 he/she/it
is a perversion	→	תֶּ֫בֶל H8397 perversion

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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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