Leviticus 19:29 Go deeper

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Do not prostitute thy daughter, to cause her to be a whore; lest the land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

אַל\־'al-may not

Lemma: אַל (al) · Strong's: H0408

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 723 times. Also: Genesis 13:8, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 19:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0408; TAHOT Leviticus 19:29 word 1

תְּחַלֵּ֥לte.cha.Lelyou profane

Lemma: חָלַל (cha.lal) · Strong's: H2490H

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVpj2ms)

Meaning: to profane/begin: profane

Used 74 times. Also: Genesis 49:4, Exodus 20:25, Exodus 31:14, Leviticus 18:21, Leviticus 19:8, Leviticus 19:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2490H; TAHOT Leviticus 19:29 word 2

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 19:29 word 3

בִּתְּךָ֖bi.te.Khadaughter your

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 19:29 word 4

לְהַזְנוֹתָ֑הּle.haz.no.Tahby making prostitute [herself] her

Lemma: זָנָה (za.nah) · Strong's: H2181

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)

Meaning: to fornicate

Used 93 times. Also: Genesis 34:31, Genesis 38:15, Genesis 38:24, Exodus 34:15, Exodus 34:16, Leviticus 17:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2181; TAHOT Leviticus 19:29 word 5

וְלֹא\־ve.lo'-and 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 19:29 word 6

תִזְנֶ֣הtiz.Nehit will prostitute itself

Lemma: זָנָה (za.nah) · Strong's: H2181

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

Meaning: to fornicate

Used 93 times. Also: Genesis 34:31, Genesis 38:15, Genesis 38:24, Exodus 34:15, Exodus 34:16, Leviticus 17:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2181; TAHOT Leviticus 19:29 word 7

הָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzthe land

Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G

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

Meaning: land: country/planet

Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Leviticus 19:29 word 8

וּמָלְאָ֥הu.mal.'Ahand it will be full

Lemma: מָלֵא (ma.le) · Strong's: H4390

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqq3fs)

Meaning: to fill

Used 249 times. Also: Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 9:1, Genesis 21:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4390; TAHOT Leviticus 19:29 word 9

הָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzthe land

Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G

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

Meaning: land: country/planet

Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Leviticus 19:29 word 10

זִמָּֽה\׃zi.Mahwickedness

Lemma: זִמָּה (zim.mah) · Strong's: H2154

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

Meaning: wickedness

Used 29 times. Also: Leviticus 18:17, Leviticus 20:14, Judges 20:6, Job 17:11, Job 31:11, Psalms 26:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2154; TAHOT Leviticus 19:29 word 11

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

You must not	→	אַל H0408 not
defile	→	חָלַל H2490H to profane/begin: profane
your daughter	→	בַּת H1323G daughter
by making her a prostitute	→	זָנָה H2181 to fornicate
or	→	לֹא H3808 not
the land	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet
will be prostituted	→	זָנָה H2181 to fornicate
and filled	→	מָלֵא H4390 to fill
. . .	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet
with depravity	→	זִמָּה H2154 wickedness

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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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