Leviticus 19:8 Go deeper
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Therefore every one that eateth it shall bear his iniquity, because he hath profaned the hallowed thing of the LORD : and that soul shall be cut off from among his people. (KJV)
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וְאֹֽכְלָיו֙ve.'o.khe.Lavand [those who] eat it
Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)
Meaning: to eat
Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Leviticus 19:8 word 1
עֲוֹנ֣וֹa.vo.Noiniquity his
Lemma: עָוֺן (a.van) · Strong's: H5771G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: iniquity: crime
Used 180 times. Also: Genesis 15:16, Exodus 20:5, Exodus 34:7, Exodus 34:9, Leviticus 5:1, Leviticus 5:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5771G; TAHOT Leviticus 19:8 word 2
יִשָּׂ֔אyi.Sa'he will bear
Lemma: נָשָׂא (na.sa) · Strong's: H5375J
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to lift: guilt
Used 39 times. Also: Exodus 28:38, Exodus 28:43, Leviticus 5:1, Leviticus 5:17, Leviticus 7:18, Leviticus 10:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5375J; TAHOT Leviticus 19:8 word 3
כִּֽי\־ki-for
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Leviticus 19:8 word 4
אֶת\־'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 19:8 word 5
קֹ֥דֶשׁKo.desh[the] holy thing of
Lemma: קֹ֫דֶשׁ (qo.desh) · Strong's: H6944G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: holiness
Used 415 times. Also: Exodus 3:5, Exodus 12:16, Exodus 15:11, Exodus 15:13, Exodus 16:23, Exodus 22:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6944G; TAHOT Leviticus 19:8 word 6
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Leviticus 19:8 word 7
חִלֵּ֑לchi.Lelhe has profaned
Lemma: חָלַל (cha.lal) · Strong's: H2490H
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpp3ms)
Meaning: to profane/begin: profane
Used 74 times. Also: Genesis 49:4, Exodus 20:25, Exodus 31:14, Leviticus 18:21, Leviticus 19:12, Leviticus 19:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2490H; TAHOT Leviticus 19:8 word 8
וְנִכְרְתָ֛הve.nikh.re.Tahand it will be cut off
Lemma: כָּרַת (ka.rat) · Strong's: H3772I
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVNq3fs)
Meaning: to cut: eliminate
Used 137 times. Also: Genesis 9:11, Genesis 17:14, Genesis 41:36, Exodus 8:9, Exodus 12:15, Exodus 12:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3772I; TAHOT Leviticus 19:8 word 9
הַנֶּ֥פֶשׁha.Ne.feshthe person
Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315J
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: soul: person
Used 96 times. Also: Genesis 12:5, Genesis 14:21, Genesis 17:14, Genesis 36:6, Genesis 46:15, Genesis 46:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5315J; TAHOT Leviticus 19:8 word 10
הַהִ֖ואha.Hiv'<the> that
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 19:8 word 11
מֵעַמֶּֽיהָ\׃me.'a.Mei.hafrom kinspeople<s> its
Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: kinsman
Used 31 times. Also: Genesis 17:14, Genesis 25:8, Genesis 25:17, Genesis 35:29, Genesis 49:29, Genesis 49:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5971B; TAHOT Leviticus 19:8 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Whoever eats | → | אָכַל H0398 to eat |
| it will bear | → | נָשָׂא H5375J to lift: guilt |
| his iniquity | → | עָוֺן H5771G iniquity: crime |
| for | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| he has profaned | → | חָלַל H2490H to profane/begin: profane |
| what is holy | → | קֹ֫דֶשׁ H6944G holiness |
| to the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| That | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| person | → | נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315J soul: person |
| must be cut off | → | כָּרַת H3772I to cut: eliminate |
| from his people | → | עַם H5971B kinsman |
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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