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And if a man take a wife and her mother, it is wickedness: they shall be burnt with fire, both he and they; that there be no wickedness among you. (KJV)
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וְאִ֗ישׁve.'Ishand a man
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man
Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Leviticus 20:14 word 1
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.Sherwho
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Leviticus 20:14 word 2
יִקַּ֧חyi.Kachhe will take
Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947I
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to take: marry
Used 64 times. Also: Genesis 4:19, Genesis 6:2, Genesis 11:29, Genesis 19:14, Genesis 24:67, Genesis 25:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3947I; TAHOT Leviticus 20:14 word 3
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 20:14 word 4
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 20:14 word 5
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 20:14 word 6
אִמָּ֖הּ'i.Mahmother her
Lemma: אֵם (em) · Strong's: H0517
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: mother
Used 220 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 3:20, Genesis 20:12, Genesis 21:21, Genesis 24:28, Genesis 24:53 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0517; TAHOT Leviticus 20:14 word 7
זִמָּ֣הzi.Mah[is] wickedness
Lemma: זִמָּה (zim.mah) · Strong's: H2154
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: wickedness
Used 29 times. Also: Leviticus 18:17, Leviticus 19:29, Judges 20:6, Job 17:11, Job 31:11, Psalms 26:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2154; TAHOT Leviticus 20:14 word 8
הִ֑ואhi'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 20:14 word 9
בָּאֵ֞שׁba.'Eshwith <the> fire
Lemma: אֵשׁ (esh) · Strong's: H0784
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: fire
Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 15:17, Genesis 19:24, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:7, Exodus 3:2, Exodus 9:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0784; TAHOT Leviticus 20:14 word 10
יִשְׂרְפ֤וּyis.re.Fupeople will burn
Lemma: שָׂרַף (sa.raph) · Strong's: H8313
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
Meaning: to burn
Used 117 times. Also: Genesis 11:3, Genesis 38:24, Exodus 12:10, Exodus 29:14, Exodus 29:34, Exodus 32:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8313; TAHOT Leviticus 20:14 word 11
אֹתוֹ֙'o.To<obj.> him
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 20:14 word 12
וְאֶתְהֶ֔ןve.'et.Henand <obj.> them
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 20:14 word 13
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 20:14 word 14
תִהְיֶ֥הtih.Yehit will be
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Leviticus 20:14 word 15
זִמָּ֖הzi.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 19:29, Judges 20:6, Job 17:11, Job 31:11, Psalms 26:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2154; TAHOT Leviticus 20:14 word 16
בְּתוֹכְכֶֽם\׃be.tokh.Khemin midst of you
Lemma: תָּ֫וֶךְ (ta.vekh) · Strong's: H8432
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: midst
Used 416 times. Also: Genesis 1:6, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 9:21, Genesis 15:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8432; TAHOT Leviticus 20:14 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| If a man | → | אִישׁ H0376G man |
| marries | → | לָקַח H3947I to take: marry |
| both a woman | → | אִשָּׁה H0802G woman |
| and her mother | → | אֵם H0517 mother |
| it | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| is depraved | → | זִמָּה H2154 wickedness |
| Both he | → | אֵת H0853 [Obj.] |
| and they | → | אֵת H0853 [Obj.] |
| must be burned | → | שָׂרַף H8313 to burn |
| in the fire | → | אֵשׁ H0784 fire |
| so that there will be | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| no | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| depravity | → | זִמָּה H2154 wickedness |
| among you | → | תָּ֫וֶךְ H8432 midst |
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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