Leviticus 20:15 Go deeper
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And if a man lie with a beast, he shall surely be put to death: and ye shall slay the beast. (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 20:15 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 20:15 word 2
יִתֵּ֧ןyi.Tenhe will give
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414P
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to give: do
Used 12 times. Also: Leviticus 19:28, Leviticus 24:19, Numbers 20:19, Psalms 50:20, Psalms 104:12, Psalms 106:46 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414P; TAHOT Leviticus 20:15 word 3
שְׁכָבְתּ֛וֹshe.kha.ve.Tocopulation his
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 18:23, Numbers 5:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7903; TAHOT Leviticus 20:15 word 4
בִּבְהֵמָ֖הbiv.he.Mahin an 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 20:15 word 5
מ֣וֹתMotcertainly <to die>
Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVqaa)
Meaning: to die
Used 837 times. Also: Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4191; TAHOT Leviticus 20:15 word 6
יוּמָ֑תyu.Mathe will be put to death
Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191
Parsing: Verb · Hophal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVHi3ms)
Meaning: to die
Used 837 times. Also: Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4191; TAHOT Leviticus 20:15 word 7
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 20:15 word 8
הַבְּהֵמָ֖הha.be.he.Mahthe 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 20:15 word 9
תַּהֲרֹֽגוּ\׃ta.ha.Ro.guyou will kill
Lemma: הָרַג (ha.rag) · Strong's: H2026
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqi2mp)
Meaning: to kill
Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 4:8, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 12:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2026; TAHOT Leviticus 20:15 word 10
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 |
| lies | → | נָתַן H5414P to give: do |
| carnally | → | שְׁכֹ֫בֶת H7903 copulation |
| with an animal | → | בְּהֵמָה H0929 animal |
| he must be put to death | → | מוּת H4191 to die |
| . . . | → | מוּת H4191 to die |
| And | → | אֵת H0853 [Obj.] |
| you are also to kill | → | הָרַג H2026 to kill |
| the animal | → | בְּהֵמָה H0929 animal |
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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