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And if a man shall take his brother’s wife, it is an unclean thing: he hath uncovered his brother’s nakedness; they shall be childless. (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 20:21 word 1

אֲשֶׁ֥ר'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 20:21 word 2

יִקַּ֛חyi.Kachhe will take

Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to take: take

Used 770 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3947G; TAHOT Leviticus 20:21 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 20:21 word 4

אֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shet[the] wife of

Lemma: אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) · Strong's: H0802H

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

Meaning: woman: wife

Used 442 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 3:20, Genesis 3:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0802H; TAHOT Leviticus 20:21 word 5

אָחִ֖יו'a.Chivbrother his

Lemma: אָח (ach) · Strong's: H0251G

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

Meaning: brother: male-sibling

Used 363 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:8, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 4:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0251G; TAHOT Leviticus 20:21 word 6

נִדָּ֣הni.Dah[is] impurity

Lemma: נִדָּה (nid.dah) · Strong's: H5079

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

Meaning: impurity

Used 29 times. Also: Leviticus 12:2, Leviticus 12:5, Leviticus 15:19, Leviticus 15:20, Leviticus 15:24, Leviticus 15:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5079; TAHOT Leviticus 20:21 word 7

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 20:21 word 8

עֶרְוַ֥ת'er.Vat[the] nakedness of

Lemma: עֶרְוָה (er.vah) · Strong's: H6172

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

Meaning: nakedness

Used 54 times. Also: Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 42:9, Genesis 42:12, Exodus 20:26, Exodus 28:42 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6172; TAHOT Leviticus 20:21 word 9

אָחִ֛יו'a.Chivbrother his

Lemma: אָח (ach) · Strong's: H0251G

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

Meaning: brother: male-sibling

Used 363 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:8, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 4:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0251G; TAHOT Leviticus 20:21 word 10

גִּלָּ֖הgi.Lahhe has uncovered

Lemma: גָּלָה (ga.lah) · Strong's: H1540I

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpp3ms)

Meaning: to reveal: uncover

Used 66 times. Also: Genesis 9:21, Exodus 20:26, Leviticus 18:6, Leviticus 18:7, Leviticus 18:8, Leviticus 18:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1540I; TAHOT Leviticus 20:21 word 11

עֲרִירִ֥ים'a.ri.Rimchildless

Lemma: עֲרִירִי (a.ri.ri) · Strong's: H6185

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)

Meaning: childless

Used 4 times. Also: Genesis 15:2, Leviticus 20:20, Jeremiah 22:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6185; TAHOT Leviticus 20:21 word 12

יִהְיֽוּ\׃yih.Yuthey will be

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

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 20:21 word 13

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 H3947G to take: take
his brother’s	→	אָח H0251G brother: male-sibling
wife	→	אִשָּׁה H0802H woman: wife
it	→	הוּא H1931 he/she/it
is an act of impurity	→	נִדָּה H5079 impurity
He has uncovered	→	גָּלָה H1540I to reveal: uncover
the nakedness	→	עֶרְוָה H6172 nakedness
of his brother	→	אָח H0251G brother: male-sibling
they shall be	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
childless	→	עֲרִירִי H6185 childless

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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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