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Neither shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God; for the crown of the anointing oil of his God is upon him: I am the LORD . (KJV)
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וּמִן\־u.min-and from
Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: from
Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT Leviticus 21:12 word 1
הַמִּקְדָּשׁ֙ha.mik.Dashthe sanctuary
Lemma: מִקְדָּשׁ (miq.dash) · Strong's: H4720
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: sanctuary
Used 75 times. Also: Exodus 15:17, Exodus 25:8, Leviticus 12:4, Leviticus 16:33, Leviticus 19:30, Leviticus 20:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4720; TAHOT Leviticus 21:12 word 2
לֹ֣אlo'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 21:12 word 3
יֵצֵ֔אye.Tze'he will go out
Lemma: יָצָא (ya.tsa) · Strong's: H3318G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to come out: come
Used 620 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:16, Genesis 8:18, Genesis 8:19, Genesis 9:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3318G; TAHOT Leviticus 21:12 word 4
וְלֹ֣אve.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 21:12 word 5
יְחַלֵּ֔לye.cha.Lelhe will profane
Lemma: חָלַל (cha.lal) · Strong's: H2490H
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpi3ms)
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 21:12 word 6
אֵ֖ת'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 21:12 word 7
מִקְדַּ֣שׁmik.Dash[the] sanctuary of
Lemma: מִקְדָּשׁ (miq.dash) · Strong's: H4720
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: sanctuary
Used 75 times. Also: Exodus 15:17, Exodus 25:8, Leviticus 12:4, Leviticus 16:33, Leviticus 19:30, Leviticus 20:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4720; TAHOT Leviticus 21:12 word 8
אֱלֹהָ֑יו'e.lo.HavGod his
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: God
Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Leviticus 21:12 word 9
כִּ֡יkifor
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 21:12 word 10
נֵ֠זֶרNe.zer[the] consecration of
Lemma: נֵ֫זֶר (ne.zer) · Strong's: H5145H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: consecration: crown
Used 11 times. Also: Exodus 29:6, Exodus 39:30, Leviticus 8:9, 2 Samuel 1:10, 2 Kings 11:12, 2 Chronicles 23:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5145H; TAHOT Leviticus 21:12 word 11
שֶׁ֣מֶןShe.men[the] oil of
Lemma: שֶׁ֫מֶן (she.men) · Strong's: H8081
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: oil
Used 193 times. Also: Genesis 28:18, Genesis 35:14, Exodus 25:6, Exodus 27:20, Exodus 29:2, Exodus 29:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8081; TAHOT Leviticus 21:12 word 12
מִשְׁחַ֧תmish.Chat<the> anointing of
Lemma: מִשְׁחָה (mish.chah) · Strong's: H4888A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: anointing
Used 25 times. Also: Exodus 25:6, Exodus 29:7, Exodus 29:21, Exodus 29:29, Exodus 30:25, Exodus 30:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4888A; TAHOT Leviticus 21:12 word 13
אֱלֹהָ֛יו'e.lo.HavGod his
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: God
Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Leviticus 21:12 word 14
עָלָ֖יו'a.Lav[is] on him
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Leviticus 21:12 word 15
אֲנִ֥י'a.NiI
Lemma: אֲנִי (a.ni) · Strong's: H0589
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · First · Either gender · Singular (HPp1bs)
Meaning: I
Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 6:17, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 14:23, Genesis 15:7, Genesis 17:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0589; TAHOT Leviticus 21:12 word 16
יְהוָֽה\׃Yah.weh[am] Yahweh
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 21:12 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| He must not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| leave | → | יָצָא H3318G to come out: come |
| . . . | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| or desecrate | → | חָלַל H2490H to profane/begin: profane |
| the sanctuary | → | מִקְדָּשׁ H4720 sanctuary |
| of his God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| for | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| the consecration | → | נֵ֫זֶר H5145H consecration: crown |
| of the anointing | → | מִשְׁחָה H4888A anointing |
| oil | → | שֶׁ֫מֶן H8081 oil |
| of his God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| is on him | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| I | → | אֲנִי H0589 I |
| am the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
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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