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Neither shall he profane his seed among his people: for I the LORD do sanctify him. (KJV)

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וְלֹֽא\־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 21:15 word 1

יְחַלֵּ֥לye.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 21:15 word 2

זַרְע֖וֹzar.'Ooffspring his

Lemma: זֶ֫רַע (ze.ra) · Strong's: H2233H

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

Meaning: seed: children

Used 177 times. Also: Genesis 3:15, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 7:3, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 12:7, Genesis 13:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2233H; TAHOT Leviticus 21:15 word 3

בְּעַמָּ֑יוbe.'a.Mavamong kinspeople<s> his

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 21:15 word 4

כִּ֛יkifor

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 21:15 word 5

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 21:15 word 6

יְהוָ֖הYah.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 21:15 word 7

מְקַדְּשֽׁוֹ\׃\ \פme.ka.de.Sho[who] sets apart as holy him

Lemma: קָדַשׁ (qa.dash) · Strong's: H6942G

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HVprmsc)

Meaning: to consecrate: consecate

Used 127 times. Also: Genesis 2:3, Exodus 19:10, Exodus 19:14, Exodus 19:22, Exodus 19:23, Exodus 20:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6942G; TAHOT Leviticus 21:15 word 8

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

so that he does not	→	לֹא H3808 not
defile	→	חָלַל H2490H to profane/begin: profane
his offspring	→	זֶ֫רַע H2233H seed: children
among his people	→	עַם H5971B kinsman
for	→	כִּי H3588A for
I	→	אֲנִי H0589 I
am the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
who sanctifies him	→	קָדַשׁ H6942G to consecrate: consecate

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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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