Leviticus 21:4 Go deeper

But he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself. (KJV)

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לֹ֥אlo'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 21:4 word 1

יִטַּמָּ֖אyi.ta.Ma'he will make himself unclean

Lemma: טָמֵא (ta.me) · Strong's: H2930A

Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVti3ms)

Meaning: to defile

Used 162 times. Also: Genesis 34:5, Genesis 34:13, Genesis 34:27, Leviticus 5:3, Leviticus 11:24, Leviticus 11:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2930A; TAHOT Leviticus 21:4 word 2

בַּ֣עַלBa.'ala husband

Lemma: בַּעַל (ba.al) · Strong's: H1167H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: master: husband

Used 14 times. Also: Exodus 21:3, Exodus 21:22, Deuteronomy 21:13, Deuteronomy 22:22, Deuteronomy 24:4, 2 Samuel 11:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1167H; TAHOT Leviticus 21:4 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 21:4 word 4

לְהֵ֖חַלּֽוֹ\׃le.He.cha.Loto profane himself

Lemma: חָלַל (cha.lal) · Strong's: H2490H

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Infinitive · Construct (HVNcc)

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 21:4 word 5

How the BSB renders it

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

He is not	→	לֹא H3808 not
to defile himself	→	טָמֵא H2930A to defile
for those related to him by marriage	→	בַּעַל H1167H master: husband
. . .	→	עַם H5971B kinsman
and so profane himself	→	חָלַל H2490H to profane/begin: profane

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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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