Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 22:30

30A man is not to marry his father’s wife, so that he will not dishonor his father’s marriage bed.f

Footnotes

  • f 22:30 Or uncover his father’s skirt

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
A manאִ֖ישׁ’îšNoun - masculine singularH376 man
is notלֹא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
to marryיִקַּ֥חyiq·qaḥVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH3947 take
his father’sאָבִ֑יו’ā·ḇîwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH1 father
wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת’ê·šeṯNoun - feminine singular constructH802 woman, wife, female
so that he will notוְלֹ֥אwə·lōConjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
dishonorיְגַלֶּ֖הyə·ḡal·lehVerb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH1540 uncover, remove
his father’sאָבִֽיו׃ס’ā·ḇîwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH1 father
marriage bedכְּנַ֥ףkə·nap̄Noun - feminine singular constructH3671 wing, extremity

Cross-references

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Deuteronomy 27:20 · 1 Corinthians 5:1 · Leviticus 18:8 · Leviticus 20:11 · Ruth 3:9 · Ezekiel 16:8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.