Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 22:5

5A woman must not wear men’s clothing, and a man must not wear women’s clothing, for whoever does these things is detestable to the LORD your God.

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
A womanאִשָּׁ֔ה’iš·šāhNoun - feminine singularH802 woman, wife, female
must notלֹא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
wearיִהְיֶ֤הyih·yehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
men’sגֶ֙בֶר֙ḡe·ḇerNoun - masculine singularH1397 man
clothingכְלִי־ḵə·lî-Noun - masculine singular constructH3627 article, utensil, vessel
and a manגֶּ֖בֶרge·ḇerNoun - masculine singularH1397 man
must notוְלֹא־wə·lō-Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
wearיִלְבַּ֥שׁyil·bašVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH3847 put on (a garment), wear, clothe, be clothed
women’sאִשָּׁ֑ה’iš·šāhNoun - feminine singularH802 woman, wife, female
clothingשִׂמְלַ֣תśim·laṯNoun - feminine singular constructH8071 wrapper, mantle
forכִּ֧יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
whoeverכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
doesעֹ֥שֵׂה‘ō·śêhVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular constructH6213 do, make
these thingsאֵֽלֶּה׃פ’êl·lehPronoun - common pluralH428 these
is detestableתוֹעֲבַ֛תṯō·w·‘ă·ḇaṯNoun - feminine singular constructH8441 abomination
to the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵāNoun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singularH430 God

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1 Corinthians 11:4–15 · Deuteronomy 18:12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.