Leviticus

Leviticus 10:9

⁹“You and your sons are not to drink wine or strong drink when you enter the Tent of Meeting, or else you will die; this is a permanent statute for the generations to come.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You	אַתָּ֣ה׀	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
and your sons	וּבָנֶ֣יךָ	ū·ḇā·ne·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H1121 son
are not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
to drink	תֵּ֣שְׁתְּ׀	tê·šət	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular	H8354 drink
wine	יַ֣יִן	ya·yin	Noun - masculine singular	H3196 wine
or strong drink	וְשֵׁכָ֞ר	wə·šê·ḵār	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H7941 intoxioating drink, strong drink
when you enter	בְּבֹאֲכֶ֛ם	bə·ḇō·’ă·ḵem	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
the Tent	אֹ֥הֶל	’ō·hel	Noun - masculine singular construct	H168 tent
of Meeting	מוֹעֵ֖ד	mō·w·‘êḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H4150 appointed time, place, meeting
or else	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
you will die	תָמֻ֑תוּ	ṯā·mu·ṯū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H4191 die
this is a permanent	עוֹלָ֖ם	‘ō·w·lām	Noun - masculine singular	H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity
statute	חֻקַּ֥ת	ḥuq·qaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H2708 something prescribed, enactment, statute
for the generations to come	לְדֹרֹתֵיכֶֽם׃	lə·ḏō·rō·ṯê·ḵem	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H1755 period, generation, dwelling

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Luke 1:15 · 1 Timothy 3:3 · Isaiah 28:7 · Ephesians 5:18 · Titus 1:7 · Ezekiel 44:21 · 1 Timothy 3:8 · Numbers 6:3 · Proverbs 31:4–5 · Proverbs 20:1 · Numbers 6:20 · Hosea 4:11

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.