Leviticus
Leviticus 18:10
10You must not have sexual relations with your son’s daughter or your daughter’s daughter, for that would shame your family.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You must not | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| have sexual relations with | תְגַלֶּ֖ה | ṯə·ḡal·leh | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H1540 uncover, remove |
| your son’s | בִּנְךָ֙ | bin·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H1121 son |
| daughter | בַּת־ | baṯ- | Noun - feminine singular construct | H1323 daughter |
| or | א֣וֹ | ’ōw | Conjunction | H176 or |
| your daughter’s | בַֽת־ | ḇaṯ- | Noun - feminine singular construct | H1323 daughter |
| daughter | בִּתְּךָ֔ | bit·tə·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H1323 daughter |
| for | כִּ֥י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| that | הֵֽנָּה׃ס | hên·nāh | Pronoun - third person feminine plural | H2007 they |
| would shame your family | עֶרְוָתָ֑ן | ‘er·wā·ṯān | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine plural | H6172 nakedness, pudenda |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.