Leviticus
Leviticus 18:11
11You must not have sexual relations with the daughter of your father’s wife, born to your father; she is your sister.
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 | עֶרְוַ֨ת | ‘er·waṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H6172 nakedness, pudenda |
| the daughter | בַּת־ | baṯ- | Noun - feminine singular construct | H1323 daughter |
| of your father’s | אָבִ֙יךָ֙ | ’ā·ḇî·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H1 father |
| wife | אֵ֤שֶׁת | ’ê·šeṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H802 woman, wife, female |
| born | מוֹלֶ֣דֶת | mō·w·le·ḏeṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H4138 nativity, lineage, native country |
| to your father | אָבִ֔יךָ | ’ā·ḇî·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H1 father |
| she | הִ֑וא | hî | Pronoun - third person feminine singular | H1931 he, she |
| is your sister | אֲחוֹתְךָ֖ | ’ă·ḥō·wṯ·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H269 sister |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.