Leviticus

Leviticus 18:20

²⁰You must not lie carnally with your neighbor’s wife and thus defile yourself with her.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You must not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
lie	תִתֵּ֥ן	ṯit·tên	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
carnally	שְׁכָבְתְּךָ֖	šə·ḵā·ḇə·tə·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H7903 copulation
with	וְאֶל־	wə·’el-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H413 motion to
your neighbor’s	עֲמִֽיתְךָ֔	‘ă·mî·ṯə·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5997 associate, fellow, relation
wife	אֵ֙שֶׁת֙	’ê·šeṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H802 woman, wife, female
and thus defile yourself	לְטָמְאָה־	lə·ṭā·mə·’āh-	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singular	H2930 be or become unclean
with her	בָֽהּ׃	ḇāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.