Leviticus

Leviticus 18:22–23

²²You must not lie with a man as with a woman; that is an abomination.

²³You must not lie carnally with any animal, thus defiling yourself with it; a woman must not stand before an animal to mate with it; that is a perversion.

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Leviticus 18:22

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You must not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
lie	תִשְׁכַּ֖ב	ṯiš·kaḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H7901 lie down
with	וְאֶ֨ת־	wə·’eṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H853 mark of the accusative
a man	זָכָ֔ר	zā·ḵār	Noun - masculine singular	H2145 male
as with	מִשְׁכְּבֵ֣י	miš·kə·ḇê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H4904 place of lying, couch; act of lying
a woman	אִשָּׁ֑ה	’iš·šāh	Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
that	הִֽוא׃	hî	Pronoun - third person feminine singular	H1931 he, she
an abomination	תּוֹעֵבָ֖ה	tō·w·‘ê·ḇāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8441 abomination

Leviticus 18:23

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 any	וּבְכָל־	ū·ḇə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
animal	בְּהֵמָ֛ה	bə·hê·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H929 beast, animal, cattle
thus defiling yourself	לְטָמְאָה־	lə·ṭā·mə·’āh-	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singular	H2930 be or become unclean
with it	בָ֑הּ	ḇāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular
a woman	וְאִשָּׁ֗ה	wə·’iš·šāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
must not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
stand	תַעֲמֹ֞ד	ṯa·‘ă·mōḏ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H5975 take one's stand, stand
before	לִפְנֵ֧י	lip̄·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
an animal	בְהֵמָ֛ה	ḇə·hê·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H929 beast, animal, cattle
to mate with it	לְרִבְעָ֖הּ	lə·riḇ·‘āh	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singular	H7250 lie stretched out, lie down
that	הֽוּא׃	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
is a perversion	תֶּ֥בֶל	te·ḇel	Noun - masculine singular	H8397 confusion

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Leviticus 18:22 Leviticus 20:13 · Romans 1:26–27 · 1 Corinthians 6:9 · 1 Timothy 1:10 · Jude 1:7 · 1 Kings 14:24 · Deuteronomy 23:18 · Judges 19:22 · Genesis 19:5

Leviticus 18:23 Exodus 22:19 · Leviticus 20:15–16 · Leviticus 20:12

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