Leviticus
Leviticus 18:23
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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| 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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