Leviticus

Leviticus 18:26–27

²⁶But you are to keep My statutes and ordinances, and you must not commit any of these abominations— neither your native-born nor the foreigner who lives among you. ²⁷For the men who were in the land before you committed all these abominations, and the land has become defiled.

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Leviticus 18:26

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But you	אַתֶּ֗ם	’at·tem	Pronoun - second person masculine plural	H859 thou
are to keep	וּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֣ם	ū·šə·mar·tem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
My statutes	חֻקֹּתַי֙	ḥuq·qō·ṯay	Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common singular	H2708 something prescribed, enactment, statute
and ordinances	מִשְׁפָּטַ֔י	miš·pā·ṭay	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H4941 judgment
and you must not	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
commit	תַעֲשׂ֔וּ	ṯa·‘ă·śū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H6213 do, make
any	מִכֹּ֥ל	mik·kōl	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
of these	הָאֵ֑לֶּה	hā·’êl·leh	Article; Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
abominations	הַתּוֹעֵבֹ֖ת	hat·tō·w·‘ê·ḇōṯ	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H8441 abomination
neither your native-born	הָֽאֶזְרָ֔ח	hā·’ez·rāḥ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H249 a native
nor the foreigner	וְהַגֵּ֖ר	wə·hag·gêr	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1616 sojourner
who lives	הַגָּ֥ר	hag·gār	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H1481 sojourn
among you	בְּתוֹכְכֶֽם׃	bə·ṯō·wḵ·ḵem	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H8432 midst

Leviticus 18:27

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּ֚י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the men	אַנְשֵֽׁי־	’an·šê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H582 man, mankind
who were in the land	הָאָ֖רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
before you	לִפְנֵיכֶ֑ם	lip̄·nê·ḵem	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H6440 face, before
committed	עָשׂ֥וּ	‘ā·śū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6213 do, make
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
these	הָאֵ֔ל	hā·’êl	Article; Pronoun - common plural	H411 these, those
abominations	הַתּוֹעֵבֹ֣ת	hat·tō·w·‘ê·ḇōṯ	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H8441 abomination
and the land	הָאָֽרֶץ׃	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
has become defiled	וַתִּטְמָ֖א	wat·tiṭ·mā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H2930 be or become unclean

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Leviticus 18:27 Leviticus 18:24 · 2 Kings 16:3 · 2 Kings 21:2 · Deuteronomy 25:16 · Deuteronomy 20:18 · Ezekiel 22:11 · Deuteronomy 27:15 · Deuteronomy 23:18 · 2 Chronicles 36:14 · 1 Kings 14:24 · Ezekiel 16:50

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