Leviticus
Leviticus 18:26
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.
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| 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 |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.