Leviticus
Leviticus 18:27–28
27For the men who were in the land before you committed all these abominations, and the land has become defiled. 28So if you defile the land, it will vomit you out as it spewed out the nations before you.
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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 |
Leviticus 18:28
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So if you defile | בְּטַֽמַּאֲכֶ֖ם | bə·ṭam·ma·’ă·ḵem | Preposition-b; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; second person masculine plural | H2930 be or become unclean |
| the land | הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| it will vomit you out | תָקִ֤יא | ṯā·qî | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H6958 vomit up, spue out, disgorge |
| as | כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר | ka·’ă·šer | Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| it spewed out | קָאָ֛ה | qā·’āh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H6958 vomit up, spue out, disgorge |
| the nations | הַגּ֖וֹי | hag·gō·w | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1471 nation, people |
| before you | לִפְנֵיכֶֽם׃ | lip̄·nê·ḵem | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H6440 face, before |
Cross-references
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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
Leviticus 18:28 Revelation 3:16 · Leviticus 20:22 · Leviticus 18:25 · Ezekiel 36:17 · Jeremiah 9:19
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.