Leviticus
Leviticus 18:30
30You must keep My charge not to practice any of the abominable customs that were practiced before you, so that you do not defile yourselves by them. I am the LORD your God.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You must keep | וּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֣ם | ū·šə·mar·tem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| My charge | מִשְׁמַרְתִּ֗י | miš·mar·tî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H4931 guard, watch |
| not | לְבִלְתִּ֨י | lə·ḇil·tî | Preposition-l | H1115 not, except |
| to practice | עֲשׂ֜וֹת | ‘ă·śō·wṯ | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H6213 do, make |
| of the abominable | הַתּֽוֹעֵבֹת֙ | hat·tō·w·‘ê·ḇōṯ | Article; Noun - feminine plural | H8441 abomination |
| customs | מֵחֻקּ֤וֹת | mê·ḥuq·qō·wṯ | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine plural construct | H2708 something prescribed, enactment, statute |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| were practiced | נַעֲשׂ֣וּ | na·‘ă·śū | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural | H6213 do, make |
| before you | לִפְנֵיכֶ֔ם | lip̄·nê·ḵem | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H6440 face, before |
| so that you do not | וְלֹ֥א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| defile yourselves | תִֽטַּמְּא֖וּ | ṯiṭ·ṭam·mə·’ū | Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H2930 be or become unclean |
| by them | בָּהֶ֑ם | bā·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | |
| I | אֲנִ֖י | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| am the LORD | יְהוָ֥ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| your God | אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃פ | ’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H430 God |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.