Leviticus
Leviticus 18:6–7
6None of you are to approach any close relative to have sexual relations.b I am the LORD.
7You must not expose the nakedness of your father by having sexual relations with your mother. She is your mother; you must not have sexual relations with her.
Footnotes
- b 18:6 Literally to uncover (their) nakedness; here and throughout this chapter
Word by word
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Leviticus 18:6
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None of | אִ֥ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| you are to approach | תִקְרְב֖וּ | ṯiq·rə·ḇū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H7126 come near, approach |
| any | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| close relative | שְׁאֵ֣ר | šə·’êr | Noun - masculine singular construct | H7607 flesh |
| to have sexual relations | לְגַלּ֣וֹת | lə·ḡal·lō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H1540 uncover, remove |
| I | אֲנִ֖י | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| am the LORD | יְהוָֽה׃ס | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Leviticus 18:7
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You must not | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| expose the nakedness | עֶרְוַ֥ת | ‘er·waṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H6172 nakedness, pudenda |
| of your father | אָבִ֛יךָ | ’ā·ḇî·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H1 father |
| by having sexual relations with | תְגַלֵּ֑ה | ṯə·ḡal·lêh | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H1540 uncover, remove |
| your mother | אִמְּךָ֖ | ’im·mə·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H517 mother |
| She | הִ֔וא | hî | Pronoun - third person feminine singular | H1931 he, she |
| is your mother | אִמְּךָ֣ | ’im·mə·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H517 mother |
| you must not | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| have sexual relations with her | תְגַלֶּ֖ה | ṯə·ḡal·leh | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H1540 uncover, remove |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Leviticus 18:6 Leviticus 20:17–21 · Leviticus 18:7–19
Leviticus 18:7 Leviticus 20:11 · Ezekiel 22:10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.