Leviticus
Leviticus 18:9
9You must not have sexual relations with your sister, either your father’s daughter or your mother’s daughter, whether she was born in the same home or elsewhere.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You must not | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| have sexual relations with | תְגַלֶּ֖ה | ṯə·ḡal·leh | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H1540 uncover, remove |
| your sister | אֲחֽוֹתְךָ֤ | ’ă·ḥō·wṯ·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H269 sister |
| either your father’s | אָבִ֙יךָ֙ | ’ā·ḇî·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H1 father |
| daughter | בַת־ | ḇaṯ- | Noun - feminine singular construct | H1323 daughter |
| or | א֣וֹ | ’ōw | Conjunction | H176 or |
| your mother’s daughter | אִמֶּ֔ךָ | ’im·me·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H517 mother |
| whether she was born | מוֹלֶ֣דֶת | mō·w·le·ḏeṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H4138 nativity, lineage, native country |
| in the same home | בַּ֔יִת | ba·yiṯ | Noun - masculine singular | H1004 house |
| or | א֖וֹ | ’ōw | Conjunction | H176 or |
| elsewhere | ח֑וּץ | ḥūṣ | Noun - masculine singular | H2351 the outside |
Cross-references
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Leviticus 20:17 · Deuteronomy 27:22 · Ezekiel 22:11 · 2 Samuel 13:11–14
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.