Leviticus
Leviticus 19:20
20If a man lies carnally with a slave girl promised to another man but who has not been redeemed or given her freedom, there must be due punishment. But they are not to be put to death, because she had not been freed.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| If | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| a man | וְ֠אִישׁ | wə·’îš | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| lies | יִשְׁכַּ֨ב | yiš·kaḇ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7901 lie down |
| carnally | זֶ֗רַע | ze·ra‘ | Noun - masculine singular | H2233 sowing, seed, offspring |
| with a slave girl | שִׁפְחָה֙ | šip̄·ḥāh | Noun - feminine singular | H8198 maid, maid-servant |
| promised | נֶחֱרֶ֣פֶת | ne·ḥĕ·re·p̄eṯ | Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singular | H2778 reproach |
| to another man | לְאִ֔ישׁ | lə·’îš | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| but who has not | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| been redeemed | וְהָפְדֵּה֙ | wə·hā·p̄ə·dêh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hofal - Infinitive absolute | H6299 ransom |
| or | א֥וֹ | ’ōw | Conjunction | H176 or |
| given | נִתַּן־ | nit·tan- | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| her | לָ֑הּ | lāh | Preposition; third person feminine singular | |
| freedom | חֻפְשָׁ֖ה | ḥup̄·šāh | Noun - feminine singular | H2668 freedom |
| there must be | תִּהְיֶ֛ה | tih·yeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| due punishment | בִּקֹּ֧רֶת | biq·qō·reṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H1244 punishment |
| they are not | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| to be put to death | יוּמְת֖וּ | yū·mə·ṯū | Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H4191 die |
| because | כִּי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| she had not | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| been freed | חֻפָּֽשָׁה׃ | ḥup·pā·šāh | Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H2666 be free |
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