Leviticus

Leviticus 20:10

¹⁰If a man commits adultery with another man’s wife— with the wife of his neighbor— both the adulterer and the adulteress must surely be put to death.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If a man	וְאִ֗ישׁ	wə·’îš	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
commits adultery	יִנְאַף֙	yin·’ap̄	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5003 commit adultery
with	אֶת־	’eṯ-	Preposition	H853 mark of the accusative
man’s	אִ֔ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
wife	אֵ֣שֶׁת	’ê·šeṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H802 woman, wife, female
with	אֶת־	’eṯ-	Preposition	H853 mark of the accusative
the wife	אֵ֣שֶׁת	’ê·šeṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H802 woman, wife, female
of his neighbor	רֵעֵ֑הוּ	rê·‘ê·hū	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7453 shouting, roar
both the adulterer	הַנֹּאֵ֖ף	han·nō·’êp̄	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5003 commit adultery
and the adulteress	וְהַנֹּאָֽפֶת׃	wə·han·nō·’ā·p̄eṯ	Conjunctive waw, Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular	H5003 commit adultery
must surely be put to death	מֽוֹת־	mō·wṯ-	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H4191 die

Cross-references

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John 8:4–5 · Deuteronomy 22:22–24 · Deuteronomy 5:18 · Exodus 20:14 · Leviticus 18:20 · 2 Samuel 12:13 · Ezekiel 23:45–47

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.