Leviticus

Leviticus 20:11

¹¹If a man lies with his father’s wife, he has uncovered his father’s nakedness. Both must surely be put to death; their blood is upon them.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If a man	וְאִ֗ישׁ	wə·’îš	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
lies	יִשְׁכַּב֙	yiš·kaḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7901 lie down
with	אֶת־	’eṯ-	Preposition	H853 mark of the accusative
his father’s	אָבִ֔יו	’ā·ḇîw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1 father
wife	אֵ֣שֶׁת	’ê·šeṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H802 woman, wife, female
he has uncovered	גִּלָּ֑ה	gil·lāh	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1540 uncover, remove
his father’s	אָבִ֖יו	’ā·ḇîw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1 father
nakedness	עֶרְוַ֥ת	‘er·waṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H6172 nakedness, pudenda
Both	שְׁנֵיהֶ֖ם	šə·nê·hem	Number - masculine dual construct; third person masculine plural	H8147 two
must surely be put to death	מֽוֹת־	mō·wṯ-	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H4191 die
their blood	דְּמֵיהֶ֥ם	də·mê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H1818 blood
upon them	בָּֽם׃	bām	Preposition; third person masculine plural

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