Leviticus

Leviticus 20:12

¹²If a man lies with his daughter-in-law, both must surely be put to death. They have acted perversely; 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 daughter-in-law	כַּלָּת֔וֹ	kal·lā·ṯōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3618 daughter-in-law, bride
both	שְׁנֵיהֶ֑ם	šə·nê·hem	Number - masculine dual construct; third person masculine plural	H8147 two
must surely be put to death	מ֥וֹת	mō·wṯ	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H4191 die
They have acted	עָשׂ֖וּ	‘ā·śū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6213 do, make
perversely	תֶּ֥בֶל	te·ḇel	Noun - masculine singular	H8397 confusion
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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