Leviticus
Leviticus 20:14
14If a man marries both a woman and her mother, it is depraved. Both he and they must be burned in the fire, so that there will be no depravity among you.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| If a man | וְאִ֗ישׁ | wə·’îš | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| marries | יִקַּ֧ח | yiq·qaḥ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3947 take |
| both a woman | אִשָּׁ֛ה | ’iš·šāh | Noun - feminine singular | H802 woman, wife, female |
| and her mother | אִמָּ֖הּ | ’im·māh | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H517 mother |
| it | הִ֑וא | hî | Pronoun - third person feminine singular | H1931 he, she |
| is depraved | זִמָּ֣ה | zim·māh | Noun - feminine singular | H2154 plan, device, wickedness |
| Both he | וְאֶתְהֶ֔ן | wə·’eṯ·hen | Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker; third person feminine plural | H853 mark of the accusative |
| and they | אֹתוֹ֙ | ’ō·ṯōw | Direct object marker; third person masculine singular | H853 mark of the accusative |
| must be burned | יִשְׂרְפ֤וּ | yiś·rə·p̄ū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H8313 burn |
| in the fire | בָּאֵ֞שׁ | bā·’êš | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular | H784 fire |
| so that there will be | תִהְיֶ֥ה | ṯih·yeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| no | וְלֹא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| depravity | זִמָּ֖ה | zim·māh | Noun - feminine singular | H2154 plan, device, wickedness |
| among you | בְּתוֹכְכֶֽם׃ | bə·ṯō·wḵ·ḵem | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural | H8432 midst |
Cross-references
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Leviticus 18:17 · Deuteronomy 27:23 · Joshua 7:15 · Amos 2:7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.