Leviticus

Leviticus 20:16

¹⁶If a woman approaches any animal to mate with it, you must kill both the woman and the animal. They must surely be put to death; their blood is upon them.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If a woman	וְאִשָּׁ֗ה	wə·’iš·šāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
approaches	תִּקְרַ֤ב	tiq·raḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7126 come near, approach
any	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
animal	בְּהֵמָה֙	bə·hê·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H929 beast, animal, cattle
to mate	לְרִבְעָ֣ה	lə·riḇ·‘āh	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singular	H7250 lie stretched out, lie down
with it	אֹתָ֔הּ	’ō·ṯāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular	H854 with
you must kill	וְהָרַגְתָּ֥	wə·hā·raḡ·tā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H2026 kill, slay
both	אֶת־	’eṯ-	Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
the woman	הָאִשָּׁ֖ה	hā·’iš·šāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
and	וְאֶת־	wə·’eṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
the animal	הַבְּהֵמָ֑ה	hab·bə·hê·māh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H929 beast, animal, cattle
They must surely be put to death	מ֥וֹת	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

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.