Leviticus

Leviticus 20:17

¹⁷If a man marries his sister, whether the daughter of his father or of his mother, and they have sexual relations,^c it is a disgrace. They must be cut off in the sight of their people. He has uncovered the nakedness of his sister; he shall bear his iniquity.

Footnotes

c 20:17 Literally and he sees her nakedness and she sees his nakedness

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If a man	וְאִ֣ישׁ	wə·’îš	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
marries	יִקַּ֣ח	yiq·qaḥ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
his sister	אֲחֹת֡וֹ	’ă·ḥō·ṯōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H269 sister
whether the daughter	בַּת־	baṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1323 daughter
of his father	אָבִ֣יו	’ā·ḇîw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1 father
or	א֣וֹ	’ōw	Conjunction	H176 or
of his mother	אִ֠מּוֹ	’im·mōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H517 mother
and they have sexual relations	וְרָאָ֨ה	wə·rā·’āh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
it	ה֔וּא	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
is a disgrace	חֶ֣סֶד	ḥe·seḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H2617 goodness, kindness
They must be cut off	וְנִ֨כְרְת֔וּ	wə·niḵ·rə·ṯū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H3772 cut off, cut down
in the sight	לְעֵינֵ֖י	lə·‘ê·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - cdc	H5869 eye
of	בְּנֵ֣י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
their people	עַמָּ֑ם	‘am·mām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H5971 people
He has uncovered	גִּלָּ֖ה	gil·lāh	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1540 uncover, remove
the nakedness	עֶרְוַ֧ת	‘er·waṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H6172 nakedness, pudenda
of his sister	אֲחֹת֛וֹ	’ă·ḥō·ṯōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H269 sister
he shall bear	יִשָּֽׂא׃	yiś·śā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
his iniquity	עֲוֺנ֥וֹ	‘ă·wō·nōw	Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity

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