Leviticus
Leviticus 20:18
18If a man lies with a menstruating woman and has sexual relations with her,d he has exposed the source of her flow, and she has uncovered the source of her blood. Both of them must be cut off from among their people.
Footnotes
- d 20:18 Literally uncovers her nakedness; similarly in verse 19
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| If a man | וְ֠אִישׁ | wə·’îš | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| lies | יִשְׁכַּ֨ב | yiš·kaḇ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7901 lie down |
| with | אֶת־ | ’eṯ- | Preposition | H853 mark of the accusative |
| a menstruating | דָּוָ֗ה | dā·wāh | Adjective - feminine singular | H1739 faint, unwell |
| woman | אִשָּׁ֜ה | ’iš·šāh | Noun - feminine singular | H802 woman, wife, female |
| and has sexual relations with her | וְגִלָּ֤ה | wə·ḡil·lāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H1540 uncover, remove |
| he has exposed | הֶֽעֱרָ֔ה | he·‘ĕ·rāh | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6168 be naked, bare |
| the source of her flow | מְקֹרָ֣הּ | mə·qō·rāh | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H4726 spring, fountain |
| and she | וְהִ֕יא | wə·hî | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person feminine singular | H1931 he, she |
| has uncovered | גִּלְּתָ֖ה | gil·lə·ṯāh | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H1540 uncover, remove |
| the source | מְק֣וֹר | mə·qō·wr | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4726 spring, fountain |
| of her blood | דָּמֶ֑יהָ | dā·me·hā | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular | H1818 blood |
| Both | שְׁנֵיהֶ֖ם | šə·nê·hem | Number - masculine dual construct; third person masculine plural | H8147 two |
| of them must be cut off | וְנִכְרְת֥וּ | wə·niḵ·rə·ṯū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H3772 cut off, cut down |
| from among | מִקֶּ֥רֶב | miq·qe·reḇ | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H7130 inward part, midst |
| their people | עַמָּֽם׃ | ‘am·mām | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H5971 people |
Cross-references
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Leviticus 15:24 · Leviticus 18:19
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.