Leviticus

Leviticus 20:19

¹⁹You must not have sexual relations with the sister of your mother or your father, for it is exposing one’s own kin; both shall bear their iniquity.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You must not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
have sexual relations with	וְעֶרְוַ֨ת	wə·‘er·waṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct	H6172 nakedness, pudenda
the sister	אֲח֧וֹת	’ă·ḥō·wṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H269 sister
of your mother	אִמְּךָ֛	’im·mə·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H517 mother
or your father	אָבִ֖יךָ	’ā·ḇî·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1 father
for	כִּ֧י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
it is exposing	הֶעֱרָ֖ה	he·‘ĕ·rāh	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6168 be naked, bare
one’s own kin	שְׁאֵר֛וֹ	šə·’ê·rōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7607 flesh
both shall bear	יִשָּֽׂאוּ׃	yiś·śā·’ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5375 lift, take, carry
their iniquity	עֲוֺנָ֥ם	‘ă·wō·nām	Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine plural	H5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.