Leviticus

Leviticus 20:21

²¹If a man marries his brother’s wife, it is an act of impurity. He has uncovered the nakedness of his brother; they shall be childless.

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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	יִקַּ֛ח	yiq·qaḥ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
his brother’s	אָחִ֖יו	’ā·ḥîw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H251 brother
wife	אֵ֥שֶׁת	’ê·šeṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H802 woman, wife, female
it	הִ֑וא	hî	Pronoun - third person feminine singular	H1931 he, she
is an act of impurity	נִדָּ֣ה	nid·dāh	Noun - feminine singular	H5079 impurity
He has uncovered	גִּלָּ֖ה	gil·lāh	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1540 uncover, remove
the nakedness	עֶרְוַ֥ת	‘er·waṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H6172 nakedness, pudenda
of his brother	אָחִ֛יו	’ā·ḥîw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H251 brother
they shall be	יִהְיֽוּ׃	yih·yū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
childless	עֲרִירִ֥ים	‘ă·rî·rîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H6185 stripped

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Leviticus 18:16 · Matthew 14:3–4

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