Leviticus

Leviticus 21:1–2

¹Then the LORD said to Moses, “Speak to Aaron’s sons, the priests, and tell them that a priest is not to defile himself for a dead person among his people, ²except for his immediate family — his mother, father, son, daughter, or brother,

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Leviticus 21:1

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
said	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֔ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
Speak	אֱמֹ֥ר	’ĕ·mōr	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Aaron’s	אַהֲרֹ֑ן	’a·hă·rōn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H175 Aaron
sons	בְּנֵ֣י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
the priests	הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים	hak·kō·hă·nîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3548 priest
and tell	וְאָמַרְתָּ֣	wə·’ā·mar·tā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
them	אֲלֵהֶ֔ם	’ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H413 motion to
is not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
to defile himself	יִטַּמָּ֖א	yiṭ·ṭam·mā	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2930 be or become unclean
for a dead person	לְנֶ֥פֶשׁ	lə·ne·p̄eš	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
among his people	בְּעַמָּֽיו׃	bə·‘am·māw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H5971 people

Leviticus 21:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
except	כִּ֚י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
for his immediate	הַקָּרֹ֖ב	haq·qā·rōḇ	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H7138 near
family	לִשְׁאֵר֔וֹ	liš·’ê·rōw	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7607 flesh
his mother	לְאִמּ֣וֹ	lə·’im·mōw	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H517 mother
father	וּלְאָבִ֔יו	ū·lə·’ā·ḇîw	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1 father
son	וְלִבְנ֥וֹ	wə·liḇ·nōw	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1121 son
daughter	וּלְבִתּ֖וֹ	ū·lə·ḇit·tōw	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1323 daughter
or brother	וּלְאָחִֽיו׃	ū·lə·’ā·ḥîw	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H251 brother

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Leviticus 21:1 Ezekiel 44:25 · Leviticus 19:28 · Leviticus 21:11 · Numbers 19:14 · Leviticus 10:6–7 · Numbers 19:16

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