Leviticus
Leviticus 21:1
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,
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| 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 |
Cross-references
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Ezekiel 44:25 · Leviticus 19:28 · Leviticus 21:11 · Numbers 19:14 · Leviticus 10:6–7 · Numbers 19:16
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.