Leviticus

Leviticus 21:11

¹¹He must not go near any dead body; he must not defile himself, even for his father or mother.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He must not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
go	יָבֹ֑א	yā·ḇō	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
near any	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
dead	מֵ֖ת	mêṯ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H4191 die
body	נַפְשֹׁ֥ת	nap̄·šōṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
he must not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
defile himself	יִטַּמָּֽא׃	yiṭ·ṭam·mā	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2930 be or become unclean
even for his father	לְאָבִ֥יו	lə·’ā·ḇîw	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1 father
or mother	וּלְאִמּ֖וֹ	ū·lə·’im·mōw	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H517 mother

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