Leviticus
Leviticus 21:9
9If a priest’s daughter defiles herself by prostituting herself, she profanes her father; she must be burned in the fire.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| If | כִּ֥י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| a priest’s | כֹּהֵ֔ן | kō·hên | Noun - masculine singular | H3548 priest |
| daughter | וּבַת֙ | ū·ḇaṯ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct | H1323 daughter |
| defiles herself | תֵחֵ֖ל | ṯê·ḥêl | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H2490 bore, pierce |
| by prostituting herself | לִזְנ֑וֹת | liz·nō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H2181 commit fornication, be a harlot |
| she | הִ֣יא | hî | Pronoun - third person feminine singular | H1931 he, she |
| profanes | מְחַלֶּ֔לֶת | mə·ḥal·le·leṯ | Verb - Piel - Participle - feminine singular | H2490 bore, pierce |
| her father | אָבִ֙יהָ֙ | ’ā·ḇî·hā | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H1 father |
| she must be burned | תִּשָּׂרֵֽף׃ס | tiś·śā·rêp̄ | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H8313 burn |
| in the fire | בָּאֵ֖שׁ | bā·’êš | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular | H784 fire |
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Genesis 38:24 · Leviticus 19:29
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.