“Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother’s wife: it is thy brother’s nakedness.”
Leviticus 18:16 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Leviticus 18:168 words
HebrewMeaning
עֶרְוַ֥תʿerəwat
the nakedness ofnounH6172
shame · unclean
אֵֽשֶׁתʾēšet
the wife ofnounH802
each · every · female · many ···
אָחִ֖י/ךָʾāḥiykā
brother yournounH251
brother; kindred · like · other. Compare also the proper names beginning with 'Ah-' or 'Ahi-'
לֹ֣אlōʾ
notparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
תְגַלֵּ֑הtəgalēh
you will uncoververbH1540
advertise · bewray · bring · (carry ···
עֶרְוַ֥תʿerəwat
is the nakedness ofnounH6172
shame · unclean
אָחִ֖י/ךָʾāḥiykā
brother yournounH251
brother; kindred · like · other. Compare also the proper names beginning with 'Ah-' or 'Ahi-'
הִֽואhiwʾ
itprepH1931
as for her · him · it · the same ···
ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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