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Leviticus 18:16 — King James Version← Study notes

Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother’s wife: it is thy brother’s nakedness.


Leviticus 18:16Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Leviticus 18:168 words
עֶרְוַתʿerəwatNudity
אֵשֶׁתʾēšetWoman
אָחִיךָʾāḥîḵāBrother
לֹאlōʾNot
תְגַלֵּהtəgalēhDenude
עֶרְוַתʿerəwatNudity
אָחִיךָʾāḥîḵāBrother
הִואhiwʾHe
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

עֶרְוַתʿerəwatNudity
אֵשֶׁתʾēšetWoman
אָחִיךָʾāḥîḵāBrother
לֹאlōʾNot
תְגַלֵּהtəgalēhDenude
עֶרְוַתʿerəwatNudity
אָחִיךָʾāḥîḵāBrother
הִואhiwʾHe

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