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Leviticus 18:20 — King James Version← Study notes

Moreover thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour’s wife, to defile thyself with her.


Leviticus 18:20Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Leviticus 18:209 words
וְאֶלwəʾelAnd near
אֵשֶׁתʾēšetWoman
עֲמִיתְךָʿămîtəḵāCompanionship
לֹאlōʾNot
תִתֵּןtitēnGive
שְׁכָבְתְּךָšəḵāvətəḵāLying
לְזָרַעləzāraʿTo seed
לְטָמְאָהləṭāməʾāhTo be foul
בָהּvāhIn
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וְאֶלwəʾelAnd near
אֵשֶׁתʾēšetWoman
עֲמִיתְךָʿămîtəḵāCompanionship
לֹאlōʾNot
תִתֵּןtitēnGive
שְׁכָבְתְּךָšəḵāvətəḵāLying
לְזָרַעləzāraʿTo seed
לְטָמְאָהləṭāməʾāhTo be foul
בָהּvāhIn

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