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Leviticus 18:9 — King James Version← Study notes

The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or daughter of thy mother, whether she be born at home, or born abroad, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover.


Leviticus 18:9Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Leviticus 18:915 words
עֶרְוַתʿerəwatNudity
אֲחוֹתְךָʾăḥwōtəḵāSister
בַתvatDaughter
אָבִיךָʾāvîḵāFather
אוֹʾwōDesire
בַתvatDaughter
אִמֶּךָʾimeḵāMother
מוֹלֶדֶתmwōledetNativity
בַּיִתbayitA house
אוֹʾwōDesire
מוֹלֶדֶתmwōledetNativity
חוּץḥûṣSeparate by a wall
לֹאlōʾNot
תְגַלֶּהtəgalehDenude
עֶרְוָתָןʿerəwātānNudity
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

עֶרְוַתʿerəwatNudity
אֲחוֹתְךָʾăḥwōtəḵāSister
בַתvatDaughter
אָבִיךָʾāvîḵāFather
אוֹʾwōDesire
בַתvatDaughter
אִמֶּךָʾimeḵāMother
מוֹלֶדֶתmwōledetNativity
בַּיִתbayitA house
אוֹʾwōDesire
מוֹלֶדֶתmwōledetNativity
חוּץḥûṣSeparate by a wall
לֹאlōʾNot
תְגַלֶּהtəgalehDenude
עֶרְוָתָןʿerəwātānNudity

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