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Leviticus 19:28 — King James Version← Study notes

Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the Lord.


Leviticus 19:28Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Leviticus 19:2812 words
וְשֶׂרֶטwəśereṭAnd incision
לָנֶפֶשׁlānep̄ešTo soul
לֹאlōʾNot
תִתְּנוּtitənûGive
בִּבְשַׂרְכֶםbivəśarəḵemIn flesh
וּכְתֹבֶתûḵətōvetAnd letter
קַעֲקַעqaʿăqaʿIncision
לֹאlōʾNot
תִתְּנוּtitənûGive
בָּכֶםbāḵemIn
אֲנִיʾănîI
יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וְשֶׂרֶטwəśereṭAnd incision
לָנֶפֶשׁlānep̄ešTo soul
לֹאlōʾNot
תִתְּנוּtitənûGive
בִּבְשַׂרְכֶםbivəśarəḵemIn flesh
וּכְתֹבֶתûḵətōvetAnd letter
קַעֲקַעqaʿăqaʿIncision
לֹאlōʾNot
תִתְּנוּtitənûGive
בָּכֶםbāḵemIn
אֲנִיʾănîI
יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD

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