Leviticus 20:15 — King James Version← Study notes

“And if a man lie with a beast, he shall surely be put to death: and ye shall slay the beast.”

Leviticus 20:15 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Leviticus 20:1510 words

וְאִישׁwəʾîšAnd man

אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho

יִתֵּןyitēnGive

שְׁכָבְתּוֹšəḵāvətwōLying

בִּבְהֵמָהbivəhēmāhIn dumb

מוֹתmwōtDie

יוּמָתyûmātDie

וְאֶתwəʾet—

הַבְּהֵמָהhabəhēmāhThe dumb

תַּהֲרֹגוּtahărōgûSmite

ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וְאִישׁwəʾîšAnd man

אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho

יִתֵּןyitēnGive

שְׁכָבְתּוֹšəḵāvətwōLying

בִּבְהֵמָהbivəhēmāhIn dumb

מוֹתmwōtDie

יוּמָתyûmātDie

וְאֶתwəʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

הַבְּהֵמָהhabəhēmāhThe dumb

תַּהֲרֹגוּtahărōgûSmite

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