“And if a man shall take his brother’s wife, it is an unclean thing: he hath uncovered his brother’s nakedness; they shall be childless.”
Leviticus 20:21 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Leviticus 20:2113 words
HebrewMeaning
וְ/אִ֗ישׁwəʾiyš
and a manconjH376
another · any · a certain · champion ···
אֲשֶׁ֥רʾăšer
whoparticleH834
after · alike · because · every ···
יִקַּ֛חyiqaḥ
he will takeverbH3947
bring · buy · carry away · drawn ···
אֶתʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
אֵ֥שֶׁתʾēšet
the wife ofnounH802
each · every · female · many ···
אָחִ֖י/וʾāḥiyw
brother hisnounH251
brother; kindred · like · other. Compare also the proper names beginning with 'Ah-' or 'Ahi-'
נִדָּ֣הnidāh
is impuritynounH5079
far · flowers · menstruous · put apart ···
הִ֑ואhiwʾ
itprepH1931
as for her · him · it · the same ···
עֶרְוַ֥תʿerəwat
the nakedness ofnounH6172
shame · unclean
אָחִ֛י/וʾāḥiyw
brother hisnounH251
brother; kindred · like · other. Compare also the proper names beginning with 'Ah-' or 'Ahi-'
גִּלָּ֖הgilāh
he has uncoveredverbH1540
advertise · bewray · bring · (carry ···
עֲרִירִ֥יםʿăriyriym
childlessadjH6185
יִהְיֽוּyihəyw
they will beverbH1961
altogether · be · accomplished · committed ···
ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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