Leviticus 20:6 — King James Version← Study notes
“And the soul that turneth after such as have familiar spirits, and after wizards, to go a whoring after them, I will even set my face against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people.”
Leviticus 20:6 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Leviticus 20:618 words
וְהַנֶּפֶשׁwəhanep̄ešAnd the soul
אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho
תִּפְנֶהtip̄ənehTurn
אֶלʾelNear
הָאֹבֹתhāʾōvōtThe mumble
וְאֶלwəʾelAnd near
הַיִּדְּעֹנִיםhayidəʿōnîmThe knowing
לִזְנוֹתlizənwōtTo commit adultery
אַחֲרֵיהֶםʾaḥărêhemThe hind part
וְנָתַתִּיwənātatîAnd give
אֶתʾet—
פָּנַיpānayFace
בַּנֶּפֶשׁbanep̄ešIn soul
הַהִואhahiwʾThe he
וְהִכְרַתִּיwəhiḵəratîAnd cut
אֹתוֹʾōtwō—
מִקֶּרֶבmiqerevFrom nearest
עַמּוֹʿamwōPeople
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