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Leviticus 21:1 — King James Version← Study notes

And the Lord said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, There shall none be defiled for the dead among his people:


Leviticus 21:1Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Leviticus 21:115 words
וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD
אֶלʾelNear
מֹשֶׁהmōšehMoses
אֱמֹרʾĕmōrSay
אֶלʾelNear
הַכֹּהֲנִיםhakōhănîmThe officiating
בְּנֵיbənêSon
אַהֲרֹןʾahărōnAaron
וְאָמַרְתָּwəʾāmarətāAnd say
אֲלֵהֶםʾălēhemNear
לְנֶפֶשׁlənep̄ešTo soul
לֹאlōʾNot
יִטַּמָּאyiṭamāʾBe foul
בְּעַמָּיוbəʿamāywIn people
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD
אֶלʾelNear
מֹשֶׁהmōšehMoses
אֱמֹרʾĕmōrSay
אֶלʾelNear
הַכֹּהֲנִיםhakōhănîmThe officiating
בְּנֵיbənêSon
אַהֲרֹןʾahărōnAaron
וְאָמַרְתָּwəʾāmarətāAnd say
אֲלֵהֶםʾălēhemNear
לְנֶפֶשׁlənep̄ešTo soul
לֹאlōʾNot
יִטַּמָּאyiṭamāʾBe foul
בְּעַמָּיוbəʿamāywIn people

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