Leviticus 21:3 — King James Version← Study notes
“And for his sister a virgin, that is nigh unto him, which hath had no husband; for her may he be defiled.”
Leviticus 21:3 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Leviticus 21:310 words
וְלַאֲחֹתוֹwəlaʾăḥōtwōAnd to sister
הַבְּתוּלָהhabətûlāhThe virgin
הַקְּרוֹבָהhaqərwōvāhThe near
אֵלָיוʾēlāywNear
אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho
לֹאlōʾNot
הָיְתָהhāyətāhExist
לְאִישׁləʾîšTo man
לָהּlāhTo
יִטַּמָּאyiṭamāʾBe foul
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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