Sign in
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 21:3Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Leviticus 21:310 words
וְלַאֲחֹתוֹwəlaʾăḥōtwōAnd to sister
הַבְּתוּלָהhabətûlāhThe virgin
הַקְּרוֹבָהhaqərwōvāhThe near
אֵלָיוʾēlāywNear
אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho
לֹאlōʾNot
הָיְתָהhāyətāhExist
לְאִישׁləʾîšTo man
לָהּlāhTo
יִטַּמָּאyiṭamāʾBe foul
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וְלַאֲחֹתוֹwəlaʾăḥōtwōAnd to sister
הַבְּתוּלָהhabətûlāhThe virgin
הַקְּרוֹבָהhaqərwōvāhThe near
אֵלָיוʾēlāywNear
אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho
לֹאlōʾNot
הָיְתָהhāyətāhExist
לְאִישׁləʾîšTo man
לָהּlāhTo
יִטַּמָּאyiṭamāʾBe foul

Explore community notes on Leviticus 21:3

Study summaries, cross-references, and discussion

Open verse →