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Leviticus 21:4 — King James Version← Study notes

But he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.


Leviticus 21:4Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Leviticus 21:45 words
HebrewMeaning
לֹ֥אlōʾ
notparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
יִטַּמָּ֖אyiṭamāʾ
he will make himself uncleanverbH2930
pollute · be (make · make self · pronounce) unclean ···
בַּ֣עַלbaʿal
a husbandnounH1167
archer · babbler · bird · chief man ···
בְּ/עַמָּ֑י/וbəʿamāyw
among kinspeople hispronH5971
men · nation · people
לְ/הֵ֖חַלּֽ/וֹləhēḥalwō
to profane himselfpronH2490
defile · break · defile · eat ···
Words 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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