Leviticus 18:20

“And you shall not lie with the wife of your neighbor to emit semen, making yourself unclean with her.”

Leviticus 18:20 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Leviticus 18:20, word by word

lieתִתֵּןtiten

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

Where else “titen” appears
lieשְׁכָבְתְּshechavt

lying (with)

Lying with someone; sexual relations.

Where else “shechavt” appears
the wifeאֵשֶׁתeshet

wife

Literally "his woman": the one married to him.

Where else “eshet” appears
of your neighborעֲמִיתְamit

neighbor, fellow

Neighbor, companion: a fellow member of the people with whom one deals.

Where else “amit” appears
to emit semenזָרַעzara

semen

The fluid from a man that gives rise to a child.

Where else “zara” appears
making yourself uncleanטָמְאָהtama

be unclean

To become unclean, for example by touching the dead.

Where else “tama” appears

The context

19And you shall not approach a woman during the menstruation of her uncleanness to uncover her nakedness.

20 · This verse (above)

21And you shall not give any of your offspring to make them pass over to Molech, and you shall not profane the name of your Elohim. I am YHWH.

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