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The nakednessעֶרְוַתof your sister,אֲחוֹתְךָdaughterבַתof your fatherאָבִיךָorאוֹdaughterבַתof your mother,אִמֶּךָbornמוֹלֶדֶתat homeבַּיִתorאוֹbornמוֹלֶדֶתoutside,חוּץyou shall notלֹאuncoverתְגַלֶּהtheir nakedness.עֶרְוָתָן
Leviticus 18:9
Study it in the app“The nakedness of your sister, daughter of your father or daughter of your mother, born at home or born outside, you shall not uncover their nakedness.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 18:9, word by word
- The nakednessעֶרְוַתervat
nakedness
Nakedness; the private parts of the body; figuratively, shame. Seeing another's nakedness was a grave lack of respect.
Where else “ervat” appears- of your sisterאֲחוֹתְachot
sister
A woman who has the same parents as another person, or belongs to their family.
Where else “achot” appears- daughterבַתvat
daughter
A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.
Where else “vat” appears- of your fatherאָבִיavi
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appears- of your motherאִמֶּime
mother
The woman who gives birth to and raises her children, and who is owed honor.
Where else “ime” appears- bornמוֹלֶדֶתmoledet
birth
The fact of coming into the world, or the place where someone was born.
Where else “moledet” appears- at homeבַּיִתbayit
household
The family, everyone living under one roof.
Where else “bayit” appears- outsideחוּץchuts
outside
What lies outside the house, the city or the camp.
Where else “chuts” appears- uncoverתְגַלֶּהtegale
uncover
To remove what covers, leaving something in view.
Where else “tegale” appears
The context
8The nakedness of your father’s wife you shall not uncover; it is the nakedness of your father.
9 · This verse (above)
10The nakedness of your son’s daughter or of your daughter’s daughter you shall not uncover their nakedness, for they are your own nakedness.