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And a manוְאִישׁwhoאֲשֶׁרliesיִשְׁכַּבwithאֶתhis daughter-in-law,כַּלָּתוֹbothשְׁנֵיהֶםof them shall surelyמוֹתbe put to death;יוּמְתוּthey have doneעָשׂוּperversion;תֶּבֶלtheir blood isדְּמֵיהֶםon them.בָּם
Leviticus 20:12
Study it in the app“And a man who lies with his daughter-in-law, both of them shall surely be put to death; they have done perversion; their blood is on them.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 20:12, word by word
- And a manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- liesיִשְׁכַּבyishkav
lie with
To lie with someone, have relations.
Where else “yishkav” appears- his daughter-in-lawכַּלָּתkalat
daughter-in-law
The son's wife.
Where else “kalat” appears- bothשְׁנֵיshene
both
The two together, both of them.
Where else “shene” appears- of them shall surelyמוֹתmot
be put to death
To lose one's life as punishment.
Where else “mot” appears- they have doneעָשׂוּasu
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asu” appears- perversionתֶּבֶלtevel
perversion
A mixing that goes against the natural order; perversion.
Where else “tevel” appears- their blood isדְּמֵיdeme
bloodguilt
A murder, and the guilt it leaves on the killer.
Where else “deme” appears
The context
11And a man who lies with his father’s wife has uncovered his father’s nakedness; both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood is on them.
12 · This verse (above)
13And a man who lies with a male as one lies with a woman, both of them have done an abomination; they shall surely be put to death; their blood is on them.