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And a manוְאִישׁwhoאֲשֶׁרliesיִשְׁכַּבwithאֶתa maleזָכָרas one liesמִשְׁכְּבֵיwith a woman,אִשָּׁהbothשְׁנֵיהֶםof them have doneעָשׂוּan abomination;תּוֹעֵבָהthey shall surelyמוֹתbe put to death;יוּמָתוּtheir blood isדְּמֵיהֶםon them.בָּם
Leviticus 20:13
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Leviticus 20:13, 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- a maleזָכָרzachar
male
A person of the male sex, man or boy.
Where else “zachar” appears- as one liesמִשְׁכְּבֵיmishkve
lie with
To join someone in the intimacy of a couple.
Where else “mishkve” appears- with a womanאִשָּׁהisha
woman
An adult female person: single, married or widowed.
Where else “isha” appears- bothשְׁנֵיshene
both
The two together, both of them.
Where else “shene” appears- of them 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- an abominationתּוֹעֵבָהtoeva
abomination
Abomination: something that a people or God rejects with disgust, above all idolatry and the practices God forbids; also a custom another people will not tolerate.
Where else “toeva” appears- they shall surelyמוֹתmot
be put to death
To lose one's life as punishment.
Where else “mot” appears- their blood isדְּמֵיdeme
bloodguilt
A murder, and the guilt it leaves on the killer.
Where else “deme” appears
The context
12And 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.
13 · This verse (above)
14And a man who takes a woman and her mother — it is infamy; they shall burn him and them in the fire, so that there may not be infamy among you.