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And a manוְאִישׁwhoאֲשֶׁרtakesיִקַּחa womanאֶת אִשָּׁהand her motherוְאֶת אִמָּהּ— itהִואis infamy;זִמָּהthey shall burnיִשְׂרְפוּhimאֹתוֹand themוְאֶתְהֶןin the fire,בָּאֵשׁso that there may notוְלֹאbeתִהְיֶהinfamyזִמָּהamong you.בְּתוֹכְכֶם
Leviticus 20:14
Study it in the app“And 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 20:14, 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- takesיִקַּחyikach
take a wife
"Take a wife": to marry.
Where else “yikach” appears- a womanאִשָּׁהisha
wife
Literally "his woman": the one married to him.
Where else “isha” appears- and her motherאִמָּima
mother
The woman who gives birth to and raises her children, and who is owed honor.
Where else “ima” appears- is infamyזִמָּהzima
lewdness
A shameful deed, especially sexual.
Where else “zima” appears- they shall burnיִשְׂרְפוּyisrfu
burn
Burn; bake in the fire.
Where else “yisrfu” appears- in the fireאֵשׁesh
fire
Fire that burns or cooks.
Where else “esh” appears- beתִהְיֶהtihye
exist
To exist: "let there be light".
Where else “tihye” appears- among youתוֹכְtoch
midst
The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.
Where else “toch” appears
The context
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.
14 · This verse (above)
15And a man who lies with a beast shall surely be put to death, and you shall kill the beast.