Leviticus 20:17

“And a man who takes his sister, the daughter of his father or the daughter of his mother, and sees her nakedness, and she sees his nakedness, it is a disgrace, and they shall be cut off before the eyes of the sons of their people. He has uncovered his sister’s nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity.”

Leviticus 20:17 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Leviticus 20:17, 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
his sisterאֲחֹתachot

sister

A woman who has the same parents as another person, or belongs to their family.

Where else “achot” appears
the daughterבַּתbat

daughter

A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.

Where else “bat” appears
of his fatherאָבִיavi

father

The man who begets a child and heads his household.

Where else “avi” appears
of his motherאִמּim

mother

The woman who gives birth to and raises her children, and who is owed honor.

Where else “im” appears
and seesרָאָהraa

see

To see with one's eyes.

Where else “raa” appears
her nakednessעֶרְוָתָervata

nakedness

Nakedness; the private parts of the body; figuratively, shame. Seeing another's nakedness was a grave lack of respect.

Where else “ervata” appears
is a disgraceחֶסֶדchesed

disgrace

Another word spelled the same: something shameful.

Where else “chesed” appears
and they shall be cut offנִכְרְתוּnichrtu

cut off

To wipe out, or be shut out from the people.

Where else “nichrtu” appears
before the eyesעֵינֵיene

sight

"In the eyes of" someone: in their view.

Where else “ene” appears
of the sonsבְּנֵיbene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

Where else “bene” appears
of their peopleעַמָּama

kin

Relatives: "gathered to his people" at death.

Where else “ama” appears
He has uncoveredגִּלָּהgila

uncover

To remove what covers, leaving something in view.

Where else “gila” appears
he shall bearיִשָּׂאyisa

bear

To bear the consequences of a fault, like someone carrying a weight.

Where else “yisa” appears
his iniquityעֲוֺנavon

iniquity

A serious wrong.

Where else “avon” appears

Translation note

The word translated “disgrace” is spelled the same as the word that means “loyal love,” but it is another word, with the sense of dishonor (as in Proverbs 14:34).

The context

16And a woman who approaches any beast to mate with it, you shall kill the woman and the beast; they shall surely be put to death; their blood is on them.

17 · This verse (above)

18And a man who lies with a woman in her sickness and uncovers her nakedness has laid bare her fountain, and she has uncovered the fountain of her blood; both of them shall be cut off from among their people.

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