And a manוְאִישׁwhoאֲשֶׁרtakesיִקַּחhis sister,אֶת אֲחֹתוֹthe daughterבַּתof his fatherאָבִיוorאוֹthe daughterבַתof his mother,אִמּוֹand seesוְרָאָהher nakedness,אֶת עֶרְוָתָהּand sheוְהִיאseesתִרְאֶהhis nakedness,אֶת עֶרְוָתוֹitהוּאis a disgrace,חֶסֶדand they shall be cut offוְנִכְרְתוּbefore the eyesלְעֵינֵיof the sonsבְּנֵיof their people.עַמָּםHe has uncoveredגִּלָּהhis sister’sאֲחֹתוֹnakedness;עֶרְוַתhe shall bearיִשָּׂאhis iniquity.עֲוֺנוֹ
Leviticus 20:17
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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.