Leviticus 20:18

“And 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.”

Leviticus 20:18 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Leviticus 20:18, 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 womanאִשָּׁהisha

woman

An adult female person: single, married or widowed.

Where else “isha” appears
in her sicknessדָּוָהdava

menstruating

A woman during her monthly flow.

Where else “dava” appears
and uncoversגִלָּהgila

uncover

To remove what covers, leaving something in view.

Where else “gila” 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
has laid bareהֶעֱרָהheera

lay bare

To strip what covers something and leave it in view, or to tear it down to its base.

Where else “heera” appears
her fountainמְקֹרָmekora

flow

A flow of blood, like that of a woman.

Where else “mekora” appears
of her bloodדָּמֶיdame

blood

The red fluid that runs through the body and carries the life of people and animals.

Where else “dame” appears
bothשְׁנֵיshene

both

The two together, both of them.

Where else “shene” appears
of them shall be cut offנִכְרְתוּnichrtu

cut off

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

Where else “nichrtu” appears
from amongקֶּרֶבkerev

midst

In the midst of: "among the people".

Where else “kerev” appears
their peopleעַמָּama

kin

Relatives: "gathered to his people" at death.

Where else “ama” appears

The context

17And 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.

18 · This verse (above)

19And the nakedness of your mother’s sister or of your father’s sister you shall not uncover, for that is laying bare one’s own close relative; they shall bear their iniquity.

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