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And a manוְאִישׁwhoאֲשֶׁרtakesיִקַּחhis brother’sאָחִיוwife,אֶת אֵשֶׁתitהִואis impurity;נִדָּהhe has uncoveredגִּלָּהhis brother’sאָחִיוnakedness;עֶרְוַתthey shall beיִהְיוּchildless.עֲרִירִים
Leviticus 20:21
Study it in the app“And a man who takes his brother’s wife, it is impurity; he has uncovered his brother’s nakedness; they shall be childless.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 20:21, 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 brother’sאָחִיachi
brother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “achi” appears- wifeאֵשֶׁתeshet
wife
Literally "his woman": the one married to him.
Where else “eshet” appears- is impurityנִדָּהnida
impurity
Something defiling; or water for cleansing.
Where else “nida” appears- he has uncoveredגִּלָּהgila
uncover
To remove what covers, leaving something in view.
Where else “gila” appears- nakednessעֶרְוַתervat
nakedness
Nakedness; the private parts of the body; figuratively, shame. Seeing another's nakedness was a grave lack of respect.
Where else “ervat” appears- they shall beיִהְיוּyihyu
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yihyu” appears- childlessעֲרִירִיםaririm
childless
Childless.
Where else “aririm” appears
The context
20And a man who lies with his aunt has uncovered his uncle’s nakedness; they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless.
21 · This verse (above)
22So you shall keep all my statutes and all my rules and do them, so that the land to which I am bringing you to live in it does not vomit you out.