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And the daughterוּבַתof a priest,אִישׁ כֹּהֵןifכִּיshe profanes herselfתֵחֵלby prostituting herself,לִזְנוֹתsheהִיאprofanesמְחַלֶּלֶתher father;אֶת אָבִיהָshe shall be burnedתִּשָּׂרֵףin the fire.בָּאֵשׁ
Leviticus 21:9
Study it in the app“And the daughter of a priest, if she profanes herself by prostituting herself, she profanes her father; she shall be burned in the fire.”
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Leviticus 21:9, word by word
- And the daughterבַתvat
daughter
A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.
Where else “vat” appears- of a priestאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- of a priestכֹּהֵןkohen
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohen” appears- she profanes herselfתֵחֵלtechel
profane
To treat what is holy as common.
Where else “techel” appears- by prostituting herselfזְנוֹתzenot
prostitute oneself
To give one's body to others outside marriage, often for pay; the woman who does so.
Where else “zenot” appears- her fatherאָבִיavi
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appears- she shall be burnedתִּשָּׂרֵףtisaref
burn
Burn; bake in the fire.
Where else “tisaref” appears- in the fireאֵשׁesh
fire
Fire that burns or cooks.
Where else “esh” appears
The context
8And you shall sanctify him, for he presents the food of your Elohim; he shall be holy to you, for I, YHWH, who sanctifies you, am holy.
9 · This verse (above)
10And the priest who is high among his brothers, on whose head the anointing oil has been poured and who has been ordained to wear the garments, shall not let the hair of his head hang loose and shall not tear his garments.