Leviticus 20:17 Hebrew Word Analysis

0And if a manוְאִ֣ישׁh376
1אֲשֶׁרh834
2shall takeיִקַּ֣חh3947
3אֶתh853
24his sisterאֲחֹת֛וֹh269
8daughterבַתh1323
6his father'sאָבִ֣יוh1
7orא֣וֹh176
8daughterבַתh1323
9his mother'sאִ֠מּוֹh517
14and seeתִרְאֶ֤הh7200
11אֶתh853
23her nakednessעֶרְוַ֧תh6172
13וְהִֽיאh1931
14and seeתִרְאֶ֤הh7200
15אֶתh853
23her nakednessעֶרְוַ֧תh6172
17it is a wicked thingחֶ֣סֶדh2617
18ה֔וּאh1931
19and they shall be cut offוְנִ֨כְרְת֔וּh3772
20in the sightלְעֵינֵ֖יh5869
21בְּנֵ֣יh1121
22of their peopleעַמָּ֑םh5971
23her nakednessעֶרְוַ֧תh6172
24his sisterאֲחֹת֛וֹh269
25he hath uncoveredגִּלָּ֖הh1540
26his iniquityעֲוֹנ֥וֹh5771
27he shall bearיִשָּֽׂא׃h5375

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

And if a man shall take his sister, his father's daughter, or his mother's daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness; it is a wicked thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight of their people: he hath uncovered his sister's nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And if a man shall take his sister, his father's daughter, or his mother's daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness; it is a shameful thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight of the children of their people: he hath uncovered his sister's nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And if a man takes his sister, daughter of his father or his mother, and has sex relations with her and she with him, it is an act of shame: they are to be cut off before the children of their people; he has had sex relations with his sister, and his sin will be on him.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

And if a man take his sister, his father's daughter, or his mother's daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness, that is a disgrace; and they shall be cut off before the eyes of the children of their people: he hath uncovered his sister's nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity.

Webster's Bible (WBT)

And if a man shall take his sister, his father's daughter, or his mother's daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness; it is a wicked thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight of their people: he hath uncovered his sister's nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity.

World English Bible (WEB)

"'If a man takes his sister, his father's daughter, or his mother's daughter, and sees her nakedness, and she sees his nakedness; it is a shameful thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight of the children of their people: he has uncovered his sister's nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

`And a man who taketh his sister, a daughter of his father or daughter of his mother, and he hath seen her nakedness, and she seeth his nakedness: it is a shame; and they have been cut off before the eyes of the sons of their people; the nakedness of his sister he hath uncovered; his iniquity he beareth.