Leviticus 20:21
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
If [there is] a manוְאִ֗ישׁ
(ve·'ish)
376: manfrom an unused word
whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
takesיִקַּ֛ח
(yik·kach)
3947: to takea prim. root
his brother'sאָחִ֖יו
(a·chiv)
251: a brotherfrom an unused word
wife,אֵ֥שֶׁת
(e·shet)
802: woman, wife, femalefrom an unused word
it is abhorrent;נִדָּ֣ה
(nid·dah)
5079: impurityfrom nadad
he has uncoveredגִּלָּ֖ה
(gil·lah)
1540: to uncover, removea prim. root
his brother'sאָחִ֛יו
(a·chiv)
251: a brotherfrom an unused word
nakedness.עֶרְוַ֥ת
(er·vat)
6172: nakednessfrom arah
They will be childless.עֲרִירִ֥ים
(a·ri·rim)
6185: strippedfrom arar


















KJV Lexicon
And if a man
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
shall take
laqach  (law-kakh')
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
his brother's
'ach  (awkh)
a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like 1) -- another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other.
wife
'ishshah  (ish-shaw')
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman
it is an unclean thing
niddah  (nid-daw')
rejection; by implication, impurity, especially personal (menstruation) or moral (idolatry, incest)
he hath uncovered
galah  (gaw-law')
to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal
his brother's
'ach  (awkh)
a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like 1) -- another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other.
nakedness
`ervah  (er-vaw')
nudity, literally (especially the pudenda) or figuratively (disgrace, blemish) -- nakedness, shame, unclean(-ness).
they shall be childless
`ariyriy  (ar-e-ree')
bare, i.e. destitute (of children) -- childless.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
If there is a man who takes his brother's wife, it is abhorrent; he has uncovered his brother's nakedness. They will be childless.

King James Bible
And if a man shall take his brother's wife, it is an unclean thing: he hath uncovered his brother's nakedness; they shall be childless.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
If a man marries his brother's wife, it is impurity. He has shamed his brother; they will be childless."

International Standard Version
"If a man takes his brother's wife, it's immoral. He has exposed his brother's nakedness. They'll be childless."

NET Bible
If a man has sexual intercourse with his brother's wife, it is indecency. He has exposed his brother's nakedness; they will be childless.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Whoever marries his brother's wife violates his brother's marriage and does an unclean thing. That man and woman will have no children.

King James 2000 Bible
And if a man shall take his brother's wife, it is an unclean thing: he has uncovered his brother's nakedness; they shall be childless.
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