New American Standard Bible 2020

Leviticus 20:17-21

17‘If there isa manוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834takesיִקַּ֣חyi.KachH3947his sisterאֲחֹת֡וֹ'a.cho.ToH269,his father’sאָבִ֣יו'a.VivH1daughterבַּת־bat-H1323orא֣וֹ'oH176his mother’sאִ֠מּוֹ'i.moH517daughterבַת־vat-H1323,so that he seesוְרָאָ֨הve.ra.'AhH7200her nakednessעֶרְוָתָ֜הּ'er.va.TahH6172and she seesתִרְאֶ֤הtir.'EhH7200his nakednessעֶרְוָתוֹ֙er.va.ToH6172,it is a disgraceחֶ֣סֶדChe.sedH2617;and they shall be cutוְנִ֨כְרְת֔וּve.Nikh.re.TuH3772offH3772in the sightלְעֵינֵ֖יle.'ei.NeiH5869of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of their peopleעַמָּ֑ם'a.MamH5971.He has uncoveredגִּלָּ֖הgi.LahH1540his sister’sאֲחֹת֛וֹ'a.cho.ToH269nakednessעֶרְוַ֧ת'er.VatH6172;he bearsיִשָּֽׂא׃yi.Sa'H5375his guiltעֲוֹנ֥וֹa.vo.NoH5771.

18If there isa manוְ֠אִישׁVe.'ishH376whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834sleepsיִשְׁכַּ֨בyish.KavH7901with a menstruousדָּוָ֗הda.VahH1739womanאִשָּׁ֜ה'i.ShahH802and uncoversוְגִלָּ֤הve.gi.LahH1540her nakednessעֶרְוָתָהּ֙'er.va.TahH6172,he has exposedהֶֽעֱרָ֔הhe.'e.RahH6168her flowמְקֹרָ֣הּme.ko.RahH4726,and she has uncoveredגִּלְּתָ֖הgi.le.TahH1540the flowמְק֣וֹרme.KorH4726of her bloodדָּמֶ֑יהָda.Mei.haH1818;so bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֖םshe.nei.HemH8147of them shall be cutוְנִכְרְת֥וּve.nikh.re.TuH3772offH3772from amongמִקֶּ֥רֶבmi.Ke.revH7130their peopleעַמָּֽם׃'a.MamH5971.

19You shall also not uncoverתְגַלֵּ֑הte.ga.LehH1540the nakednessוְעֶרְוַ֨תve.'er.VatH6172of your mother’sאִמְּךָ֛'i.me.KhaH517sisterאֲח֧וֹת'a.ChotH269or of your father’sאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1sisterוַאֲח֥וֹתva.'a.ChotH269, for such a onehas uncoveredהֶעֱרָ֖הhe.'e.RahH6168hisbloodH7607relativeשְׁאֵר֛וֹshe.'e.RoH7607;they will bearיִשָּֽׂאוּ׃yi.Sa.'uH5375their guiltעֲוֹנָ֥ם'a.vo.NamH5771.

20If there isa manוְאִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834sleepsיִשְׁכַּב֙yish.KavH7901with his uncle’sH1733wifeH1733,he has uncoveredגִּלָּ֑הgi.LahH1540his uncle’sדֹּד֖וֹdo.DoH1730nakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172;they will bearיִשָּׂ֖אוּyi.Sa.'uH5375their sinחֶטְאָ֥םchet.'AmH2399.They will dieיָמֻֽתוּ׃ya.Mu.tuH4191childlessעֲרִירִ֥ים'a.ri.RimH6185.

21If there isa manוְאִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834takesיִקַּ֛חyi.KachH3947his brother’sאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251wifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802, it isdetestableנִדָּ֣הni.DahH5079;he has uncoveredגִּלָּ֖הgi.LahH1540his brother’sאָחִ֛יו'a.ChivH251nakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172.They will be childlessעֲרִירִ֥ים'a.ri.RimH6185.

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