Leviticus 20:21
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NASB ©HebrewTransliterationStrong'sDefinitionOrigin
If [there is] a manוְאִ֗ישׁve·'ish376manfrom an unused word
whoאֲשֶׁ֥רa·sher834who, which, thata prim. pronoun
takesיִקַּ֛חyik·kach3947to takea prim. root
his brother'sאָחִ֖יוa·chiv251a brotherfrom an unused word
wife,אֵ֥שֶׁתe·shet802woman, wife, femalefrom an unused word
it is abhorrent;נִדָּ֣הnid·dah5079impurityfrom nadad
he has uncoveredגִּלָּ֖הgil·lah1540to uncover, removea prim. root
his brother'sאָחִ֛יוa·chiv251a brotherfrom an unused word
nakedness.עֶרְוַ֥תer·vat6172nakednessfrom arah
They will be childless.עֲרִירִ֥יםa·ri·rim6185strippedfrom 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.
New American Standard (©1995)
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.

American King James Version
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.

American Standard Version
And if a man shall take his brother's wife, it is impurity: he hath uncovered his brother's nakedness; they shall be childless.

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

English Revised Version
And if a man shall take his brother's wife, it is impurity: he hath uncovered his brother's nakedness; they shall be childless.

Webster's Bible Translation
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.

World English Bible
"'If a man takes his brother's wife, it is an impurity: he has uncovered his brother's nakedness; they shall be childless.

Young's Literal Translation
And a man who taketh his brother's wife -- it is impurity; the nakedness of his brother he hath uncovered; childless they are.

ויקרא 20:21 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
וְאִ֗ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִקַּ֛ח אֶת־אֵ֥שֶׁת אָחִ֖יו נִדָּ֣ה הִ֑וא עֶרְוַ֥ת אָחִ֛יו גִּלָּ֖ה עֲרִירִ֥ים יִהְיֽוּ׃

ויקרא 20:21 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
ואיש אשר יקח את־אשת אחיו נדה הוא ערות אחיו גלה ערירים יהיו׃

ויקרא 20:21 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
ואיש אשר יקח את־אשת אחיו נדה הוא ערות אחיו גלה ערירים יהיו׃

ויקרא 20:21 Hebrew Bible
ואיש אשר יקח את אשת אחיו נדה הוא ערות אחיו גלה ערירים יהיו׃

Latin: Biblia Sacra Vulgata
qui duxerit uxorem fratris sui rem facit inlicitam turpitudinem fratris sui revelavit absque filiis erunt

Abhorrent Act Brother Brother's Childless Dishonored Impurity Marries Nakedness Shame Takes Taketh Unclean Uncovered Wife

Abhorrent Act Brother's Childless Children Dishonored Impurity Marries Nakedness Shame Unclean Uncovered Wife

Abhorrent Act Brother's Childless Children Dishonored Impurity Marries Nakedness Shame Unclean Uncovered Wife

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