The Meaning of Leviticus 18:13 Explained

Leviticus 18:13

KJV: Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister: for she is thy mother's near kinswoman.

YLT: The nakedness of thy mother's sister thou dost not uncover; for she is thy mother's relation.

Darby: The nakedness of thy mother's sister shalt thou not uncover; for she is thy mother's near relation.

ASV: Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister: for she is thy mother's near kinswoman.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Thou shalt not uncover  the nakedness  of thy mother's  sister:  for she [is] thy mother's  near kinswoman. 

What does Leviticus 18:13 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Leviticus 18

1  Unlawful marriages and unlawful lusts

What do the individual words in Leviticus 18:13 mean?

The nakedness of sister of your mother not You shall uncover for [is] near of kin to your mother she -
עֶרְוַ֥ת אֲחֽוֹת־ אִמְּךָ֖ לֹ֣א תְגַלֵּ֑ה כִּֽי־ שְׁאֵ֥ר אִמְּךָ֖ הִֽוא ס

עֶרְוַ֥ת  The  nakedness 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: עֶרְוָה  
Sense: nakedness, nudity, shame, pudenda.
אֲחֽוֹת־  of  sister 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: אָחֹות  
Sense: sister.
אִמְּךָ֖  of  your  mother 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: אֵם  
Sense: mother.
תְגַלֵּ֑ה  You  shall  uncover 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: גָּלָה  
Sense: to uncover, remove.
שְׁאֵ֥ר  [is]  near  of  kin  to 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: שְׁאֵר  
Sense: flesh, food, body, near kin, near kinswoman.
אִמְּךָ֖  your  mother 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: אֵם  
Sense: mother.
הִֽוא  she 
Parse: Pronoun, third person feminine singular
Root: הוּא 
Sense: he, she, it.
ס  - 
Parse: Punctuation

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