The Meaning of Leviticus 18:14 Explained

Leviticus 18:14

KJV: Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's brother, thou shalt not approach to his wife: she is thine aunt.

YLT: The nakedness of thy father's brother thou dost not uncover; unto his wife thou dost not draw near; she is thine aunt.

Darby: The nakedness of thy father's brother shalt thou not uncover; thou shalt not approach his wife: she is thine aunt.

ASV: Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's brother, thou shalt not approach to his wife: she is thine aunt.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Thou shalt not uncover  the nakedness  of thy father's  brother,  thou shalt not approach  to his wife:  she [is] thine aunt. 

What does Leviticus 18:14 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Leviticus 18

1  Unlawful marriages and unlawful lusts

What do the individual words in Leviticus 18:14 mean?

The nakedness of brother of your father not You shall uncover unto his wife You shall approach [is] your aunt she -
עֶרְוַ֥ת אֲחִֽי־ אָבִ֖יךָ לֹ֣א תְגַלֵּ֑ה אֶל־ אִשְׁתּוֹ֙ תִקְרָ֔ב דֹּדָֽתְךָ֖ הִֽוא ס

עֶרְוַ֥ת  The  nakedness 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: עֶרְוָה  
Sense: nakedness, nudity, shame, pudenda.
אֲחִֽי־  of  brother 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: אָח  
Sense: brother.
אָבִ֖יךָ  of  your  father 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: אָב  
Sense: father of an individual.
תְגַלֵּ֑ה  You  shall  uncover 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: גָּלָה  
Sense: to uncover, remove.
אֶל־  unto 
Parse: Preposition
Root: אֶל  
Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
אִשְׁתּוֹ֙  his  wife 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: אִשָּׁה  
Sense: woman, wife, female.
תִקְרָ֔ב  You  shall  approach 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: קָרַב  
Sense: to come near, approach, enter into, draw near.
דֹּדָֽתְךָ֖  [is]  your  aunt 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: דֹּודָה  
Sense: aunt.
הִֽוא  she 
Parse: Pronoun, third person feminine singular
Root: הוּא 
Sense: he, she, it.
ס  - 
Parse: Punctuation

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