The Meaning of Leviticus 18:17 Explained

Leviticus 18:17

KJV: Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter, neither shalt thou take her son's daughter, or her daughter's daughter, to uncover her nakedness; for they are her near kinswomen: it is wickedness.

YLT: The nakedness of a woman and her daughter thou dost not uncover; her son's daughter, and her daughter's daughter thou dost not take to uncover her nakedness; they are her relations; it is wickedness.

Darby: The nakedness of a woman and her daughter shalt thou not uncover; thou shalt not take her son's daughter, nor her daughter's daughter, to uncover her nakedness: they are her near relations: it is wickedness.

ASV: Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter; thou shalt not take her son's daughter, or her daughter's daughter, to uncover her nakedness; they are near kinswomen: it is wickedness.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Thou shalt not uncover  the nakedness  of a woman  and her daughter,  neither shalt thou take  her son's  daughter,  or her daughter's  daughter,  to uncover  her nakedness;  [for] they [are] her near kinswomen:  it [is] wickedness. 

What does Leviticus 18:17 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Leviticus 18

1  Unlawful marriages and unlawful lusts

What do the individual words in Leviticus 18:17 mean?

The nakedness of a woman and her daughter not You shall uncover nor daughter of her son or her daughter’s daughter neither shall you take to uncover her nakedness [are] near of kin to her they [is] wickedness it
עֶרְוַ֥ת אִשָּׁ֛ה וּבִתָּ֖הּ לֹ֣א תְגַלֵּ֑ה אֶֽת־ בַּת־ בְּנָ֞הּ וְאֶת־ בַּת־ בִּתָּ֗הּ לֹ֤א תִקַּח֙ לְגַלּ֣וֹת עֶרְוָתָ֔הּ שַׁאֲרָ֥ה הֵ֖נָּה זִמָּ֥ה הִֽוא‪‬

עֶרְוַ֥ת  The  nakedness 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: עֶרְוָה  
Sense: nakedness, nudity, shame, pudenda.
אִשָּׁ֛ה  of  a  woman 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: אִשָּׁה  
Sense: woman, wife, female.
וּבִתָּ֖הּ  and  her  daughter 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular construct, third person feminine singular
Root: בַּת  
Sense: daughter.
תְגַלֵּ֑ה  You  shall  uncover 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: גָּלָה  
Sense: to uncover, remove.
אֶֽת־  nor 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
בַּת־  daughter 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: בַּת  
Sense: daughter.
בְּנָ֞הּ  of  her  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person feminine singular
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
בַּת־  her  daughter’s 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: בַּת  
Sense: daughter.
בִּתָּ֗הּ  daughter 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person feminine singular
Root: בַּת  
Sense: daughter.
לֹ֤א  neither 
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
תִקַּח֙  shall  you  take 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: יָקַח 
Sense: to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away.
לְגַלּ֣וֹת  to  uncover 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Piel, Infinitive construct
Root: גָּלָה  
Sense: to uncover, remove.
עֶרְוָתָ֔הּ  her  nakedness 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person feminine singular
Root: עֶרְוָה  
Sense: nakedness, nudity, shame, pudenda.
שַׁאֲרָ֥ה  [are]  near  of  kin  to  her 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: שַׁאֲרָה  
Sense: kinswomen.
זִמָּ֥ה  [is]  wickedness 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: זִמָּה  
Sense: plan, device, wickedness, evil plan, mischievous purpose.

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