The Meaning of Leviticus 20:10 Explained

Leviticus 20:10

KJV: And the man that committeth adultery with another man's wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbour's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.

YLT: And a man who committeth adultery with a man's wife -- who committeth adultery with the wife of his neighbour -- the adulterer and the adulteress are surely put to death.

Darby: And a man that committeth adultery with a man's wife, who committeth adultery with his neighbour's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall certainly be put to death.

ASV: And the man that committeth adultery with another man's wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbor's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the man  that committeth adultery  with [another] man's  wife,  [even he] that committeth adultery  with his neighbour's  wife,  the adulterer  and the adulteress  shall surely  be put to death. 

What does Leviticus 20:10 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Leviticus 20

1  Of him who gives his seed to Moloch
4  Of him who favors such an one
6  Of going to wizards
7  Of sanctification
9  Of him who curses his parents
11  Of incest
13  Of sodomy
15  Of bestiality
18  Of uncleanness
22  Obedience is required with holiness
27  Wizards must be put to death

What do the individual words in Leviticus 20:10 mean?

And the man who commits adultery with wife [another] man [he] commits adultery of his neighbor surely shall be put to death the adulterer and the adulteress
וְאִ֗ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֤ר יִנְאַף֙ אֶת־ אֵ֣שֶׁת אִ֔ישׁ יִנְאַ֖ף רֵעֵ֑הוּ מֽוֹת־ יוּמַ֥ת הַנֹּאֵ֖ף וְהַנֹּאָֽפֶת

וְאִ֗ישׁ  And  the  man 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.
יִנְאַף֙  commits  adultery 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: נָאַף  
Sense: to commit adultery.
אֵ֣שֶׁת  wife 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: אִשָּׁה  
Sense: woman, wife, female.
אִ֔ישׁ  [another]  man 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.
יִנְאַ֖ף  [he]  commits  adultery 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: נָאַף  
Sense: to commit adultery.
רֵעֵ֑הוּ  of  his  neighbor 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: רֵעַ  
Sense: friend, companion, fellow, another person.
מֽוֹת־  surely 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Infinitive absolute
Root: מוּת  
Sense: to die, kill, have one executed.
יוּמַ֥ת  shall  be  put  to  death 
Parse: Verb, Hofal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: מוּת  
Sense: to die, kill, have one executed.
הַנֹּאֵ֖ף  the  adulterer 
Parse: Article, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: נָאַף  
Sense: to commit adultery.
וְהַנֹּאָֽפֶת  and  the  adulteress 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Verb, Qal, Participle, feminine singular
Root: נָאַף  
Sense: to commit adultery.