The Meaning of Leviticus 20:19 Explained

Leviticus 20:19

KJV: And thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister, nor of thy father's sister: for he uncovereth his near kin: they shall bear their iniquity.

YLT: 'And the nakedness of thy mother's sister, and of thy father's sister, thou dost not uncover; because his relation he hath made bare; their iniquity they bear.

Darby: And the nakedness of thy mother's sister, and of thy father's sister shalt thou not uncover; for he hath laid naked his near relation: they shall bear their iniquity.

ASV: And thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister, nor of thy father's sister; for he hath made naked his near kin: they shall bear their iniquity.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And thou shalt not uncover  the nakedness  of thy mother's  sister,  nor of thy father's  sister:  for he uncovereth  his near kin:  they shall bear  their iniquity. 

What does Leviticus 20:19 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 20:19 mean?

And the nakedness of sister of your mother nor sister of your father not You shall uncover for that - his near of kin would uncover their guilt they shall bear
וְעֶרְוַ֨ת אֲח֧וֹת אִמְּךָ֛ וַאֲח֥וֹת אָבִ֖יךָ לֹ֣א תְגַלֵּ֑ה כִּ֧י אֶת־ שְׁאֵר֛וֹ הֶעֱרָ֖ה עֲוֺנָ֥ם יִשָּֽׂאוּ

וְעֶרְוַ֨ת  And  the  nakedness 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: עֶרְוָה  
Sense: nakedness, nudity, shame, pudenda.
אֲח֧וֹת  of  sister 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: אָחֹות  
Sense: sister.
אִמְּךָ֛  of  your  mother 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: אֵם  
Sense: mother.
וַאֲח֥וֹת  nor  sister 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: אָחֹות  
Sense: sister.
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.
כִּ֧י  for  that 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: כִּי 
Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
שְׁאֵר֛וֹ  his  near  of  kin 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: שְׁאֵר  
Sense: flesh, food, body, near kin, near kinswoman.
הֶעֱרָ֖ה  would  uncover 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: עָרָה  
Sense: to be bare, be nude, uncover, leave destitute, discover, empty, raze, pour out.
עֲוֺנָ֥ם  their  guilt 
Parse: Noun, common singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: עָוֹן  
Sense: perversity, depravity, iniquity, guilt or punishment of iniquity.
יִשָּֽׂאוּ  they  shall  bear 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: נָשָׂא  
Sense: to lift, bear up, carry, take.

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