The Meaning of Leviticus 18:12 Explained

Leviticus 18:12

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

YLT: The nakedness of a sister of thy father thou dost not uncover; she is a relation of thy father.

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

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

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Leviticus 18:12 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Leviticus 18

1  Unlawful marriages and unlawful lusts

What do the individual words in Leviticus 18:12 mean?

The nakedness of sister of your father not You shall uncover [is] near of kin to your father she -
עֶרְוַ֥ת אֲחוֹת־ אָבִ֖יךָ לֹ֣א תְגַלֵּ֑ה שְׁאֵ֥ר אָבִ֖יךָ הִֽוא ס

עֶרְוַ֥ת  The  nakedness 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: עֶרְוָה  
Sense: nakedness, nudity, shame, pudenda.
אֲחוֹת־  of  sister 
Parse: 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.
שְׁאֵ֥ר  [is]  near  of  kin  to 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: שְׁאֵר  
Sense: flesh, food, body, near kin, near kinswoman.
אָבִ֖יךָ  your  father 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: אָב  
Sense: father of an individual.
הִֽוא  she 
Parse: Pronoun, third person feminine singular
Root: הוּא 
Sense: he, she, it.
ס  - 
Parse: Punctuation

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