The Meaning of Leviticus 18:15 Explained

Leviticus 18:15

KJV: Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter in law: she is thy son's wife; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

YLT: The nakedness of thy daughter-in-law thou dost not uncover; she is thy son's wife; thou dost not uncover her nakedness.

Darby: The nakedness of thy daughter-in-law shalt thou not uncover: she is thy son's wife; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

ASV: Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter-in-law: she is thy son's wife; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Thou shalt not uncover  the nakedness  of thy daughter in law:  she [is] thy son's  wife;  thou shalt not uncover  her nakedness. 

What does Leviticus 18:15 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Leviticus 18

1  Unlawful marriages and unlawful lusts

What do the individual words in Leviticus 18:15 mean?

The nakedness of your daughter-in-law not You shall uncover wife [is] your son she you shall uncover her nakedness -
עֶרְוַ֥ת כַּלָּֽתְךָ֖ לֹ֣א תְגַלֵּ֑ה אֵ֤שֶׁת בִּנְךָ֙ הִ֔וא תְגַלֶּ֖ה עֶרְוָתָֽהּ ס

עֶרְוַ֥ת  The  nakedness 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: עֶרְוָה  
Sense: nakedness, nudity, shame, pudenda.
כַּלָּֽתְךָ֖  of  your  daughter-in-law 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: כַּלָּה  
Sense: bride, daughter-in-law.
תְגַלֵּ֑ה  You  shall  uncover 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: גָּלָה  
Sense: to uncover, remove.
אֵ֤שֶׁת  wife 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: אִשָּׁה  
Sense: woman, wife, female.
בִּנְךָ֙  [is]  your  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
הִ֔וא  she 
Parse: Pronoun, third person feminine singular
Root: הוּא 
Sense: he, she, it.
תְגַלֶּ֖ה  you  shall  uncover 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: גָּלָה  
Sense: to uncover, remove.
עֶרְוָתָֽהּ  her  nakedness 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person feminine singular
Root: עֶרְוָה  
Sense: nakedness, nudity, shame, pudenda.
ס  - 
Parse: Punctuation

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