The Meaning of Leviticus 18:29 Explained

Leviticus 18:29

KJV: For whosoever shall commit any of these abominations, even the souls that commit them shall be cut off from among their people.

YLT: for any one who doth any of all these abominations -- even the persons who are doing so, have been cut off from the midst of their people;

Darby: For whoever committeth any of these abominations, ... the souls that commit them shall be cut off from among their people.

ASV: For whosoever shall do any of these abominations, even the souls that do them shall be cut off from among their people.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

For whosoever shall commit  any of these abominations,  even the souls  that commit  [them] shall be cut off  from among  their people. 

What does Leviticus 18:29 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Leviticus 18

1  Unlawful marriages and unlawful lusts

What do the individual words in Leviticus 18:29 mean?

For anyone who commits of any abominations these and shall be cut off the persons who commit [them] from among their people
כִּ֚י כָּל־ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יַעֲשֶׂ֔ה מִכֹּ֥ל הַתּוֹעֵב֖וֹת הָאֵ֑לֶּה וְנִכְרְת֛וּ הַנְּפָשׁ֥וֹת הָעֹשֹׂ֖ת מִקֶּ֥רֶב עַמָּֽם

כָּל־  anyone 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
יַעֲשֶׂ֔ה  commits 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
מִכֹּ֥ל  of  any 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
הַתּוֹעֵב֖וֹת  abominations 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine plural
Root: תֹּועֵבָה  
Sense: a disgusting thing, abomination, abominable.
הָאֵ֑לֶּה  these 
Parse: Article, Pronoun, common plural
Root: אֵהֶל 
Sense: these.
וְנִכְרְת֛וּ  and  shall  be  cut  off 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Nifal, Conjunctive perfect, third person common plural
Root: כָּרַת  
Sense: to cut, cut off, cut down, cut off a body part, cut out, eliminate, kill, cut a covenant.
הַנְּפָשׁ֥וֹת  the  persons 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine plural
Root: נֶפֶשׁ  
Sense: soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion.
הָעֹשֹׂ֖ת  who  commit  [them] 
Parse: Article, Verb, Qal, Participle, feminine plural
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
מִקֶּ֥רֶב  from  among 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: קֶרֶב  
Sense: midst, among, inner part, middle.
עַמָּֽם  their  people 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: עַם 
Sense: nation, people.

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