KJV: Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the LORD.
YLT: And a cutting for the soul ye do not put in your flesh; and a writing, a cross-mark, ye do not put on you; I am Jehovah.
Darby: And cuttings for a dead person shall ye not make in your flesh, nor put any tattoo writing upon you: I am Jehovah.
ASV: Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am Jehovah.
| וְשֶׂ֣רֶט | And any cuttings |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular Root: שֶׂרֶט Sense: incision, cut. |
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| לָנֶ֗פֶשׁ | for the dead |
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Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine singular Root: נֶפֶשׁ Sense: soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion. |
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| תִתְּנוּ֙ | You shall make |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine plural Root: יָתַן Sense: to give, put, set. |
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| בִּבְשַׂרְכֶ֔ם | in your flesh |
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Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine plural Root: בָּשָׂר Sense: flesh. |
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| קַֽעֲקַ֔ע | any marks |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: קַעֲקַע Sense: incision, imprintment, tattoo, mark. |
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| לֹ֥א | nor |
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Parse: Adverb, Negative particle Root: הֲלֹא Sense: not, no. |
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| תִתְּנ֖וּ | tattoo |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine plural Root: יָתַן Sense: to give, put, set. |
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| בָּכֶ֑ם | on you |
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Parse: Preposition, second person masculine plural |
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| יְהוָֽה | [am] Yahweh |
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Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God. |
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