The Meaning of Leviticus 20:12 Explained

Leviticus 20:12

KJV: And if a man lie with his daughter in law, both of them shall surely be put to death: they have wrought confusion; their blood shall be upon them.

YLT: And a man who lieth with his daughter-in-law -- both of them are certainly put to death; confusion they have made; their blood is on them.

Darby: And if a man lie with his daughter-in-law, both of them shall certainly be put to death: they have wrought confusion; their blood is upon them.

ASV: And if a man lie with his daughter-in-law, both of them shall surely be put to death: they have wrought confusion; their blood shall be upon them.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And if a man  lie  with his daughter in law,  both  of them shall surely  be put to death:  they have wrought  confusion;  their blood  [shall be] upon them. 

What does Leviticus 20:12 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 20:12 mean?

And a man if lies with his daughter-in-law surely shall be put to death the two of them perversion they have committed their blood [shall be] upon them
וְאִ֗ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֤ר יִשְׁכַּב֙ אֶת־ כַּלָּת֔וֹ מ֥וֹת יוּמְת֖וּ שְׁנֵיהֶ֑ם תֶּ֥בֶל עָשׂ֖וּ דְּמֵיהֶ֥ם בָּֽם

וְאִ֗ישׁ  And  a  man 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.
יִשְׁכַּב֙  lies 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שָׁכַב  
Sense: to lie down.
כַּלָּת֔וֹ  his  daughter-in-law 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: כַּלָּה  
Sense: bride, daughter-in-law.
מ֥וֹת  surely 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Infinitive absolute
Root: מוּת  
Sense: to die, kill, have one executed.
יוּמְת֖וּ  shall  be  put  to  death 
Parse: Verb, Hofal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: מוּת  
Sense: to die, kill, have one executed.
שְׁנֵיהֶ֑ם  the  two  of  them 
Parse: Number, mdc, third person masculine plural
Root: שְׁנַיִם  
Sense: two.
תֶּ֥בֶל  perversion 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: תֶּבֶל  
Sense: confusion (violation of nature or divine order).
עָשׂ֖וּ  they  have  committed 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
דְּמֵיהֶ֥ם  their  blood  [shall  be] 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine plural
Root: דָּם  
Sense: blood.
בָּֽם  upon  them 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine plural