The Meaning of Leviticus 21:3 Explained

Leviticus 21:3

KJV: And for his sister a virgin, that is nigh unto him, which hath had no husband; for her may he be defiled.

YLT: and for his sister, the virgin, who is near unto him, who hath not been to a man; for her he is defiled.

Darby: and for his sister, a virgin, that is near unto him, who hath had no husband, for her may he make himself unclean.

ASV: and for his sister a virgin, that is near unto him, that hath had no husband; for her may he defile himself.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And for his sister  a virgin,  that is nigh  unto him, which hath had no husband;  for her may he be defiled. 

What does Leviticus 21:3 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Leviticus 21

1  Of the priests' mourning
6  Of their holiness
7  Of their marriages
8  Of their estimation
9  Of the high priest's holiness
10  Of his marriage
13  The priests that have blemishes must not minister in the sanctuary

What do the individual words in Leviticus 21:3 mean?

and his sister virgin who is near to him who no has had husband for her he may defile himself
וְלַאֲחֹת֤וֹ הַבְּתוּלָה֙ הַקְּרוֹבָ֣ה אֵלָ֔יו אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא־ הָיְתָ֖ה לְאִ֑ישׁ לָ֖הּ יִטַּמָּֽא

וְלַאֲחֹת֤וֹ  and  his  sister 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: אָחֹות  
Sense: sister.
הַבְּתוּלָה֙  virgin 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: בְּתוּלָה  
Sense: virgin.
הַקְּרוֹבָ֣ה  who  is  near 
Parse: Article, Adjective, feminine singular
Root: קָרֹוב  
Sense: near.
אֵלָ֔יו  to  him 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶל  
Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
לֹֽא־  no 
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
הָיְתָ֖ה  has  had 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person feminine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
לְאִ֑ישׁ  husband 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.
לָ֖הּ  for  her 
Parse: Preposition, third person feminine singular
יִטַּמָּֽא  he  may  defile  himself 
Parse: Verb, Hitpael, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: טָמֵא 
Sense: to be unclean, become unclean, become impure.

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