Leviticus 19:20 — compare English translations
Compare translationsLeviticus 19:20 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְ֠אִישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
יִשְׁכַּ֨ב
shâkab
H7901
to lie down
אֶת
ʼêth
H854
with
אִשָּׁ֜ה
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
שִׁכְבַת
shᵉkâbâh
H7902
layer
זֶ֗רַע
zeraʻ
H2233
seed
וְהִ֤וא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
שִׁפְחָה֙
shiphchâh
H8198
maid
נֶחֱרֶ֣פֶת
châraph
H2778
to reproach
לְאִ֔ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
וְהָפְדֵּה֙
pâdâh
H6299
to redeem
לֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
נִפְדָּ֔תָה
pâdâh
H6299
to redeem
א֥וֹ
ʼôw
H176
or
חֻפְשָׁ֖ה
chuphshâh
H2668
freedom
לֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
נִתַּן
nâthan
H5414
to give
לָ֑הּ
בִּקֹּ֧רֶת
biqqôreth
H1244
punishment
תִּהְיֶ֛ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יוּמְת֖וּ
mûwth
H4191
to die
כִּי
kîy
H3588
that
לֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
חֻפָּֽשָׁה
châphash
H2666
to be free
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
"'If a man lies carnally with a woman who is a slave girl, pledged to be married to another man, and not ransomed, or given her freedom; they shall be punished. They shall not be put to death, because she was not free.
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King James Version Public Domain
And whosoever lieth carnally with a woman, that is a bondmaid, betrothed to an husband, and not at all redeemed, nor freedom given her; she shall be scourged; they shall not be put to death, because she was not free.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And a man, when he lies with a woman, a lying of seed, but she is a slave, a being assigned to a man, but, being redeemed, she has not been redeemed or freedom has not been given to her, recompense shall occur. They shall not be executed because she had not been freed.
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