Leviticus 20:21 — compare English translations
Compare translationsLeviticus 20:21 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 →
וְאִ֗ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
יִקַּ֛ח
lâqach
H3947
to take
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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אֵ֥שֶׁת
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
אָחִ֖יו
ʼâch
H251
brother
נִדָּ֣ה
niddâh
H5079
impurity
הִ֑וא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
עֶרְוַ֥ת
ʻervâh
H6172
nakedness
אָחִ֛יו
ʼâch
H251
brother
גִּלָּ֖ה
gâlâh
H1540
to uncover
עֲרִירִ֥ים
ʻărîyrîy
H6185
childless
יִהְיֽוּ
hâyâh
H1961
to be
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 takes his brother's wife, it is an impurity: he has uncovered his brother's nakedness; they shall be childless.
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King James Version Public Domain
And if a man shall take his brother's wife, it is an unclean thing: he hath uncovered his brother's nakedness; they shall be childless.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And a man who takes the wife of his brother, it is menstruation. He has uncovered the nakedness of his brother; they will be childless.
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