King James Version

Leviticus 18:19

Also thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is put apart for her uncleanness.

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וְאֶלveeland amongאֵלconjunction, preposition — “and among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).אִשָּׁ֖הishaheachאִשָּׁהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “each”, the ordinary formH802a woman(adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.בְּנִדַּ֣תbenidatin filthinessנִדָּהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “in filthiness”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5079properly, rejection; by implication, impurity, especially personal (menstruation) or moral (idolatry, incest)[idiom] far, filthiness, [idiom] flowers, menstruous (woman), put apart, [idiom] removed (woman), separation, set apart, unclean(-ness, thing, with filthiness).טֻמְאָתָ֑הּtumatahfilthinessטֻמְאָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “filthiness”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2932religious impurityfilthiness, unclean(-ness).לֹ֣אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…תִקְרַ֔בtiqravapproachקָרַבverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “approach”, an unfinished actionH7126to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose(cause to) approach, (cause to) bring (forth, near), (cause to) come (near, nigh), (cause to) draw near (nigh), go (near), be at hand, join, be near, offer, present, produce, make ready, stand, take.לְגַלּ֖וֹתlegalotto exileגָּלָהpreposition, verb, piel, infinitive construct — “to exile”, the to-form of the verbH1540to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal[phrase] advertise, appear, bewray, bring, (carry, lead, go) captive (into captivity), depart, disclose, discover, exile, be gone, open, [idiom] plainly, publish, remove, reveal, [idiom] shamelessly, shew, [idiom] surely, tell, uncover.עֶרְוָתָֽהּervatahnakednessעֶרְוָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “nakedness”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6172nudity, literally (especially the pudenda) or figuratively (disgrace, blemish)nakedness, shame, unclean(-ness).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is impure by her uncleanness.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is impure by her uncleanness.

Young’s Literal Translation

'And unto a woman in the separation of her uncleanness thou dost not draw near to uncover her nakedness.

World English Bible

“‘You shall not approach a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is impure by her uncleanness.

Darby Translation

And thou shalt not approach a woman in the separation of her uncleanness to uncover her nakedness.

Douay-Rheims

Thou shalt not approach to a woman having her flowers, neither shalt thou uncover her nakedness.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is impure by her uncleanness.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And thou shalt not go in to a woman under separation for her uncleanness, to uncover her nakedness.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ πρὸς γυναῖκα ἐν χωρισμῷ ἀκαθαρσίας αὐτῆς οὐκ εἰσελεύσῃ ἀποκαλύψαι τὴν ἀσχημοσύνην αὐτῆς.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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