King James Version

Leviticus 18:20

Moreover thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour’s wife, to defile thyself with her.

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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).אֵ֨שֶׁת֙esheteachאִשָּׁהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “each”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH802a woman(adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.עֲמִֽיתְךָ֔amitekhaanotherעָמִיתnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “another”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5997companionship; hence (concretely) a comrade or kindred mananother, fellow, neighbour.לֹאlono , -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…תִתֵּ֥ןtitengiveנָתַןverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “give”, an unfinished actionH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…שְׁכָבְתְּךָ֖shekhavetekhaa (sexual) lying withשְׁכֹבֶתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “a (sexual) lying with”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7903a (sexual) lying with[idiom] lie.לְזָ֑רַעlezarato seedזֶרַעpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to seed”, the ordinary formH2233seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity[idiom] carnally, child, fruitful, seed(-time), sowing-time.לְטָמְאָהletameahto be uncleanטָמֵאpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to be unclean”, the to-form of the verbH2930to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated)defile (self), pollute (self), be (make, make self, pronounce) unclean, [idiom] utterly.בָֽהּvahinבָֽהּpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “in”in

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour's wife, to defile thyself with her.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbor’s wife, to defile thyself with her.

Young’s Literal Translation

'And unto the wife of thy fellow thou dost not give thy seed of copulation, for uncleanness with her.

World English Bible

“‘You shall not lie carnally with your neighbor’s wife, and defile yourself with her.

Darby Translation

And thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour's wife, to become unclean with her.

Douay-Rheims

Thou shalt not lie with thy neighbour’s wife, nor be defiled with mingling of seed.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour's wife, to defile thyself with her.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And thou shalt not lie with thy neighbour's wife, to defile thyself with her.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ πρὸς τὴν γυναῖκα τοῦ πλησίον σου οὐ δώσεις κοίτην σπέρματός σου, ἐκμιανθῆναι πρὸς αὐτήν.