Focused Passage

Leviticus 19:20-22

Be Holy Because I Am Holy: Covenant Life Before God and Neighbor

The LORD commands the whole assembly of Israel to be holy because He is holy, then applies that holiness across reverence for parents, Sabbath keeping, rejection of idols, proper fellowship offerings, care for the poor and foreigner, honesty, justice, love of neighbor, sexual and agricultural boundaries, rejection of pagan practices, Sabbath and sanctuary reverence, honoring the elderly, love for the foreigner, and honest weights and measures.

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20If a man lies carnally with a slave girl promised to another man but who has not been redeemed or given her freedom, there must be due punishment. But they are not to be put to death, because she had not been freed.

21The man, however, must bring a ram to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting as his guilt offering to the LORD.

22The priest shall make atonement on his behalf before the LORD with the ram of the guilt offering for the sin he has committed, and he will be forgiven the sin he has committed.

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Verse 20

Original words

Ifכִּֽי־H3588Conjunctiona manוְ֠אִישׁH376Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularliesיִשְׁכַּ֨בH7901Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Preposition-שִׁכְבַת־H7902Noun - feminine singular constructcarnallyזֶ֗רַעH2233Noun - masculine singular-אִשָּׁ֜הH802Noun - feminine singularvvvוְהִ֤ואH1931Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person feminine singularwith a slave girlשִׁפְחָה֙H8198Noun - feminine singularpromisedנֶחֱרֶ֣פֶתH2778Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singularto another manלְאִ֔ישׁH376Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singularbut who has notלֹ֣אH3808Adverb - Negative particle. . .נִפְדָּ֔תָהH6299Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singularbeen redeemedוְהָפְדֵּה֙H6299Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hofal - Infinitive absoluteorא֥וֹH176Conjunctiongivenנִתַּן־H5414Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singularherלָ֑הּPreposition | third person feminine singularfreedomחֻפְשָׁ֖הH2668Noun - feminine singularthere must beתִּהְיֶ֛הH1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singulardue punishmentבִּקֹּ֧רֶתH1244Noun - feminine singular[But] they are notלֹ֣אH3808Adverb - Negative particleto be put to deathיוּמְת֖וּH4191Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralbecauseכִּי־H3588Conjunction. . .לֹ֥אH3808Adverb - Negative particleshe had notלֹ֥אH3808Adverb - Negative particlebeen freedחֻפָּֽשָׁה׃H2666Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Verse 21

Original words

[The man,] however, must bringוְהֵבִ֤יאH935Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markera ramאֵ֖ילH352Noun - masculine singular constructtoאֶל־H413Prepositionthe entranceפֶּ֖תַחH6607Noun - masculine singular constructto the Tentאֹ֣הֶלH168Noun - masculine singular constructof Meetingמוֹעֵ֑דH4150Noun - masculine singularas his guilt offeringאֲשָׁמוֹ֙H817Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular. . .אָשָֽׁם׃H817Noun - masculine singularto the LORDלַֽיהוָ֔הH3068Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 22

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The priestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןH3548Article | Noun - masculine singularshall make atonementוְכִפֶּר֩H3722Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularon his behalfעָלָ֨יוH5921Preposition | third person masculine singularbeforeלִפְנֵ֣יH6440Preposition-l | Noun - common plural constructthe LORDיְהוָ֔הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularwith the ramבְּאֵ֤ילH352Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructof the guilt offeringהָֽאָשָׁם֙H817Article | Noun - masculine singularforעַל־H5921Prepositionthe sinחַטָּאת֖וֹH2403Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular-אֲשֶׁ֣רH834Pronoun - relativehe has committedחָטָ֑אH2398Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularand he will be forgivenוְנִסְלַ֣חH5545Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularthe sinמֵחַטָּאת֖וֹH2403Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular-אֲשֶׁ֥רH834Pronoun - relativehe has committedחָטָֽא׃פH2398Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular

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