Leviticus 20:18

And if a man shall lie with a woman having her sickness, and shall uncover her nakedness; he hath discovered her fountain, and she hath uncovered the fountain of her blood: and both of them shall be cut off from among their people.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
man	וְ֠אִישׁ Ve.'ish	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular absolute
lie	יִשְׁכַּ֨ב yish.Kav	H7901	to lie down (for rest · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
woman	אִשָּׁ֜ה 'i.Shah	H802	a woman · noun, common feminine singular absolute
sickness	דָּוָ֗ה da.Vah	H1739	sick (especially in menstruation) · adjective, feminine singular absolute
uncover	וְגִלָּ֤ה ve.gi.Lah	H1540	to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense) · conjunction + verb, piel sequential perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
nakedness	עֶרְוָתָהּ֙ 'er.va.Tah	H6172	nudity · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
discovered	הֶֽעֱרָ֔ה he.'e.Rah	H6168	to be (causatively · verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
fountain	מְקֹרָ֣הּ me.ko.Rah	H4726	properly · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
uncovered	גִּלְּתָ֖ה gi.le.Tah	H1540	to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense) · verb, piel perfect, 3rd person feminine singular
fountain	מְק֣וֹר me.Kor	H4726	properly · noun, common masculine singular construct
blood	דָּמֶ֑יהָ da.Mei.ha	H1818	blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or… · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
both	שְׁנֵיהֶ֖ם she.nei.Hem	H8147	two · cardinal number, both genders dual construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
off	וְנִכְרְת֥וּ ve.nikh.re.Tu	H3772	to cut (off · conjunction + verb, niphal sequential perfect, 3rd person common plural
among	מִקֶּ֥רֶב mi.Ke.rev	H7130	properly · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
people	עַמָּֽם 'a.Mam	H5971	a people (as a congregated unit) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural

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Cross-references

Leviticus 15:24 And if any man lie with her at all, and her flowers be upon him, he shall be unclean seven days; and all the bed whereon he lieth shall be u…
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.
Ezekiel 18:6 And hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, neither hath defiled his neighbo…
Ezekiel 22:10 In thee have they discovered their fathers’ nakedness: in thee have they humbled her that was set apart for pollution.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 20:10-21

Sins against the seventh commandment are here ordered to be severely punished. These are sins which, of all others, fools are most apt to make a mock at; but God would teach those the heinousness of the guilt by the extremity of the punishment that would not otherwise be taught it. I. Lying with another man's wife was made a capital crime. The adulterer and the adulteress that had joined in the sin must fall alike under the sentence: they shall both be put to death, Lev 20:10. Long before this, even in Job's time, this was reputed a heinous crime and an iniquity to be punished by the judges, Job 31:11. It is a presumptuous contempt of an ordinance of God, and a violation of his covenant, Pro…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 20:7

Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy--The minute specification of the incestuous and unnatural crimes here enumerated shows their sad prevalence amongst the idolatrous nations around, and the extreme proneness of the Israelites to follow the customs of their neighbors. It is to be understood, that, whenever mention is made that the offender was "to be put to death" without describing the mode, stoning is meant. The only instance of another form of capital punishment occurs in Lev 20:14, that of being burnt with fire; and yet it is probable that even here death was first inflicted by stoning, and the body of the criminal afterwards consumed by fire (Jos 7:15).

Adam Clarke on Leviticus 20:16

If a woman approach unto any beast - We have the authority of one of the most eminent historians in the world, Herodotus, to say that this was a crime not unknown in Egypt; yea, that a case of this nature actually took place while he was there. Εγενετο δ' εν τῳ νο μῳ τουτῳ επ' εμευ τουτο το τερας, Γυναικι Τραγος εμισγετο αναφανδον. Τουτο ες επιδειξιν ανθρωπων απικετο. - Herod. in Euterp., p. 108. Edit. Gale, Lond. 1679. "In this district, within my own recollection, this portentous business took place: a goat coupled so publicly with a woman that every person knew it," etc. After this, need we wonder that God should have made laws of this nature, when it appears these abominations were no…

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Dictionary and topics

Crucifixion — A common mode of punishment among heathen nations in early times. It is not certain whether it was known among the ancient Jews; probably it was not. The modes of capital punishment according to the…
Menstruation · Law relating to — Law relating to

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Leviticus 20:18

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 20:10-21

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 20:7

Adam Clarke on Leviticus 20:16

Dictionary and topics

Leviticus 20:18

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 20:10-21

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 20:7

Adam Clarke on Leviticus 20:16

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Leviticus 20:18

John Calvin on Leviticus 20:18-24

Keil & Delitzsch on Leviticus 20:9-18

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Leviticus 20:17

Rashi on Leviticus 20:18