Leviticus 20:17
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“And if a man shall take his sister, his father’s daughter, or his mother’s daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness; it is a wicked thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight of their people: he hath uncovered his sister’s nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity.”
חֵסֵד
Love, loving kindness, covenant love. Hesed. The most beautiful word in the Hebrew Bible. Loyal steadfast unfailing love that goes far beyond what is required. God's hesed endures forever.
עָוֺן
iniquity/ his
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עָוֺן
Iniquity, guilt, punishment. Avon. He forgives all your iniquity. God does not just forgive the act. He removes the guilt and the punishment.
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רָאָה
she will see
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רָאָה
To see, to look, to perceive. Raah. The LORD sees not as man sees. Man looks on the outward appearance but God looks on the heart.
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בֵּן
the sons of
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בֵּן
Son. Ben. A son with full rights. You are sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. Full rights. Full access. Full inheritance.
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גָּלָה
he has uncovered
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גָּלָה
To reveal, to uncover. Galah. God reveals deep and hidden things. He does not keep His purposes secret from those who seek Him.
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עַם
people/ their
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עַם
People, nation, folk. Am. You are My people and I am your God. This mutual belonging is the heart of the covenant.
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נָשָׂא
he will bear
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נָשָׂא
To lift up, to bear, to forgive. Nasa. God lifts the weight of guilt. He carries what we cannot carry.
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בַּת
the daughter of
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בַּת
a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
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עֶרְוָה
nakedness/ her
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עֶרְוָה
nudity, literally (especially the pudenda) or figuratively (disgrace, blemish)
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לָקַח
he will take
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לָקַח
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
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