Leviticus 19:29
You must not defile your daughter by making her a prostitute, or the land will be prostituted and filled with depravity.
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Parallel translations (2) ▾
ASV
Profane not thy daughter, to make her a harlot; lest the land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness.
KJV
Do not prostitute thy daughter, to cause her to be a whore; lest the land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness.
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Commentary
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11 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| אַל־ | 'al- | may not | H408 → |
| תְּחַלֵּ֥ל | te.cha.Lel | you profane | H2490 → |
| אֶֽת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| בִּתְּךָ֖ | bi.te.Kha | daughter your | H1323 → |
| לְהַזְנוֹתָ֑הּ | le.haz.no.Tah | by making prostitute [herself] her | H2181 → |
| וְלֹא־ | ve.lo'- | and not | H3808 → |
| תִזְנֶ֣ה | tiz.Neh | it will prostitute itself | H2181 → |
| הָאָ֔רֶץ | ha.'A.retz | the land | H776 → |
| וּמָלְאָ֥ה | u.mal.'Ah | and it will be full | H4390 → |
| הָאָ֖רֶץ | ha.'A.retz | the land | H776 → |
| זִמָּֽה׃ | zi.Mah | wickedness | H2154 → |
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