Leviticus
Chapter 20
Verse 21
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Leviticus 20

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21 “‘If a man takes his brother’s wife, it is an impurity. He has uncovered his brother’s nakedness. They shall be childless.

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Relevant source witnesses currently attached to Leviticus 20:21. Some ancient sources use different book or verse structures, so availability notes call out gaps honestly instead of forcing five panels everywhere.

Panels 5
Word Entries 71
Editorial Notes 0
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Westminster Leningrad Codex Hebrew · Hebrew Bible · Public Domain

Coverage: Old Testament / Hebrew Bible

Primary Hebrew source-text witness for the Hebrew Bible.

וְאִ֗ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִקַּ֛ח אֶת־אֵ֥שֶׁת אָחִ֖יו נִדָּ֣ה הִ֑וא עֶרְוַ֥ת אָחִ֛יו גִּלָּ֖ה עֲרִירִ֥ים יִהְיֽוּ׃

13 word entries
וְאִ֗ישׁ
Lemma
c/376
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction + noun common masculine singular absolute
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H376
Occurrences
203
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
Lemma
834 a
Morphology
Hebrew: particle relative
Part of Speech
particle
Strong's
H834
Occurrences
4808
יִקַּ֛ח
Lemma
3947
Morphology
Hebrew: verb qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
H3947
Occurrences
420
אֶת
Lemma
853
Morphology
Hebrew: particle direct object marker
Part of Speech
particle
Strong's
H853
Occurrences
8730
אֵ֥שֶׁת
Lemma
802
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common feminine singular construct
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H802
Occurrences
438
אָחִ֖יו
Lemma
251
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common masculine singular construct + suffix
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H251
Occurrences
455
נִדָּ֣ה
Lemma
5079
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common feminine singular absolute
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H5079
Occurrences
14
הִ֑וא
Lemma
1931
Morphology
Hebrew: pronoun
Part of Speech
pronoun
Strong's
H1931
Occurrences
1188
עֶרְוַ֥ת
Lemma
6172
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common feminine singular construct
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H6172
Occurrences
51
אָחִ֛יו
Lemma
251
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common masculine singular construct + suffix
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H251
Occurrences
455
גִּלָּ֖ה
Lemma
1540
Morphology
Hebrew: verb piel perfect 3rd person masculine singular
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
H1540
Occurrences
121
עֲרִירִ֥ים
Lemma
6185
Morphology
Hebrew: adjective
Part of Speech
adjective
Strong's
H6185
Occurrences
4
יִהְיֽוּ
Lemma
1961
Morphology
Hebrew: verb qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
H1961
Occurrences
1660
Greek Brenton Septuagint Greek · Septuagint / Brenton Greek tradition · Public Domain

Coverage: Old Testament and Apocrypha where imported

Ancient Greek translation tradition. Every imported LXX token is classified with confidence labels; rare/generated forms remain needs-review rather than hand-verified scholarship.

Ὃς ἐὰς λάβῃ γυναῖκα τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ αὐτοῦ, ἀκαθαρσία ἐστίν· ἀσχημοσύνην τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ αὐτοῦ ἀπεκάλυψεν, ἄτεκνοι ἀποθανοῦνται.

16 word entries
Ὃς
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
ὅς
Transliteration
hos
Morphology
relative pronoun, nominative masculine singular
Gloss
who, which
Part of Speech
relative pronoun
Definition
Relative pronoun who, which, that.
Occurrences
4123
ἐὰς
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
low
Confidence note
Rare-form generated LXX morphology pattern. This improves coverage and searchability, but should be treated as low-confidence until reviewed against the verse context.
Transliteration
eas
Morphology
accusative plural feminine or genitive singular feminine pattern
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
1
λάβῃ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
labe
Morphology
nominative feminine singular pattern
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
20
γυναῖκα
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
gynaika
Morphology
noun, feminine accusative singular
Gloss
woman, wife
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
Woman or wife.
Occurrences
889
τοῦ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
Transliteration
ho
Morphology
definite article, nominative masculine singular
Gloss
the
Part of Speech
article
Definition
Greek definite article.
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
80473
ἀδελφοῦ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
adelphos
Morphology
noun, masculine nominative singular
Gloss
brother
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
Brother, kinsman, or member of a people.
Occurrences
739
αὐτοῦ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
autos
Morphology
pronoun, nominative masculine singular
Gloss
he, himself
Part of Speech
pronoun
Definition
Third-person personal/intensive pronoun.
Occurrences
26672
ἀκαθαρσία
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
akatharsia
Morphology
nominative/accusative neuter plural or feminine nominative singular pattern
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
10
ἐστίν
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
estin
Morphology
verb, present active indicative, 3rd singular
Gloss
is
Part of Speech
verb
Definition
To be or exist.
Strong's
G1510
Occurrences
5427
ἀσχημοσύνην
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
aschemosynen
Morphology
accusative singular feminine pattern
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
38
τοῦ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
Transliteration
ho
Morphology
definite article, nominative masculine singular
Gloss
the
Part of Speech
article
Definition
Greek definite article.
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
80473
ἀδελφοῦ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
adelphos
Morphology
noun, masculine nominative singular
Gloss
brother
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
Brother, kinsman, or member of a people.
Occurrences
739
αὐτοῦ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
autos
Morphology
pronoun, nominative masculine singular
Gloss
he, himself
Part of Speech
pronoun
Definition
Third-person personal/intensive pronoun.
Occurrences
26672
ἀπεκάλυψεν
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
apekalypsen
Morphology
verb, aorist/imperfect active indicative, 3rd singular pattern
Gloss
he/she ...
Part of Speech
verb
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
6
ἄτεκνοι
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
ateknoi
Morphology
nominative plural masculine pattern
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
3
ἀποθανοῦνται
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
apothanoyntai
Morphology
nominative plural feminine or infinitive/verb form depending on context
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective/verb form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
28
Targum Onkelos Torah Aramaic · Targum Onkelos · Public Domain

Coverage: Torah

Ancient Aramaic Torah translation tradition. Use as a Targum witness, not as the Hebrew original text.

וּגְבַר דִי יִסַב יָת אִתַּת אֲחוּהִי מְרָחָקָא הִיא עֶרְיְתָא דַאֲחוּהִי גַלִי בְּלָא וְלָד יְהוֹן

14 word entries
וּגְבַר
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
גבר
Transliteration
wgbr
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
287
דִי
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Lemma
די
Transliteration
dy
Morphology
relative/genitive particle
Gloss
of, that, which
Occurrences
1640
יִסַב
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
יסב
Transliteration
ysb
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
50
יָת
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Lemma
ית
Transliteration
yt
Morphology
accusative/direct object marker
Gloss
direct object marker
Occurrences
2463
אִתַּת
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
אתת
Transliteration
'tt
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
51
אֲחוּהִי
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
'chwhy
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
127
מְרָחָקָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
mrchq'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
6
הִיא
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Lemma
היא
Transliteration
hy'
Morphology
personal/demonstrative pronoun
Gloss
she, it
Occurrences
177
עֶרְיְתָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
'ryt'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
6
דַאֲחוּהִי
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
d'chwhy
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with stripped prefix/suffix
Occurrences
127
גַלִי
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
גלי
Transliteration
gly
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
39
בְּלָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
בלא
Transliteration
bl'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
12
וְלָד
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
ולד
Transliteration
wld
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
8
יְהוֹן
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
yhwn
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
122
Syriac Peshitta Old Testament Syriac · Syriac Peshitta · MIT License

Coverage: Old Testament and selected Apocrypha

Ancient Syriac translation tradition. Text coverage is imported; word-level morphology is marked pending until a dedicated Syriac morphology source is attached.

ܘܓܒܪܐ ܕܢܣܒ ܐܢܬܬ ܐܚܘܗܝ ܥܘܠܐ ܗܘ. ܡܛܠ ܕܦܘܪܣܝܐ ܕܐܚܘܗܝ ܓܠܐ. ܕܠܐ ܒ̈ܢܝܢ ܢܗܘܘܢ .

13 word entries
ܘܓܒܪܐ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
WGBR>
Morphology
W-GBR/~>
Occurrences
0
ܕܢܣܒ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
DNSB
Morphology
D-!N!(NSB[
Occurrences
0
ܐܢܬܬ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
>NTT
Morphology
>NT(>/T
Occurrences
0
ܐܚܘܗܝ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
>XWHJ
Morphology
>X&W/-HJ
Occurrences
0
ܥܘܠܐ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
<WL>
Morphology
<WL=/~>
Occurrences
0
ܗܘ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
HW
Morphology
HW
Occurrences
0
ܡܛܠ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
MVL
Morphology
MVL
Occurrences
0
ܕܦܘܪܣܝܐ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
DPWRSJ>
Morphology
D-PWRSJ/~>
Occurrences
0
ܕܐܚܘܗܝ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
D>XWHJ
Morphology
D->X&W/-HJ
Occurrences
0
ܓܠܐ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
GL>
Morphology
GL(J&>[
Occurrences
0
ܕܠܐ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
DL>
Morphology
D-L>
Occurrences
0
ܒ̈ܢܝܢ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
B"NJN
Morphology
BN/JN
Occurrences
0
ܢܗܘܘܢ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
NHWWN
Morphology
!N!HW(J[WN
Occurrences
0
Latin Vulgate Clementine Latin · Latin Vulgate · Public Domain text; CC BY-SA 4.0 morphology

Coverage: Bible and Apocrypha where imported

Latin textual tradition with GreLa-backed lemma/POS morphology for most tokens.

Qui duxerit uxorem fratris sui, rem facit illicitam: turpitudinem fratris sui revelavit: absque liberis erunt.

15 word entries
qui
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
qui
Transliteration
qui
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
15011
duxerit
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
duco
Transliteration
duxerit
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
271
uxorem
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
uxor
Transliteration
uxorem
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
505
fratris
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
frater
Transliteration
fratris
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
1060
sui
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
suus
Transliteration
sui
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
5783
rem
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
res
Transliteration
rem
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
207
facit
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
facio
Transliteration
facit
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
4719
inlicitam
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
inlicitam
Morphology
GreLa POS: adjective
Occurrences
10
turpitudinem
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
turpitudinem
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
34
fratris
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
frater
Transliteration
fratris
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
1060
sui
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
suus
Transliteration
sui
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
5783
revelavit
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
reuelo
Transliteration
revelavit
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
107
absque
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
absque
Transliteration
absque
Morphology
GreLa POS: adposition/preposition
Occurrences
208
filiis
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
filius
Transliteration
filiis
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
5067
erunt
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
sum
Transliteration
erunt
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
20614

Ranked cross references

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Leviticus 18:16

“‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your brother’s wife. It is your brother’s nakedness.

6 relevance votes
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