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.
a. NLT: “Do
not have sexual relations with a woman during her period of menstrual impurity.
b. NIV: “ ‘Do
not approach a woman to have sexual relations during the uncleanness of her
monthly period.
c. Amplified
Bible: Also you shall not have intercourse with a woman during her [menstrual
period or similar] uncleanness.
d. Septuagint:
And thou shalt not go in to a woman under separation for her uncleanness, to
uncover her nakedness.
e. Stone
Edition Torah/Writings/Prophets: You shall not approach a woman in her time of
unclean separation, to uncover her nakedness.
1. “Also thou shalt not approach
unto a woman to uncover her nakedness…”
a. approach [7126
* qarab] [Strong: a primitive root; to approach (causatively, bring near) for
whatever purpose:--(cause to) approach, (cause to) bring (forth, near), (cause
to) come (near, nigh), (cause to) draw near (nigh), go (near), be at hand,
join, be near, offer, present, produce, make ready, stand, take.]
b. woman [802 *
‘ishshah][Strong: irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman (used in the
same wide sense as 582):--(adulter)ess, each, every, female, X many, +
none, one, + together, wife, woman.]
c. uncover [1540 *
galah][Strong; a primitive root; to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense);
by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to
reveal:--+ advertise, appear, bewray, bring, (carry, lead, go) captive (into
captivity), depart, disclose, discover, exile, be gone, open, X plainly, publish,
remove, reveal, X shamelessly, shew, X surely, tell, uncover.] .][AMG Complete
Word Study Dictionary Old Testament: A verb meaning to reveal, to uncover, to
remove, go into exile, to expose, to disclose. It is used with the words ear (1
Samuel 9:15; 20:2, 12, 13) and eyes (Numbers 24:4), meaning to reveal. On
occasion, it is used in the expression to uncover the nakedness of, which often
implies sexual relations.]
d. nakedness [6172
* ‘ervah][Strong: nudity, literally (especially the pudenda) or figuratively
(disgrace, blemish):--nakedness, shame, unclean(-ness).][AMG Complete Word
Study Dictionary Old Testament: A feminine noun expressing nakedness. This word
scan pertain to physical nakedness of a man or woman (Genesis9:22, 23; Exodus
20:26)…When used with the verb galah (1540), meaning to uncover or remove, and
ra’ah (7200), meaning to see, one finds a common euphemism for sexual
relations.]
2. “…as long as she is put apart for
her uncleanness.”
a. put apart [5079
* niddah] [Strong: from 5074;
properly, rejection; by implication, impurity, especially personal
(menstruation) or moral (idolatry, incest):--X far, filthiness, X flowers,
menstruous (woman), put apart, X removed (woman), separation, set apart,
unclean(-ness, thing, with filthiness).]
b. uncleanness [2932
* tum’ah] [Strong: from 2930; religious impurity:--filthiness,
unclean(-ness).]
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