Verse 3

{ "verseID": "Leviticus.21.3", "source": "וְלַאֲחֹת֤וֹ הַבְּתוּלָה֙ הַקְּרוֹבָ֣ה אֵלָ֔יו אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא־הָיְתָ֖ה לְאִ֑ישׁ לָ֖הּ יִטַּמָּֽא׃", "text": "And-for-*ʾăḥōtô* the-*bətûlāh* the-*qərôbāh* to-him *ʾăšer* not-*hāyətāh* to-*ʾîš*, for-her *yiṭṭammāʾ*.", "grammar": { "*ʾăḥōtô*": "feminine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his sister", "*bətûlāh*": "feminine singular noun - virgin", "*qərôbāh*": "feminine singular adjective - near/close", "*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - who/which", "*hāyətāh*": "qal perfect 3rd feminine singular - she was/became", "*ʾîš*": "masculine singular noun - man/husband", "*yiṭṭammāʾ*": "hitpael imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he shall defile himself" }, "variants": { "*bətûlāh*": "virgin/maiden", "*hāyətāh* to-*ʾîš*": "was to a man/was married", "*yiṭṭammāʾ*": "may defile himself/may become unclean" } }

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