1{
"verseID": "Leviticus.18.1",
"source": "וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃",
"text": "And *waydabbēr* *YHWH* *ʾel*-*Mōšeh* *lēʾmōr*",
"grammar": {
"*waydabbēr*": "waw-consecutive + Piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he spoke",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name",
"*ʾel*": "preposition - to/toward",
"*Mōšeh*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Moses",
"*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - saying/to say"
},
"variants": {
"*waydabbēr*": "and spoke/and said",
"*YHWH*": "LORD/Yahweh/Jehovah",
"*lēʾmōr*": "saying/to say/commanding"
}
}
2{
"verseID": "Leviticus.18.2",
"source": "דַּבֵּר֙ אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְאָמַרְתָּ֖ אֲלֵהֶ֑ם אֲנִ֖י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃",
"text": "*Dabbēr* *ʾel*-*bənê* *Yiśrāʾēl* *wəʾāmartā* *ʾălēhem* *ʾănî* *YHWH* *ʾĕlōhêkem*",
"grammar": {
"*Dabbēr*": "Piel imperative, masculine singular - speak",
"*ʾel*": "preposition - to/toward",
"*bənê*": "construct noun, masculine plural - sons of",
"*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*wəʾāmartā*": "waw-consecutive + Qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - and you shall say",
"*ʾălēhem*": "preposition + 3rd masculine plural suffix - to them",
"*ʾănî*": "1st person singular pronoun - I",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name",
"*ʾĕlōhêkem*": "noun, masculine plural construct + 2nd masculine plural suffix - your God"
},
"variants": {
"*bənê*": "sons/children/descendants",
"*wəʾāmartā*": "and say/and you shall say",
"*ʾĕlōhêkem*": "your God/your gods"
}
}
3{
"verseID": "Leviticus.18.3",
"source": "כְּמַעֲשֵׂ֧ה אֶֽרֶץ־מִצְרַ֛יִם אֲשֶׁ֥ר יְשַׁבְתֶּם־בָּ֖הּ לֹ֣א תַעֲשׂ֑וּ וּכְמַעֲשֵׂ֣ה אֶֽרֶץ־כְּנַ֡עַן אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֲנִי֩ מֵבִ֨יא אֶתְכֶ֥ם שָׁ֙מָּה֙ לֹ֣א תַעֲשׂ֔וּ וּבְחֻקֹּתֵיהֶ֖ם לֹ֥א תֵלֵֽכוּ׃",
"text": "Like *kəmaʿăśēh* *ʾerets*-*Mitsrayim* *ʾăšer* *yəšabtem*-*bāh* *lōʾ* *taʿăśû* and like *ûkəmaʿăśēh* *ʾerets*-*Kənaʿan* *ʾăšer* *ʾănî* *mēbîʾ* *ʾetkem* *šāmmāh* *lōʾ* *taʿăśû* and in *ûbəḥuqqōtêhem* *lōʾ* *tēlēkû*",
"grammar": {
"*kəmaʿăśēh*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - like the practice/doings of",
"*ʾerets*": "noun, feminine singular construct - land of",
"*Mitsrayim*": "proper noun - Egypt",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - which/that",
"*yəšabtem*": "Qal perfect, 2nd masculine plural - you dwelled/lived",
"*bāh*": "preposition + 3rd feminine singular suffix - in it",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*taʿăśû*": "Qal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you shall do",
"*ûkəmaʿăśēh*": "waw conjunction + preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - and like the practice of",
"*Kənaʿan*": "proper noun - Canaan",
"*mēbîʾ*": "Hiphil participle, masculine singular - bringing",
"*ʾetkem*": "direct object marker + 2nd masculine plural suffix - you",
"*šāmmāh*": "adverb - there/thither",
"*ûbəḥuqqōtêhem*": "waw conjunction + preposition + noun, feminine plural construct + 3rd masculine plural suffix - and in their statutes",
"*tēlēkû*": "Qal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you shall walk/follow"
},
"variants": {
"*maʿăśēh*": "practice/deed/work/custom",
"*yəšabtem*": "you dwelled/you lived/you resided",
"*taʿăśû*": "you shall do/you shall practice/you shall perform",
"*mēbîʾ*": "bringing/leading/causing to enter",
"*ḥuqqōt*": "statutes/ordinances/customs/practices",
"*tēlēkû*": "you shall walk/you shall follow/you shall conduct yourselves"
}
}