Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time)">3808 [e] לֹ֥א lō Not Adv-NegPrt 1a) (Qal) to be or become unclean 1a1) sexually 1a2) religiously 1a3) ceremonially 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to defile oneself, be defiled 1b1a) sexually 1b1b) by idolatry 1b1c) ceremonially 1b2) to be regarded as unclean 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to defile 1c1a) sexually 1c1b) religiously 1c1c) ceremonially 1c2) to pronounce unclean, declare unclean (ceremonially) 1c3) to profane (God's name) 1d) (Pual) to be defiled 1e) (Hithpael) to be unclean 1f) (Hothpael) to be defiled">2930 [e] יִטַּמָּ֖א yiṭ-ṭam-mā [Otherwise] he shall defile himself V-Hitpael-Imperf-3ms 1a) owner 1b) a husband 1c) citizens, inhabitants 1d) rulers, lords 1e) (noun of relationship used to characterise-ie, master of dreams) 1f) lord (used of foreign gods)">1167 [e] בַּ֣עַל ba-‘al [being] a chief man N-ms 1a) people, nation 1b) persons, members of one's people, compatriots, country-men 2) kinsman, kindred">5971 [e] בְּעַמָּ֑יו bə-‘am-māw; among his people Prep-b | N-mpc | 3ms 1a) (Niphal) 1a1) to profane oneself, defile oneself, pollute oneself 1a1a) ritually 1a1b) sexually 1a2) to be polluted, be defiled 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to profane, make common, defile, pollute 1b2) to violate the honour of, dishonour 1b3) to violate (a covenant) 1b4) to treat as common 1c) (Pual) to profane (name of God) 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to let be profaned 1d2) to begin 1e) (Hophal) to be begun 2) to wound (fatally), bore through, pierce, bore 2a) (Qal) to pierce 2b) (Pual) to be slain 2c) (Poel) to wound, pierce 2d) (Poal) to be wounded 3) (Piel) to play the flute or pipe">2490 [e] לְהֵ֖חַלּֽוֹ׃ lə-hê-ḥal-lōw. to profane himself Prep-l | V-Nifal-Inf | 3ms

New American Standard Bible
'He shall not defile himself as a relative by marriage among his people, and so profane himself.

King James Bible
But he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He is not to make himself unclean for those related to him by marriage and so defile himself."

or, the verse may be read, being an husband among his people, he shall not defile himself for his wife, etc.

Ezekiel 24:16,17 Son of man, behold, I take away from you the desire of your eyes …

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