בָּֽם׃

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 בָּֽם׃

   BAM

   is upon them
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 דְּמֵיהֶ֥ם בָּֽם׃

   de-MEI-hem BAM

   their blood is upon them
3. clause🔊 מֽוֹת־יוּמְת֥וּ שְׁנֵיהֶ֖ם דְּמֵיהֶ֥ם בָּֽם׃

   moht-yoo-MET-oo sheh-NEI-hem de-MEI-hem BAM

   both of them shall surely be put to death their blood is upon them
4. sentence🔊 וְאִ֗ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֤ר יִשְׁכַּב֙ אֶת־אֵ֣שֶׁת אָבִ֔יו עֶרְוַ֥ת אָבִ֖יו גִּלָּ֑ה מֽוֹת־יוּמְת֥וּ שְׁנֵיהֶ֖ם דְּמֵיהֶ֥ם בָּֽם׃

   ve-ISH a-SHER yish-KAV et-EH-shet a-VIV er-VAT a-VIV gi-LAH moht-yoo-MET-oo sheh-NEI-hem de-MEI-hem BAM

   and a man who lies with the wife of his father has uncovered the nakedness of his father both of them shall surely be put to death their blood is upon them

Exegesis

The dual noun sheneihem {שְׁנֵיהֶם | šənê-hêm} 'both of them' extends the penalty collectively, and the idiom demeihem bam {דְּמֵיהֶם בָּם | dəmê-hêm bām} 'their blood is upon them' conveys self-inflicted responsibility and communal purity.