Exodus
Exodus 30:21
21Thus they are to wash their hands and feet so that they will not die; this shall be a permanent statute for Aaron and his descendants for the generations to come.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thus they are to wash | וְרָחֲצ֛וּ | wə·rā·ḥă·ṣū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H7364 wash, wash off, away, bathe |
| their hands | יְדֵיהֶ֥ם | yə·ḏê·hem | Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine plural | H3027 hand |
| and feet | וְרַגְלֵיהֶ֖ם | wə·raḡ·lê·hem | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine plural | H7272 foot |
| so that they will not | וְלֹ֣א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| die | יָמֻ֑תוּ | yā·mu·ṯū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H4191 die |
| this shall be | וְהָיְתָ֨ה | wə·hā·yə·ṯāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| a permanent | עוֹלָ֛ם | ‘ō·w·lām | Noun - masculine singular | H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity |
| statute | חָק־ | ḥāq- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H2706 something prescribed, a statute or due |
| for Aaron and his descendants | וּלְזַרְע֖וֹ | ū·lə·zar·‘ōw | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H2233 sowing, seed, offspring |
| for the generations to come | לְדֹרֹתָֽם׃פ | lə·ḏō·rō·ṯām | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H1755 period, generation, dwelling |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.