Ezekiel

Ezekiel 44:25–26

²⁵A priest must not defile himself by going near a dead person. However, for a father, a mother, a son, a daughter, a brother, or an unmarried sister, he may do so, ²⁶and after he is cleansed, he must count off seven days for himself.

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Ezekiel 44:25

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
A priest must not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
defile himself	לְטָמְאָ֑ה	lə·ṭā·mə·’āh	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singular	H2930 be or become unclean
by going	יָב֖וֹא	yā·ḇō·w	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
near	וְאֶל־	wə·’el-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H413 motion to
a dead	מֵ֣ת	mêṯ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct	H4191 die
person	אָדָ֔ם	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
However	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
for a father	לְאָ֡ב	lə·’āḇ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H1 father
a mother	וּ֠לְאֵם	ū·lə·’êm	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H517 mother
a son	וּלְבֵ֨ן	ū·lə·ḇên	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H1121 son
a daughter	וּלְבַ֜ת	ū·lə·ḇaṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H1323 daughter
a brother	לְאָ֗ח	lə·’āḥ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H251 brother
or an unmarried	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
sister	וּלְאָח֛וֹת	ū·lə·’ā·ḥō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H269 sister
he may do so	יִטַּמָּֽאוּ׃	yiṭ·ṭam·mā·’ū	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2930 be or become unclean

Ezekiel 44:26

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
and after	וְאַחֲרֵ֖י	wə·’a·ḥă·rê	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H310 behind
he is cleansed	טָֽהֳרָת֑וֹ	ṭā·ho·rā·ṯōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2893 purifying, cleansing
he must count	יִסְפְּרוּ־	yis·pə·rū-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5608 count
off seven	שִׁבְעַ֥ת	šiḇ·‘aṯ	Number - masculine singular construct	H7651 seven
days	יָמִ֖ים	yā·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3117 day
for himself	לֽוֹ׃	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular

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Ezekiel 44:25 Leviticus 22:4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.