Haggai

Haggai 2:13

¹³So Haggai asked, “If one who is defiled by contact with a corpse touches any of these, does it become defiled?”

“Yes, it becomes defiled,” the priests answered.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Haggai	חַגַּ֔י	ḥag·gay	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2292 Chaggai
asked	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
If	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
defiled	טְמֵא־	ṭə·mê-	Adjective - masculine singular construct	H2931 unclean
by contact with a corpse	נֶ֛פֶשׁ	ne·p̄eš	Noun - feminine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
touches	יִגַּ֧ע	yig·ga‘	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5060 touch, reach, strike
any	בְּכָל־	bə·ḵāl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
of these	אֵ֖לֶּה	’êl·leh	Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
does it become defiled	הֲיִטְמָ֑א	hă·yiṭ·mā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2930 be or become unclean
Yes	יִטְמָֽא׃	yiṭ·mā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2930 be or become unclean
it becomes defiled	יִטְמָֽא׃	yiṭ·mā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2930 be or become unclean
the priests	הַכֹּהֲנִ֛ים	hak·kō·hă·nîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3548 priest
answered	וַיַּעֲנ֧וּ	way·ya·‘ă·nū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6030 answer, respond

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.