Leviticus
Leviticus 11:28
28and anyone who picks up a carcass must wash his clothes, and he will be unclean until evening. They are unclean for you.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and anyone who picks up | וְהַנֹּשֵׂא֙ | wə·han·nō·śê | Conjunctive waw, Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| a carcass | נִבְלָתָ֔ם | niḇ·lā·ṯām | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H5038 carcass, corpse |
| must wash | יְכַבֵּ֥ס | yə·ḵab·bês | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3526 (tread), wash |
| his clothes | בְּגָדָ֖יו | bə·ḡā·ḏāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H899 treachery |
| and he will be unclean | וְטָמֵ֣א | wə·ṭā·mê | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H2930 be or become unclean |
| until | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| evening | הָעָ֑רֶב | hā·‘ā·reḇ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6153 (sun)set, evening |
| They | הֵ֖מָּה | hêm·māh | Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
| are unclean | טְמֵאִ֥ים | ṭə·mê·’îm | Adjective - masculine plural | H2931 unclean |
| for you | לָכֶֽם׃ס | lā·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.