Leviticus
Leviticus 11:31
31These animals are unclean for you among all the crawling creatures. Whoever touches them when they are dead shall be unclean until evening.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| These | אֵ֛לֶּה | ’êl·leh | Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| are unclean | הַטְּמֵאִ֥ים | haṭ·ṭə·mê·’îm | Article; Adjective - masculine plural | H2931 unclean |
| for you | לָכֶ֖ם | lā·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | |
| among all | בְּכָל־ | bə·ḵāl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the crawling creatures | הַשָּׁ֑רֶץ | haš·šā·reṣ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H8318 swarmers, swarming things |
| Whoever | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| touches | הַנֹּגֵ֧עַ | han·nō·ḡê·a‘ | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5060 touch, reach, strike |
| them | בָּהֶ֛ם | bā·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | |
| when they are dead | בְּמֹתָ֖ם | bə·mō·ṯām | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H4194 death |
| shall be unclean | יִטְמָ֥א | yiṭ·mā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2930 be or become unclean |
| until | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| evening | הָעָֽרֶב׃ | hā·‘ā·reḇ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6153 (sun)set, evening |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.