Leviticus
Leviticus 11:39–40
39If an animal that you may eat dies, anyone who touches the carcass will be unclean until evening. 40Whoever eats from the carcass must wash his clothes and will be unclean until evening, and anyone who picks up the carcass must wash his clothes and will be unclean until evening.
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Leviticus 11:39
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| If | וְכִ֤י | wə·ḵî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| an | מִן־ | min- | Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| animal | הַבְּהֵמָ֔ה | hab·bə·hê·māh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H929 beast, animal, cattle |
| that | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| you | לָכֶ֖ם | lā·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | |
| may eat | לְאָכְלָ֑ה | lə·’āḵ·lāh | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular | H402 food, eating |
| dies | יָמוּת֙ | yā·mūṯ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H4191 die |
| anyone who touches | הַנֹּגֵ֥עַ | han·nō·ḡê·a‘ | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5060 touch, reach, strike |
| the carcass | בְּנִבְלָתָ֖הּ | bə·niḇ·lā·ṯāh | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H5038 carcass, corpse |
| will 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 |
Leviticus 11:40
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whoever eats | וְהָֽאֹכֵל֙ | wə·hā·’ō·ḵêl | Conjunctive waw, Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H398 eat |
| from the carcass | מִנִּבְלָתָ֔הּ | min·niḇ·lā·ṯāh | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular | 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 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 |
| and anyone who picks up | וְהַנֹּשֵׂא֙ | wə·han·nō·śê | Conjunctive waw, Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| the carcass | נִבְלָתָ֔הּ | niḇ·lā·ṯāh | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular | 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 will be unclean | וְטָמֵ֥א | 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 | הָעָֽרֶב׃ | hā·‘ā·reḇ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6153 (sun)set, evening |
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Leviticus 11:40 Ezekiel 44:31 · Leviticus 22:8 · Deuteronomy 14:21 · Ezekiel 4:14 · Exodus 22:31
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