Leviticus
Leviticus 15:17
17Any clothing or leather on which there is an emission of semen must be washed with water, and it will remain unclean until evening.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any | וְכָל־ | wə·ḵāl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| clothing | בֶּ֣גֶד | be·ḡeḏ | Noun - masculine singular | H899 treachery |
| or leather | ע֔וֹר | ‘ō·wr | Noun - masculine singular | H5785 skin |
| on | עָלָ֖יו | ‘ā·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H5921 height |
| which | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| there is | יִהְיֶ֥ה | yih·yeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| an emission | שִׁכְבַת־ | šiḵ·ḇaṯ- | Noun - feminine singular construct | H7902 act of lying, layer |
| of semen | זָ֑רַע | zā·ra‘ | Noun - masculine singular | H2233 sowing, seed, offspring |
| must be washed | וְכֻבַּ֥ס | wə·ḵub·bas | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Pual - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H3526 (tread), wash |
| with water | בַּמַּ֖יִם | bam·ma·yim | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H4325 water, juice, urine |
| and it will remain 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׃פ | hā·‘ā·reḇ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6153 (sun)set, evening |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.