Leviticus
Leviticus 15:2–3
2“Say to the Israelites, ‘When any man has a bodily discharge, the discharge is unclean. 3This uncleanness is from his discharge, whether his body allows the discharge to flow or blocks it. So his discharge will bring about uncleanness.
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Leviticus 15:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Say | דַּבְּרוּ֙ | dab·bə·rū | Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural | H1696 speak |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the Israelites | בְּנֵ֣י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| When | כִּ֤י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| any | אִ֣ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| man | אִ֗ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| has | יִהְיֶה֙ | yih·yeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| a bodily | מִבְּשָׂר֔וֹ | mib·bə·śā·rōw | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1320 flesh |
| discharge | זָ֣ב | zāḇ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H2100 flow, gush |
| the discharge | זוֹב֖וֹ | zō·w·ḇōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H2101 issue |
| is unclean | טָמֵ֥א | ṭā·mê | Adjective - masculine singular | H2931 unclean |
Leviticus 15:3
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| This | וְזֹ֛את | wə·zōṯ | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| uncleanness | טֻמְאָת֖וֹ | ṭum·’ā·ṯōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H2932 uncleanness |
| is | תִּהְיֶ֥ה | tih·yeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| from his discharge | בְּזוֹב֑וֹ | bə·zō·w·ḇōw | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H2101 issue |
| whether his body | בְּשָׂר֞וֹ | bə·śā·rōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1320 flesh |
| allows | רָ֣ר | rār | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7325 flow |
| the discharge | זוֹב֗וֹ | zō·w·ḇōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H2101 issue |
| or | אֽוֹ־ | ’ōw- | Conjunction | H176 or |
| blocks it | הֶחְתִּ֤ים | heḥ·tîm | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H2856 seal, affix seal, seal up |
| So his discharge | מִזּוֹב֔וֹ | miz·zō·w·ḇōw | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H2101 issue |
| will bring about | הִֽוא׃ | hî | Pronoun - third person feminine singular | H1931 he, she |
| uncleanness | טֻמְאָת֖וֹ | ṭum·’ā·ṯōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H2932 uncleanness |
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Leviticus 15:2 Leviticus 22:4 · Numbers 5:2 · 2 Samuel 3:29 · Matthew 9:20
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.