Leviticus

Leviticus 17:13–15

13And if any Israelite or foreigner living among them hunts down a wild animal or bird that may be eaten, he must drain its blood and cover it with dirt. 14For the life of all flesh is its blood. Therefore I have told the Israelites, ‘You must not eat the blood of any living thing, because the life of all flesh is its blood; whoever eats it must be cut off.’

15And any person, whether native or foreigner, who eats anything found dead or mauled by wild beasts must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening; then he will be clean.

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Leviticus 17:13

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And if anyוְאִ֨ישׁwə·’îšConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH376 man
Israeliteמִבְּנֵ֣יmib·bə·nêPreposition-m; Noun - masculine plural constructH1121 son
or foreignerהַגֵּר֙hag·gêrArticle; Noun - masculine singularH1616 sojourner
livingהַגָּ֣רhag·gārArticle; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH1481 sojourn
among themבְּתוֹכָ֔םbə·ṯō·w·ḵāmPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine pluralH8432 midst
hunts downיָצ֜וּדyā·ṣūḏVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH6679 hunt
a wildחַיָּ֛הḥay·yāhNoun - feminine singularH2416 alive, living
animalצֵ֥ידṣêḏNoun - masculine singular constructH6718 hunting, game
orאוֹ־’ōw-ConjunctionH176 or
birdע֖וֹף‘ō·wp̄Noun - masculine singularH5775 flying creatures, fowl, insects
thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
may be eatenיֵאָכֵ֑לyê·’ā·ḵêlVerb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH398 eat
he must drainוְשָׁפַךְ֙wə·šā·p̄aḵConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH8210 pour out, pour
its bloodדָּמ֔וֹdā·mōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH1818 blood
and coverוְכִסָּ֖הוּwə·ḵis·sā·hūConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singularH3680 cover
it with dirtבֶּעָפָֽר׃be·‘ā·p̄ārPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH6083 dry earth, dust

Leviticus 17:14

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Forכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
the lifeנֶ֣פֶשׁne·p̄ešNoun - feminine singular constructH5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
of allכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
fleshבָּשָׂ֗רbā·śārNoun - masculine singularH1320 flesh
is its bloodדָּמ֣וֹdā·mōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH1818 blood
Therefore I have toldוָֽאֹמַר֙wā·’ō·marConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singularH559 utter, say
the Israelitesלִבְנֵ֣יliḇ·nêPreposition-l; Noun - masculine plural constructH1121 son
You must notלֹ֣אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
eatתֹאכֵ֑לוּṯō·ḵê·lūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralH398 eat
the bloodדַּ֥םdamNoun - masculine singular constructH1818 blood
of anyכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
living thingבָּשָׂ֖רbā·śārNoun - masculine singularH1320 flesh
becauseכִּ֣יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
the lifeנֶ֤פֶשׁne·p̄ešNoun - feminine singular constructH5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
of allכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
fleshבָּשָׂר֙bā·śārNoun - masculine singularH1320 flesh
is its bloodדָּמ֣וֹdā·mōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH1818 blood
whoeverהִ֔ואhîPronoun - third person feminine singularH1931 he, she
eats itאֹכְלָ֖יו’ō·ḵə·lāwVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH398 eat
must be cut offיִכָּרֵֽת׃yik·kā·rêṯVerb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH3772 cut off, cut down

Leviticus 17:15

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And anyוְכָל־wə·ḵālConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
personנֶ֗פֶשׁne·p̄ešNoun - feminine singularH5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
whether nativeבָּאֶזְרָ֖חbā·’ez·rāḥPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH249 a native
or foreignerוּבַגֵּ֑רū·ḇag·gêrConjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH1616 sojourner
whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
eatsתֹּאכַ֤לtō·ḵalVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularH398 eat
anything found deadנְבֵלָה֙nə·ḇê·lāhNoun - feminine singularH5038 carcass, corpse
or mauled by wild beastsוּטְרֵפָ֔הū·ṭə·rê·p̄āhConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singularH2966 animal torn
must washוְכִבֶּ֨סwə·ḵib·besConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH3526 (tread), wash
his clothesבְּגָדָ֜יוbə·ḡā·ḏāwNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH899 treachery
and batheוְרָחַ֥ץwə·rā·ḥaṣConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH7364 wash, wash off, away, bathe
with waterבַּמַּ֛יִםbam·ma·yimPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine pluralH4325 water, juice, urine
and he will be uncleanוְטָמֵ֥אwə·ṭā·mêConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH2930 be or become unclean
untilעַד־‘aḏ-PrepositionH5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
eveningהָעֶ֖רֶבhā·‘e·reḇArticle; Noun - masculine singularH6153 (sun)set, evening
then he will be cleanוְטָהֵֽר׃wə·ṭā·hêrConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH2891 be clean, pure

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Leviticus 17:13 Deuteronomy 12:16 · Ezekiel 24:7 · Deuteronomy 12:24 · Leviticus 7:26 · Deuteronomy 15:23

Leviticus 17:14 Genesis 9:4 · Deuteronomy 12:23 · Leviticus 17:11–12

Leviticus 17:15 Exodus 22:31 · Leviticus 22:8 · Deuteronomy 14:21 · Leviticus 11:25 · Revelation 7:14 · Ezekiel 44:31 · Ezekiel 4:14 · Leviticus 15:5

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