Leviticus
Leviticus 17:15
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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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And any | וְכָל־ | wə·ḵāl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| person | נֶ֗פֶשׁ | ne·p̄eš | Noun - feminine singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| whether native | בָּאֶזְרָ֖ח | bā·’ez·rāḥ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H249 a native |
| or foreigner | וּבַגֵּ֑ר | ū·ḇag·gêr | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1616 sojourner |
| who | אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| eats | תֹּאכַ֤ל | tō·ḵal | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H398 eat |
| anything found dead | נְבֵלָה֙ | nə·ḇê·lāh | Noun - feminine singular | H5038 carcass, corpse |
| or mauled by wild beasts | וּטְרֵפָ֔ה | ū·ṭə·rê·p̄āh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H2966 animal torn |
| must wash | וְכִבֶּ֨ס | wə·ḵib·bes | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H3526 (tread), wash |
| his clothes | בְּגָדָ֜יו | bə·ḡā·ḏāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H899 treachery |
| and bathe | וְרָחַ֥ץ | wə·rā·ḥaṣ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H7364 wash, wash off, away, bathe |
| with water | בַּמַּ֛יִם | bam·ma·yim | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H4325 water, juice, urine |
| and he 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 | הָעֶ֖רֶב | hā·‘e·reḇ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6153 (sun)set, evening |
| then he will be clean | וְטָהֵֽר׃ | wə·ṭā·hêr | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H2891 be clean, pure |
Cross-references
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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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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.