Leviticus

Leviticus 22:4

⁴If a descendant of Aaron has a skin disease^a or a discharge, he may not eat the sacred offerings until he is clean. Whoever touches anything defiled by a corpse or by a man who has an emission of semen,

Footnotes

a 22:4 Forms of the Hebrew tzaraath, traditionally translated as leprosy, were used for various skin diseases; see Leviticus 13.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If a descendant	מִזֶּ֣רַע	miz·ze·ra‘	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2233 sowing, seed, offspring
of Aaron	אַהֲרֹ֗ן	’a·hă·rōn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H175 Aaron
has a skin disease	צָר֙וּעַ֙	ṣā·rū·a‘	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H6879 be struck with leprosy, leprous
or	א֣וֹ	’ōw	Conjunction	H176 or
a discharge	זָ֔ב	zāḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H2100 flow, gush
he may not eat	יֹאכַ֔ל	yō·ḵal	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H398 eat
the sacred offerings	בַּקֳּדָשִׁים֙	baq·qo·ḏā·šîm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H6944 sacred, sanctity
until	עַ֖ד	‘aḏ	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
he is clean	יִטְהָ֑ר	yiṭ·hār	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2891 be clean, pure
Whoever touches	וְהַנֹּגֵ֙עַ֙	wə·han·nō·ḡê·a‘	Conjunctive waw, Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5060 touch, reach, strike
anything	בְּכָל־	bə·ḵāl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
defiled	טְמֵא־	ṭə·mê-	Adjective - masculine singular construct	H2931 unclean
by a corpse	נֶ֔פֶשׁ	ne·p̄eš	Noun - feminine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
or	א֣וֹ	’ōw	Conjunction	H176 or
by a man	אִ֔ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
who	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
has	תֵּצֵ֥א	tê·ṣê	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3318 go or come out
an emission	שִׁכְבַת־	šiḵ·ḇaṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H7902 act of lying, layer
of semen	זָֽרַע׃	zā·ra‘	Noun - masculine singular	H2233 sowing, seed, offspring

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Leviticus 15:2–3 · Leviticus 11:39 · Leviticus 15:13–16

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