Leviticus

Leviticus 5:2–3

²Or if a person touches anything unclean— whether the carcass of any unclean wild animal or livestock or crawling creature— even if he is unaware of it, he is unclean and guilty.

³Or if he touches human uncleanness— anything by which one becomes unclean— even if he is unaware of it, when he realizes it, he is guilty.

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Leviticus 5:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Or	א֣וֹ	’ōw	Conjunction	H176 or
if a person	נֶ֗פֶשׁ	ne·p̄eš	Noun - feminine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
touches	תִּגַּע֮	tig·ga‘	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H5060 touch, reach, strike
anything	בְּכָל־	bə·ḵāl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
unclean	טָמֵא֒	ṭā·mê	Adjective - masculine singular	H2931 unclean
whether the carcass	בְנִבְלַ֨ת	ḇə·niḇ·laṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H5038 carcass, corpse
of	טְמֵאָ֗ה	ṭə·mê·’āh	Adjective - feminine singular	H2931 unclean
wild animal	חַיָּ֜ה	ḥay·yāh	Noun - feminine singular	H2416 alive, living
or	א֕וֹ	’ōw	Conjunction	H176 or
livestock	בְּהֵמָ֣ה	bə·hê·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H929 beast, animal, cattle
or	א֤וֹ	’ōw	Conjunction	H176 or
crawling creature	שֶׁ֣רֶץ	še·reṣ	Noun - masculine singular	H8318 swarmers, swarming things
even if he is unaware	וְנֶעְלַ֣ם	wə·ne‘·lam	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H5956 conceal
of it	מִמֶּ֔נּוּ	mim·men·nū	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
he	וְה֥וּא	wə·hū	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
is unclean	טָמֵ֖א	ṭā·mê	Adjective - masculine singular	H2931 unclean
and guilty	וְאָשֵֽׁם׃	wə·’ā·šêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H816 offend, be guilty

Leviticus 5:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Or	א֣וֹ	’ōw	Conjunction	H176 or
if	כִ֤י	ḵî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
he touches	יִגַּע֙	yig·ga‘	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5060 touch, reach, strike
human	אָדָ֔ם	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
uncleanness	בְּטֻמְאַ֣ת	bə·ṭum·’aṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H2932 uncleanness
anything	לְכֹל֙	lə·ḵōl	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
by which	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
one becomes unclean	יִטְמָ֖א	yiṭ·mā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2930 be or become unclean
even if he is unaware	וְנֶעְלַ֣ם	wə·ne‘·lam	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H5956 conceal
of it	מִמֶּ֔נּוּ	mim·men·nū	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
when he	וְה֥וּא	wə·hū	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
realizes it	יָדַ֖ע	yā·ḏa‘	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3045 know
he is guilty	וְאָשֵֽׁם׃	wə·’ā·šêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H816 offend, be guilty

Cross-references

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Leviticus 5:2 Leviticus 5:17 · Deuteronomy 14:8 · Leviticus 11:24–40 · Numbers 19:11–16 · Haggai 2:13 · Leviticus 11:11

Leviticus 5:3 Leviticus 12:1–8 · Numbers 19:11–16 · Leviticus 15:1–33

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.