Leviticus
Leviticus 5:2
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.
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| 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 |
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Leviticus 5:17 · Deuteronomy 14:8 · Leviticus 11:24–40 · Numbers 19:11–16 · Haggai 2:13 · Leviticus 11:11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.