Leviticus
Leviticus 5:3
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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| 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 12:1–8 · Numbers 19:11–16 · Leviticus 15:1–33
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.