Leviticus

Leviticus 7:21

²¹If one touches anything unclean, whether human uncleanness, an unclean animal, or any unclean, detestable thing, and then eats any of the meat of the peace offering that belongs to the LORD, that person must be cut off from his people.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
one	וְנֶ֜פֶשׁ	wə·ne·p̄eš	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
touches	תִגַּ֣ע	ṯig·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	טָמֵ֗א	ṭā·mê	Adjective - masculine singular	H2931 unclean
whether	א֣וֹ׀	’ōw	Conjunction	H176 or
human	אָדָם֙	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
uncleanness	בְּטֻמְאַ֤ת	bə·ṭum·’aṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H2932 uncleanness
an unclean	טְמֵאָ֗ה	ṭə·mê·’āh	Adjective - feminine singular	H2931 unclean
animal	בִּבְהֵמָ֣ה	biḇ·hê·māh	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H929 beast, animal, cattle
or	א֚וֹ	’ōw	Conjunction	H176 or
any	בְּכָל־	bə·ḵāl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
unclean	טָמֵ֔א	ṭā·mê	Adjective - masculine singular	H2931 unclean
detestable thing	שֶׁ֣קֶץ	še·qeṣ	Noun - masculine singular	H8263 detestation, detestable thing
and then eats	וְאָכַ֛ל	wə·’ā·ḵal	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H398 eat
any of the meat	מִבְּשַׂר־	mib·bə·śar-	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1320 flesh
of the peace offering	הַשְּׁלָמִ֖ים	haš·šə·lā·mîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8002 sacrifice for alliance or friendship, 'peace-offering'
that	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
belongs to the LORD	לַיהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
that	הַהִ֖וא	ha·hi·w	Article; Pronoun - third person feminine singular	H1931 he, she
person	הַנֶּ֥פֶשׁ	han·ne·p̄eš	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
must be cut off	וְנִכְרְתָ֛ה	wə·niḵ·rə·ṯāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H3772 cut off, cut down
from his people	מֵעַמֶּֽיהָ׃פ	mê·‘am·me·hā	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H5971 people

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Leviticus 5:2–3 · Leviticus 11:20 · Leviticus 12:1–13:59 · Leviticus 11:10–13 · Leviticus 15:1–33 · Ezekiel 4:14

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