Numbers
Numbers 19:12
12He must purify himself with the water on the third day and on the seventh day; then he will be clean. But if he does not purify himself on the third and seventh days, he will not be clean.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He | ה֣וּא | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| must purify himself | יִתְחַטָּא־ | yiṯ·ḥaṭ·ṭā- | Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2398 miss |
| with | ב֞וֹ | ḇōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| on the third | הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֛י | haš·šə·lî·šî | Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular | H7992 third |
| day | בַּיּ֧וֹם | bay·yō·wm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| and on the seventh | הַשְּׁבִיעִ֖י | haš·šə·ḇî·‘î | Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular | H7637 seventh |
| day | וּבַיּ֥וֹם | ū·ḇay·yō·wm | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| then he will be clean | יִטְהָ֑ר | yiṭ·hār | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2891 be clean, pure |
| But if | וְאִם־ | wə·’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| he does not | לֹ֨א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| purify himself | יִתְחַטָּ֜א | yiṯ·ḥaṭ·ṭā | Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2398 miss |
| on the third | הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֛י | haš·šə·lî·šî | Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular | H7992 third |
| and seventh | הַשְּׁבִיעִ֖י | haš·šə·ḇî·‘î | Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular | H7637 seventh |
| days | בַּיּ֧וֹם | bay·yō·wm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| he will not | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| be clean | יִטְהָֽר׃ | yiṭ·hār | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2891 be clean, pure |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.