Numbers

Numbers 19:13

¹³Anyone who touches a human corpse and fails to purify himself defiles the tabernacle of the LORD. That person must be cut off from Israel. He remains unclean, because the water of purification has not been sprinkled on him, and his uncleanness is still on him.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Anyone	כָּֽל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
who touches	הַנֹּגֵ֡עַ	han·nō·ḡê·a‘	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5060 touch, reach, strike
a human	הָאָדָ֨ם	hā·’ā·ḏām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
corpse	בְּמֵ֣ת	bə·mêṯ	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H4191 die
and fails	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
to purify	יִתְחַטָּ֗א	yiṯ·ḥaṭ·ṭā	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2398 miss
himself	אֶת־	’eṯ-	Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
defiles	טִמֵּ֔א	ṭim·mê	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2930 be or become unclean
the tabernacle	מִשְׁכַּ֤ן	miš·kan	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4908 dwelling-place, 'tabernacle'
of the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	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 Israel	מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	mî·yiś·rā·’êl	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
He remains	יִהְיֶ֔ה	yih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
unclean	טָמֵ֣א	ṭā·mê	Adjective - masculine singular	H2931 unclean
because	כִּי֩	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the water	מֵ֨י	mê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H4325 water, juice, urine
of purification	נִדָּ֜ה	nid·dāh	Noun - feminine singular	H5079 impurity
has not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
been sprinkled	זֹרַ֤ק	zō·raq	Verb - QalPass - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2236 to toss or throw
on him	עָלָיו֙	‘ā·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5921 height
and his uncleanness	טֻמְאָת֥וֹ	ṭum·’ā·ṯōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2932 uncleanness
is still on him	ע֖וֹד	‘ō·wḏ	Adverb	H5750 a going round, continuance

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Leviticus 15:31 · Leviticus 22:3 · Leviticus 7:20 · Numbers 19:9 · Numbers 8:7

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