Numbers

Numbers 19:16

¹⁶Anyone in the open field who touches someone who has been killed by the sword or has died of natural causes, or anyone who touches a human bone or a grave, will be unclean for seven days.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Anyone	וְכֹ֨ל	wə·ḵōl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3605 the whole, all
in	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the open field	פְּנֵ֣י	pə·nê	Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
who	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
touches	יִגַּ֜ע	yig·ga‘	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5060 touch, reach, strike
someone who has been killed	בַּֽחֲלַל־	ba·ḥă·lal-	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2491 pierced
by the sword	חֶ֙רֶב֙	ḥe·reḇ	Noun - feminine singular	H2719 sword
or	א֣וֹ	’ōw	Conjunction	H176 or
has died of natural causes	בְמֵ֔ת	ḇə·mêṯ	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H4191 die
or	אֽוֹ־	’ōw-	Conjunction	H176 or
anyone who touches a human	אָדָ֖ם	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
bone	בְעֶ֥צֶם	ḇə·‘e·ṣem	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H6106 bone, substance, self
or	א֣וֹ	’ōw	Conjunction	H176 or
a grave	בְקָ֑בֶר	ḇə·qā·ḇer	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H6913 grave, sepulchre
will be unclean	יִטְמָ֖א	yiṭ·mā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2930 be or become unclean
for seven	שִׁבְעַ֥ת	šiḇ·‘aṯ	Number - masculine singular construct	H7651 seven
days	יָמִֽים׃	yā·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3117 day

Cross-references

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Numbers 31:19 · Matthew 23:27 · Numbers 19:11 · Luke 11:44

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.