Numbers
Numbers 19:18
18Then a man who is ceremonially clean is to take some hyssop, dip it in the water, and sprinkle the tent, all the furnishings, and the people who were there. He is also to sprinkle the one who touched a bone, a grave, or a person who has died or been slain.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then a man | אִ֣ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| who is ceremonially clean | טָהוֹר֒ | ṭā·hō·wr | Adjective - masculine singular | H2889 clean, pure |
| is to take | וְלָקַ֨ח | wə·lā·qaḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H3947 take |
| some hyssop | אֵז֜וֹב | ’ê·zō·wḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H231 hyssop |
| dip | וְטָבַ֣ל | wə·ṭā·ḇal | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H2881 dip |
| it in the water | בַּמַּיִם֮ | bam·ma·yim | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H4325 water, juice, urine |
| and sprinkle | וְהִזָּ֤ה | wə·hiz·zāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H5137 spurt, spatter |
| the tent | הָאֹ֙הֶל֙ | hā·’ō·hel | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H168 tent |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the furnishings | הַכֵּלִ֔ים | hak·kê·lîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H3627 article, utensil, vessel |
| and the people | הַנְּפָשׁ֖וֹת | han·nə·p̄ā·šō·wṯ | Article; Noun - feminine plural | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| who | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| were | הָֽיוּ־ | hā·yū- | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| there | שָׁ֑ם | šām | Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
| He is also to sprinkle the one who touched | הַנֹּגֵ֗עַ | han·nō·ḡê·a‘ | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5060 touch, reach, strike |
| a bone | בַּעֶ֙צֶם֙ | ba·‘e·ṣem | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H6106 bone, substance, self |
| a grave | בַקָּֽבֶר׃ | ḇaq·qā·ḇer | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6913 grave, sepulchre |
| or a person who has died | בַמֵּ֖ת | ḇam·mêṯ | Preposition-b, Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H4191 die |
| or | א֣וֹ | ’ōw | Conjunction | H176 or |
| been slain | בֶֽחָלָ֔ל | ḇe·ḥā·lāl | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2491 pierced |
Cross-references
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Ezekiel 36:25–27 · Hebrews 9:14 · Numbers 19:9 · Psalm 51:7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.