Numbers
Numbers 35:33
33Do not pollute the land where you live, for bloodshed pollutes the land, and no atonement can be made for the land on which the blood is shed, except by the blood of the one who shed it.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Do not | וְלֹֽא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| pollute | תַחֲנִ֣יפוּ | ṯa·ḥă·nî·p̄ū | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H2610 polluted, profane |
| the land | הָאָ֗רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| where | אֲשֶׁ֤ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| you | אַתֶּם֙ | ’at·tem | Pronoun - second person masculine plural | H859 thou |
| live | בָּ֔הּ | bāh | Preposition; third person feminine singular | |
| for | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| bloodshed | הַדָּ֔ם | had·dām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1818 blood |
| pollutes | יַחֲנִ֖יף | ya·ḥă·nîp̄ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2610 polluted, profane |
| the land | הָאָ֑רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| and no | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| atonement can be made | יְכֻפַּ֗ר | yə·ḵup·par | Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3722 cover over (figurative), pacify, make propitiation |
| for the land | וְלָאָ֣רֶץ | wə·lā·’ā·reṣ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| on which the blood | לַדָּם֙ | lad·dām | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1818 blood |
| is shed | שֻׁפַּךְ־ | šup·paḵ- | Verb - QalPass - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H8210 pour out, pour |
| except | כִּי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| by the blood | בְּדַ֥ם | bə·ḏam | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1818 blood |
| of the one who shed it | שֹׁפְכֽוֹ׃ | šō·p̄ə·ḵōw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H8210 pour out, pour |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Luke 11:50–51 · Psalm 106:38 · Isaiah 26:21 · Genesis 9:6 · Matthew 23:31–35 · Leviticus 18:25 · Hosea 4:2–3 · Ezekiel 22:24–27 · 2 Kings 24:4 · Micah 4:11 · 2 Kings 23:26
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.