Numbers
Numbers 8:7
7This is what you must do to cleanse them: Sprinkle them with the water of purification. Have them shave their whole bodies and wash their clothes, and so purify themselves.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| This is what | וְכֹֽה־ | wə·ḵōh- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| you must do | תַעֲשֶׂ֤ה | ṯa·‘ă·śeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| to cleanse them | לְטַֽהֲרָ֔ם | lə·ṭa·hă·rām | Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural | H2891 be clean, pure |
| Sprinkle | הַזֵּ֥ה | haz·zêh | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | H5137 spurt, spatter |
| them | עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם | ‘ă·lê·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H5921 height |
| with the water | מֵ֣י | mê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H4325 water, juice, urine |
| of purification | חַטָּ֑את | ḥaṭ·ṭāṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H2403 offence, penalty, occasion |
| Have them shave | וְהֶעֱבִ֤ירוּ | wə·he·‘ĕ·ḇî·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
| their whole | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| bodies | בְּשָׂרָ֔ם | bə·śā·rām | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H1320 flesh |
| and wash | וְכִבְּס֥וּ | wə·ḵib·bə·sū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H3526 (tread), wash |
| their clothes | בִגְדֵיהֶ֖ם | ḇiḡ·ḏê·hem | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H899 treachery |
| and so purify themselves | וְהִטֶּהָֽרוּ׃ | wə·hiṭ·ṭe·hā·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H2891 be clean, pure |
Cross-references
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Numbers 19:7–10 · Numbers 19:13 · Leviticus 8:6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.