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And if any man’s seed of copulation go out from him, then he shall wash all his flesh in water, and be unclean until the even. (KJV)
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וְאִ֕ישׁve.'Ishand a man
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man
Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Leviticus 15:16 word 1
כִּֽי\־ki-if
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Leviticus 15:16 word 2
תֵצֵ֥אte.Tze'it will go out
Lemma: יָצָא (ya.tsa) · Strong's: H3318L
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)
Meaning: to come out: issue
Used 53 times. Also: Genesis 2:10, Exodus 8:18, Exodus 22:6, Exodus 25:32, Exodus 25:33, Exodus 25:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3318L; TAHOT Leviticus 15:16 word 3
מִמֶּ֖נּוּmi.Me.nufrom him
Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: from
Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT Leviticus 15:16 word 4
שִׁכְבַת\־shikh.vat-a laying of
Lemma: שְׁכָבָה (she.kha.vah) · Strong's: H7902
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: semen
Used 9 times. Also: Exodus 16:13, Exodus 16:14, Leviticus 15:17, Leviticus 15:18, Leviticus 15:32, Leviticus 19:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7902; TAHOT Leviticus 15:16 word 5
זָ֑רַעZa.ra'seed
Lemma: זֶ֫רַע (ze.ra) · Strong's: H2233I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: seed: semen
Used 8 times. Also: Leviticus 15:17, Leviticus 15:18, Leviticus 15:32, Leviticus 18:20, Leviticus 19:20, Leviticus 22:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2233I; TAHOT Leviticus 15:16 word 6
וְרָחַ֥ץve.ra.Chatzand he will wash
Lemma: רָחַץ (ra.chats) · Strong's: H7364
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: to wash: wash
Used 72 times. Also: Genesis 18:4, Genesis 19:2, Genesis 24:32, Genesis 43:24, Genesis 43:31, Exodus 2:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7364; TAHOT Leviticus 15:16 word 7
בַּמַּ֛יִםba.Ma.yimwith <the> water
Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: water
Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT Leviticus 15:16 word 8
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Leviticus 15:16 word 9
כָּל\־kol-all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Leviticus 15:16 word 10
בְּשָׂר֖וֹbe.sa.Robody his
Lemma: בָּשָׂר (ba.sar) · Strong's: H1320
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: flesh
Used 270 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 6:3, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1320; TAHOT Leviticus 15:16 word 11
וְטָמֵ֥אve.ta.Me'and he will be unclean
Lemma: טָמֵא (ta.me) · Strong's: H2930A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: to defile
Used 162 times. Also: Genesis 34:5, Genesis 34:13, Genesis 34:27, Leviticus 5:3, Leviticus 11:24, Leviticus 11:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2930A; TAHOT Leviticus 15:16 word 12
עַד\־'ad-until
Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: till
Used 1260 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 10:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5704; TAHOT Leviticus 15:16 word 13
הָעָֽרֶב\׃ha.'A.revthe evening
Lemma: עֶ֫רֶב (e.rev) · Strong's: H6153
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: evening
Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:19, Genesis 1:23, Genesis 1:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6153; TAHOT Leviticus 15:16 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| When | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| . . . | → | יָצָא H3318L to come out: issue |
| . . . | → | מִן־ H4480A from |
| a man | → | אִישׁ H0376G man |
| has an emission | → | שְׁכָבָה H7902 semen |
| of semen | → | זֶ֫רַע H2233I seed: semen |
| he must bathe | → | רָחַץ H7364 to wash: wash |
| his whole | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| body | → | בָּשָׂר H1320 flesh |
| with water | → | מַי H4325G water |
| and he will be unclean | → | טָמֵא H2930A to defile |
| until | → | עַד H5704 till |
| evening | → | עֶ֫רֶב H6153 evening |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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