Leviticus 17:15 Go deeper
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And every soul that eateth that which died of itself , or that which was torn with beasts, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger, he shall both wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even: then shall he be clean. (KJV)
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וְכָל\־ve.kholand every
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 17:15 word 1
נֶ֗פֶשׁNe.feshperson
Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315J
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: soul: person
Used 96 times. Also: Genesis 12:5, Genesis 14:21, Genesis 17:14, Genesis 36:6, Genesis 46:15, Genesis 46:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5315J; TAHOT Leviticus 17:15 word 2
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.Sherwho
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Leviticus 17:15 word 3
תֹּאכַ֤לto.Khalit will eat
Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)
Meaning: to eat
Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Leviticus 17:15 word 4
נְבֵלָה֙ne.ve.Laha carcass
Lemma: נְבֵלָה (ne.ve.lah) · Strong's: H5038
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: carcass
Used 48 times. Also: Leviticus 5:2, Leviticus 7:24, Leviticus 11:8, Leviticus 11:11, Leviticus 11:24, Leviticus 11:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5038; TAHOT Leviticus 17:15 word 5
וּטְרֵפָ֔הu.te.re.Fahand a torn animal
Lemma: טְרֵפָה (te.re.phah) · Strong's: H2966
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: torn animal
Used 9 times. Also: Genesis 31:39, Exodus 22:13, Exodus 22:31, Leviticus 7:24, Leviticus 22:8, Ezekiel 4:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2966; TAHOT Leviticus 17:15 word 6
בָּאֶזְרָ֖חba.'ez.Rachamong the native-born
Lemma: אֶזְרָח (ez.rach) · Strong's: H0249
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: born
Used 17 times. Also: Exodus 12:19, Exodus 12:48, Exodus 12:49, Leviticus 16:29, Leviticus 18:26, Leviticus 19:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0249; TAHOT Leviticus 17:15 word 7
וּבַגֵּ֑רu.va.Gerand among the sojourner
Lemma: גֵּר (ger) · Strong's: H1616
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: sojourner
Used 92 times. Also: Genesis 15:13, Genesis 23:4, Exodus 2:22, Exodus 12:19, Exodus 12:48, Exodus 12:49 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1616; TAHOT Leviticus 17:15 word 8
וְכִבֶּ֨סve.khi.Besand he will wash
Lemma: כָּבַס (ka.vas) · Strong's: H3526H
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpq3ms)
Meaning: to wash
Used 48 times. Also: Genesis 49:11, Exodus 19:10, Exodus 19:14, Leviticus 6:27, Leviticus 11:25, Leviticus 11:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3526H; TAHOT Leviticus 17:15 word 9
בְּגָדָ֜יוbe.ga.Davgarments his
Lemma: בֶּ֫גֶד (be.ged) · Strong's: H0899B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: garment
Used 214 times. Also: Genesis 24:53, Genesis 27:15, Genesis 27:27, Genesis 28:20, Genesis 37:29, Genesis 38:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0899B; TAHOT Leviticus 17:15 word 10
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 17:15 word 11
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 17:15 word 12
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 17:15 word 13
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 17:15 word 14
הָעֶ֖רֶבha.'E.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 17:15 word 15
וְטָהֵֽר\׃ve.ta.Herand he will be pure
Lemma: טָהֵר (ta.her) · Strong's: H2891
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: be pure
Used 94 times. Also: Genesis 35:2, Leviticus 11:32, Leviticus 12:7, Leviticus 12:8, Leviticus 13:6, Leviticus 13:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2891; TAHOT Leviticus 17:15 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And any | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| person | → | נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315J soul: person |
| whether native | → | אֶזְרָח H0249 born |
| or foreigner | → | גֵּר H1616 sojourner |
| who | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| eats | → | אָכַל H0398 to eat |
| anything found dead | → | נְבֵלָה H5038 carcass |
| or mauled by wild beasts | → | טְרֵפָה H2966 torn animal |
| must wash | → | כָּבַס H3526H to wash |
| his clothes | → | בֶּ֫גֶד H0899B garment |
| and bathe | → | רָחַץ H7364 to wash: wash |
| with water | → | מַי H4325G water |
| and he will be unclean | → | טָמֵא H2930A to defile |
| until | → | עַד H5704 till |
| evening | → | עֶ֫רֶב H6153 evening |
| then he will be clean | → | טָהֵר H2891 be pure |
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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