Leviticus 17:16 Go deeper
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But if he wash them not, nor bathe his flesh; then he shall bear his iniquity. (KJV)
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וְאִם֙ve.'Imand if
Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: if
Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0518A; TAHOT Leviticus 17:16 word 1
לֹ֣אlo'not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Leviticus 17:16 word 2
יְכַבֵּ֔סye.kha.Beshe will wash
Lemma: כָּבַס (ka.vas) · Strong's: H3526H
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpi3ms)
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 17:16 word 3
וּבְשָׂר֖וֹu.ve.sa.Roand body 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 17:16 word 4
לֹ֣אlo'not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Leviticus 17:16 word 5
יִרְחָ֑ץyir.Chatzhe will wash
Lemma: רָחַץ (ra.chats) · Strong's: H7364
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
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 17:16 word 6
וְנָשָׂ֖אve.na.Sa'and he will bear
Lemma: נָשָׂא (na.sa) · Strong's: H5375J
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: to lift: guilt
Used 39 times. Also: Exodus 28:38, Exodus 28:43, Leviticus 5:1, Leviticus 5:17, Leviticus 7:18, Leviticus 10:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5375J; TAHOT Leviticus 17:16 word 7
עֲוֹנֽוֹ\׃\ \פa.vo.Noiniquity his
Lemma: עָוֺן (a.van) · Strong's: H5771G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: iniquity: crime
Used 180 times. Also: Genesis 15:16, Exodus 20:5, Exodus 34:7, Exodus 34:9, Leviticus 5:1, Leviticus 5:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5771G; TAHOT Leviticus 17:16 word 8
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| But if | → | אִם H0518A if |
| he does not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| wash | → | כָּבַס H3526H to wash |
| his clothes and bathe | → | רָחַץ H7364 to wash: wash |
| himself | → | בָּשָׂר H1320 flesh |
| . . . | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| then he shall bear | → | נָשָׂא H5375J to lift: guilt |
| his iniquity | → | עָוֺן H5771G iniquity: crime |
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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