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And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, There shall none be defiled for the dead among his people: (KJV)

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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Leviticus 21:1 word 1

יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Leviticus 21:1 word 2

אֶל\־'el-to

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Leviticus 21:1 word 3

מֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehMoses

Lemma: מֹשֶׁה (mo.sheh) · Strong's: H4872

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Moses

Used 766 times. Also: Exodus 2:10, Exodus 2:11, Exodus 2:14, Exodus 2:15, Exodus 2:17, Exodus 2:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4872; TAHOT Leviticus 21:1 word 4

אֱמֹ֥ר'e.Morsay

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Leviticus 21:1 word 5

אֶל\־'el-to

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Leviticus 21:1 word 6

הַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.Nimthe priests

Lemma: כֹּהֵן (ko.hen) · Strong's: H3548

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: priest

Used 750 times. Also: Genesis 14:18, Genesis 41:45, Genesis 41:50, Genesis 46:20, Genesis 47:22, Genesis 47:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3548; TAHOT Leviticus 21:1 word 7

בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] sons of

Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: son: child

Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Leviticus 21:1 word 8

אַהֲרֹ֑ן'a.ha.RonAaron

Lemma: אַהֲרֹן (a.ha.ron) · Strong's: H0175

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Aaron

Used 347 times. Also: Exodus 4:14, Exodus 4:27, Exodus 4:28, Exodus 4:29, Exodus 4:30, Exodus 5:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0175; TAHOT Leviticus 21:1 word 9

וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.Taand you will say

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqq2ms)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Leviticus 21:1 word 10

אֲלֵהֶ֔ם'a.le.Hemto them

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Leviticus 21:1 word 11

לְנֶ֥פֶשׁle.Ne.feshfor a corpse

Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315M

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: soul: dead

Used 13 times. Also: Leviticus 19:28, Leviticus 21:11, Leviticus 22:4, Numbers 5:2, Numbers 6:6, Numbers 6:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5315M; TAHOT Leviticus 21:1 word 12

לֹֽא\־lo'-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 21:1 word 13

יִטַּמָּ֖אyi.ta.Ma'he will make himself unclean

Lemma: טָמֵא (ta.me) · Strong's: H2930A

Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVti3ms)

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 21:1 word 14

בְּעַמָּֽיו\׃be.'a.Mavamong kinspeople<s> his

Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: kinsman

Used 31 times. Also: Genesis 17:14, Genesis 25:8, Genesis 25:17, Genesis 35:29, Genesis 49:29, Genesis 49:33 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5971B; TAHOT Leviticus 21:1 word 15

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Then the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
said	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
to	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
Moses	→	מֹשֶׁה H4872 Moses
Speak	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
to	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
Aaron’s	→	אַהֲרֹן H0175 Aaron
sons	→	בֵּן H1121A son: child
the priests	→	כֹּהֵן H3548 priest
and tell	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
them [that]	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
[a priest] is not	→	לֹא H3808 not
to defile himself	→	טָמֵא H2930A to defile
for a dead person	→	נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315M soul: dead
among his people	→	עַם H5971B kinsman

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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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