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What man soever of the seed of Aaron is a leper, or hath a running issue; he shall not eat of the holy things, until he be clean. And whoso toucheth any thing that is unclean by the dead, or a man whose seed goeth from him; (KJV)
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אִ֣ישׁ'isha 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 22:4 word 1
אִ֞ישׁ'isha 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 22:4 word 2
מִזֶּ֣רַעmi.Ze.ra'from [the] offspring of
Lemma: זֶ֫רַע (ze.ra) · Strong's: H2233H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: seed: children
Used 177 times. Also: Genesis 3:15, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 7:3, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 12:7, Genesis 13:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2233H; TAHOT Leviticus 22:4 word 3
אַהֲרֹ֗ן'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 22:4 word 4
וְה֤וּאve.Hu'and he
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Leviticus 22:4 word 5
צָר֙וּעַ֙tza.Ru.a'[is] having a serious skin disease
Lemma: צָרַע (tsa.ra) · Strong's: H6879
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqsmsa)
Meaning: be leprous
Used 20 times. Also: Exodus 4:6, Leviticus 13:44, Leviticus 13:45, Leviticus 14:2, Leviticus 14:3, Numbers 5:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6879; TAHOT Leviticus 22:4 word 6
א֣וֹ'oor
Lemma: אוֹ (o) · Strong's: H0176A
Parsing: Conjunction (HC)
Meaning: or
Used 320 times. Also: Genesis 24:49, Genesis 24:50, Genesis 24:55, Genesis 31:43, Genesis 44:8, Genesis 44:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0176A; TAHOT Leviticus 22:4 word 7
זָ֔בZav[is] discharging
Lemma: זוּב (zuv) · Strong's: H2100H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to flow: discharge
Used 17 times. Also: Leviticus 15:2, Leviticus 15:4, Leviticus 15:6, Leviticus 15:7, Leviticus 15:8, Leviticus 15:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2100H; TAHOT Leviticus 22:4 word 8
בַּקֳּדָשִׁים֙ba.ko.da.Shimin the holy things
Lemma: קֹ֫דֶשׁ (qo.desh) · Strong's: H6944G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: holiness
Used 415 times. Also: Exodus 3:5, Exodus 12:16, Exodus 15:11, Exodus 15:13, Exodus 16:23, Exodus 22:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6944G; TAHOT Leviticus 22:4 word 9
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 22:4 word 10
יֹאכַ֔לyo.Khalhe will eat
Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
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 22:4 word 11
עַ֖ד'aduntil
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 22:4 word 12
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sherthat
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 22:4 word 13
יִטְהָ֑רyit.Harhe will be pure
Lemma: טָהֵר (ta.her) · Strong's: H2891
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
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 22:4 word 14
וְהַנֹּגֵ֙עַ֙ve.ha.no.Ge.a'and who [-ever] touches
Lemma: נָגַע (na.ga) · Strong's: H5060
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to touch
Used 150 times. Also: Genesis 3:3, Genesis 12:17, Genesis 20:6, Genesis 26:11, Genesis 26:29, Genesis 28:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5060; TAHOT Leviticus 22:4 word 15
בְּכָל\־be.khol<in> any
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 22:4 word 16
טְמֵא\־te.me'-[thing] unclean of
Lemma: טָמֵא (ta.me) · Strong's: H2931
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAamsc)
Meaning: unclean
Used 88 times. Also: Leviticus 5:2, Leviticus 7:19, Leviticus 7:21, Leviticus 10:10, Leviticus 11:4, Leviticus 11:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2931; TAHOT Leviticus 22:4 word 17
נֶ֔פֶשׁNe.fesha 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 21:1, Leviticus 21:11, Numbers 5:2, Numbers 6:6, Numbers 6:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5315M; TAHOT Leviticus 22:4 word 18
א֣וֹ'oor
Lemma: אוֹ (o) · Strong's: H0176A
Parsing: Conjunction (HC)
Meaning: or
Used 320 times. Also: Genesis 24:49, Genesis 24:50, Genesis 24:55, Genesis 31:43, Genesis 44:8, Genesis 44:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0176A; TAHOT Leviticus 22:4 word 19
אִ֔ישׁ'Ishanyone
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man: anyone
Used 546 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 13:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0376I; TAHOT Leviticus 22:4 word 20
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whom
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 22:4 word 21
תֵּצֵ֥אte.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 22:4 word 22
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 22:4 word 23
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 15:16, Leviticus 15:17, Leviticus 15:18, Leviticus 15:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7902; TAHOT Leviticus 22:4 word 24
זָֽרַע\׃Za.ra'seed
Lemma: זֶ֫רַע (ze.ra) · Strong's: H2233I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: seed: semen
Used 8 times. Also: Leviticus 15:16, Leviticus 15:17, Leviticus 15:18, Leviticus 15:32, Leviticus 18:20, Leviticus 19:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2233I; TAHOT Leviticus 22:4 word 25
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| If a descendant | → | זֶ֫רַע H2233H seed: children |
| . . . | → | אִישׁ H0376G man |
| . . . | → | אִישׁ H0376G man |
| of Aaron | → | אַהֲרֹן H0175 Aaron |
| . . . | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| has a skin disease | → | צָרַע H6879 be leprous |
| or | → | אוֹ H0176A or |
| a discharge | → | זוּב H2100H to flow: discharge |
| he may not eat | → | אָכַל H0398 to eat |
| . . . | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| the sacred offerings | → | קֹ֫דֶשׁ H6944G holiness |
| until | → | עַד H5704 till |
| he is clean | → | טָהֵר H2891 be pure |
| Whoever touches | → | נָגַע H5060 to touch |
| anything | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| defiled | → | טָמֵא H2931 unclean |
| by a corpse | → | נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315M soul: dead |
| or | → | אוֹ H0176A or |
| by a man | → | אִישׁ H0376G man |
| who | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| has | → | יָצָא H3318L to come out: issue |
| an emission | → | שְׁכָבָה H7902 semen |
| of semen | → | זֶ֫רַע H2233H seed: children |
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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