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The soul which hath touched any such shall be unclean until even, and shall not eat of the holy things, unless he wash his flesh with water. (KJV)
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נֶ֚פֶשׁNe.feshanyone
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 22:6 word 1
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'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 22:6 word 2
תִּגַּע\־ti.ga'-it will touch
Lemma: נָגַע (na.ga) · Strong's: H5060
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)
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 22:6 word 3
וְטָמְאָ֖הve.ta.me.'Ahand it will be unclean
Lemma: טָמֵא (ta.me) · Strong's: H2930A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqq3fs)
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 22:6 word 4
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 22:6 word 5
הָעָ֑רֶבha.'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 22:6 word 6
וְלֹ֤אve.Lo'and 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 22:6 word 7
יֹאכַל֙yo.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 22:6 word 8
מִן\־min-any of
Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
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 22:6 word 9
הַקֳּדָשִׁ֔יםha.ko.da.Shimthe 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 22:6 word 10
כִּ֛יkithat
Lemma: כִּי [אם] (ki im) · Strong's: H3588B
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: that if: except
Used 137 times. Also: Genesis 15:4, Genesis 28:17, Genesis 32:26, Genesis 32:28, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 39:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588B; TAHOT Leviticus 22:6 word 11
אִם\־'im-except
Lemma: [כִּי] אם (ki im) · Strong's: H0518B
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: if: except
Used 150 times. Also: Genesis 15:4, Genesis 28:17, Genesis 32:26, Genesis 32:28, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 39:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0518B; TAHOT Leviticus 22:6 word 12
רָחַ֥ץra.Chatzhe has washed
Lemma: רָחַץ (ra.chats) · Strong's: H7364
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
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 22:6 word 13
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 22:6 word 14
בַּמָּֽיִם\׃ba.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 22:6 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| the man | → | נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315J soul: person |
| who | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| touches | → | נָגַע H5060 to touch |
| any of these | → | |
| will remain unclean | → | טָמֵא H2930A to defile |
| until | → | עַד H5704 till |
| evening | → | עֶ֫רֶב H6153 evening |
| He must not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| eat | → | אָכַל H0398 to eat |
| from | → | מִן־ H4480A from |
| the sacred offerings | → | קֹ֫דֶשׁ H6944G holiness |
| unless | → | כִּי [אם] H3588B that if: except |
| . . . | → | [כִּי] אם H0518B if: except |
| he has bathed | → | רָחַץ H7364 to wash: wash |
| himself | → | בָּשָׂר H1320 flesh |
| with water | → | מַי H4325G water |
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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