Leviticus 22:8 Go deeper
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That which dieth of itself, or is torn with beasts , he shall not eat to defile himself therewith: I am the LORD . (KJV)
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נְבֵלָ֧הne.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 22:8 word 1
וּטְרֵפָ֛הu.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 17:15, Ezekiel 4:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2966; TAHOT Leviticus 22:8 word 2
לֹ֥אlo'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 22:8 word 3
יֹאכַ֖לyo.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 22:8 word 4
לְטָמְאָה\־le.ta.me.'ah-to become unclean
Lemma: טָמֵא (ta.me) · Strong's: H2930A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
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 22:8 word 5
אֲנִ֖י'a.NiI
Lemma: אֲנִי (a.ni) · Strong's: H0589
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · First · Either gender · Singular (HPp1bs)
Meaning: I
Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 6:17, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 14:23, Genesis 15:7, Genesis 17:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0589; TAHOT Leviticus 22:8 word 6
יְהוָֽה\׃Yah.weh[am] Yahweh
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 22:8 word 7
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| He must not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| eat | → | אָכַל H0398 to eat |
| anything found dead | → | נְבֵלָה H5038 carcass |
| or torn by wild animals | → | טְרֵפָה H2966 torn animal |
| which would make him unclean | → | טָמֵא H2930A to defile |
| I | → | אֲנִי H0589 I |
| am the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
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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