Numbers 19:17 Go deeper
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And for an unclean person they shall take of the ashes of the burnt heifer of purification for sin, and running water shall be put thereto in a vessel: (KJV)
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וְלָֽקְחוּ֙ve.la.ke.Chuand people will take
Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqq3cp)
Meaning: to take: take
Used 770 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3947G; TAHOT Numbers 19:17 word 1
לַטָּמֵ֔אla.ta.Me'for the unclean [person]
Lemma: טָמֵא (ta.me) · Strong's: H2931
Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)
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 Numbers 19:17 word 2
מֵעֲפַ֖רme.'a.Farsome of [the] dust of
Lemma: עָפָר (a.phar) · Strong's: H6083
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: dust
Used 110 times. Also: Genesis 2:7, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:19, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 18:27, Genesis 26:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6083; TAHOT Numbers 19:17 word 3
שְׂרֵפַ֣תse.re.Fat[the] burning of
Lemma: שְׂרֵפָה (se.re.phah) · Strong's: H8316
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: fire
Used 13 times. Also: Genesis 11:3, Leviticus 10:6, Numbers 16:37, Numbers 19:6, Deuteronomy 29:23, 2 Chronicles 16:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8316; TAHOT Numbers 19:17 word 4
הַֽחַטָּ֑אתha.cha.Tatthe sin offering
Lemma: חַטָּאת (chat.tat) · Strong's: H2403H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: sin: sin offering
Used 120 times. Also: Exodus 29:14, Exodus 29:36, Exodus 30:10, Leviticus 4:3, Leviticus 4:8, Leviticus 4:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2403H; TAHOT Numbers 19:17 word 5
וְנָתַ֥ןve.na.Tanand he will put
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: to give: put
Used 395 times. Also: Genesis 1:17, Genesis 9:13, Genesis 15:10, Genesis 18:8, Genesis 27:17, Genesis 30:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414H; TAHOT Numbers 19:17 word 6
עָלָ֛יו'a.Lavon it
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Numbers 19:17 word 7
מַ֥יִםMa.yimwater
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 Numbers 19:17 word 8
חַיִּ֖יםchai.Yimliving
Lemma: חַי (chay) · Strong's: H2416A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)
Meaning: alive
Used 242 times. Also: Genesis 1:20, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 2:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2416A; TAHOT Numbers 19:17 word 9
אֶל\־'el-into
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 Numbers 19:17 word 10
כֶּֽלִי\׃Ke.lia vessel
Lemma: כְּלִי (ke.li) · Strong's: H3627
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: article/utensil
Used 325 times. Also: Genesis 24:53, Genesis 27:3, Genesis 31:37, Genesis 42:25, Genesis 43:11, Genesis 45:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3627; TAHOT Numbers 19:17 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| [For the purification] of the unclean person, | → | טָמֵא H2931 unclean |
| take | → | לָקַח H3947G to take: take |
| some of the ashes | → | עָפָר H6083 dust |
| of the burnt | → | שְׂרֵפָה H8316 fire |
| sin offering | → | חַטָּאת H2403H sin: sin offering |
| put them | → | נָתַן H5414H to give: put |
| in | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| a jar | → | כְּלִי H3627 article/utensil |
| and pour fresh | → | חַי H2416A alive |
| water | → | מַי H4325G water |
| over them | → | עַל H5921A upon |
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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