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And it shall be a perpetual statute unto them, that he that sprinkleth the water of separation shall wash his clothes; and he that toucheth the water of separation shall be unclean until even. (KJV)
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וְהָיְתָ֥הve.ha.ye.Tahand it will become
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqq3fs)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Numbers 19:21 word 1
לְחֻקַּ֣תle.chu.Kat<into> a statute of
Lemma: חֻקָּה (chuq.qah) · Strong's: H2708
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: statute
Used 104 times. Also: Genesis 26:5, Exodus 12:14, Exodus 12:17, Exodus 12:43, Exodus 13:10, Exodus 27:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2708; TAHOT Numbers 19:21 word 2
עוֹלָ֑םo.Lamperpetuity
Lemma: עוֹלָם (o.lam) · Strong's: H5769G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: forever: enduring
Used 388 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 6:3, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:16, Genesis 13:15, Genesis 17:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5769G; TAHOT Numbers 19:21 word 3
וּמַזֵּ֤הu.ma.Zehand [the] [one who] spatters
Lemma: נָזָה (na.zah) · Strong's: H5137A
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HVhrmsc)
Meaning: to sprinkle
Used 23 times. Also: Exodus 29:21, Leviticus 4:6, Leviticus 4:17, Leviticus 5:9, Leviticus 6:27, Leviticus 8:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5137A; TAHOT Numbers 19:21 word 4
מֵֽי\־mei-<of> [the] water of
Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
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 19:21 word 5
הַנִּדָּה֙ha.ni.Dah<the> impurity
Lemma: נִדָּה (nid.dah) · Strong's: H5079
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: impurity
Used 29 times. Also: Leviticus 12:2, Leviticus 12:5, Leviticus 15:19, Leviticus 15:20, Leviticus 15:24, Leviticus 15:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5079; TAHOT Numbers 19:21 word 6
יְכַבֵּ֣סye.kha.Beshe will wash
Lemma: כָּבַס (ka.vas) · Strong's: H3526H
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpi3ms)
Meaning: to wash
Used 48 times. Also: Genesis 49:11, Exodus 19:10, Exodus 19:14, Leviticus 6:27, Leviticus 11:25, Leviticus 11:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3526H; TAHOT Numbers 19:21 word 7
בְּגָדָ֔יוbe.ga.Davclothes his
Lemma: בֶּ֫גֶד (be.ged) · Strong's: H0899B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: garment
Used 214 times. Also: Genesis 24:53, Genesis 27:15, Genesis 27:27, Genesis 28:20, Genesis 37:29, Genesis 38:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0899B; TAHOT Numbers 19:21 word 8
וְהַנֹּגֵ֙עַ֙ve.ha.no.Ge.a'and the [one who] 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 Numbers 19:21 word 9
בְּמֵ֣יbe.Mei<in> [the] water of
Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
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 19:21 word 10
הַנִּדָּ֔הha.ni.Dah<the> impurity
Lemma: נִדָּה (nid.dah) · Strong's: H5079
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: impurity
Used 29 times. Also: Leviticus 12:2, Leviticus 12:5, Leviticus 15:19, Leviticus 15:20, Leviticus 15:24, Leviticus 15:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5079; TAHOT Numbers 19:21 word 11
יִטְמָ֖אyit.Ma'he will be unclean
Lemma: טָמֵא (ta.me) · Strong's: H2930A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
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 Numbers 19:21 word 12
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 Numbers 19:21 word 13
הָעָֽרֶב\׃ha.'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 Numbers 19:21 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| This | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| is a permanent | → | עוֹלָם H5769G forever: enduring |
| statute | → | חֻקָּה H2708 statute |
| for [the people] | → | |
| The one who sprinkles | → | נָזָה H5137A to sprinkle |
| the water | → | מַי H4325G water |
| of [purification] | → | נִדָּה H5079 impurity |
| must wash | → | כָּבַס H3526H to wash |
| his clothes | → | בֶּ֫גֶד H0899B garment |
| and whoever touches | → | נָגַע H5060 to touch |
| the water | → | מַי H4325G water |
| of [purification] | → | נִדָּה H5079 impurity |
| will be unclean | → | טָמֵא H2930A to defile |
| until | → | עַד H5704 till |
| evening | → | עֶ֫רֶב H6153 evening |
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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