Focused Passage

Leviticus 15:13-15

Bodily Discharges, Cleanness, and Guarding the Sanctuary From Uncleanness

The LORD instructs Moses and Aaron concerning uncleanness from male abnormal discharges, contact contamination, cleansing after the discharge stops, semen emissions, menstruation, female abnormal bleeding, and the purpose of these laws: Israel must be separated from uncleanness so they do not die by defiling the LORD's dwelling place.

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13When the man has been cleansed from his discharge, he must count off seven days for his cleansing, wash his clothes, and bathe himself in fresh water, and he shall be clean.

14On the eighth day he is to take two turtledoves or two young pigeons, come before the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, and give them to the priest.

15The priest is to sacrifice them, one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering. In this way the priest will make atonement for the man before the LORD because of his discharge.

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Verse 13

Original words

Whenוְכִֽי־H3588Conjunctionthe manהַזָּב֙H2100Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularhas been cleansedיִטְהַ֤רH2891Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularfrom his dischargeמִזּוֹב֔וֹH2101Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularhe must count offוְסָ֨פַרH5608Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularsevenשִׁבְעַ֥תH7651Number - masculine singular constructdaysיָמִ֛יםH3117Noun - masculine pluralfor hisל֜וֹPreposition | third person masculine singularcleansingלְטָהֳרָת֖וֹH2893Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularwashוְכִבֶּ֣סH3526Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularhis clothesבְּגָדָ֑יוH899Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularand batheוְרָחַ֧ץH7364Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularhimselfבְּשָׂר֛וֹH1320Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularin freshחַיִּ֖יםH2416Adjective - masculine pluralwaterבְּמַ֥יִםH4325Preposition-b | Noun - masculine pluraland he shall be cleanוְטָהֵֽר׃H2891Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular

BSB notes

  • Or flowing water or living water
Verse 14

Original words

On the eighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֗יH8066Article | Number - ordinal masculine singulardayוּבַיּ֣וֹםH3117Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularhe is to takeיִֽקַּֽח־H3947Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singulartwoשְׁתֵּ֣יH8147Number - feminine dual constructturtledovesתֹרִ֔יםH8449Noun - feminine pluralorא֥וֹH176Conjunctiontwoשְׁנֵ֖יH8147Number - masculine dual constructyoungבְּנֵ֣יH1121Noun - masculine plural constructpigeonsיוֹנָ֑הH3123Noun - feminine singularcomeוּבָ֣א׀H935Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularbeforeלִפְנֵ֣יH6440Preposition-l | Noun - common plural constructthe LORDיְהוָ֗הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularatאֶל־H413Prepositionthe entranceפֶּ֙תַח֙H6607Noun - masculine singular constructto the Tentאֹ֣הֶלH168Noun - masculine singularof Meetingמוֹעֵ֔דH4150Noun - masculine singularand give themוּנְתָנָ֖םH5414Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine pluraltoאֶל־H413Prepositionthe priestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃H3548Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 15

Original words

The priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןH3548Article | Noun - masculine singularis to sacrificeוְעָשָׂ֤הH6213Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularthemאֹתָם֙H853Direct object marker | third person masculine pluraloneאֶחָ֣דH259Number - masculine singularas a sin offeringחַטָּ֔אתH2403Noun - feminine singularand the otherוְהָאֶחָ֖דH259Conjunctive waw, Article | Number - masculine singularas a burnt offeringעֹלָ֑הH5930Noun - feminine singularIn this way the priestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןH3548Article | Noun - masculine singularwill make atonementוְכִפֶּ֨רH3722Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularforעָלָ֧יוH5921Preposition | third person masculine singular[the man] beforeלִפְנֵ֥יH6440Preposition-l | Noun - common plural constructthe LORDיְהוָ֖הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularbecause of his dischargeמִזּוֹבֽוֹ׃סH2101Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular

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