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Leviticus 15:31-33

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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31 You must keep the children of Israel separate from their uncleanness, so that they do not die by defiling My tabernacle, which is among them.

32 This is the law of him who has a discharge, of the man who has an emission of semen whereby he is unclean,

33 of a woman in her menstrual period, of any male or female who has a discharge, and of a man who lies with an unclean woman.’”

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Verse 31

Cross-references

Numbers 19:20 Classic cross-references Ezekiel 5:11 Classic cross-references Numbers 19:13 Classic cross-references Ezekiel 23:38 Classic cross-references Numbers 5:3 Classic cross-references

Original words

You must keep וְהִזַּרְתֶּ֥ם H5144 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the children בְּנֵי־ H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of Israel {separate} יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל H3478 Noun - proper - masculine singular from their uncleanness מִטֻּמְאָתָ֑ם H2932 Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural so that they do not וְלֹ֤א H3808 Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle die יָמֻ֙תוּ֙ H4191 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural . . . בְּטֻמְאָתָ֔ם H2932 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural by defiling בְּטַמְּאָ֥ם H2930 Preposition-b | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker My tabernacle מִשְׁכָּנִ֖י H4908 Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular which אֲשֶׁ֥ר H834 Pronoun - relative is among them בְּתוֹכָֽם׃ H8432 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural

Verse 32

Cross-references

Galatians 3:19 Classic cross-references Leviticus 14:54 Classic cross-references

Original words

This זֹ֥את H2063 Pronoun - feminine singular is the law תּוֹרַ֖ת H8451 Noun - feminine singular construct of him who has a discharge הַזָּ֑ב H2100 Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular of the man who וַאֲשֶׁ֨ר H834 Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - relative has תֵּצֵ֥א H3318 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular vvv מִמֶּ֛נּוּ H4480 Preposition | third person masculine singular an emission שִׁכְבַת־ H7902 Noun - feminine singular construct of semen זֶ֖רַע H2233 Noun - masculine singular whereby בָֽהּ׃ Preposition | third person feminine singular he is unclean לְטָמְאָה־ H2930 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular

Verse 33

Cross-references

Leviticus 15:19 Classic cross-references

Original words

of a woman וְהַדָּוָה֙ H1739 Conjunctive waw, Article | Adjective - feminine singular in her menstrual period בְּנִדָּתָ֔הּ H5079 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular of any male לַזָּכָ֖ר H2145 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular or female וְלַנְּקֵבָ֑ה H5347 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular who has a discharge וְהַזָּב֙ H2100 Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker - זוֹב֔וֹ H2101 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular and of a man וּלְאִ֕ישׁ H376 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular who אֲשֶׁ֥ר H834 Pronoun - relative lies יִשְׁכַּ֖ב H7901 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular with עִם־ H5973 Preposition an unclean woman טְמֵאָֽה׃פ H2931 Adjective - feminine singular

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