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

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

33of 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 19:20Classic cross-references Ezekiel 5:11Classic cross-references Numbers 19:13Classic cross-references Ezekiel 23:38Classic cross-references Numbers 5:3Classic cross-references

Original words

You must keepוְהִזַּרְתֶּ֥םH5144Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe childrenבְּנֵי־H1121Noun - masculine plural constructof Israel {separate}יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singularfrom their uncleannessמִטֻּמְאָתָ֑םH2932Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine pluralso that they do notוְלֹ֤אH3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particledieיָמֻ֙תוּ֙H4191Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural. . .בְּטֻמְאָתָ֔םH2932Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine pluralby defilingבְּטַמְּאָ֥םH2930Preposition-b | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerMy tabernacleמִשְׁכָּנִ֖יH4908Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularwhichאֲשֶׁ֥רH834Pronoun - relativeis among themבְּתוֹכָֽם׃H8432Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural

Verse 32

Cross-references

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

Original words

Thisזֹ֥אתH2063Pronoun - feminine singularis the lawתּוֹרַ֖תH8451Noun - feminine singular constructof him who has a dischargeהַזָּ֑בH2100Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularof the man whoוַאֲשֶׁ֨רH834Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - relativehasתֵּצֵ֥אH3318Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularvvvמִמֶּ֛נּוּH4480Preposition | third person masculine singularan emissionשִׁכְבַת־H7902Noun - feminine singular constructof semenזֶ֖רַעH2233Noun - masculine singularwherebyבָֽהּ׃Preposition | third person feminine singularhe is uncleanלְטָמְאָה־H2930Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular

Verse 33

Cross-references

Leviticus 15:19Classic cross-references

Original words

of a womanוְהַדָּוָה֙H1739Conjunctive waw, Article | Adjective - feminine singularin her menstrual periodבְּנִדָּתָ֔הּH5079Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singularof any maleלַזָּכָ֖רH2145Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singularor femaleוְלַנְּקֵבָ֑הH5347Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singularwho has a dischargeוְהַזָּב֙H2100Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object marker-זוֹב֔וֹH2101Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularand of a manוּלְאִ֕ישׁH376Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singularwhoאֲשֶׁ֥רH834Pronoun - relativeliesיִשְׁכַּ֖בH7901Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularwithעִם־H5973Prepositionan unclean womanטְמֵאָֽה׃פH2931Adjective - feminine singular

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