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Leviticus 22:3

Tell them that for the generations to come, if any of their descendants in a state of uncleanness approaches the sacred offerings that the Israelites consecrate to the LORD, that person must be cut off from My presence. I am the LORD.
Leviticus 22:3
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

אֱמֹ֣ר אֲלֵהֶ֗ם לְדֹרֹ֨תֵיכֶ֜ם כָּל־אִ֣ישׁ׀ אֲשֶׁר־יִקְרַ֣ב מִכָּל־זַרְעֲכֶ֗ם אֶל־הַקֳּדָשִׁים֙ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יַקְדִּ֤ישׁוּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה וְטֻמְאָת֖וֹ עָלָ֑יו וְנִכְרְתָ֞ה הַנֶּ֧פֶשׁ הַהִ֛וא מִלְּפָנַ֖י אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃

  1. אֱמֹ֣ר'e.Mor“say”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. אֲלֵהֶ֗ם'a.le.Hem“to them”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  3. לְדֹרֹ֨תֵיכֶ֜םle.do.Ro.tei.Khem“to generations your”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from דּוֹר · “generation” · Strong's H1755
  4. כָּל־kol-“every”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  5. אִ֣ישׁ׀'ish“man”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “man” · Strong's H0376G
  6. אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-“who”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  7. יִקְרַ֣בyik.Rav“he will draw near”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קָרַב · “come” · Strong's H7126G
  8. מִכָּל־mi.kol“from all”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  9. זַרְעֲכֶ֗םzar.'a.Khem“offspring your”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from זֶ֫רַע · “children” · Strong's H2233H
  10. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  11. הַקֳּדָשִׁים֙ha.ko.da.Shim“the holy things”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from קֹ֫דֶשׁ · “holiness” · Strong's H6944G
  12. אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.Sher“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  13. יַקְדִּ֤ישׁוּyak.Di.shu“they will set apart as holy”
    Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from קָדַשׁ · “consecate” · Strong's H6942G
  14. בְנֵֽי־ve.nei-“[the] people of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “descendant” · Strong's H1121G
  15. יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'El“Israel”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
  16. לַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.weh“to Yahweh”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  17. וְטֻמְאָת֖וֹve.tum.'a.To“and uncleanness his”
    Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from טֻמְאָה · “uncleanness” · Strong's H2932
  18. עָלָ֑יו'a.Lav“[is] on him”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  19. וְנִכְרְתָ֞הve.nikh.re.Tah“and it will be cut off”
    Conjunction + Verb, niphal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from כָּרַת · “eliminate” · Strong's H3772I
  20. הַנֶּ֧פֶשׁha.Ne.fesh“the person”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from נֶ֫פֶשׁ · “person” · Strong's H5315J
  21. הַהִ֛ואha.Hiv'“<the> that”
    Definite article + Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  22. מִלְּפָנַ֖יmi.le.fa.Nai“from to before me”
    Preposition + Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from פָּנֶה · “face” · Strong's H6440H
  23. אֲנִ֥י'a.Ni“I”
    Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֲנִי, אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0589
  24. יְהוָֽה׃Yah.weh“[am] Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)