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Leviticus 22:4

If a descendant of Aaron has a skin disease or a discharge, he may not eat the sacred offerings until he is clean. Whoever touches anything defiled by a corpse or by a man who has an emission of semen,
Leviticus 22:4
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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)

אִ֣ישׁ אִ֞ישׁ מִזֶּ֣רַע אַהֲרֹ֗ן וְה֤וּא צָר֙וּעַ֙ א֣וֹ זָ֔ב בַּקֳּדָשִׁים֙ לֹ֣א יֹאכַ֔ל עַ֖ד אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִטְהָ֑ר וְהַנֹּגֵ֙עַ֙ בְּכָל־טְמֵא־נֶ֔פֶשׁ א֣וֹ אִ֔ישׁ אֲשֶׁר־תֵּצֵ֥א מִמֶּ֖נּוּ שִׁכְבַת־זָֽרַע׃

  1. אִ֣ישׁ'ish“a man”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “man” · Strong's H0376G
  2. אִ֞ישׁ'ish“a man”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “man” · Strong's H0376G
  3. מִזֶּ֣רַעmi.Ze.ra'“from [the] offspring of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from זֶ֫רַע · “children” · Strong's H2233H
  4. אַהֲרֹ֗ן'a.ha.Ron“Aaron”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from אַהֲרֹן · “Aaron” · Strong's H0175
  5. וְה֤וּאve.Hu'“and he”
    Conjunction + Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  6. צָר֙וּעַ֙tza.Ru.a'“[is] having a serious skin disease”
    Verb, qal, participle (passive), masculine, singular, absolute · from צָרַע · “be leprous” · Strong's H6879
  7. א֣וֹ'o“or”
    Conjunction · from אוֹ · “or” · Strong's H0176A
  8. זָ֔בZav“[is] discharging”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from זוּב · “bodily discharge” · Strong's H2100H
  9. בַּקֳּדָשִׁים֙ba.ko.da.Shim“in the holy things”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from קֹ֫דֶשׁ · “holiness” · Strong's H6944G
  10. לֹ֣אlo'“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  11. יֹאכַ֔לyo.Khal“he will eat”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָכַל · “to eat” · Strong's H0398
  12. עַ֖ד'ad“until”
    Preposition · from עַד · “till” · Strong's H5704
  13. אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sher“that”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  14. יִטְהָ֑רyit.Har“he will be pure”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from טָהֵר · “be pure” · Strong's H2891
  15. וְהַנֹּגֵ֙עַ֙ve.ha.no.Ge.a'“and who [-ever] touches”
    Conjunction + Definite article + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from נָגַע · “to touch” · Strong's H5060
  16. בְּכָל־be.khol“<in> any”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  17. טְמֵא־te.me'-“[thing] unclean of”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, construct · from טָמֵא · “unclean” · Strong's H2931
  18. נֶ֔פֶשׁNe.fesh“a corpse”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from נֶ֫פֶשׁ · “dead” · Strong's H5315M
  19. א֣וֹ'o“or”
    Conjunction · from אוֹ · “or” · Strong's H0176A
  20. אִ֔ישׁ'Ish“anyone”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “anyone” · Strong's H0376I
  21. אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-“whom”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  22. תֵּצֵ֥אte.Tze'“it will go out”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from יָצָא · “issue” · Strong's H3318L
  23. מִמֶּ֖נּוּmi.Me.nu“from him”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מִן־ · “from” · Strong's H4480A
  24. שִׁכְבַת־shikh.vat-“a laying of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from שְׁכָבָה · “act|product of lying” · Strong's H7902
  25. זָֽרַע׃Za.ra'“seed”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from זֶ֫רַע · “semen” · Strong's H2233I
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)