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And whoeverוְכָל הַcarriesנֹּשֵׂאany of their carcassesמִנִּבְלָתָםshall washיְכַבֵּסhis garmentsבְּגָדָיוand be uncleanוְטָמֵאuntilעַדthe evening.הָעָרֶב
Leviticus 11:25
Study it in the app“And whoever carries any of their carcasses shall wash his garments and be unclean until the evening.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 11:25, word by word
- carriesנֹּשֵׂאnose
carry
To put something on oneself and carry it, on the shoulders or in the arms.
Where else “nose” appears- any of their carcassesנִּבְלָתָnivlata
carcass, dead body
A carcass, the dead body of a person or of an animal (often in the singular for many). Once, figuratively, of idols.
Where else “nivlata” appears- shall washיְכַבֵּסyechabes
wash
To wash clothes; or wash from sin.
Where else “yechabes” appears- his garmentsבְּגָדָיbegaday
garment
A garment with which someone covers the body, or a blanket for warmth.
Where else “begaday” appears- and be uncleanטָמֵאtame
be unclean
To become unclean, for example by touching the dead.
Where else “tame” appears- the eveningעָרֶבarev
evening
Evening, when the sun goes down. Each day of Genesis 1 is counted "evening and morning"; so in Israel the day begins at sunset.
Where else “arev” appears
The context
24And by these you will become unclean; whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean until the evening.
25 · This verse (above)
26Every beast that divides the hoof but is not split with a cleft, and does not chew the cud, they shall be unclean for you; whoever touches them will be unclean.