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And ifוְכִיany of their carcassesמִנִּבְלָתָםfallsיִפֹּלonעַלanyכָּלseedזֶרַעfor sowingזֵרוּעַthatאֲשֶׁרis to be sown,יִזָּרֵעַit isהוּאclean.טָהוֹר
Leviticus 11:37
Study it in the app“And if any of their carcasses falls on any seed for sowing that is to be sown, it is clean.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 11:37, word by word
- 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- fallsיִפֹּלyipol
fall
To fall to the ground, or for a city to fall.
Where else “yipol” appears- seedזֶרַעzera
seed
What is sown to sprout: grains and seeds of plants.
Where else “zera” appears- for sowingזֵרוּעַzerua
what is sown
What is sown; seed for planting.
Where else “zerua” appears- is to be sownיִזָּרֵעַyizarea
sow
To put seed in the ground.
Where else “yizarea” appears- cleanטָהוֹרtahor
clean
Fit under the law for worship, without stain.
Where else “tahor” appears
The context
36But a spring or a cistern holding a collection of water shall be clean, but whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean.
37 · This verse (above)
38But if water is put on the seed and any of their carcasses falls on it, it shall be unclean for you.