Leviticus 15:11

“And anyone whom the man with the discharge touches without having rinsed his hands in water shall wash his garments and bathe in water and be unclean until the evening.”

Leviticus 15:11 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Leviticus 15:11, word by word

the man with the dischargeזָּבzav

have a discharge

To have a bodily emission causing uncleanness.

Where else “zav” appears
touchesיִגַּעyiga

touch

To lay a hand or finger on something, sometimes to take it or harm it.

Where else “yiga” appears
without having rinsedשָׁטַףshataf

rinse

To clean something by pouring water over it.

Where else “shataf” appears
his handsיָדָיyaday

hand

The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.

Where else “yaday” appears
in waterמָּיִםmayim

water

Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.

Where else “mayim” appears
shall washכִבֶּסchibes

wash

To wash clothes; or wash from sin.

Where else “chibes” appears
his garmentsבְּגָדָיbegaday

garment

A garment with which someone covers the body, or a blanket for warmth.

Where else “begaday” appears
and batheרָחַץrachats

wash

Wash; wash oneself, bathe.

Where else “rachats” 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

10And whoever touches anything that was under him shall be unclean until the evening; and whoever carries those things shall wash his garments and bathe in water and be unclean until the evening.

11 · This verse (above)

12And a vessel of clay that the man with the discharge touches shall be broken, and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water.

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