Leviticus 15:13

“And when the man with the discharge becomes clean from his discharge, he shall count for himself seven days for his cleansing, and wash his garments and bathe his body in living water, and he shall be clean.”

Leviticus 15:13 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Leviticus 15:13, word by word

the man with the dischargeזָּבzav

have a discharge

To have a bodily emission causing uncleanness.

Where else “zav” appears
becomes cleanיִטְהַרyithar

be clean

To be free of uncleanness under the law.

Where else “yithar” appears
from his dischargeזּוֹבzov

discharge

Discharge: a fluid that flows from the body, from disease or naturally.

Where else “zov” appears
he shall countסָפַרsafar

count

To number one by one in order to know how many there are.

Where else “safar” appears
sevenשִׁבְעַתshivat

seven

Seven, the number of fullness; also "seven times".

Where else “shivat” appears
daysיָמִיםyamim

day

The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.

Where else “yamim” appears
for his cleansingטָהֳרָתtahorat

purification

Purification: the passage from unclean to clean, and the time it lasts.

Where else “tahorat” appears
and 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
his bodyבְּשָׂרbesar

flesh

The body of a person or animal, the soft part covering the bones.

Where else “besar” appears
in livingחַיִּיםchayim

raw

Literally "living": running water, uncooked meat.

Where else “chayim” appears
waterמַיִםmayim

water

Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.

Where else “mayim” appears

The context

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.

13 · This verse (above)

14And on the eighth day he shall take for himself two turtledoves or two young pigeons, and come before YHWH to the entrance of the tent of meeting and give them to the priest.

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