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And anyoneוְכָלwho touchesהַנֹּגֵעַher bedבְּמִשְׁכָּבָהּshall washיְכַבֵּסhis garmentsבְּגָדָיוand batheוְרָחַץin waterבַּמַּיִםand be uncleanוְטָמֵאuntilעַדthe evening.הָעָרֶב
Leviticus 15:21
Study it in the app“And anyone who touches her bed shall wash his garments and bathe in water and be unclean until the evening.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 15:21, word by word
- who touchesנֹּגֵעַnogea
touch
To lay a hand or finger on something, sometimes to take it or harm it.
Where else “nogea” appears- her bedמִשְׁכָּבָmishkava
bed
The place in the house for sleeping and resting.
Where else “mishkava” 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 batheרָחַץrachats
wash
Wash; wash oneself, bathe.
Where else “rachats” appears- in waterמַּיִםmayim
water
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “mayim” 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
20And everything on which she lies during her menstruation shall be unclean, and everything on which she sits shall be unclean.
21 · This verse (above)
22And anyone who touches any object on which she sits shall wash his garments and bathe in water and be unclean until the evening.