And anyoneוְכָלwho touchesהַנּוֹגֵעַthemבָּםshall be unclean,יִטְמָאand he shall washוְכִבֶּסhis garmentsבְּגָדָיוand batheוְרָחַץin waterבַּמַּיִםand be uncleanוְטָמֵאuntilעַדthe evening.הָעָרֶב
Leviticus 15:27
Study it in the app“And anyone who touches them shall be unclean, and he shall wash his garments and bathe in water and be unclean until the evening.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 15:27, word by word
- who touchesנּוֹגֵעַnogea
touch
To lay a hand or finger on something, sometimes to take it or harm it.
Where else “nogea” appears- shall be uncleanיִטְמָאyitma
be unclean
To become unclean, for example by touching the dead.
Where else “yitma” appears- and he 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- in waterמַּיִםmayim
water
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “mayim” 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
26Every bed on which she lies all the days of her discharge shall be to her like the bed of her menstruation; and every object on which she sits shall be unclean, like the uncleanness of her menstruation.
27 · This verse (above)
28And if she becomes clean from her discharge, she shall count for herself seven days, and after that she shall be clean.