Leviticus 15:27

“And anyone who touches them shall be unclean, and he shall wash his garments and bathe in water and be unclean until the evening.”

Leviticus 15:27 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Leviticus 15:27, word by word

who touchesנּוֹגֵעַnogea

touch

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

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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.

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his garmentsבְּגָדָיbegaday

garment

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

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and batheרָחַץrachats

wash

Wash; wash oneself, bathe.

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in waterמַּיִםmayim

water

Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.

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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.

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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.

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