And anyוְכָלpersonנֶפֶשׁwhoאֲשֶׁרeatsתֹּאכַלan animal that diedנְבֵלָהor one torn by beasts,וּטְרֵפָהwhether nativeבָּאֶזְרָחorוּresident alien,בַגֵּרshall washוְכִבֶּסhis garmentsבְּגָדָיוand batheוְרָחַץin waterבַּמַּיִםand be uncleanוְטָמֵאuntilעַדthe evening;הָעֶרֶבthen he shall be clean.וְטָהֵר
Leviticus 17:15
Study it in the app“And any person who eats an animal that died or one torn by beasts, whether native or resident alien, shall wash his garments and bathe in water and be unclean until the evening; then he shall be clean.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 17:15, word by word
- personנֶפֶשׁnefesh
person
Someone as a whole; "my soul" can simply mean me.
Where else “nefesh” appears- eatsתֹּאכַלtochal
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “tochal” appears- an animal that diedנְבֵלָהnevela
carcass, dead body
A carcass, the dead body of a person or of an animal (often in the singular for many). Once, figuratively, of idols.
Where else “nevela” appears- or one torn by beastsטְרֵפָהterefa
torn animal
An animal torn by a wild beast.
Where else “terefa” appears- whether nativeאֶזְרָחezrach
native
Native, born in the land; a member of the people by birth.
Where else “ezrach” appears- resident alienגֵּרger
resident alien
Foreigner who lives in a land that is not his own, without the rights of those who belong to the place.
Where else “ger” 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- 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 eveningעֶרֶבerev
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 “erev” appears- then he shall be cleanטָהֵרtaher
be clean
To be free of uncleanness under the law.
Where else “taher” appears
The context
14For the life of all flesh, its blood is in its life; so I have said to the sons of Israel: You shall not eat the blood of any flesh, for the life of all flesh is its blood; whoever eats it shall be cut off.
15 · This verse (above)
16But if he does not wash them or bathe his body, he shall bear his iniquity.”