But the manוְאִישׁwhoאֲשֶׁרis uncleanיִטְמָאandוְdoes notלֹאpurify himself,יִתְחַטָּאthatהַהִואpersonהַנֶּפֶשׁshall be cut offוְנִכְרְתָהfromמִthe midstתּוֹךְof the assembly,הַקָּהָלforכִּיhe has defiledטִמֵּאthe sanctuaryאֶת מִקְדַּשׁof YHWH;יְהוָהthe waterמֵיof impurityנִדָּהhas notלֹאbeen splashedזֹרַקon him;עָלָיוheהוּאis unclean.טָמֵא
Numbers 19:20
Study it in the app“But the man who is unclean and does not purify himself, that person shall be cut off from the midst of the assembly, for he has defiled the sanctuary of YHWH; the water of impurity has not been splashed on him; he is unclean.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 19:20, word by word
- But the manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- is uncleanיִטְמָאyitma
be unclean
To become unclean, for example by touching the dead.
Where else “yitma” appears- purify himselfיִתְחַטָּאyitchata
purify
To cleanse from sin or uncleanness.
Where else “yitchata” appears- personנֶּפֶשׁnefesh
person
Someone as a whole; "my soul" can simply mean me.
Where else “nefesh” appears- shall be cut offנִכְרְתָהnichrta
cut off
To wipe out, or be shut out from the people.
Where else “nichrta” appears- the midstתּוֹךְtoch
midst
The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.
Where else “toch” appears- of the assemblyקָּהָלkahal
assembly
The people gathered before YHWH.
Where else “kahal” appears- the sanctuaryמִקְדַּשׁmikdash
sanctuary
Sanctuary: a place set apart for God; also a holy thing. Said too of the shrines of other gods.
Where else “mikdash” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- the waterמֵיme
water
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “me” appears- of impurityנִדָּהnida
impurity
Something defiling; or water for cleansing.
Where else “nida” appears- been splashedזֹרַקzorak
sprinkle, dash
Sprinkle, dash, throw (blood against the altar, water, dust); scatter.
Where else “zorak” appears- is uncleanטָמֵאtame
unclean
Unclean under the law, kept from holy things; not "dirty".
Where else “tame” appears
The context
19And the clean person shall sprinkle on the unclean on the third day and on the seventh day, and he shall purify him on the seventh day; and he shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and he shall be clean in the evening.
20 · This verse (above)
21And it shall be for them a statute forever. And the one who sprinkles the water of impurity shall wash his clothes, and the one who touches the water of impurity shall be unclean until the evening.