Numbers 19:20

“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.”

Numbers 19:20 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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