Numbers 19:21

“And 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.”

Numbers 19:21 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 19:21, word by word

And it shall beהָיְתָהhayta

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

Where else “hayta” appears
a statuteחֻקַּתchukat

statute

Statute: a fixed rule, laid down to be kept always.

Where else “chukat” appears
foreverעוֹלָםolam

forever

Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.

Where else “olam” appears
And the one who sprinklesמַזֵּהmaze

sprinkle

Sprinkle, spatter (of blood, oil or water).

Where else “maze” appears
the waterמֵיme

water

Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.

Where else “me” appears
of impurityנִּדָּהnida

impurity

Something defiling; or water for cleansing.

Where else “nida” appears
shall washיְכַבֵּסyechabes

wash

To wash clothes; or wash from sin.

Where else “yechabes” appears
his clothesבְּגָדָיbegaday

garment

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

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the one who touchesנֹּגֵעַnogea

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
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

20But 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.

21 · This verse (above)

22And everything that the unclean person touches shall be unclean, and the person who touches it shall be unclean until the evening.’”

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