And it shall beוְהָיְתָהfor themלָּהֶםa statuteלְחֻקַּתforever.עוֹלָםAnd the one who sprinklesוּמַזֵּהthe waterמֵיof impurityהַנִּדָּהshall washיְכַבֵּסhis clothes,בְּגָדָיוandוְthe one who touchesהַנֹּגֵעַthe waterבְּמֵיof impurityהַנִּדָּהshall be uncleanיִטְמָאuntilעַדthe evening.הָעָרֶב
Numbers 19:21
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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.
Where else “begaday” appears- the one who touchesנֹּגֵעַnogea
touch
To lay a hand or finger on something, sometimes to take it or harm it.
Where else “nogea” appears- 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.’”