And thusוְכֹהyou shall doתַעֲשֶׂהto themלָהֶםto cleanse them:לְטַהֲרָםsprinkleהַזֵּהon themעֲלֵיהֶםthe waterמֵיof purification,חַטָּאתand they shall passוְהֶעֱבִירוּa razorתַעַרoverעַלtheir wholeכָּלbody,בְּשָׂרָםand washוְכִבְּסוּtheir clothes,בִגְדֵיהֶםand cleanse themselves.וְהִטֶּהָרוּ
Numbers 8:7
Study it in the app“And thus you shall do to them to cleanse them: sprinkle on them the water of purification, and they shall pass a razor over their whole body, and wash their clothes, and cleanse themselves.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 8:7, word by word
- you shall doתַעֲשֶׂהtaase
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “taase” appears- to cleanse themטַהֲרָtahara
declare clean
To wash someone of impurity, or pronounce them free of it.
Where else “tahara” appears- sprinkleהַזֵּהhaze
sprinkle
Sprinkle, spatter (of blood, oil or water).
Where else “haze” appears- the waterמֵיme
water
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “me” appears- of purificationחַטָּאתchatat
purification
What cleanses from uncleanness.
Where else “chatat” appears- and they shall passהֶעֱבִירוּheeviru
bring across
To bring across, or take away.
Where else “heeviru” appears- a razorתַעַרtaar
razor
A razor for shaving.
Where else “taar” appears- bodyבְּשָׂרָbesara
flesh
The body of a person or animal, the soft part covering the bones.
Where else “besara” appears- and washכִבְּסוּchibsu
wash
To wash clothes; or wash from sin.
Where else “chibsu” appears- their clothesבִגְדֵיvigde
garment
A garment with which someone covers the body, or a blanket for warmth.
Where else “vigde” appears
Translation note
“Water of purification” is, word for word, “water of sin”: the water used to remove uncleanness (Numbers 19:9).
The context
6“Take the Levites from among the sons of Israel and cleanse them.
7 · This verse (above)
8Then they shall take a young bull and its grain offering, fine flour mixed with oil; and you shall take a second young bull as a sin offering.