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Leviticus 17:15 — King James Version← Study notes

And every soul that eateth that which died of itself, or that which was torn with beasts, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger, he shall both wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even: then shall he be clean.


Leviticus 17:15Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Leviticus 17:1516 words
וְכָלwəḵālAnd whole
נֶפֶשׁnep̄ešSoul
אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho
תֹּאכַלtōʾḵalEat
נְבֵלָהnəvēlāhFlabby
וּטְרֵפָהûṭərēp̄āhAnd prey
בָּאֶזְרָחbāʾezərāḥIn growth
וּבַגֵּרûvagērAnd in guest
וְכִבֶּסwəḵibesAnd trample
בְּגָדָיוbəgādāywCovering
וְרָחַץwərāḥaṣAnd lave
בַּמַּיִםbamayimIn waters
וְטָמֵאwəṭāmēʾAnd be foul
עַדʿadAs far
הָעֶרֶבhāʿerevThe dusk
וְטָהֵרwəṭāhērAnd be pure
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וְכָלwəḵālAnd whole
נֶפֶשׁnep̄ešSoul
אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho
תֹּאכַלtōʾḵalEat
נְבֵלָהnəvēlāhFlabby
וּטְרֵפָהûṭərēp̄āhAnd prey
בָּאֶזְרָחbāʾezərāḥIn growth
וּבַגֵּרûvagērAnd in guest
וְכִבֶּסwəḵibesAnd trample
בְּגָדָיוbəgādāywCovering
וְרָחַץwərāḥaṣAnd lave
בַּמַּיִםbamayimIn waters
וְטָמֵאwəṭāmēʾAnd be foul
עַדʿadAs far
הָעֶרֶבhāʿerevThe dusk
וְטָהֵרwəṭāhērAnd be pure

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