The Meaning of Leviticus 15:23 Explained

Leviticus 15:23

KJV: And if it be on her bed, or on any thing whereon she sitteth, when he toucheth it, he shall be unclean until the even.

YLT: And if it is on the bed, or on the vessel on which she is sitting, in his coming against it, he is unclean till the evening.

Darby: And if it be on the bed, or on anything whereon she sitteth, when he toucheth it, he shall be unclean until the even.

ASV: And if it be on the bed, or on anything whereon she sitteth, when he toucheth it, he shall be unclean until the even.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And if it [be] on [her] bed,  or on any thing  whereon she sitteth,  when he toucheth  it, he shall be unclean  until the even. 

What does Leviticus 15:23 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Leviticus 15

1  The uncleanness of men in their issues
13  The cleansing of them
19  The uncleanness of women in their issues
28  Their cleansing

What do the individual words in Leviticus 15:23 mean?

And if [anything] on [her] bed is or anything on which she sits - when he touches it - he shall be unclean until evening
וְאִ֨ם עַֽל־ הַמִּשְׁכָּ֜ב ה֗וּא א֧וֹ הַכְּלִ֛י אֲשֶׁר־ הִ֥וא יֹשֶֽׁבֶת־ עָלָ֖יו בְּנָגְעוֹ־ ב֑וֹ יִטְמָ֖א עַד־ הָעָֽרֶב

וְאִ֨ם  And  if  [anything] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Conjunction
Root: אִם  
Sense: if.
הַמִּשְׁכָּ֜ב  [her]  bed 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מִשְׁכָּב  
Sense: a lying down, couch, bier, act of lying.
הַכְּלִ֛י  anything 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: כְּלִי  
Sense: article, vessel, implement, utensil.
אֲשֶׁר־  on  which 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
הִ֥וא  she 
Parse: Pronoun, third person feminine singular
Root: הוּא 
Sense: he, she, it.
יֹשֶֽׁבֶת־  sits 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, feminine singular
Root: יָשַׁב 
Sense: to dwell, remain, sit, abide.
עָלָ֖יו    - 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
בְּנָגְעוֹ־  when  he  touches  it 
Parse: Preposition-b, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct, third person masculine singular
Root: נָגַע  
Sense: to touch, reach, strike.
ב֑וֹ    - 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
יִטְמָ֖א  he  shall  be  unclean 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: טָמֵא 
Sense: to be unclean, become unclean, become impure.
עַד־  until 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַד  
Sense: as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as.
הָעָֽרֶב  evening 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֶרֶב  
Sense: evening, night, sunset.

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