{
"verseID": "Leviticus.17.15",
"source": "וְכָל־נֶ֗פֶשׁ אֲשֶׁ֨ר תֹּאכַ֤ל נְבֵלָה֙ וּטְרֵפָ֔ה בָּאֶזְרָ֖ח וּבַגֵּ֑ר וְכִבֶּ֨ס בְּגָדָ֜יו וְרָחַ֥ץ בַּמַּ֛יִם וְטָמֵ֥א עַד־הָעֶ֖רֶב וְטָהֵֽר׃",
"text": "And any *nepeš* who *tōʾkal* *nĕbēlāh* or *ṭĕrēpāh*, among the *ʾezrāḥ* and among the *gēr*, and *wekibbes* his *bĕgādāyw* and *werāḥaṣ* in the *mayyim* and shall be *wĕṭāmēʾ* until the *ʿereb* and then *wĕṭāhēr*",
"grammar": {
"*nepeš*": "noun, feminine singular - person/soul",
"*tōʾkal*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - she eats",
"*nĕbēlāh*": "noun, feminine singular - carcass/that which died naturally",
"*ṭĕrēpāh*": "noun, feminine singular - torn animal/prey",
"*ʾezrāḥ*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the native",
"*gēr*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the sojourner",
"*wekibbes*": "Piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he shall wash",
"*bĕgādāyw*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his clothes",
"*werāḥaṣ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he shall bathe",
"*mayyim*": "noun, masculine plural with definite article - the water",
"*wĕṭāmēʾ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he shall be unclean",
"*ʿereb*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the evening",
"*wĕṭāhēr*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he shall be clean"
},
"variants": {
"*nepeš*": "person/soul/anyone",
"*tōʾkal*": "eats/consumes",
"*nĕbēlāh*": "carcass/animal that died naturally/carrion",
"*ṭĕrēpāh*": "torn animal/animal killed by beasts/prey",
"*ʾezrāḥ*": "native-born/native Israelite",
"*gēr*": "sojourner/foreigner/resident alien",
"*wekibbes*": "and he shall wash/launder",
"*bĕgādāyw*": "his clothes/garments",
"*werāḥaṣ*": "and he shall bathe/wash himself",
"*mayyim*": "water",
"*wĕṭāmēʾ*": "and he shall be unclean/impure",
"*ʿereb*": "evening/sundown",
"*wĕṭāhēr*": "and he shall be clean/pure"
}
}