Leviticus 22:5

KJV1611 – Modern English

Or whoever touches any creeping thing, by which he may be made unclean, or a man of whom he may take uncleanness, whatever uncleanness he has;

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אוֹ־אִישׁ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִגַּ֔ע בְּכָל־שֶׁ֖רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִטְמָא־ל֑וֹ א֤וֹ בְאָדָם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִטְמָא־ל֔וֹ לְכֹ֖ל טֻמְאָתֽוֹ׃

Transliteration

ʾô-ʾîš ʾăšer yiggaʿ bə-kol-šereṣ ʾăšer yiṭmāʾ-lô ʾô bə-ʾādām ʾăšer yiṭmāʾ-lô lə-kōl ṭumʾātô

Grammar Details

• *ʾô*: conjunction - or
• *ʾîš*: noun masculine singular - man
• *ʾăšer*: relative particle - who
• *yiggaʿ*: Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - touches
• *bə-kol*: preposition + noun masculine singular construct - in any
• *šereṣ*: noun masculine singular - swarming thing, creeping thing
• *yiṭmāʾ*: Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - makes unclean
• *lô*: preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - to him
• *bə-ʾādām*: preposition + noun masculine singular - in/by a person
• *lə-kōl*: preposition + noun masculine singular construct - according to all
• *ṭumʾātô*: noun feminine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his uncleanness

Word Meanings

• *yiggaʿ*: touches, makes contact with, comes in contact with
• *šereṣ*: swarming thing, creeping thing, reptile
• *yiṭmāʾ*-*lô*: makes unclean to him, defiles him, causes impurity to him
• *ʾādām*: person, man, human being
• *ṭumʾātô*: his uncleanness, his impurity, his defilement

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  or touches any unclean crawling creature that makes him unclean, or any person who makes him unclean by whatever means—

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Or whosoever toucheth any creeping thing, whereby he may be made uncan, or a man of whom he may take uncanness, whatsoever uncanness he hath;

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  or whosoever toucheth any creeping thing, whereby he may be made unclean, or a man of whom he may take uncleanness, whatsoever uncleanness he hath;

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Or whosoever toucheth any creeping thing, whereby he may be made unclean, or a man of whom he may take uncleanness, whatsoever uncleanness he hath;

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  or whosoeuer twitcheth any worme that is vncleane to him or man that is vncleane to him what soeuer vnclennesse he hath:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  or who so toucheth eny worme that is vncleane vnto him, or a ma yt is vncleane vnto him,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Or the man that toucheth any creeping thing, whereby he may be made vncleane, or a man, by whom he may take vncleannesse, whatsoeuer vncleannesse he hath,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Or whosoeuer toucheth any creeping thyng, whereby he may be made vncleane, or a man, of whom he may take vncleannes, whatsoeuer vncleannes he hath:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Or whosoever toucheth any creeping thing, whereby he may be made unclean, or a man of whom he may take uncleanness, whatsoever uncleanness he hath;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  or whoever touches any creeping thing, whereby he may be made unclean, or a man of whom he may take uncleanness, whatever uncleanness he has;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  or a man who cometh against any teeming thing which is unclean to him, or against a man who is unclean to him, even any of his uncleanness --

• American Standard Version (1901)

  or whosoever toucheth any creeping thing, whereby he may be made unclean, or a man of whom he may take uncleanness, whatsoever uncleanness he hath;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  or whosoever toucheth any creeping thing, whereby he may be made unclean, or a man of whom he may take uncleanness, whatsoever uncleanness he hath;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Or anyone touching any unclean thing which goes flat on the earth, or someone by whom he may be made unclean in any way whatever;

• World English Bible (2000)

  or whoever touches any creeping thing, whereby he may be made unclean, or a man of whom he may take uncleanness, whatever uncleanness he has;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  or a man who touches a swarming thing by which he becomes unclean, or touches a person by which he becomes unclean, whatever that person’s impurity–

Referenced Verses

• Lev 15:7 : 7 And he that touches the body of him that has the discharge shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.
• Lev 15:19 : 19 And if a woman has an issue, and her issue in her body is blood, she shall be put apart seven days: and whoever touches her shall be unclean until the evening.
• Lev 11:43-44 : 43 You shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creeps, nor shall you make yourselves unclean with them, that you should be defiled by them. 44 For I am the LORD your God: therefore you shall sanctify yourselves, and you shall be holy; for I am holy: nor shall you defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creeps upon the earth.
• Lev 11:24-28 : 24 And for these you shall be unclean: whoever touches the carcass of them shall be unclean until the evening. 25 And whoever carries any part of the carcass of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening. 26 The carcasses of every beast which divides the hoof, and is not cloven-footed, nor chews the cud, are unclean to you: everyone that touches them shall be unclean. 27 And whatever goes upon its paws, among all manner of beasts that go on all fours, those are unclean to you: whoever touches their carcass shall be unclean until the evening. 28 And he that carries the carcass of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening: they are unclean to you.