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Leviticus 15:17

And every garment, and every skin, whereon is the seed of copulation, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the even.

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וְכָלvekhaland allכֹּלconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).בֶּ֣גֶדbegedapparelבֶּגֶדnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “apparel”, the ordinary formH899a covering, i.e. clothing; also treachery or pillageapparel, cloth(-es, ing), garment, lap, rag, raiment, robe, [idiom] very (treacherously), vesture, wardrobe.וְכָלvekhaland allכֹּלconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).ע֔וֹרorhideעוֹרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “hide”, the ordinary formH5785skin (as naked); by implication, hide, leatherhide, leather, skin.אֲשֶׁרasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…יִהְיֶ֥הyihyehbeהָיָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be”, an unfinished actionH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.עָלָ֖יוalayvaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…שִׁכְבַתshikhvatcopulationשְׁכָבָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “copulation”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7902a lying down (of dew, or for the sexual act)[idiom] carnally, copulation, [idiom] lay, seed.זָ֑רַעzaraseedזֶרַעnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “seed”, the ordinary formH2233seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity[idiom] carnally, child, fruitful, seed(-time), sowing-time.וְכֻבַּ֥סvekhubasand washכָּבַסconjunction, verb, pual, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and wash”, a completed action in a sequenceH3526to trample; hence, to wash (properly, by stamping with the feet), whether literal (including the fulling process) or figurativefuller, wash(-ing).בַּמַּ֖יִםbamayimin waterמַיִםpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “in water”, the ordinary formH4325water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen[phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).וְטָמֵ֥אvetameand be uncleanטָמֵאconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be unclean”, a completed action in a sequenceH2930to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated)defile (self), pollute (self), be (make, make self, pronounce) unclean, [idiom] utterly.עַדadevenעַדpreposition — “even”H5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.הָעָֽרֶבhaarevthe evenעֶרֶבdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the even”, the ordinary formH6153dusk[phrase] day, even(-ing, tide), night.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And every garment, and every skin, whereon is the flow of seed, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the even.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And every garment, and every skin, whereon is the seed of copulation, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the even.

Young’s Literal Translation

'And any garment, or any skin on which there is seed of copulation, hath also been washed with water, and been unclean till the evening.

World English Bible

Every garment and every skin which the semen is on shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the evening.

Darby Translation

And every garment, and every skin, whereon the seed of copulation shall be, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the even.

Douay-Rheims

The garment or skin that he weareth, he shall wash with water, and it shall be unclean until the evening.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And every garment, and every skin, whereon is the flow of seed, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the even.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And every garment, and every skin on which there shall be the seed of copulation shall both be washed with water, and be unclean until evening.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ πᾶν ἱμάτιον, καὶ πᾶν δέρμα ἐφʼ ὃ ἂν ᾖ ἐπʼ αὐτὸ κοίτη σπέρματος, καὶ πλυθήσεται ὕδατι, καὶ ἀκάθαρτον ἔσται ἕως ἑσπέρας.