King James Version

Leviticus 15:32

This is the law of him that hath an issue, and of him whose seed goeth from him, and is defiled therewith;

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זֹ֥אתzotthisזֹאתpronoun, demonstrative, feminine, singular — “this”H2063this (often used adverb)hereby (-in, -with), it, likewise, the one (other, same), she, so (much), such (deed), that, therefore, these, this (thing), thus.תּוֹרַ֖תtoratlawתּוֹרָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “law”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8451a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuchlaw.הַזָּ֑בhazavthe have a issueזוּבdefinite article, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “the have a issue”, a verb used as a describing wordH2100to flow freely (as water), i.e. (specifically) to have a (sexual) flux; figuratively, to waste away; also to overflowflow, gush out, have a (running) issue, pine away, run.וַאֲשֶׁ֨רvaasherand becauseאֲשֶׁרconjunction, particle, relative — “and 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,…תֵּצֵ֥אtetsebring forthיָצָאverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “bring forth”, an unfinished actionH3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.[idiom] after, appear, [idiom] assuredly, bear out, [idiom] begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), [phrase] be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail…מִמֶּ֛נּוּmimenvfromמִןpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “from”H4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many sensesabove, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.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.זֶ֖רַעzeraseedזֶרַעnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “seed”, the ordinary formH2233seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity[idiom] carnally, child, fruitful, seed(-time), sowing-time.לְטָמְאָהletameahto be uncleanטָמֵאpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to be unclean”, the to-form of the verbH2930to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated)defile (self), pollute (self), be (make, make self, pronounce) unclean, [idiom] utterly.בָֽהּvahinבָֽהּpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “in”in

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

This is the law of him that hath an issue, and of him from whom the flow of seed goeth out, so that he is unclean thereby;

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American Standard Version (1901)

This is the law of him that hath an issue, and of him whose seed of copulation goeth from him, so that he is unclean thereby;

Young’s Literal Translation

'This [is] the law of him who hath an issue, and of him whose seed of copulation goeth out from him, for uncleanness thereby,

World English Bible

This is the law of him who has a discharge, and of him who has an emission of semen, so that he is unclean by it;

Darby Translation

This is the law for him that hath a flux, and for the one whose seed of copulation goeth from him, and who is defiled therewith:

Douay-Rheims

This is the law of him that hath the issue of seed, and that is defiled by copulation.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

This is the law of him that hath an issue, and of him from whom the flow of seed goeth out, so that he is unclean thereby;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

This is the law of the man who has an issue, and if one discharge seed of copulation, so that he should be polluted by it.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Οὗτος ὁ νόμος τοῦ γονοῤῥυοῦς· καὶ ἐάν τινι ἐξέλθῃ ἐξ αὐτοῦ κοίτη σπέρματος, ὥστε μιανθῆναι ἐν αὐτῇ,