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Leviticus 17:16

But if he wash them not, nor bathe his flesh; then he shall bear his iniquity.

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וְאִם֙veimand oh thatאִםconjunction, conjunction — “and oh that”H518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not(and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), t…לֹ֣אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יְכַבֵּ֔סyekhabeswashכָּבַסverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “wash”, an unfinished actionH3526to trample; hence, to wash (properly, by stamping with the feet), whether literal (including the fulling process) or figurativefuller, wash(-ing).וּבְשָׂר֖וֹuvesarvoand bodyבָּשָׂרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and body”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1320flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of amanbody, (fat, lean) flesh(-ed), kin, (man-) kind, [phrase] nakedness, self, skin.לֹ֣אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יִרְחָ֑ץyirchatsbatheרָחַץverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “bathe”, an unfinished actionH7364to lave (the whole or a part of a thing)bathe (self), wash (self).וְנָשָׂ֖אvenasaand lift upנָשָׂאconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and lift up”, a completed action in a sequenceH5375to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relativeaccept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive, furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable…עֲוֺנֽוֹaonvofaultעָוֺןnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “fault”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5771perversity, i.e. (moral) evilfault, iniquity, mischeif, punishment (of iniquity), sin.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

But if he wash them not, nor bathe his flesh, then he shall bear his iniquity.

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American Standard Version (1901)

But if he wash them not, nor bathe his flesh, then he shall bear his iniquity.

Young’s Literal Translation

and if he wash not, and his flesh bathe not — then he hath borne his iniquity.'

World English Bible

But if he doesn’t wash them, or bathe his flesh, then he shall bear his iniquity.’”

Darby Translation

And if he wash them not nor bathe his flesh, then he shall bear his iniquity.

Douay-Rheims

But if he do not wash his clothes, and his body, he shall bear his iniquity.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

But if he wash them not, nor bathe his flesh, then he shall bear his iniquity.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

But if he do not wash his garments, and do not bathe his body in water, then shall he bear his iniquity.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐὰν δὲ μὴ πλύνῃ τὰ ἱμάτια, καὶ τὸ σῶμα μὴ λούσηται ὕδατι, καὶ λήψεται ἀνόμημα αὐτοῦ.

American Standard Version (1901)

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World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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