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Leviticus 6:28

But the earthen vessel wherein it is sodden shall be broken: and if it be sodden in a brasen pot, it shall be both scoured, and rinsed in water.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Leviticus 6:21.

וּכְלִיukheliand vesselכְּלִיconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and vessel”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3627something prepared, i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon)armour(-bearer), artillery, bag, carriage, [phrase] furnish, furniture, instrument, jewel, that is made of, [idiom] one from another, that which pertaineth, pot, [phrase] psaltery, sack, stuff, thing, tool, vessel, ware, weapon, [phrase] w…חֶ֛רֶשׂcheresearthחֶרֶשׂnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “earth”, the ordinary formH2789a piece of potteryearth(-en), (pot-) sherd, [phrase] stone.אֲשֶׁ֥רasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, 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,…תְּבֻשַּׁלtevushalboilבָּשַׁלverb, pual, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “boil”, an unfinished actionH1310properly, to boil up; hence, to be done in cooking; figuratively to ripenbake, boil, bring forth, roast, seethe, sod (be sodden).בּ֖וֹbvoinבּ֖וֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in”inיִשָּׁבֵ֑רyishaverbreakשָׁבַרverb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “break”, an unfinished actionH7665to burst (literally or figuratively)break (down, off, in pieces, up), broken (-hearted), bring to the birth, crush, destroy, hurt, quench, [idiom] quite, tear, view (by mistake for H7663 (שָׂבַר)).וְאִםveimand 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…בִּכְלִ֤יbikhliin vesselכְּלִיpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in vessel”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3627something prepared, i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon)armour(-bearer), artillery, bag, carriage, [phrase] furnish, furniture, instrument, jewel, that is made of, [idiom] one from another, that which pertaineth, pot, [phrase] psaltery, sack, stuff, thing, tool, vessel, ware, weapon, [phrase] w…נְחֹ֨שֶׁת֙nechoshetcopperנְחֹשֶׁתnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “copper”, the ordinary formH5178copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. coin, a fetter; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver)brasen, brass, chain, copper, fetter (of brass), filthiness, steel.בֻּשָּׁ֔לָהbushalahboilבָּשַׁלverb, pual, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “boil”, a completed actionH1310properly, to boil up; hence, to be done in cooking; figuratively to ripenbake, boil, bring forth, roast, seethe, sod (be sodden).וּמֹרַ֥קumoraqand brightמָרַקconjunction, verb, pual, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and bright”, a completed action in a sequenceH4838to polish; by implication, to sharpen; also to rinsebright, furbish, scour.וְשֻׁטַּ֖ףveshutafand drownשָׁטַףconjunction, verb, pual, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and drown”, a completed action in a sequenceH7857to gush; by implication, to inundate, cleanse; by analogy, to gallop, conquerdrown, (over-) flow(-whelm, rinse, run, rush, (throughly) wash (away).בַּמָּֽיִםbamayimin 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)).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(6-21) But the earthen vessel wherein it is sodden shall be broken; and if it be sodden in a brazen vessel, it shall be scoured, and rinsed in water.

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American Standard Version (1901)

But the earthen vessel wherein it is boiled shall be broken; and if it be boiled in a brazen vessel, it shall be scoured, and rinsed in water.

Young’s Literal Translation

and an earthen vessel in which it is boiled is broken, and if in a brass vessel it is boiled, then it is scoured and rinsed with water.

World English Bible

But the earthen vessel in which it is boiled shall be broken; and if it is boiled in a bronze vessel, it shall be scoured, and rinsed in water.

Darby Translation

And the earthen vessel wherein it hath been sodden shall be broken; and if it have been sodden in a copper pot, it shall be both scoured and rinsed with water.

Douay-Rheims

And the earthen vessel, wherein it was sodden, shall be broken, but if the vessel be of brass, it shall be scoured, and washed with water.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(6-21) But the earthen vessel wherein it is sodden shall be broken; and if it be sodden in a brazen vessel, it shall be scoured, and rinsed in water.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the earthen vessel, in whichsoever it shall have been sodden, shall be broken; and if it shall have been sodden in a brazen vessel, he shall scour it and wash it with water.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ σκεῦος ὀστράκινον, οὗ ἐὰν ἑψεθῇ ἐν αὐτῷ, συντριβήσεται· ἐὰν δὲ ἐν σκεύει χαλκῷ ἑψηθῇ, ἐκτρίψει αὐτὸ, καὶ ἐκκλύσει ὕδατι.