Category Archives: 3. ויקרא

וְהַיֹּשֵׁב֙ עַֽל־הַכְּלִ֔י אֲשֶׁר־יֵשֵׁ֥ב עָלָ֖יו הַזָּ֑ב יְכַבֵּ֧ס בְּגָדָ֛יו וְרָחַ֥ץ בַּמַּ֖יִם וְטָמֵ֥א עַד־הָעָֽרֶב׃ And whoever sits on a vessel that the man with the discharge has sat upon shall wash his clothes, bathe in water, and be unclean until evening.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וְאִ֕ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִגַּ֖ע בְּמִשְׁכָּבֹ֑ו יְכַבֵּ֧ס בְּגָדָ֛יו וְרָחַ֥ץ בַּמַּ֖יִם וְטָמֵ֥א עַד־הָעָֽרֶב׃ And any man who touches his bed shall wash his clothes, bathe in water, and be unclean until evening.   Morphology וְאִ֕ישׁ (ve-ish) – Root: איש (ʾ-y-sh); Form: Conjunction + … Continue reading →

כָּל־הַמִּשְׁכָּ֗ב אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִשְׁכַּ֥ב עָלָ֛יו הַזָּ֖ב יִטְמָ֑א וְכָֽל־הַכְּלִ֛י אֲשֶׁר־יֵשֵׁ֥ב עָלָ֖יו יִטְמָֽא׃ Every bed on which the man with a discharge lies shall become unclean, and everything on which he sits shall become unclean.   Morphology כָּל־ (kol-) – Root: כל (k-l); … Continue reading →

וְזֹ֛את תִּהְיֶ֥ה טֻמְאָתֹ֖ו בְּזֹובֹ֑ו רָ֣ר בְּשָׂרֹ֞ו אֶת־זֹובֹ֗ו אֹֽו־הֶחְתִּ֤ים בְּשָׂרֹו֙ מִזֹּובֹ֔ו טֻמְאָתֹ֖ו הִֽוא׃ And this shall be his uncleanness in his discharge: whether his flesh flows with his discharge or his flesh is stopped from his discharge, it is his uncleanness. … Continue reading →

דַּבְּרוּ֙ אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם אֲלֵהֶ֑ם אִ֣ישׁ אִ֗ישׁ כִּ֤י יִהְיֶה֙ זָ֣ב מִבְּשָׂרֹ֔ו זֹובֹ֖ו טָמֵ֥א הֽוּא׃ “Speak to the children of Yisra’el and say to them: Any man who has a discharge from his body, his discharge makes him unclean.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה וְאֶֽל־אַהֲרֹ֖ן לֵאמֹֽר׃ And YHWH spoke to Moshe and to Aharon, saying,   Morphology וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר (vayedabber) – Root: דבר (d-b-r); Form: Conjunction + Piel Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he spoke”; Notes: The Piel form emphasizes … Continue reading →

לְהֹורֹ֕ת בְּיֹ֥ום הַטָּמֵ֖א וּבְיֹ֣ום הַטָּהֹ֑ר זֹ֥את תֹּורַ֖ת הַצָּרָֽעַת׃ ס To teach on the day of the unclean and on the day of the clean: this is the law of the leprosy.”   Morphology לְהֹורֹ֕ת (lehorot) – Root: ירה (y-r-h); Form: … Continue reading →

וְלַשְׂאֵ֥ת וְלַסַּפַּ֖חַת וְלַבֶּהָֽרֶת׃ And for the swelling, and for the scab, and for the bright spot.   Morphology וְלַשְׂאֵ֥ת (velas’eit) – Root: נשא (n-s-ʾ); Form: Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, feminine singular; Translation: “And for the swelling”; Notes: Refers to … Continue reading →

וּלְצָרַ֥עַת הַבֶּ֖גֶד וְלַבָּֽיִת׃ And for the leprosy of a garment and for the house.   Morphology וּלְצָרַ֥עַת (ul-tsaraʿat) – Root: צרע (ts-r-ʿ); Form: Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, feminine singular construct; Translation: “And for the leprosy”; Notes: Refers to the … Continue reading →

זֹ֖את הַתֹּורָ֑ה לְכָל־נֶ֥גַע הַצָּרַ֖עַת וְלַנָּֽתֶק׃ This is the law concerning every plague of leprosy and for a scab.   Morphology זֹ֖את (zot) – Root: זה (z-h); Form: Demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular; Translation: “This”; Notes: Introduces the subject of the law … Continue reading →