Leviticus 5:2
Or if anyone touches anything God has designated as unclean, whether it be the carcass of an unclean wild animal or the carcass of any livestock that has died, or creeping animal, even if the person did not intend to touch it, he is unclean and guilty.This verse in the real world
In what words
- שֶׁרֶץsheretsa swarm, i.e. active mass of minute animals
- עָלַםʻâlamto veil from sight, i.e. conceal (literally or figuratively)
- נְבֵלָהnᵉbêlâha flabby thing, i.e. a carcase or carrion (human or bestial, often collectively); figurati
- טָמֵאṭâmêʼfoul in a religious sense
- נָגַעnâgaʻproperly, to touch, i.e. lay the hand upon (for any purpose; euphemistically, to lie with
- בְּהֵמָהbᵉhêmâhproperly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)
- חַיchayalive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially i
- נֶפֶשׁnepheshproperly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Lev 5:17, Deu 14:8, Hag 2:13, Num 19:11–16, Lev 11:24–40, Lev 11:11, Lev 7:21, Lev 4:13