Leviticus 22:4
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“What man soever of the seed of Aaron is a leper, or hath a running issue; he shall not eat of the holy things, until he be clean. And whoso toucheth any thing that is unclean by the dead, or a man whose seed goeth from him;”
נֶפֶשׁ
Life, soul, living being. Nephesh. The animating breath God places in every living creature. In animals it is the life force. In humanity it is the seat of emotion, will and identity. Every nephesh belongs to God — from the creatures in the sea to the deepest cry of the human heart.
יָצָא
it will go out
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יָצָא
To go out, to come out, to bring out. Yatsa. God brought Israel out of Egypt. He brings us out of every form of bondage with a mighty hand.
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זֶרַע
seed
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זֶרַע
Seed, offspring, descendant. Zera. The seed of the woman who would crush the serpent. Every promise of God has a seed that will grow.
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טָהֵר
he will be pure
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טָהֵר
To be clean, to be pure. Taher. Purity is not achieved by effort alone but by immersion in Scripture and the grace of God.
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זוּב
is discharging
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זוּב
to flow freely (as water), i.e. (specifically) to have a (sexual) flux; figuratively, to waste away; also to overflow
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עַד
until
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עַד
as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
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מִן
from/ him
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מִן
properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses
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צָרַע
is having a serious skin disease
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צָרַע
is having a serious skin disease
to scourge, i.e. (intransitive and figurative) to be stricken with leprosy
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שְׁכָבָה
a laying of
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שְׁכָבָה
a lying down (of dew, or for the sexual act)
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טָמֵא
thing unclean of
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טָמֵא
foul in a religious sense
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