Leviticus 7:21
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“Moreover the soul that shall touch any unclean thing, as the uncleanness of man, or any unclean beast, or any abominable unclean thing, and eat of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings, which pertain unto the Lord, even that soul shall be cut off from his people.”
נָגַע
properly, to touch, i.e. lay the hand upon (for any purpose; euphemistically, to lie with a woman); by implication, to reach (figuratively, to arrive, acquire); violently, to strike (punish, defeat, destroy, etc.)
כִּי
if
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כִּי
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
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זֶבַח
the sacrifice of
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זֶבַח
properly, a slaughter, i.e. the flesh of an animal; by implication, a sacrifice (the victim or the act)
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שֶׁקֶץ
detestable thing
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שֶׁקֶץ
filth, i.e. (figuratively and specifically) an idolatrous object
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טָמֵא
unclean
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טָמֵא
foul in a religious sense
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