The Meaning of Leviticus 15:24 Explained

Leviticus 15:24

KJV: And if any man lie with her at all, and her flowers be upon him, he shall be unclean seven days; and all the bed whereon he lieth shall be unclean.

YLT: 'And if a man really lie with her, and her separation is on him, then he hath been unclean seven days, and all the bed on which he lieth is unclean.

Darby: And if a man lie with her at all, and the uncleanness of her separation come upon him, he shall be unclean seven days; and every bed whereon he lieth shall be unclean.

ASV: And if any man lie with her, and her impurity be upon him, he shall be unclean seven days; and every bed whereon he lieth shall be unclean.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And if any man  lie  with her at all,  and her flowers  be upon him, he shall be unclean  seven  days;  and all the bed  whereon he lieth  shall be unclean. 

What does Leviticus 15:24 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Leviticus 15

1  The uncleanness of men in their issues
13  The cleansing of them
19  The uncleanness of women in their issues
28  Their cleansing

What do the individual words in Leviticus 15:24 mean?

And if at all lies any man with her so that is her impurity on him and he shall be unclean seven days and every bed on which he lies - shall be unclean -
וְאִ֡ם שָׁכֹב֩ יִשְׁכַּ֨ב אִ֜ישׁ אֹתָ֗הּ וּתְהִ֤י נִדָּתָהּ֙ עָלָ֔יו וְטָמֵ֖א שִׁבְעַ֣ת יָמִ֑ים וְכָל־ הַמִּשְׁכָּ֛ב אֲשֶׁר־ יִשְׁכַּ֥ב עָלָ֖יו יִטְמָֽא פ

וְאִ֡ם  And  if 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Conjunction
Root: אִם  
Sense: if.
שָׁכֹב֩  at  all 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Infinitive absolute
Root: שָׁכַב  
Sense: to lie down.
יִשְׁכַּ֨ב  lies 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שָׁכַב  
Sense: to lie down.
אִ֜ישׁ  any  man 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.
אֹתָ֗הּ  with  her 
Parse: Preposition, third person feminine singular
Root: אֵת 
Sense: with, near, together with.
וּתְהִ֤י  so  that  is 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive imperfect Jussive, third person feminine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
נִדָּתָהּ֙  her  impurity 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person feminine singular
Root: נִדָּה  
Sense: impurity, filthiness, menstruous, set apart.
עָלָ֔יו  on  him 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
וְטָמֵ֖א  and  he  shall  be  unclean 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: טָמֵא 
Sense: to be unclean, become unclean, become impure.
שִׁבְעַ֣ת  seven 
Parse: Number, masculine singular construct
Root: שֶׁבַע  
Sense: seven (cardinal number).
יָמִ֑ים  days 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: יׄום 
Sense: day, time, year.
וְכָל־  and  every 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
הַמִּשְׁכָּ֛ב  bed 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מִשְׁכָּב  
Sense: a lying down, couch, bier, act of lying.
אֲשֶׁר־  on  which 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
יִשְׁכַּ֥ב  he  lies 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שָׁכַב  
Sense: to lie down.
עָלָ֖יו  - 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
יִטְמָֽא  shall  be  unclean 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: טָמֵא 
Sense: to be unclean, become unclean, become impure.
פ  - 
Parse: Punctuation