מִכָּל־הָאֹ֜כֶל אֲשֶׁ֣ר יֵאָכֵ֗ל אֲשֶׁ֨ר יָבֹ֥וא עָלָ֛יו מַ֖יִם יִטְמָ֑א וְכָל־מַשְׁקֶה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִשָּׁתֶ֔ה בְּכָל־כְּלִ֖י יִטְמָֽא׃
Any food that may be eaten, upon which water comes, shall become unclean; and any drink that may be drunk in any vessel shall become unclean.
Morphology
- מִכָּל־ (mikol) – Root: כל (k-l); Form: Preposition + noun, ms construct; Translation: “Any of”; Notes: Refers to all permissible food.
- הָאֹ֜כֶל (haʾokhel) – Root: אכל (ʾ-k-l); Form: Noun, ms; Translation: “The food”; Notes: Refers to edible items.
- אֲשֶׁ֣ר (asher) – Root: אשר (ʾ-sh-r); Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “That”; Notes: Introduces the clause describing the food.
- יֵאָכֵ֗ל (yeʾakhel) – Root: אכל (ʾ-k-l); Form: Verb, Niphal, imperfect, 3ms; Translation: “May be eaten”; Notes: Refers to food permissible for consumption.
- אֲשֶׁ֨ר (asher) – Root: אשר (ʾ-sh-r); Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “That”; Notes: Connects to the condition involving water.
- יָבֹ֥וא (yavo) – Root: בוא (b-w-ʾ); Form: Verb, Qal, imperfect, 3ms; Translation: “Comes”; Notes: Describes water contacting the food.
- עָלָ֛יו (ʿalav) – Root: על (ʿ-l); Form: Preposition + pronoun, 3ms; Translation: “Upon it”; Notes: Refers to the food being touched by water.
- מַ֖יִם (mayim) – Root: מים (m-y-m); Form: Noun, mp; Translation: “Water”; Notes: Specifies the agent of impurity transfer.
- יִטְמָ֑א (yitma) – Root: טמא (ṭ-m-ʾ); Form: Verb, Qal, imperfect, 3ms; Translation: “Shall become unclean”; Notes: Declares the food impure.
- וְכָל־ (vechol) – Root: כל (k-l); Form: Conjunction + noun, ms construct; Translation: “And any”; Notes: Expands the rule to include drinkable items.
- מַשְׁקֶה֙ (mashqeh) – Root: שקה (sh-q-h); Form: Noun, ms; Translation: “Drink”; Notes: Refers to liquids that may be consumed.
- אֲשֶׁ֣ר (asher) – Root: אשר (ʾ-sh-r); Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “That”; Notes: Introduces the clause about drinkable liquids.
- יִשָּׁתֶ֔ה (yishateh) – Root: שתה (sh-t-h); Form: Verb, Niphal, imperfect, 3ms; Translation: “May be drunk”; Notes: Refers to permissible drinks.
- בְּכָל־ (bekhol) – Root: כל (k-l); Form: Preposition + noun, ms construct; Translation: “In any”; Notes: Specifies the vessel holding the drink.
- כְּלִ֖י (keli) – Root: כלי (k-l-y); Form: Noun, ms; Translation: “Vessel”; Notes: Refers to a container.
- יִטְמָֽא (yitma) – Root: טמא (ṭ-m-ʾ); Form: Verb, Qal, imperfect, 3ms; Translation: “Shall become unclean”; Notes: Declares the drink impure.