אֹו־אִישׁ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִגַּ֔ע בְּכָל־שֶׁ֖רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִטְמָא־לֹ֑ו אֹ֤ו בְאָדָם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִטְמָא־לֹ֔ו לְכֹ֖ל טֻמְאָתֹֽו׃
Or a man who touches any creeping thing that makes him unclean, or a person who makes him unclean through any of his impurities,
Morphology
- אֹו (o) – Form: Conjunction; Translation: “Or”; Notes: Introduces an alternative condition.
- אִישׁ֙ (ish) – Root: איש (ʾ-y-sh); Form: Singular noun; Translation: “A man”; Notes: Refers generically to any person.
- אֲשֶׁ֣ר (asher) – Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “Who”; Notes: Introduces a clause.
- יִגַּ֔ע (yiggaʿ) – Root: נגע (n-g-ʿ); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “Touches”; Notes: Refers to physical contact.
- בְּכָל־שֶׁ֖רֶץ (bekhol-sherets) – Root: שרץ (sh-r-ts); Form: Preposition “in” + construct noun; Translation: “Any creeping thing”; Notes: Refers to ritually impure creatures.
- אֲשֶׁ֣ר (asher) – Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “That”; Notes: Links the condition to impurity.
- יִטְמָא־לֹ֑ו (yitma-lo) – Root: טמא (ṭ-m-ʾ); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix; Translation: “Makes him unclean”; Notes: Describes the resulting state of impurity.
- אֹ֤ו (o) – Form: Conjunction; Translation: “Or”; Notes: Offers another condition.
- בְאָדָם֙ (beʾadam) – Root: אדם (ʾ-d-m); Form: Preposition “in” + singular noun; Translation: “A person”; Notes: Refers to human sources of impurity.
- אֲשֶׁ֣ר (asher) – Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “Who”; Notes: Introduces the clause.
- יִטְמָא־לֹ֔ו (yitma-lo) – Root: טמא (ṭ-m-ʾ); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix; Translation: “Makes him unclean”; Notes: Specifies the impurity caused.
- לְכֹ֖ל (lekhol) – Root: כל (k-l); Form: Preposition “to” + construct noun; Translation: “Through any”; Notes: Indicates association with all impurities.
- טֻמְאָתֹֽו (tumʾato) – Root: טמא (ṭ-m-ʾ); Form: Noun feminine singular construct + 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “Of his impurities”; Notes: Refers to any source of uncleanness.