ה֣וּא יִתְחַטָּא־בֹ֞ו בַּיֹּ֧ום הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֛י וּבַיֹּ֥ום הַשְּׁבִיעִ֖י יִטְהָ֑ר וְאִם־לֹ֨א יִתְחַטָּ֜א בַּיֹּ֧ום הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֛י וּבַיֹּ֥ום הַשְּׁבִיעִ֖י לֹ֥א יִטְהָֽר׃
He shall purify himself with it on the third day and on the seventh day, and he shall be clean. But if he does not purify himself on the third day and on the seventh day, he shall not be clean.
Morphology
- ה֣וּא (hu) – Root: הוא (hu); Form: Pronoun, masculine singular; Translation: “he”; Notes: Refers to the person undergoing purification.
- יִתְחַטָּא־בֹ֞ו (yitḥatta-bo) – Root: חטא (chata); Form: Hitpael imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with prepositional suffix; Translation: “he shall purify himself with it”; Notes: Refers to the purification ritual.
- בַּיֹּ֧ום (bayyom) – Root: יום (yom); Form: Noun, masculine singular with preposition and definite article; Translation: “on the day”; Notes: Specifies the timing of the ritual.
- הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֛י (hashlishi) – Root: שלש (shalash); Form: Adjective, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “the third”; Notes: Refers to the third day of the purification process.
- וּבַיֹּ֥ום (uvayyom) – Root: יום (yom); Form: Conjunction with noun, masculine singular with preposition and definite article; Translation: “and on the day”; Notes: Links the timing of the seventh day.
- הַשְּׁבִיעִ֖י (hashvi’i) – Root: שבע (shava); Form: Adjective, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “the seventh”; Notes: Refers to the seventh day of the purification process.
- יִטְהָ֑ר (yithar) – Root: טהר (taher); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “he shall be clean”; Notes: Indicates the completion of purification.
- וְאִם־לֹ֨א (ve’im-lo) – Root: אם (im) and לא (lo); Form: Conjunction with negative particle; Translation: “but if not”; Notes: Introduces a conditional clause.
- יִתְחַטָּ֜א (yitḥatta) – Root: חטא (chata); Form: Hitpael imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “he purifies himself”; Notes: Reiterates the necessity of purification.
- בַּיֹּ֧ום (bayyom) – Root: יום (yom); Form: Noun, masculine singular with preposition and definite article; Translation: “on the day”; Notes: Refers to a specific time frame.
- הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֛י (hashlishi) – Root: שלש (shalash); Form: Adjective, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “the third”; Notes: Repeats the requirement for the third day.
- וּבַיֹּ֥ום (uvayyom) – Root: יום (yom); Form: Conjunction with noun, masculine singular with preposition and definite article; Translation: “and on the day”; Notes: Refers to the seventh day again.
- הַשְּׁבִיעִ֖י (hashvi’i) – Root: שבע (shava); Form: Adjective, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “the seventh”; Notes: Emphasizes the importance of the seventh day.
- לֹ֥א (lo) – Root: לא (lo); Form: Negative particle; Translation: “not”; Notes: Negates the purification process.
- יִטְהָֽר (yithar) – Root: טהר (taher); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “he shall be clean”; Notes: Indicates that failure to purify renders the individual unclean.