Numbers 19:21

וְהָיְתָ֥ה לָּהֶ֖ם לְחֻקַּ֣ת עֹולָ֑ם וּמַזֵּ֤ה מֵֽי־הַנִּדָּה֙ יְכַבֵּ֣ס בְּגָדָ֔יו וְהַנֹּגֵ֨עַ֙ בְּמֵ֣י הַנִּדָּ֔ה יִטְמָ֖א עַד־הָעָֽרֶב׃

And it shall be a perpetual statute for them: the one who sprinkles the water of impurity shall wash his clothes, and the one who touches the water of impurity shall be unclean until evening.

Morphology

1. וְהָיְתָ֥ה (vehayetah) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person feminine singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And it shall be”; Notes: Refers to the perpetual nature of the statute.
2. לָּהֶ֖ם (lahem) – Root: הם (hem); Form: Preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “for them”; Notes: Refers to the children of Israel.
3. לְחֻקַּ֣ת (lechukat) – Root: חקק (chaqaq); Form: Noun, feminine singular construct with preposition; Translation: “as a statute of”; Notes: Indicates a binding ordinance.
4. עֹולָ֑ם (olam) – Root: עלם (ʿalam); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “perpetuity”; Notes: Describes the eternal nature of the statute.
5. וּמַזֵּ֤ה (umazzeh) – Root: נזה (nazah); Form: Hiphil participle masculine singular with conjunction; Translation: “the one who sprinkles”; Notes: Refers to the person performing the sprinkling of purification water.
6. מֵֽי־הַנִּדָּה֙ (mei-haniddah) – Root: מים (mayim) and נדד (nadad); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct with definite article; Translation: “the water of impurity”; Notes: Refers to the water used in the purification ritual.
7. יְכַבֵּ֣ס (yekabes) – Root: כבס (kavas); Form: Piel imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “shall wash”; Notes: Refers to the cleansing of garments.
8. בְּגָדָ֔יו (begadav) – Root: בגד (beged); Form: Noun, masculine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “his clothes”; Notes: Refers to the garments worn by the individual.
9. וְהַנֹּגֵ֨עַ (vehanogeʿa) – Root: נגע (nagaʿ); Form: Qal participle masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “and the one who touches”; Notes: Refers to someone coming into contact with the water of impurity.
10. בְּמֵ֣י (bemei) – Root: מים (mayim); Form: Preposition with noun, masculine plural construct; Translation: “with the water of”; Notes: Refers to contact with the purification water.
11. הַנִּדָּ֔ה (haniddah) – Root: נדד (nadad); Form: Noun, feminine singular with definite article; Translation: “impurity”; Notes: Indicates ritual uncleanness.
12. יִטְמָ֖א (yitma) – Root: טמא (tame); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “shall be unclean”; Notes: Indicates the state of defilement.
13. עַד־הָעָֽרֶב׃ (ad-haʿarev) – Root: ערב (ʿarev); Form: Preposition with noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “until evening”; Notes: Specifies the duration of the impurity.