Numbers 19:16
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Also, anyoneוְכֹ֨ל
(ve·chol)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
whoאֲשֶׁר־
(a·sher-)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
in the openפְּנֵ֣י
(pe·nei)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֗ה
(has·sa·deh)
7704: field, landfrom the same as saday
touchesיִגַּ֜ע
(yig·ga)
5060: to touch, reach, strikea prim. root
one who has been slainבַּֽחֲלַל־
(ba·cha·lal-)
2491a: piercedfrom chalal
with a swordחֶ֙רֶב֙
(che·rev)
2719: a swordfrom charab
orאֹ֣ו
(ov)
176: ora prim. root
who has diedבְמֵ֔ת
(ve·met,)
4191: to diea prim. root
[naturally], orאֹֽו־
(ov-)
176: ora prim. root
a humanאָדָ֖ם
(a·dam)
120: man, mankindfrom an unused word
boneבְעֶ֥צֶם
(ve·'e·tzem)
6106: bone, substance, selffrom atsom
orאֹ֣ו
(ov)
176: ora prim. root
a grave,בְקָ֑בֶר
(ve·ka·ver;)
6913: a grave, sepulcherfrom qabar
shall be uncleanיִטְמָ֖א
(yit·ma)
2930: to be or become uncleana prim. root
for sevenשִׁבְעַ֥ת
(shiv·'at)
7651: sevena prim. card. number
days.יָמִֽים׃
(ya·mim.)
3117: daya prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And whosoever toucheth
naga`  (naw-gah')
beat, (be able to) bring (down), cast, come (nigh), draw near (nigh), get up, happen, join, near, plague, reach (up), smite, strike, touch.
one that is slain
chalal  (khaw-lawl')
pierced (especially to death); figuratively, polluted -- kill, profane, slain (man), slew, (deadly) wounded.
with a sword
chereb  (kheh'-reb)
drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement -- axe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool.
in the open
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
fields
sadeh  (saw-deh')
from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field (as flat) -- country, field, ground, land, soil, wild.
or a dead body
muwth  (mooth)
causatively, to kill
or a bone
`etsem  (eh'tsem)
a bone (as strong); by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e. (as pron.) selfsame -- body, bone, life, (self-)same, strength, very.
of a man
'adam  (aw-dawm')
ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) -- another, + hypocrite, + common sort, low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
or a grave
qeber,  (keh'-ber)
a sepulchre -- burying place, grave, sepulchre.
shall be unclean
tame'  (taw-may')
to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated) -- defile (self), pollute (self), be (make, make self, pronounce) unclean, utterly.
seven
sheba`  (sheh'-bah)
a primitive cardinal number; seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
days
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Also, anyone who in the open field touches one who has been slain with a sword or who has died naturally, or a human bone or a grave, shall be unclean for seven days.

King James Bible
And whosoever toucheth one that is slain with a sword in the open fields, or a dead body, or a bone of a man, or a grave, shall be unclean seven days.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Anyone in the open field who touches a person who has been killed by the sword or has died, or who even touches a human bone, or a grave, will be unclean for seven days.

International Standard Version
Whoever is out in an open field and touches the body of someone who was killed by a sword, or a dead body, or someone's bones, or a grave, he is to be considered unclean for seven days.

NET Bible
And whoever touches the body of someone killed with a sword in the open fields, or the body of someone who died of natural causes, or a human bone, or a grave, will be unclean seven days.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"Whoever is outdoors and touches someone who was killed or has died naturally or anyone who touches a human bone or a grave will be unclean for seven days.

King James 2000 Bible
And whosoever touches one that is slain with a sword in the open fields, or a dead body, or a bone of a man, or a grave, shall be unclean seven days.
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