What Does Leviticus 17:15 Mean?

properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)

“And every soul”

properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc

“that eateth”

to eat (literally or figuratively)

“that which died”

a flabby thing, i.e., a carcase or carrion (human or bestial, often collectively); figuratively, an idol

“of itself or that which was torn”

prey, i.e., flocks devoured by animals

“with beasts whether it be one of your own country”

a spontaneous growth, i.e., native (tree or persons)

“or a stranger”

properly, a guest; by implication, a foreigner

“he shall both wash”

to trample; hence, to wash (properly, by stamping with the feet), whether literal (including the fulling process) or figurative

“his clothes”

a covering, i.e., clothing

“and bathe”

to lave (the whole or a part of a thing)

“himself in water”

water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen

“and be unclean”

to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated)

as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)

“until the even”

dusk

“then shall he be clean”

to be pure (physical sound, clear, unadulterated; levitically, uncontaminated; morally, innocent or holy)