What Does Leviticus 22:6 Mean?

“The 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

“which hath touched”

properly, to touch, i.e., lay the hand upon (for any purpose; euphemistically, to lie with a woman); by implication, to reach (figuratively, to arrive

“any such shall 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 even”

dusk

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

“and shall not eat”

to eat (literally or figuratively)

properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses

“of the holy things”

a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity

(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed

“unless”

used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not

“he wash”

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

“his flesh”

flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of a man

“with water”

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