| “Or” | א֣וֹ | Desire (and so probably in Proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also if | Or |
| “if a soul” | נֶ֗פֶשׁ | Properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental) | if soul |
| “touch” | תִּגַּע֮ | 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, acquire); violently, to strike (punish, defeat, destroy, etc.) | touch |
| “any” | בְּכָל | Properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | any |
| “unclean” | טָמֵא֒ | Foul in a religious sense | unclean |
| “thing,” | דָּבָ֣ר | A word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause | thing |
| “whether” | אוֹ֩ | Desire (and so probably in Proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also if | whether |
| “it be” | | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | |
| “a carcase” | בְנִבְלַ֨ת | A flabby thing, i.e., a carcase or carrion (human or bestial, often collectively); figuratively, an idol | carcase |
| “of an unclean” | טְמֵאָ֗ה | Foul in a religious sense | unclean |
| “beast,” | חַיָּ֜ה | Alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively | beast |
| “or” | א֚וֹ | Desire (and so probably in Proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also if | or |
| “a carcase” | בְּנִבְלַת֙ | A flabby thing, i.e., a carcase or carrion (human or bestial, often collectively); figuratively, an idol | carcase |
| “of unclean” | טְמֵאָ֔ה | Foul in a religious sense | unclean |
| “cattle,” | בְּהֵמָ֣ה | Properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective) | cattle |
| “or” | א֕וֹ | Desire (and so probably in Proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also if | or |
| “the carcase” | בְּנִבְלַ֖ת | A flabby thing, i.e., a carcase or carrion (human or bestial, often collectively); figuratively, an idol | carcase |
| “of unclean” | טָמֵ֑א | Foul in a religious sense | unclean |
| “creeping things,” | שֶׁ֣רֶץ | A swarm, i.e., active mass of minute animals | creeping things |
| “and it be hidden” | וְנֶעְלַ֣ם | To veil from sight, i.e., conceal (literally or figuratively) | hidden |
| “if” | | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | |
| “from” | מִמֶּ֔נּוּ | Properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses | from |
| “him; he” | וְה֥וּא | He (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are | him he |
| “also shall be unclean,” | טָמֵ֖א | Foul in a religious sense | also unclean |
| “and guilty.” | וְאָשֵֽׁם׃ | To be guilty; by implication to be punished or perish | guilty |