לְמֵ֥י

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 לְמֵ֥י

   le-MEI

   for water
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 לְמֵ֥י נִדָּ֖ה

   le-MEI ni-DAH

   for water of impurity
3. clause🔊 וְ֠הָיְתָה לַעֲדַ֨ת בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֧ל לְמִשְׁמֶ֛רֶת לְמֵ֥י נִדָּ֖ה חַטָּ֥את הִֽוא׃

   ve-ha-ye-TAH la-a-DAT be-NEI-YIS-ra-EL le-mish-MER-et le-MEI ni-DAH khat-TAT HOO

   and it shall be for the congregation of the children of Israel for a keeping for water of impurity a sin-offering it is
4. sentence🔊 וְאָסַ֣ף אִ֣ישׁ טָה֗וֹר אֵ֚ת אֵ֣פֶר הַפָּרָ֔ה וְהִנִּ֛יחַ מִח֥וּץ לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖ה בְּמָק֣וֹם טָה֑וֹר וְ֠הָיְתָה לַעֲדַ֨ת בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֧ל לְמִשְׁמֶ֛רֶת לְמֵ֥י נִדָּ֖ה חַטָּ֥את הִֽוא׃

   ve-a-SAF ISH ta-HOR ET E-fer ha-pa-RA ve-hi-NI-akh mi-KHUTS la-ma-kha-NEH be-ma-KOM ta-HOR ve-ha-ye-TAH la-a-DAT be-NEI-YIS-ra-EL le-mish-MER-et le-MEI ni-DAH khat-TAT HOO

   and shall gather a man clean the ashes of the heifer and shall place outside the camp in a place clean and it shall be for the congregation of the children of Israel for a keeping for water of impurity a sin-offering it is

Exegesis

The construct chain le-mishmeret le-mei niddah {לְמִשְׁמֶרֶת לְמֵי נִדָּה | le·mish·me·reṯ le·mê niddāh} ‘for preparing water that removes impurity’ indicates purpose.