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Numbers 19:11-22

11Hethattoucheththedeadבְּמֵ֖תbe.MetH4191bodyofanymanH120shallbeuncleanוְטָמֵ֖אve.ta.Me'H2930sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117:

12thesameshallpurifyיִתְחַטָּא־yit.cha.ta'-H2398himselftherewithonthethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֛יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֧וֹםbai.YomH3117,andontheseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֖יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוּבַיּ֥וֹםu.vai.YomH3117heshallbecleanH2891:butifhepurifyיִתְחַטָּ֜אyit.cha.Ta'H2398nothimselfthethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֛יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֧וֹםbai.YomH3117,thentheseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֖יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוּבַיּ֥וֹםu.vai.YomH3117heshallnotbecleanH2891.

13Whosoever touchethadeadבְּמֵ֣תbe.MetH4191personH5315,thebodyofamanH120thathathdiedיָמ֜וּתya.MutH4191,andpurifiethnothimself, defileththetabernacleמִשְׁכַּ֤ןmish.KanH4908ofJehovah;andthatsoulH5315shallbeיִהְיֶ֔הyih.YehH1961cutוְנִכְרְתָ֛הve.nikh.re.TahH3772offfromIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֑לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478:becausethewaterמֵ֨יmeiH4325forimpurityנִדָּ֜הni.DahH5079wasH1961notsprinkledH2236uponhim,heshallbeH1961uncleanטָמֵ֣אta.Me'H2931;hisuncleannessisyetH5750uponhim.

14Thisisthelawהַתּוֹרָ֔הha.to.RahH8451whenamanH120diethinatentבְּאֹ֑הֶלbe.'O.helH168:everyonethatcomethintothetentהָאֹ֙הֶל֙ha.'O.helH168,andeveryonethatisinthetentבָּאֹ֔הֶלba.'O.helH168,shallbeuncleanיִטְמָ֖אyit.Ma'H2930sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117.

15Andeveryopenפָת֔וּחַfa.Tu.achH6605vesselכְּלִ֣יke.LiH3627,whichhathnocoveringbounduponit,isuncleanטָמֵ֖אta.Me'H2931.

16Andwhosoeverintheopenfieldהַשָּׂדֶ֗הha.sa.DehH7704touchethonethatisslainבַּֽחֲלַל־ba.cha.lal-H2491withaswordחֶ֙רֶב֙che.revH2719,oradeadבְמֵ֔תve.MetH4191body,oraboneבְעֶ֥צֶםve.'E.tzemH6106ofamanH120,oragraveבְקָ֑בֶרve.Ka.verH6913,shallbeuncleanיִטְמָ֖אyit.Ma'H2930sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117.

17Andfortheuncleanלַטָּמֵ֔אla.ta.Me'H2931theyshalltakeוְלָֽקְחוּ֙ve.la.ke.ChuH3947oftheashesoftheburningשְׂרֵפַ֣תse.re.FatH8316ofthesin-offering;andrunningwaterמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325shallbeputוְנָתַ֥ןve.na.TanH5414theretoinavesselכֶּֽלִי׃Ke.liH3627:

18andacleanטָהוֹר֒ta.hOrH2889personH5315shalltakeוְלָקַ֨חve.la.KachH3947hyssopאֵז֜וֹב'e.ZovH231,anddipוְטָבַ֣לve.ta.ValH2881itinthewaterבַּמַּיִם֮ba.ma.YimH4325,andsprinkleituponthetentהָאֹ֙הֶל֙ha.'O.helH168,anduponallthevesselsהַכֵּלִ֔יםha.ke.LimH3627,anduponthepersonsH5315thatwerethere,anduponhimthattouchedהַנֹּגֵ֗עַha.no.Ge.a'H5060theboneבַּעֶ֙צֶם֙ba.'E.tzemH6106,ortheslainבֶֽחָלָ֔לve.cha.LalH2491,orthedeadבַמֵּ֖תva.MetH4191,orthegraveבַקָּֽבֶר׃va.Ka.verH6913:

19andthecleanהַטָּהֹר֙ha.ta.HorH2889personshallsprinkleupontheuncleanהַטָּמֵ֔אha.ta.Me'H2931onthethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֖יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117,andontheseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֑יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוּבַיּ֣וֹםu.vai.YomH3117:andontheseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117heshallpurifyH2398him;andheshallwashוְכִבֶּ֧סve.khi.BesH3526hisclothesבְּגָדָ֛יוbe.ga.DavH899,andbatheH7364himselfinwaterבַּמַּ֖יִםba.Ma.yimH4325,andshallbecleanH2889ateven.

20ButthemanH376thatshallbeuncleanטָמֵ֥אta.Me'H2931,andshallnotpurifyיִתְחַטָּ֔אyit.cha.Ta'H2398himself,thatsoulH5315shallbecutוְנִכְרְתָ֛הve.nikh.re.TahH3772offfromthemidstH8432oftheassemblyהַקָּהָ֑לha.ka.HalH6951,becausehehathdefiledH2930thesanctuaryמִקְדַּ֨שׁmik.DashH4720ofJehovah:thewaterמֵ֥יmeiH4325forimpurityנִדָּ֛הni.DahH5079hathnotbeensprinkledH2236uponhim;heisuncleanH2931.

21AnditshallbeH1961aperpetualstatuteלְחֻקַּ֣תle.chu.KatH2708untothem:andhethatsprinkleththewaterמֵֽי־mei-H4325forimpurityהַנִּדָּה֙ha.ni.DahH5079shallwashיְכַבֵּ֣סye.kha.BesH3526hisclothesבְּגָדָ֔יוbe.ga.DavH899,andhethattoucheththewaterבְּמֵ֣יbe.MeiH4325forimpurityהַנִּדָּ֔הha.ni.DahH5079shallbeH1961uncleanיִטְמָ֖אyit.Ma'H2930untileven.

22Andwhatsoevertheuncleanהַטָּמֵ֖אha.ta.Me'H2931personוְהַנֶּ֥פֶשׁve.ha.Ne.feshH5315touchethshallbeuncleanH2931;andthesoulH5315thattouchethitshallbeuncleanH2931untileven.

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