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Leviticus 14:33-53

33Then the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696toאֶל־'el-H413Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥ה וְאֶֽל־mo.Sheh ve.'el-H4872 H413and Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן לֵאמֹֽר׃'a.ha.Ron le.MorH175 H559,

34“Whenכִּ֤יkiH3588you enterתָבֹ֙אוּ֙ אֶל־ta.Vo.'u 'el-H935 H413the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Iאֲנִ֛י'a.NiH589am givingנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414youas your possessionלַאֲחֻזָּ֑הla.'a.chu.ZahH272,and I putוְנָתַתִּי֙ve.na.ta.TiH5414a contaminationנֶ֣גַעNe.ga'H5061of mildewצָרַ֔עַתtza.Ra.'atH6883into a houseבְּבֵ֖יתbe.VeitH1004in that landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776אֲחֻזַּתְכֶֽם׃'a.chu.zat.KhemH272,

35the ownerאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834of the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004shall comeוּבָא֙u.Va'H935and tellוְהִגִּ֥ידve.hi.GidH5046the priestלַכֹּהֵ֖ן לֵאמֹ֑רla.ko.Hen le.MorH3548 H559, ‘Something like mildewכְּנֶ֕גַעke.Ne.ga'H5061has appearedנִרְאָ֥הnir.'AhH7200in myhouseבַּבָּֽיִת׃ba.Ba.yitH1004.’

36The priestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548must order thatוְצִוָּ֨הve.tzi.VahH6680the houseהַבַּ֗יִתha.Ba.yitH1004be clearedוּפִנּ֣וּu.fi.NuH6437אֶת־'et-H853beforeבְּטֶ֨רֶםbe.Te.remH2962heהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548enters itיָבֹ֤אya.Vo'H935to examineלִרְא֣וֹתlir.'otH7200אֶת־'et-H853the mildewהַנֶּ֔גַעha.Ne.ga'H5061,so that nothingוְלֹ֥א כָּל־ve.Lo' kol-H3808 H3605אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834in the houseבַּבָּ֑יִתba.Ba.yitH1004will become uncleanיִטְמָ֖אyit.Ma'H2930.Afterוְאַ֥חַרve.'A.charH310thisכֵּ֛ןkenH3651,the priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548shall go inיָבֹ֥אya.Vo'H935to inspectלִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otH7200אֶת־'et-H853the houseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004.

37He is to examineוְרָאָ֣הve.ra.'AhH7200אֶת־'et-H853the houseהַנֶּ֗גַעha.Ne.ga'H5061,and ifוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009the mildewהַנֶּ֙גַע֙ha.Ne.ga'H5061on the wallsבְּקִירֹ֣תbe.ki.RotH7023הַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004consists of greenיְרַקְרַקֹּ֔תye.rak.ra.KotH3422orא֖וֹ'oH176redאֲדַמְדַּמֹּ֑ת'a.dam.da.MotH125depressionsשְׁקַֽעֲרוּרֹת֙she.ka.'a.ru.RotH8258that appearוּמַרְאֵיהֶ֥ןu.mar.'ei.HenH4758to be beneathשָׁפָ֖ל מִן־sha.Fal min-H8217 H4480the surface of the wallהַקִּֽיר׃ha.KirH7023,

38the priestהַכֹּהֵ֛ן מִן־ha.ko.Hen min-H3548 H4480shall go outsideוְיָצָ֧אve.ya.Tza'H3318הַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004אֶל־'el-H413the doorwayפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of the houseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004and closeוְהִסְגִּ֥ירve.his.GirH5462אֶת־'et-H853itupהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004for sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117.

39On the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֑יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117the priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548is to returnוְשָׁ֥בve.ShavH7725and inspectוְרָאָ֕הve.ra.'AhH7200the house.Ifוְהִנֵּ֛הve.hi.NehH2009the mildewהַנֶּ֖גַעha.Ne.ga'H5061has spreadפָּשָׂ֥הpa.SahH6581on the wallsבְּקִירֹ֥תbe.ki.RotH7023הַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004,

40heהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548must orderוְצִוָּה֙ve.tzi.VahH6680thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the contaminatedהַנָּ֑גַעha.Na.ga'H5061stonesהָ֣אֲבָנִ֔יםha.'a.va.NimH68be pulled outוְחִלְּצוּ֙ve.chi.le.TzuH2502אֶת־'et-H853and thrownוְהִשְׁלִ֤יכוּve.hish.Li.khuH7993אֶתְהֶן֙'et.HenH853intoאֶל־'el-H413an uncleanטָמֵֽא׃ta.Me'H2931placeמָק֖וֹםma.KomH4725outsideמִח֣וּץmi.ChutzH2351the cityלָעִ֔יר אֶל־la.'Ir 'el-H5892 H413.

41Andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853he shall have the insideהַבַּ֛יִתha.Ba.yitH1004of the houseמִבַּ֖יִתmi.Ba.yitH1004scrapedיַקְצִ֥עַyak.Tzi.a'H7106completelyסָבִ֑יבsa.VivH5439and the plasterהֶֽעָפָר֙he.'a.FarH6083thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834is scraped offהִקְצ֔וּhik.TzuH7096dumpedוְשָׁפְכ֗וּve.sha.fe.KhuH8210אֶת־'et-H853intoאֶל־'el-H413an uncleanטָמֵֽא׃ta.Me'H2931placeמָק֖וֹםma.KomH4725outsideמִח֣וּץmi.ChutzH2351the cityלָעִ֔יר אֶל־la.'Ir 'el-H5892 H413.

42So differentאֲחֵר֔וֹת'a.che.RotH312stonesאֲבָנִ֣ים'a.va.NimH68must be obtainedוְלָקְחוּ֙ve.la.ke.ChuH3947to replaceוְהֵבִ֖יאוּ אֶל־ תַּ֣חַתve.he.Vi.'u 'el- Ta.chatH935 H413 H8478the contaminated onesהָאֲבָנִ֑יםha.'a.va.NimH68יִקַּ֖חyi.KachH3947,as well as additionalאַחֵ֛ר'a.CherH312mortarוְעָפָ֥רve.'a.FarH6083to replasterוְטָ֥חve.TachH2902אֶת־'et-H853the houseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004.

43Ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518the mildewהַנֶּ֙גַע֙ וּפָרַ֣חha.Ne.ga' u.fa.RachH5061 H6524reappearsיָשׁ֤וּבya.ShuvH7725in the houseבַּבַּ֔יִתba.Ba.yitH1004afterאַחַ֖ר'a.CharH310the stonesהָאֲבָנִ֑יםha.'a.va.NimH68have been torn outחִלֵּ֣ץchi.LetzH2502אֶת־'et-H853andוְאַחֲרֵ֛יve.'a.cha.ReiH310the houseהַבַּ֖יִת וְאַחֲרֵ֥יha.Ba.yit ve.'a.cha.ReiH1004 H310has been scrapedהִקְצ֥וֹתhik.TzotH7096אֶת־'et-H853and replasteredהִטּֽוֹחַ׃hi.To.achH2902,

44the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548must comeוּבָא֙u.Va'H935and inspect itוְרָאָ֕הve.ra.'AhH7200.Ifוְהִנֵּ֛הve.hi.NehH2009the mildewהַנֶּ֖גַעha.Ne.ga'H5061has spreadפָּשָׂ֥הpa.SahH6581in the houseבַּבָּ֑יִתba.Ba.yitH1004,itהִ֛ואhi'H1931isa destructiveמַמְאֶ֥רֶתmam.'E.retH3992mildewצָרַ֨עַתtza.Ra.'atH6883;the houseבַּבַּ֖יִתba.Ba.yitH1004is uncleanטָמֵ֥א הֽוּא׃ta.Me' Hu'H2931 H1931.

45Itהַבַּ֗יִתha.Ba.yitH1004אֶת־'et-H853must be torn downוְנָתַ֣ץve.na.TatzH5422אֶת־'et-H853with its stonesאֲבָנָיו֙'a.va.NavH68וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,its timbersעֵצָ֔יו'e.TzavH6086וְאֵ֖תve.'EtH853,and allכָּל־kol-H3605itsהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004plasterעֲפַ֣ר'a.FarH6083,and takenוְהוֹצִיא֙ve.ho.Tzi'H3318outsideמִח֣וּץmi.ChutzH2351the cityאֶל־ לָעִ֔יר'el- la.'IrH5892 H413toאֶל־'el-H413an uncleanטָמֵֽא׃ta.Me'H2931placeמָק֖וֹםma.KomH4725.

46Anyone who entersוְהַבָּא֙ אֶל־ve.ha.Ba' 'el-H935 H413the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004during anyכָּל־kol-H3605of the daysיְמֵ֖יye.MeiH3117that it is closed upהִסְגִּ֣ירhis.GirH5462אֹת֑וֹ'o.ToH853will be uncleanיִטְמָ֖אyit.Ma'H2930untilעַד־'ad-H5704eveningהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153.

47And anyone who sleepsוְהַשֹּׁכֵ֣בve.ha.sho.KhevH7901in the houseבַּבַּ֔יִתba.Ba.yitH1004יְכַבֵּ֖סye.kha.BesH3526אֶת־'et-H853בְּגָדָ֑יוbe.ga.DavH899or eatsוְהָאֹכֵ֣לve.ha.'o.KhelH398in itבַּבַּ֔יִתba.Ba.yitH1004must washיְכַבֵּ֖סye.kha.BesH3526אֶת־'et-H853his clothesבְּגָדָֽיו׃be.ga.DavH899.

48If, howeverוְאִם־ve.'im-H518,the priestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548comesH935and inspects itוְרָאָה֙ve.ra.'AhH7200,andוְ֠הִנֵּהVe.hi.nehH2009the mildewהַנֶּ֙גַע֙ha.Ne.ga'H5061has notלֹא־lo'-H3808spreadפָשָׂ֤הfa.SahH6581בַּבַּ֔יִתba.Ba.yitH1004afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310the houseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004has been replasteredהִטֹּ֣חַhi.To.achH2902אֶת־'et-H853,heהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548אֶת־'et-H853shall pronounce the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004cleanוְטִהַ֤רve.ti.HarH2891,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588the mildewהַנָּֽגַע׃ha.Na.ga'H5061is goneנִרְפָּ֖אnir.Pa'H7495.

49He is to takeוְלָקַ֛חve.la.KachH3947twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147birdsצִפֳּרִ֑יםtzi.po.RimH6833,cedarאֶ֔רֶז'E.rezH730woodוְעֵ֣ץve.'EtzH6086,scarlet yarnוּשְׁנִ֥י תוֹלַ֖עַתu.she.Ni to.La.'atH8144 H8438,and hyssopוְאֵזֹֽב׃ve.'e.ZoH231to purifyלְחַטֵּ֥אle.cha.Te'H2398אֶת־'et-H853the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004;

50and he shall slaughterוְשָׁחַ֖טve.sha.ChatH7819אֶת־'et-H853oneהָאֶחָ֑תha.'e.ChatH259of the birdsהַצִּפֹּ֣רha.tzi.PorH6833overאֶל־'el-H413freshחַיִּֽים׃chai.YimH2416waterמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325in a clayחֶ֖רֶשׂ עַל־Che.res 'al-H2789 H5921potכְּלִי־ke.li-H3627.

51Then he shall takeוְלָקַ֣חve.la.KachH3947אֶת־'et-H853the cedarהָ֠אֶרֶזHa.'e.rezH730וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853woodעֵֽץ־'etz-H6086,the hyssopהָ֨אֵזֹ֜בha.'e.ZoH231וְאֵ֣ת׀ve.'EtH853,the scarlet yarnשְׁנִ֣י הַתּוֹלַ֗עַתshe.Ni ha.to.La.'atH8144 H8438וְאֵת֮ve.'EtH853,and the liveהַֽחַיָּה֒ha.chai.YahH2416birdהַצִּפֹּ֣רha.tzi.PorH6833,dipוְטָבַ֣לve.ta.ValH2881themאֹתָ֗ם'o.TamH853in the bloodבְּדַם֙be.DamH1818of the slaughteredהַשְּׁחוּטָ֔הha.she.chu.TahH7819birdהַצִּפֹּ֣רha.tzi.PorH6833and the freshהַֽחַיִּ֑יםha.chai.YimH2416waterוּבַמַּ֖יִםu.va.Ma.yimH4325,and sprinkleוְהִזָּ֥ה אֶל־ve.hi.Zah 'el-H5137 H413the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651timesפְּעָמִֽים׃pe.'a.MimH6471.

52And he shall cleanseוְחִטֵּ֣אve.chi.Te'H2398אֶת־'et-H853the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004with the bird’sהַצִּפּ֔וֹרha.tzi.PorH6833bloodבְּדַם֙be.DamH1818,the freshהַֽחַיִּ֑יםha.chai.YimH2416waterוּבַמַּ֖יִםu.va.Ma.yimH4325,the liveהַחַיָּ֗הha.chai.YahH2416birdוּבַצִּפֹּ֣רu.vatz.tzi.PorH6833,the cedarהָאֶ֛רֶזha.'E.rezH730woodוּבְעֵ֥ץu.ve.'EtzH6086,the hyssopוּבָאֵזֹ֖בu.va.'e.ZoH231,and the scarlet yarnוּבִשְׁנִ֥י הַתּוֹלָֽעַת׃u.vish.Ni ha.to.La.'atH8144 H8438.

53Finally, he is to releaseוְשִׁלַּ֞חve.shi.LachH7971אֶת־'et-H853the liveהַֽחַיָּ֛הha.chai.YahH2416birdהַצִּפֹּ֧רha.tzi.PorH6833intoאֶל־'el-H413the openפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440fieldsהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704outsideמִח֥וּץmi.ChutzH2351the cityלָעִ֖יר אֶל־la.'Ir 'el-H5892 H413.In this way he will make atonementוְכִפֶּ֥רve.khi.PerH3722forעַל־'al-H5921the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,and it will be cleanוְטָהֵֽר׃ve.ta.HerH2891.

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