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Leviticus 22:4-8

4If a descendantמִזֶּ֣רַעmi.Ze.ra'H2233 H376of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֗ן וְה֤וּא'a.ha.Ron ve.Hu'H175 H1931has a skin diseaseצָר֙וּעַ֙tza.Ru.a'H6879orא֣וֹ'oH176a dischargeזָ֔בZavH2100,he may not eatלֹ֣א יֹאכַ֔לlo' yo.KhalH398 H3808the sacred offeringsבַּקֳּדָשִׁים֙ba.ko.da.ShimH6944untilעַ֖ד'adH5704אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he is cleanיִטְהָ֑רyit.HarH2891.Whoever touchesוְהַנֹּגֵ֙עַ֙ve.ha.no.Ge.a'H5060anythingבְּכָל־be.kholH3605defiledטְמֵא־te.me'-H2931by a corpseנֶ֔פֶשׁNe.feshH5315orא֣וֹ'oH176by a manH376whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834hasתֵּצֵ֥אte.Tze'H3318מִמֶּ֖נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480an emissionשִׁכְבַת־shikh.vat-H7902of semenזָֽרַע׃Za.ra'H2233,

5orאוֹ־'ov-H176whoeverאִישׁ֙'ishH376אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834touchesיִגַּ֔עyi.Ga'H5060aבְּכָל־be.kholH3605crawling creatureשֶׁ֖רֶץShe.retzH8318אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834יִטְמָא־yit.ma'-H2930orא֤וֹ'oH176a personבְאָדָם֙ve.'a.DamH120thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834makes him uncleanיִטְמָא־yit.ma'-H2930,whateverלְכֹ֖לle.KholH3605the uncleanness may beטֻמְאָתֽוֹ׃tum.'a.ToH2932—

6the manנֶ֚פֶשׁNe.feshH5315whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834touchesתִּגַּע־ti.ga'-H5060any of thesewill remain uncleanוְטָמְאָ֖הve.ta.me.'AhH2930untilעַד־'ad-H5704eveningהָעָ֑רֶבha.'A.revH6153.He must notוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808eatיֹאכַל֙yo.KhalH398fromמִן־min-H4480the sacred offeringsהַקֳּדָשִׁ֔יםha.ko.da.ShimH6944unlessכִּ֛י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518he has bathedרָחַ֥ץra.ChatzH7364himselfבְּשָׂר֖וֹbe.sa.RoH1320with waterבַּמָּֽיִם׃ba.Ma.yimH4325.

7When the sunהַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121has setוּבָ֥אu.Va'H935,he will become cleanוְטָהֵ֑רve.ta.HerH2891,and thenוְאַחַר֙ve.'a.CharH310he may eatיֹאכַ֣לyo.KhalH398fromמִן־min-H4480the sacred offeringsהַקֳּדָשִׁ֔יםha.ko.da.ShimH6944,forכִּ֥יkiH3588theyהֽוּא׃Hu'H1931are his foodלַחְמ֖וֹlach.MoH3899.

8He must notלֹ֥אlo'H3808eatיֹאכַ֖לyo.KhalH398anything found deadנְבֵלָ֧הne.ve.LahH5038or torn by wild animalsוּטְרֵפָ֛הu.te.re.FahH2966,which would make him uncleanלְטָמְאָה־le.ta.me.'ah-H2930.Iאֲנִ֖י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

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