Berean Standard Bible
Numbers 19:11-22
12Heה֣וּאhu'H1931must purify himselfיִתְחַטָּא־yit.cha.ta'-H2398with the wateron the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֛יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֧וֹםbai.YomH3117and on the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֖יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוּבַיּ֥וֹםu.vai.YomH3117;then he will be cleanיִטְהָ֑רyit.HarH2891.But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518he does notלֹ֨אlo'H3808purify himselfיִתְחַטָּ֜אyit.cha.Ta'H2398on the thirdבַּיּ֧וֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֛יbai.Yom ha.she.li.ShiH7992H3117and seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֖יha.she.vi.'IH7637daysוּבַיּ֥וֹםu.vai.YomH3117,he will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808be cleanיִטְהָֽר׃yit.HarH2891.
13Anyoneכָּֽל־kal-H3605who touchesהַנֹּגֵ֡עַha.no.Ge.a'H5060a humanהָאָדָ֨םha.'a.DamH120אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834בְּמֵ֣תbe.MetH4191corpseבְּנֶפֶשׁ֩ יָמ֜וּתbe.ne.Fesh ya.MutH4191H5315and failsוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808to purifyיִתְחַטָּ֗אyit.cha.Ta'H2398himselfאֶת־'et-H853defilesטִמֵּ֔אti.Me'H2930the tabernacleמִשְׁכַּ֤ןmish.KanH4908of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068.Thatהַהִ֖ואha.Hiv'H1931personהַנֶּ֥פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315must be cut offוְנִכְרְתָ֛הve.nikh.re.TahH3772from Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֑לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.He remainsיִהְיֶ֔הyih.YehH1961uncleanטָמֵ֣אta.Me'H2931,becauseכִּי֩kiH3588the waterמֵ֨יmeiH4325of purificationנִדָּ֜הni.DahH5079has notלֹא־lo'-H3808been sprinkledזֹרַ֤קzo.RakH2236on himעָלָיו֙'a.LavH5921,and his uncleannessטֻמְאָת֥וֹtum.'a.ToH2932is still on himע֖וֹדodH5750.
14Thisזֹ֚אתzotH2063is the lawהַתּוֹרָ֔הha.to.RahH8451whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588a personאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120diesיָמ֣וּתya.MutH4191in a tentבְּאֹ֑הֶלbe.'O.helH168:Everyoneכָּל־kol-H3605who entersהַבָּ֤א אֶל־ha.Ba' 'el-H935H413the tentהָאֹ֙הֶל֙ha.'O.helH168and everyoneוְכָל־ve.kholH3605אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834already in the tentבָּאֹ֔הֶלba.'O.helH168will be uncleanיִטְמָ֖אyit.Ma'H2930for sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117,
16Anyoneוְכֹ֨לve.KholH3605inעַל־'al-H5921the open fieldפְּנֵ֣י הַשָּׂדֶ֗הpe.Nei ha.sa.DehH6440H7704whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834touchesיִגַּ֜עyi.Ga'H5060someone who has been killedבַּֽחֲלַל־ba.cha.lal-H2491by the swordחֶ֙רֶב֙che.revH2719orא֣וֹ'oH176has died of natural causesבְמֵ֔תve.MetH4191,orאֽוֹ־'ov-H176anyone who touches a humanאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120boneבְעֶ֥צֶםve.'E.tzemH6106orא֣וֹ'oH176a graveבְקָ֑בֶרve.Ka.verH6913,will be uncleanיִטְמָ֖אyit.Ma'H2930for sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117.
17For the purificationof the unclean personלַטָּמֵ֔אla.ta.Me'H2931,takeוְלָֽקְחוּ֙ve.la.ke.ChuH3947some of the ashesמֵעֲפַ֖רme.'a.FarH6083of the burntשְׂרֵפַ֣תse.re.FatH8316sin offeringהַֽחַטָּ֑אתha.cha.TatH2403,put themוְנָתַ֥ןve.na.TanH5414inאֶל־'el-H413a jarכֶּֽלִי׃Ke.liH3627,and pour freshחַיִּ֖יםchai.YimH2416waterמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325over themעָלָ֛יו'a.LavH5921.
18Then a manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376who is ceremonially cleanטָהוֹר֒ta.hOrH2889is to takeוְלָקַ֨חve.la.KachH3947some hyssopאֵז֜וֹב'e.ZovH231,dipוְטָבַ֣לve.ta.ValH2881it in the waterבַּמַּיִם֮ba.ma.YimH4325,and sprinkleוְהִזָּ֤ה עַל־ve.hi.Zah 'al-H5137H5921the tentהָאֹ֙הֶל֙ וְעַל־ha.'O.hel ve.'al-H168H5921,allכָּל־kol-H3605the furnishingsהַכֵּלִ֔ים וְעַל־ha.ke.Lim ve.'al-H3627H5921,and the peopleהַנְּפָשׁ֖וֹתha.ne.fa.ShotH5315whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834wereהָֽיוּ־ha.yu-H1961thereשָׁ֑ם וְעַל־Sham ve.'al-H8033H5921.He is also to sprinkle the one who touchedהַנֹּגֵ֗עַha.no.Ge.a'H5060a boneבַּעֶ֙צֶם֙ba.'E.tzemH6106,a graveבַקָּֽבֶר׃va.Ka.verH6913,or a person who has diedא֣וֹ בַמֵּ֖ת'o va.MetH4191H176orא֥וֹ'oH176been slainבֶֽחָלָ֔ל א֥וֹve.cha.Lal 'oH2491H176.
19The man who is ceremonially cleanהַטָּהֹר֙ עַל־ha.ta.Hor 'al-H2889H5921is to sprinkleוְהִזָּ֤הve.hi.ZahH5137the unclean personהַטָּמֵ֔אha.ta.Me'H2931on the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֖יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117and on the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֑יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוּבַיּ֣וֹםu.vai.YomH3117.After he purifiesוְחִטְּאוֹ֙ve.chi.te.'OH2398the unclean person on the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, the one being cleansedmust washוְכִבֶּ֧סve.khi.BesH3526his clothesבְּגָדָ֛יוbe.ga.DavH899and batheוְרָחַ֥ץve.ra.ChatzH7364in waterבַּמַּ֖יִםba.Ma.yimH4325,and that eveningבָּעָֽרֶב׃ba.'A.revH6153he will be cleanוְטָהֵ֥רve.ta.HerH2891.
20But if a personוְאִ֤ישׁve.'IshH376whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834is uncleanיִטְמָא֙yit.Ma'H2930does notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808purifyיִתְחַטָּ֔אyit.cha.Ta'H2398himselfהַהִ֖ואha.Hiv'H1931, heהַנֶּ֥פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315will be cut offוְנִכְרְתָ֛הve.nikh.re.TahH3772fromמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432the assemblyהַקָּהָ֑לha.ka.HalH6951,becauseכִּי֩kiH3588אֶת־'et-H853he has defiledטִמֵּ֗אti.Me'H2930the sanctuaryמִקְדַּ֨שׁmik.DashH4720of the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068.The waterמֵ֥יmeiH4325ofנִדָּ֛הni.DahH5079purificationhas notלֹא־lo'-H3808been sprinkledזֹרַ֥קzo.RakH2236on himעָלָ֖יו'a.LavH5921;heהֽוּא׃Hu'H1931is uncleanטָמֵ֥אta.Me'H2931.
21Thisוְהָיְתָ֥הve.ha.ye.TahH1961is a permanentעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769statuteלְחֻקַּ֣תle.chu.KatH2708for the people:The one who sprinklesוּמַזֵּ֤הu.ma.ZehH5137the waterמֵֽי־mei-H4325ofהַנִּדָּה֙ha.ni.DahH5079purificationmust washיְכַבֵּ֣סye.kha.BesH3526his clothesבְּגָדָ֔יוbe.ga.DavH899,and whoever touchesוְהַנֹּגֵ֙עַ֙ve.ha.no.Ge.a'H5060the waterבְּמֵ֣יbe.MeiH4325ofהַנִּדָּ֔הha.ni.DahH5079purificationwill be uncleanיִטְמָ֖אyit.Ma'H2930untilעַד־'ad-H5704eveningהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153.
22Anythingוְכֹ֛לve.KholH3605אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the uncleanהַטָּמֵ֖אha.ta.Me'H2931person touchesיִגַּע־yi.ga'-H5060will become uncleanיִטְמָ֑אyit.Ma'H2930,and anyoneוְהַנֶּ֥פֶשׁve.ha.Ne.feshH5315who touches itהַנֹּגַ֖עַתha.no.Ga.'atH5060will be uncleanתִּטְמָ֥אtit.Ma'H2930untilעַד־'ad-H5704eveningהָעָֽרֶב׃ פha.'A.revH6153.”
Commentaries on Numbers 19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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