Berean Standard Bible

Numbers 19:2-9

2“Thisזֹ֚אתzotH2063is the statuteחֻקַּ֣תchu.KatH2708of the lawהַתּוֹרָ֔הha.to.RahH8451thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the LORDיְהוָ֖ה לֵאמֹ֑רYah.weh le.MorH3068 H559has commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680:Instructדַּבֵּ֣ר׀ אֶל־da.Ber 'el-H1696 H413the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478to bringוְיִקְח֣וּve.yik.ChuH3947youאֵלֶיךָ֩'e.lei.KhaH413an unblemishedתְּמִימָ֗הte.mi.MahH8549redאֲדֻמָּ֜ה'a.du.MahH122heiferפָרָ֨הfa.RahH6510thatאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834has noאֵֽין־'ein-H369defectמ֔וּםMumH3971אֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834and has neverלֹא־lo'-H3808been placedעָלָ֥ה'a.LahH5927עָלֶ֖יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921under a yokeעֹֽל׃'OlH5923.

3Giveוּנְתַתֶּ֣םu.ne.ta.TemH5414אֹתָ֔הּ'o.TahH853it toאֶל־'el-H413Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֖ר'el.'a.ZarH499the priestהַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.HenH3548,and he will have it broughtוְהוֹצִ֤יאve.ho.Tzi'H3318אֹתָהּ֙'o.TahH853אֶל־'el-H413outsideמִח֣וּץmi.ChutzH2351the campלַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הla.ma.cha.NehH4264and slaughteredוְשָׁחַ֥טve.sha.ChatH7819אֹתָ֖הּ'o.TahH853in his presenceלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440.

4Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֧ר'el.'a.ZarH499the priestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.HenH3548is to takeוְלָקַ֞חve.la.KachH3947some of its bloodמִדָּמָ֖הּmi.da.MahH1818on his fingerבְּאֶצְבָּע֑וֹbe.'etz.ba.'OH676and sprinkleוְהִזָּ֞הve.hi.ZahH5137itמִדָּמָ֖הּmi.da.MahH1818sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651timesפְּעָמִֽים׃pe.'a.MimH6471towardאֶל־ נֹ֨כַח'el- No.khachH413 H5227the frontפְּנֵ֧יpe.NeiH6440of the Tentאֹֽהֶל־'o.hel-H168of Meetingמוֹעֵ֛דmo.'EdH4150.

5Then the heiferהַפָּרָ֖הha.pa.RahH6510must be burnedוְשָׂרַ֥ףve.sa.RafH8313אֶת־'et-H853in his sightלְעֵינָ֑יוle.'ei.NavH5869אֶת־'et-H853.Its hideעֹרָ֤הּ'o.RahH5785וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,its fleshבְּשָׂרָהּ֙be.sa.RahH1320וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,and its bloodדָּמָ֔הּda.MahH1818are to be burnedיִשְׂרֹֽף׃yis.RofH8313,along withעַל־'al-H5921its dungפִּרְשָׁ֖הּpir.ShahH6569.

6The priestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548is to takeוְלָקַ֣חve.la.KachH3947cedarאֶ֛רֶז'E.rezH730woodעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086,hyssopוְאֵז֖וֹבve.'e.ZovH231,and scarlet woolוּשְׁנִ֣י תוֹלָ֑עַתu.she.Ni to.La.'atH8144 H8438and throwוְהִשְׁלִ֕יךְve.hish.LikhH7993themאֶל־'el-H413ontoתּ֖וֹךְTokhH8432the burningשְׂרֵפַ֥תse.re.FatH8316heiferהַפָּרָֽה׃ha.pa.RahH6510.

7Then the priestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548must washוְכִבֶּ֨סve.khi.BesH3526his clothesבְּגָדָ֜יוbe.ga.DavH899and batheוְרָחַ֤ץve.ra.ChatzH7364his bodyבְּשָׂרוֹ֙be.sa.RoH1320in waterבַּמַּ֔יִםba.Ma.yimH4325;after thatוְאַחַ֖רve.'a.CharH310he may enterיָב֣וֹא אֶל־ya.Vo' 'el-H935 H413the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הha.ma.cha.NehH4264,but heהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548will be ceremonially uncleanוְטָמֵ֥אve.ta.Me'H2930untilעַד־'ad-H5704eveningהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153.

8The one who burnedוְהַשֹּׂרֵ֣ףve.ha.so.RefH8313the heiferאֹתָ֔הּ'o.TahH853must also washיְכַבֵּ֤סye.kha.BesH3526his clothesבְּגָדָיו֙be.ga.DavH899and batheוְרָחַ֥ץve.ra.ChatzH7364his bodyבַּמַּ֔יִם בְּשָׂר֖וֹba.Ma.yim be.sa.RoH1320 H4325in waterבַּמָּ֑יִםba.Ma.yimH4325,and he too will be ceremonially uncleanוְטָמֵ֖אve.ta.Me'H2930untilעַד־'ad-H5704eveningהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153.

9Then a manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376who is ceremonially cleanטָה֗וֹרta.HorH2889אֵ֚ת'etH853is to gather upוְאָסַ֣ף׀ve.'a.SafH622the ashesאֵ֣פֶר'E.ferH665of the heiferהַפָּרָ֔הha.pa.RahH6510and storeוְהִנִּ֛יחַve.hi.Ni.achH5117themin a ceremonially cleanטָה֑וֹרta.HorH2889placeבְּמָק֣וֹםbe.ma.KomH4725outsideמִח֥וּץmi.ChutzH2351the campלַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הla.ma.cha.NehH4264.They must beוְ֠הָיְתָהVe.ha.ye.tahH1961keptלְמִשְׁמֶ֛רֶתle.mish.Me.retH4931by the congregationלַעֲדַ֨ת בְּנֵֽי־la.'a.Dat be.nei-H5712 H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֧לYis.ra.'ElH3478for preparing the waterלְמֵ֥יle.MeiH4325of purificationנִדָּ֖הni.DahH5079;thisהִֽוא׃hi'H1931isfor purification from sinחַטָּ֥אתcha.TatH2403.

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