Berean Standard Bible

Numbers 19:9-18

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.

10The man who has gathered upהָאֹסֵ֨ףha.'o.SefH622אֶת־'et-H853the ashesאֵ֤פֶר'E.ferH665of the heiferהַפָּרָה֙ha.pa.RahH6510אֶת־'et-H853must also washוְ֠כִבֶּסVe.khi.besH3526his clothesבְּגָדָ֔יוbe.ga.DavH899,and he will be ceremonially uncleanוְטָמֵ֖אve.ta.Me'H2930untilעַד־'ad-H5704eveningהָעָ֑רֶבha.'A.revH6153.Thisוְֽהָיְתָ֞הve.ha.ye.TahH1961is a permanentעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769statuteלְחֻקַּ֥תle.chu.KatH2708for the Israelitesלִבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לliv.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478and for the foreignerוְלַגֵּ֛רve.la.GerH1616residingהַגָּ֥רha.GarH1481among themבְּתוֹכָ֖םbe.to.KhamH8432.

11Whoever touchesהַנֹּגֵ֥עַha.no.Ge.a'H5060anyלְכָל־le.kholH3605deadבְּמֵ֖תbe.MetH4191bodyנֶ֣פֶשׁ אָדָ֑םNe.fesh 'a.DamH120 H5315will be uncleanוְטָמֵ֖אve.ta.Me'H2930for sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117.

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.ShiH7992 H3117and 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.MutH4191 H5315and 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-H935 H413the tentהָאֹ֙הֶל֙ha.'O.helH168and everyoneוְכָל־ve.kholH3605אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834already in the tentבָּאֹ֔הֶלba.'O.helH168will be uncleanיִטְמָ֖אyit.Ma'H2930for sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117,

15and anyוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3605openפָת֔וּחַfa.Tu.achH6605אֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834containerכְּלִ֣יke.LiH3627withoutאֵין־'ein-H369a lidצָמִ֥ידtza.MidH6781fastenedפָּתִ֖ילpa.TilH6616on itעָלָ֑יו'a.LavH5921is uncleanטָמֵ֖א הֽוּא׃ta.Me' Hu'H2931 H1931.

16Anyoneוְכֹ֨לve.KholH3605inעַל־'al-H5921the open fieldפְּנֵ֣י הַשָּׂדֶ֗הpe.Nei ha.sa.DehH6440 H7704whoאֲשֶׁר־'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-H5137 H5921the tentהָאֹ֙הֶל֙ וְעַל־ha.'O.hel ve.'al-H168 H5921,allכָּל־kol-H3605the furnishingsהַכֵּלִ֔ים וְעַל־ha.ke.Lim ve.'al-H3627 H5921,and the peopleהַנְּפָשׁ֖וֹתha.ne.fa.ShotH5315whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834wereהָֽיוּ־ha.yu-H1961thereשָׁ֑ם וְעַל־Sham ve.'al-H8033 H5921.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.MetH4191 H176orא֥וֹ'oH176been slainבֶֽחָלָ֔ל א֥וֹve.cha.Lal 'oH2491 H176.

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