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Leviticus 14:33-53

33And the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872and unto Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

34When ye be comeתָבֹ֙אוּ֙ta.Vo.'uH935into the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667,which I giveנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414to you for a possessionלַאֲחֻזָּ֑הla.'a.chu.ZahH272,and I putוְנָתַתִּי֙ve.na.ta.TiH5414the plagueנֶ֣גַעNe.ga'H5061of leprosyצָרַ֔עַתtza.Ra.'atH6883in a houseבְּבֵ֖יתbe.VeitH1004of the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of your possessionאֲחֻזַּתְכֶֽם׃'a.chu.zat.KhemH272;

35And he that owneth the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004shall comeוּבָא֙u.Va'H935and tellוְהִגִּ֥ידve.hi.GidH5046the priestלַכֹּהֵ֖ןla.ko.HenH3548,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,It seemethנִרְאָ֥הnir.'AhH7200to me there isas it were a plagueכְּנֶ֕גַעke.Ne.ga'H5061in the houseבַּבָּֽיִת׃ba.Ba.yitH1004:

36Then the priestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548shall commandוְצִוָּ֨הve.tzi.VahH6680that they emptyוּפִנּ֣וּu.fi.NuH6437the houseהַבַּ֗יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,before the priestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548goיָבֹ֤אya.Vo'H935into itto seeלִרְא֣וֹתlir.'otH7200the plagueהַנֶּ֔גַעha.Ne.ga'H5061, that all that isin the houseבַּבָּ֑יִתba.Ba.yitH1004be not made uncleanיִטְמָ֖אyit.Ma'H2930:and afterwardוְאַ֥חַרve.'A.charH310the priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548shall goיָבֹ֥אya.Vo'H935in to seeלִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otH7200the houseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004:

37And he shall lookוְרָאָ֣הve.ra.'AhH7200on the plagueהַנֶּ֗גַעha.Ne.ga'H5061, and, behold, ifthe plagueהַנֶּ֙גַע֙ha.Ne.ga'H5061bein the wallsבְּקִירֹ֣תbe.ki.RotH7023of the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004with hollow strakesשְׁקַֽעֲרוּרֹת֙she.ka.'a.ru.RotH8258,greenishיְרַקְרַקֹּ֔תye.rak.ra.KotH3422or reddishאֲדַמְדַּמֹּ֑ת'a.dam.da.MotH125,which in sightוּמַרְאֵיהֶ֥ןu.mar.'ei.HenH4758arelowerשָׁפָ֖לsha.FalH8217thanמִן־min-H4480the wallהַקִּֽיר׃ha.KirH7023;

38Then the priestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.HenH3548shall goוְיָצָ֧אve.ya.Tza'H3318out of the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004to the doorפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of the houseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,and shutוְהִסְגִּ֥ירve.his.GirH5462up the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117:

39And the priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548shall come againוְשָׁ֥בve.ShavH7725the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֑יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,and shall lookוְרָאָ֕הve.ra.'AhH7200: and, behold, ifthe plagueהַנֶּ֖גַעha.Ne.ga'H5061be spreadפָּשָׂ֥הpa.SahH6581in the wallsבְּקִירֹ֥תbe.ki.RotH7023of the houseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004;

40Then the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548shall commandוְצִוָּה֙ve.tzi.VahH6680that they takeוְחִלְּצוּ֙ve.chi.le.TzuH2502away the stonesהָ֣אֲבָנִ֔יםha.'a.va.NimH68in whichH2004the plagueהַנָּ֑גַעha.Na.ga'H5061is,and they shall castוְהִשְׁלִ֤יכוּve.hish.Li.khuH853 H7993them into an uncleanטָמֵֽא׃ta.Me'H2931placeמָק֖וֹםma.KomH4725withoutמִח֣וּץmi.ChutzH2351the cityלָעִ֔ירla.'IrH5892:

41And he shall cause the houseהַבַּ֛יִתha.Ba.yitH1004to be scrapedיַקְצִ֥עַyak.Tzi.a'H7106withinמִבַּ֖יִתmi.Ba.yitH1004round aboutסָבִ֑יבsa.VivH5439,and they shall pourוְשָׁפְכ֗וּve.sha.fe.KhuH8210out the dustהֶֽעָפָר֙he.'a.FarH6083that they scrapeהִקְצ֔וּhik.TzuH7096off withoutמִח֣וּץmi.ChutzH2351the cityלָעִ֔ירla.'IrH5892into an uncleanטָמֵֽא׃ta.Me'H2931placeמָק֖וֹםma.KomH4725:

42And they shall takeוְלָקְחוּ֙ve.la.ke.ChuH3947otherאֲחֵר֔וֹת'a.che.RotH312stonesאֲבָנִ֣ים'a.va.NimH68,and putוְהֵבִ֖יאוּve.he.Vi.'uH935themin the placeתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478of those stonesהָאֲבָנִ֑יםha.'a.va.NimH68;and he shall takeיִקַּ֖חyi.KachH3947otherאַחֵ֛ר'a.CherH312morterוְעָפָ֥רve.'a.FarH6083,and shall plaisterוְטָ֥חve.TachH2902the houseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004.

43And if the plagueהַנֶּ֙גַע֙ha.Ne.ga'H5061come againיָשׁ֤וּבya.ShuvH7725,and breakוּפָרַ֣חu.fa.RachH6524out in the houseבַּבַּ֔יִתba.Ba.yitH1004,afterאַחַ֖ר'a.CharH310that he hath takenחִלֵּ֣ץchi.LetzH2502away the stonesהָאֲבָנִ֑יםha.'a.va.NimH68,and afterוְאַחֲרֵ֛יve.'a.cha.ReiH310he hath scrapedהִקְצ֥וֹתhik.TzotH7096the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,and afterוְאַחֲרֵ֥יve.'a.cha.ReiH310it is plaisteredהִטּֽוֹחַ׃hi.To.achH2902;

44Then the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548shall comeוּבָא֙u.Va'H935and lookוְרָאָ֕הve.ra.'AhH7200, and, behold, ifthe plagueהַנֶּ֖גַעha.Ne.ga'H5061be spreadפָּשָׂ֥הpa.SahH6581in the houseבַּבָּ֑יִתba.Ba.yitH1004, it isa frettingמַמְאֶ֥רֶתmam.'E.retH3992leprosyצָרַ֨עַתtza.Ra.'atH6883in the houseבַּבַּ֖יִתba.Ba.yitH1004: it isuncleanטָמֵ֥אta.Me'H2931.

45And he shall break downוְנָתַ֣ץve.na.TatzH5422the houseהַבַּ֗יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,the stonesאֲבָנָיו֙'a.va.NavH68of it, and the timberעֵצָ֔יו'e.TzavH6086thereof, and all the morterעֲפַ֣ר'a.FarH6083of the houseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004; and he shall carry themforthוְהוֹצִיא֙ve.ho.Tzi'H3318outמִח֣וּץmi.ChutzH2351of the cityלָעִ֔ירla.'IrH5892into an uncleanטָמֵֽא׃ta.Me'H2931placeמָק֖וֹםma.KomH4725.

46Moreover he that goethוְהַבָּא֙ve.ha.Ba'H935into the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004all the whileיְמֵ֖יye.MeiH3117that it is shutהִסְגִּ֣ירhis.GirH5462up shall be uncleanיִטְמָ֖אyit.Ma'H2930until the evenהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153.

47And he that liethוְהַשֹּׁכֵ֣בve.ha.sho.KhevH7901in the houseבַּבַּ֔יִתba.Ba.yitH1004shall washיְכַבֵּ֖סye.kha.BesH3526his clothesבְּגָדָ֑יוbe.ga.DavH899;and he that eatethוְהָאֹכֵ֣לve.ha.'o.KhelH398in the houseבַּבַּ֔יִתba.Ba.yitH1004shall washיְכַבֵּ֖סye.kha.BesH3526his clothesבְּגָדָֽיו׃be.ga.DavH899.

48And if the priestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548shall come inH935,and lookוְרָאָה֙ve.ra.'AhH7200upon it,and, behold, the plagueהַנֶּ֙גַע֙ha.Ne.ga'H5061hath not spreadפָשָׂ֤הfa.SahH6581in the houseבַּבַּ֔יִתba.Ba.yitH1004,afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310the houseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004was plaisteredהִטֹּ֣חַhi.To.achH2902:then the priestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548shall pronounce the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004cleanוְטִהַ֤רve.ti.HarH2891,because the plagueהַנָּֽגַע׃ha.Na.ga'H5061is healedנִרְפָּ֖אnir.Pa'H7495.

49And he shall takeוְלָקַ֛חve.la.KachH3947to cleanseלְחַטֵּ֥אle.cha.Te'H2398the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147birdsצִפֳּרִ֑יםtzi.po.RimH6833,and cedarאֶ֔רֶז'E.rezH730woodוְעֵ֣ץve.'EtzH6086,and scarletוּשְׁנִ֥י תוֹלַ֖עַתu.she.Ni to.La.'atH8438 H8144,and hyssopוְאֵזֹֽב׃ve.'e.ZoH231:

50And he shall killוְשָׁחַ֖טve.sha.ChatH7819the oneהָאֶחָ֑תha.'e.ChatH259of the birdsהַצִּפֹּ֣רha.tzi.PorH6833in an earthenחֶ֖רֶשׂChe.resH2789vesselכְּלִי־ke.li-H3627over runningחַיִּֽים׃chai.YimH2416waterמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325:

51And he shall takeוְלָקַ֣חve.la.KachH3947the cedarהָ֠אֶרֶזHa.'e.rezH730woodעֵֽץ־'etz-H6086,and the hyssopהָ֨אֵזֹ֜בha.'e.ZoH231,and the scarletשְׁנִ֣י הַתּוֹלַ֗עַתshe.Ni ha.to.La.'atH8438 H8144,and the livingהַֽחַיָּה֒ha.chai.YahH2416birdהַצִּפֹּ֣רha.tzi.PorH6833,and dipוְטָבַ֣לve.ta.ValH2881them in the bloodבְּדַם֙be.DamH1818of the slainהַשְּׁחוּטָ֔הha.she.chu.TahH7819birdהַצִּפֹּ֣רha.tzi.PorH6833,and in the runningהַֽחַיִּ֑יםha.chai.YimH2416waterוּבַמַּ֖יִםu.va.Ma.yimH4325,and sprinkleוְהִזָּ֥הve.hi.ZahH5137the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651timesפְּעָמִֽים׃pe.'a.MimH6471:

52And he shall cleanseוְחִטֵּ֣אve.chi.Te'H2398the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004with the bloodבְּדַם֙be.DamH1818of the birdהַצִּפּ֔וֹרha.tzi.PorH6833,and with the runningהַֽחַיִּ֑יםha.chai.YimH2416waterוּבַמַּ֖יִםu.va.Ma.yimH4325,and with the livingהַחַיָּ֗הha.chai.YahH2416birdוּבַצִּפֹּ֣רu.vatz.tzi.PorH6833,and with the cedarהָאֶ֛רֶזha.'E.rezH730woodוּבְעֵ֥ץu.ve.'EtzH6086,and with the hyssopוּבָאֵזֹ֖בu.va.'e.ZoH231,and with the scarletוּבִשְׁנִ֥י הַתּוֹלָֽעַת׃u.vish.Ni ha.to.La.'atH8438 H8144:

53But he shall let goוְשִׁלַּ֞חve.shi.LachH7971the livingהַֽחַיָּ֛הha.chai.YahH2416birdהַצִּפֹּ֧רha.tzi.PorH6833outמִח֥וּץmi.ChutzH2351of the cityלָעִ֖ירla.'IrH5892into the openפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440fieldsהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704,and make an atonementוְכִפֶּ֥רve.khi.PerH3722for the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004:and it shall be cleanוְטָהֵֽר׃ve.ta.HerH2891.

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