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Leviticus 22:2-7

2Speakדַּבֵּ֨רda.BerH1696unto Aaronאַהֲרֹ֜ן'a.ha.RonH175and to his sonsבָּנָ֗יוba.NavH1121,that they separateוְיִנָּֽזְרוּ֙ve.yi.na.ze.RuH5144themselves from the holy thingsמִקָּדְשֵׁ֣יmi.ka.de.SheiH6944of the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and that they profaneיְחַלְּל֖וּye.cha.le.LuH2490not my holyקָדְשִׁ֑יkod.shiH6944nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034in those thingswhich they hallowמַקְדִּשִׁ֛יםmak.di.ShimH6942unto me: I amthe Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

3Sayאֱמֹ֣ר'e.MorH559unto them, Whosoeverאִ֣ישׁ׀'ishH376he beof all your seedזַרְעֲכֶ֗םzar.'a.KhemH2233among your generationsלְדֹרֹ֨תֵיכֶ֜םle.do.Ro.tei.KhemH1755,that goethיִקְרַ֣בyik.RavH7126unto the holy thingsהַקֳּדָשִׁים֙ha.ko.da.ShimH6944,which the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478hallowיַקְדִּ֤ישׁוּyak.Di.shuH6942unto the Lordלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,having his uncleannessוְטֻמְאָת֖וֹve.tum.'a.ToH2932upon him, that soulהַנֶּ֧פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315shall be cut offוְנִכְרְתָ֞הve.nikh.re.TahH3772from my presenceמִלְּפָנַ֖יmi.le.fa.NaiH6440: I amthe Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

4What man soeverH376of the seedמִזֶּ֣רַעmi.Ze.ra'H2233of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֗ן'a.ha.RonH175isa leperצָר֙וּעַ֙tza.Ru.a'H6879,or hath a running issueזָ֔בZavH2100;he shall not eatיֹאכַ֔לyo.KhalH398of the holy thingsבַּקֳּדָשִׁים֙ba.ko.da.ShimH6944,until he be cleanיִטְהָ֑רyit.HarH2891.And whoso touchethוְהַנֹּגֵ֙עַ֙ve.ha.no.Ge.a'H5060any thing that isuncleanטְמֵא־te.me'-H2931bythe deadנֶ֔פֶשׁNe.feshH5315,or a manH376whose seedשִׁכְבַת־ זָֽרַע׃shikh.vat- Za.ra'H7902 H2233goethתֵּצֵ֥אte.Tze'H3318from him;

5Or whosoeverאִישׁ֙'ishH376touchethיִגַּ֔עyi.Ga'H5060any creeping thingשֶׁ֖רֶץShe.retzH8318,whereby he may be made uncleanיִטְמָא־yit.ma'-H2930,or a manבְאָדָם֙ve.'a.DamH120of whom he may take uncleannessיִטְמָא־yit.ma'-H2930,whatsoever uncleannessטֻמְאָתֽוֹ׃tum.'a.ToH2932he hath;

6The soulנֶ֚פֶשׁNe.feshH5315which hath touchedתִּגַּע־ti.ga'-H5060any such shall be uncleanוְטָמְאָ֖הve.ta.me.'AhH2930until evenהָעָ֑רֶבha.'A.revH6153,and shall not eatיֹאכַל֙yo.KhalH398of the holy thingsהַקֳּדָשִׁ֔יםha.ko.da.ShimH6944,unlessאִם־'im-H518he washרָחַ֥ץra.ChatzH7364his fleshבְּשָׂר֖וֹbe.sa.RoH1320with waterבַּמָּֽיִם׃ba.Ma.yimH4325.

7And when the sunהַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121is downוּבָ֥אu.Va'H935,he shall be cleanוְטָהֵ֑רve.ta.HerH2891,and shall afterwardוְאַחַר֙ve.'a.CharH310eatיֹאכַ֣לyo.KhalH398of the holy thingsהַקֳּדָשִׁ֔יםha.ko.da.ShimH6944; because it ishis foodלַחְמ֖וֹlach.MoH3899.

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