New American Standard Bible 1995

Leviticus 11:31-40

31Theseאֵ֛לֶּה'E.lehH428are to you the uncleanהַטְּמֵאִ֥יםha.te.me.'ImH2931among allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the swarmingהַשָּׁ֑רֶץha.Sha.retzH8318thingsH8318;whoeverכָּל־kol-H3605touchesהַנֹּגֵ֧עַha.no.Ge.a'H5060them when they are deadבְּמֹתָ֖םbe.mo.TamH4194becomesH2930uncleanיִטְמָ֥אyit.Ma'H2930untilעַד־'ad-H5704eveningהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153.

32Also anythingוְכֹ֣לve.KholH3605on whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834one of them may fallיִפֹּל־yi.pol-H5307when they are deadבְּמֹתָ֜םbe.mo.TamH4194becomesH2930uncleanH2930,includingH4480anyמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605woodenעֵץ֙'etzH6086articleכְּלִי־ke.li-H3627,orא֣וֹ'oH176clothingבֶ֤גֶדVe.gedH899,orאוֹ־'ov-H176a skinעוֹר֙'OrH5785,orא֣וֹ'oH176a sackשָׂ֔קSakH8242--anyכָּל־kol-H3605articleכְּלִ֕יke.LiH3627of whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834useמְלָאכָ֖הme.la.KhahH4399is madeיֵעָשֶׂ֥הye.'a.SehH6213--it shall be putיוּבָ֛אyu.Va'H935in the waterבַּמַּ֧יִםba.Ma.yimH4325and be uncleanH2930untilעַד־'ad-H5704eveningהָעֶ֖רֶבha.'E.revH6153,then it becomesH2891cleanH2891.

33As for anyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605earthenwareחֶ֔רֶשׂChe.resH2789vesselכְּלִי־ke.li-H3627into whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834one of them may fallיִפֹּ֥לyi.PolH5307,whateverכֹּ֣ל אֲשֶׁ֧רkol 'a.SherH3605 H834is in it becomesH2930uncleanיִטְמָ֖אyit.Ma'H2930and you shall breakתִשְׁבֹּֽרוּ׃tish.Bo.ruH7665the vessel.

34Anyמִכָּל־mi.kolH4480 H3605of thefoodהָאֹ֜כֶלha.'O.khelH400whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834may be eatenיֵאָכֵ֗לye.'a.KhelH398,on whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325comesיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935,shall becomeH2930uncleanיִטְמָ֑אyit.Ma'H2930,and anyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605liquidמַשְׁקֶה֙mash.KehH4945whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834may be drunkיִשָּׁתֶ֔הyi.sha.TehH8354in everyבְּכָל־be.kholH3605vesselכְּלִ֖יke.LiH3627shall becomeH2930uncleanיִטְמָֽא׃yit.Ma'H2930.

35Everythingוְ֠כֹלVe.kholH3605,moreover, on whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834part of their carcassמִנִּבְלָתָ֥ם׀mi.niv.la.TamH5038may fallיִפֹּ֨לyi.PolH5307becomesH2930uncleanיִטְמָא֒yit.Ma'H2930;an ovenתַּנּ֧וּרta.NurH8574or astoveוְכִירַ֛יִםve.khi.Ra.yimH3600shall be smashedיֻתָּ֖ץyu.TatzH5422;they are uncleanטְמֵאִ֣יםte.me.'ImH2931and shall continueיִהְי֥וּyih.YuH1961as uncleanוּטְמֵאִ֖יםu.te.me.'ImH2931to you.

36Neverthelessאַ֣ךְ'akhH389a springמַעְיָ֥ןma'.YanH4599or a cisternוּב֛וֹרu.VorH953collectingמִקְוֵה־mik.veh-H4723waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325shall be cleanטָה֑וֹרta.HorH2889,though the one who touchesוְנֹגֵ֥עַve.no.Ge.a'H5060their carcassבְּנִבְלָתָ֖םbe.niv.la.TamH5038shall be uncleanיִטְמָֽא׃yit.Ma'H2930.

37Ifוְכִ֤יve.KhiH3588a part of their carcassמִנִּבְלָתָ֔םmi.niv.la.TamH5038fallsיִפֹּל֙yi.PolH5307on anyכָּל־kol-H3605seedזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233for sowingזֵר֖וּעַze.Ru.a'H2221whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834is to be sownיִזָּרֵ֑עַyi.za.Re.a'H2232,it is cleanטָה֖וֹרta.HorH2889.

38Though ifוְכִ֤יve.KhiH3588waterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325is putיֻתַּן־yu.tan-H5414on the seedזֶ֔רַעZe.ra'H2233and a part of their carcassמִנִּבְלָתָ֖םmi.niv.la.TamH5038fallsוְנָפַ֥לve.na.FalH5307on it, it is uncleanטָמֵ֥אta.Me'H2931to you.

39‘Also ifוְכִ֤יve.KhiH3588one of the animalsהַבְּהֵמָ֔הha.be.he.MahH929diesיָמוּת֙ya.MutH4191whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you have for foodלְאָכְלָ֑הle.'okh.LahH402,the one who touchesהַנֹּגֵ֥עַha.no.Ge.a'H5060its carcassבְּנִבְלָתָ֖הּbe.niv.la.TahH5038becomesH2930uncleanיִטְמָ֥אyit.Ma'H2930untilעַד־'ad-H5704eveningהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153.

40He too, who eatsוְהָֽאֹכֵל֙ve.ha.'o.KhelH398someH4480of its carcassמִנִּבְלָתָ֔הּmi.niv.la.TahH5038shall washיְכַבֵּ֥סye.kha.BesH3526his clothesבְּגָדָ֖יוbe.ga.DavH899and be uncleanוְטָמֵ֣אve.ta.Me'H2930untilעַד־'ad-H5704eveningהָעָ֑רֶבha.'A.revH6153,and the one who picksוְהַנֹּשֵׂא֙ve.ha.no.Se'H5375up its carcassנִבְלָתָ֔הּniv.la.TahH5038shall washיְכַבֵּ֥סye.kha.BesH3526his clothesבְּגָדָ֖יוbe.ga.DavH899and be uncleanוְטָמֵ֥אve.ta.Me'H2930untilעַד־'ad-H5704eveningהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153.

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