New American Standard Bible 1995

Leviticus 14:3-9

3and the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548shall goוְיָצָא֙ve.ya.Tza'H3318out to the outsideמִח֖וּץ מִן־mi.Chutz min-H4480 H2351of the campלַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הla.ma.cha.NehH4264.Thus the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548shall lookוְרָאָה֙ve.ra.'AhH7200,and ifוְהִנֵּ֛הve.hi.NehH2009theinfectionנֶֽגַע־ne.ga'-H5061of leprosyהַצָּרַ֖עַתha.tza.Ra.'atH6883has been healedנִרְפָּ֥אnir.Pa'H7495in the leperהַצָּרֽוּעַ׃ha.tza.Ru.a'H6879,

4then the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548shall giveH6680ordersH6680to takeוְלָקַ֧חve.la.KachH3947twoשְׁתֵּֽי־she.tei-H8147liveחַיּ֖וֹתchai.YotH2416cleanטְהֹר֑וֹתte.ho.RotH2889birdsצִפֳּרִ֥יםtzi.po.RimH6833andcedarאֶ֔רֶז'E.rezH730woodוְעֵ֣ץve.'EtzH6086and ascarletוּשְׁנִ֥יu.she.NiH8144stringH8439and hyssopוְאֵזֹֽב׃ve.'e.ZoH231for the one who is to be cleansedלַמִּטַּהֵ֛רla.mi.ta.HerH2891.

5The priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548shall also giveH6680ordersH6680to slayוְשָׁחַ֖טve.sha.ChatH7819the oneהָאֶחָ֑תha.'e.ChatH259birdהַצִּפּ֣וֹרha.tzi.PorH6833in an earthenwareחֶ֖רֶשׂChe.resH2789vesselכְּלִי־ke.li-H3627overעַל־'al-H5921runningחַיִּֽים׃chai.YimH2416waterמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325.

6As forthe liveהַֽחַיָּה֙ha.chai.YahH2416birdהַצִּפֹּ֤רha.tzi.PorH6833,he shall takeיִקַּ֣חyi.KachH3947it together withthe cedarהָאֶ֛רֶזha.'E.rezH730woodעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086and thescarletשְׁנִ֥יshe.NiH8144stringH8439and thehyssopהָאֵזֹ֑בha.'e.ZoH231,and shall dipוְטָבַ֨לve.ta.ValH2881them and the liveהַֽחַיָּ֗הha.chai.YahH2416birdהַצִּפֹּ֣רha.tzi.PorH6833in the bloodבְּדַם֙be.DamH1818of the birdהַצִּפֹּ֣רha.tzi.PorH6833that was slainהַשְּׁחֻטָ֔הha.she.chu.TahH7819overעַ֖ל'alH5921therunningהַֽחַיִּֽים׃Ha.chai.YimH2416waterהַמַּ֥יִםha.Ma.yimH4325.

7He shall then sprinkleוְהִזָּ֗הve.hi.ZahH5137sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651timesפְּעָמִ֑יםpe.'a.MimH6471the one who is to be cleansedH2891from the leprosyהַצָּרַ֖עַתha.tza.Ra.'atH6883and shall pronounceH2891him cleanH2891,and shall let the liveהַֽחַיָּ֖הha.chai.YahH2416birdהַצִּפֹּ֥רha.tzi.PorH6833goוְשִׁלַּ֛חve.shi.LachH7971freeH7971overH5921the openפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440fieldהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704.

8The one to be cleansedהַמִּטַּהֵ֨רha.mi.ta.HerH2891shall then washוְכִבֶּס֩ve.khi.BesH3526his clothesבְּגָדָ֜יוbe.ga.DavH899and shaveוְגִלַּ֣חve.gi.LachH1548offH1548allכָּל־kol-H3605his hairשְׂעָר֗וֹse.'a.RoH8181and batheוְרָחַ֤ץve.ra.ChatzH7364in waterבַּמַּ֙יִם֙ba.Ma.yimH4325andbe cleanוְטָהֵ֔רve.ta.HerH2891.Now afterwardוְאַחַ֖רve.'a.CharH310,he may enterיָב֣וֹאya.Vo'H935the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הha.ma.cha.NehH4264, but heshall stayוְיָשַׁ֛בve.ya.ShavH3427outsideמִח֥וּץmi.ChutzH4480 H2351his tentלְאָהֳל֖וֹle.'o.ho.LoH168for sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117.

9It will be on the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֜יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַיּ֨וֹםvai.YomH3117that he shall shaveH1548offH1548allכָּל־kol-H3605his hairשְׂעָר֗וֹse.'a.RoH8181:he shall shaveH1548his headרֹאשׁ֤וֹro.ShoH7218and his beardזְקָנוֹ֙ze.ka.NoH2206and his eyebrowsגַּבֹּ֣ת עֵינָ֔יוga.Bot 'ei.NavH5869 H1354,even allכָּל־kol-H3605his hairשְׂעָר֖וֹse.'a.RoH8181.He shall then washוְכִבֶּ֣סve.khi.BesH3526his clothesבְּגָדָ֗יוbe.ga.DavH899and batheוְרָחַ֧ץve.ra.ChatzH7364hisbodyבְּשָׂר֛וֹbe.sa.RoH1320in waterבַּמַּ֖יִםba.Ma.yimH4325andbe cleanוְטָהֵֽר׃ve.ta.HerH2891.

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