New American Standard Bible 1995

Leviticus 14:46-57

46Moreover, whoever goesוְהַבָּא֙ve.ha.Ba'H935into the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004duringכָּל־kol-H3605the timeיְמֵ֖יye.MeiH3117that he hasquarantinedהִסְגִּ֣ירhis.GirH5462it, becomesH2930uncleanיִטְמָ֖אyit.Ma'H2930untilעַד־'ad-H5704eveningהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153.

47Likewise, whoever liesH7901downוְהַשֹּׁכֵ֣בve.ha.sho.KhevH7901in the houseבַּבַּ֔יִתba.Ba.yitH1004shall washיְכַבֵּ֖סye.kha.BesH3526his clothesבְּגָדָ֑יוbe.ga.DavH899,and whoever eatsוְהָאֹכֵ֣לve.ha.'o.KhelH398in the houseבַּבַּ֔יִתba.Ba.yitH1004shall washיְכַבֵּ֖סye.kha.BesH3526his clothesבְּגָדָֽיו׃be.ga.DavH899.

48“Ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518,on the other hand, the priestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548comesH935in andmakesH7200an inspectionH7200and the markהַנֶּ֙גַע֙ha.Ne.ga'H5061has not indeedוְ֠הִנֵּהVe.hi.nehH2009spreadפָשָׂ֤הfa.SahH6581in the houseבַּבַּ֔יִתba.Ba.yitH1004afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310the houseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004has been replasteredהִטֹּ֣חַhi.To.achH2902,then the priestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548shall pronounceH2891the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004cleanH2891becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588the markהַנָּֽגַע׃ha.Na.ga'H5061hasnot reappearedנִרְפָּ֖אnir.Pa'H7495.

49To cleanseלְחַטֵּ֥אle.cha.Te'H2398the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004then, he shall takeוְלָקַ֛חve.la.KachH3947twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147birdsצִפֳּרִ֑יםtzi.po.RimH6833and cedarאֶ֔רֶז'E.rezH730woodוְעֵ֣ץve.'EtzH6086and ascarletוּשְׁנִ֥יu.she.NiH8144stringH8439and hyssopוְאֵזֹֽב׃ve.'e.ZoH231,

50and he shall slaughterוְשָׁחַ֖טve.sha.ChatH7819the oneהָאֶחָ֑תha.'e.ChatH259birdהַצִּפֹּ֣רha.tzi.PorH6833in an earthenwareחֶ֖רֶשׂChe.resH2789vesselכְּלִי־ke.li-H3627overעַל־'al-H5921runningחַיִּֽים׃chai.YimH2416waterמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325.

51Then he shall takeוְלָקַ֣חve.la.KachH3947the cedarהָ֠אֶרֶזHa.'e.rezH730woodעֵֽץ־'etz-H6086and thehyssopהָ֨אֵזֹ֜בha.'e.ZoH231and thescarletשְׁנִ֣יshe.NiH8144stringH8439,with the liveהַֽחַיָּה֒ha.chai.YahH2416birdהַצִּפֹּ֣רha.tzi.PorH6833,and dipוְטָבַ֣לve.ta.ValH2881them in the bloodבְּדַם֙be.DamH1818of the slainהַשְּׁחוּטָ֔הha.she.chu.TahH7819birdהַצִּפֹּ֣רha.tzi.PorH6833as well as in therunningהַֽחַיִּ֑יםha.chai.YimH2416waterוּבַמַּ֖יִםu.va.Ma.yimH4325,and sprinkleוְהִזָּ֥הve.hi.ZahH5137the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651timesפְּעָמִֽים׃pe.'a.MimH6471.

52He shall thus cleanseוְחִטֵּ֣אve.chi.Te'H2398the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004with the bloodבְּדַם֙be.DamH1818of the birdהַצִּפּ֔וֹרha.tzi.PorH6833and with therunningהַֽחַיִּ֑יםha.chai.YimH2416waterוּבַמַּ֖יִםu.va.Ma.yimH4325,along with the liveהַחַיָּ֗הha.chai.YahH2416birdוּבַצִּפֹּ֣רu.vatz.tzi.PorH6833and with the cedarהָאֶ֛רֶזha.'E.rezH730woodוּבְעֵ֥ץu.ve.'EtzH6086and with the hyssopוּבָאֵזֹ֖בu.va.'e.ZoH231and with thescarletוּבִשְׁנִ֥יu.vish.NiH8144stringH8439.

53However, he shall let the liveהַֽחַיָּ֛הha.chai.YahH2416birdהַצִּפֹּ֧רha.tzi.PorH6833goוְשִׁלַּ֞חve.shi.LachH7971freeH7971outsideמִח֥וּץmi.ChutzH413 H4480 H2351the cityלָעִ֖ירla.'IrH5892into the openפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704.So he shall makeוְכִפֶּ֥רve.khi.PerH3722atonementH3722for the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,and it will be cleanוְטָהֵֽר׃ve.ta.HerH2891.”

54ThisH2088is the lawהַתּוֹרָ֑הha.to.RahH8451for anyלְכָל־le.kholH3605markנֶ֥גַעNe.ga'H5061of leprosyהַצָּרַ֖עַתha.tza.Ra.'atH6883--even for ascaleוְלַנָּֽתֶק׃ve.la.Na.tekH5424,

55and for theleprousוּלְצָרַ֥עַתu.le.tza.Ra.'atH6883garmentהַבֶּ֖גֶדha.Be.gedH899or houseוְלַבָּֽיִת׃ve.la.Ba.yitH1004,

56andfor a swellingוְלַשְׂאֵ֥תve.las.'EtH7613,and for a scabוְלַסַּפַּ֖חַתve.las.sa.Pa.chatH5597,and for a brightוְלַבֶּהָֽרֶת׃ve.la.be.Ha.retH934spotH934--

57to teachלְהוֹרֹ֕תle.ho.RotH3384whenבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117they are uncleanהַטָּמֵ֖אha.ta.Me'H2931andwhenוּבְי֣וֹםu.ve.YomH3117they are cleanהַטָּהֹ֑רha.ta.HorH2889.ThisH2088is the lawתּוֹרַ֖תto.RatH8451of leprosyהַצָּרָֽעַת׃ סha.tza.Ra.'atH6883.

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