New American Standard Bible 1995

Leviticus 15:2-13

2“Speakדַּבְּרוּ֙da.be.RuH1696to the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and sayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖םva.'a.mar.TemH559to them, ‘Whenכִּ֤יkiH3588anyאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376manאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376hasיִהְיֶה֙yih.YehH1961a dischargeזָ֣בzavH2100from hisbodyמִבְּשָׂר֔וֹmi.be.sa.RoH1320,his dischargeזוֹב֖וֹzo.VoH2101is uncleanטָמֵ֥אta.Me'H2931.

3ThisH2088,moreover, shall be his uncleannessטֻמְאָת֖וֹtum.'a.ToH2932in his dischargeבְּזוֹב֑וֹbe.zo.VoH2101:it is his uncleannessטֻמְאָת֖וֹtum.'a.ToH2932whether his bodyבְּשָׂר֞וֹbe.sa.RoH1320allows its dischargeזוֹב֗וֹzo.VoH2101to flowH7388orאֽוֹ־'ov-H176whether his bodyבְּשָׂרוֹ֙be.sa.RoH1320obstructsהֶחְתִּ֤יםhech.TimH2856its dischargeמִזּוֹב֔וֹmi.zo.VoH2101.

4Everyכָּל־kol-H3605bedהַמִּשְׁכָּ֗בha.mish.KavH4904on whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the personH376with the dischargeהַזָּ֖בha.ZavH2100liesיִשְׁכַּ֥בyish.KavH7901becomesH2930uncleanיִטְמָ֑אyit.Ma'H2930,and everythingוְכָֽל־ הַכְּלִ֛יve.khol ha.ke.LiH3605 H3627on whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he sitsיֵשֵׁ֥בye.ShevH3427becomesH2930uncleanיִטְמָֽא׃yit.Ma'H2930.

5Anyoneוְאִ֕ישׁve.'IshH376,moreover, whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834touchesיִגַּ֖עyi.Ga'H5060his bedבְּמִשְׁכָּב֑וֹbe.mish.ka.VoH4904shall washיְכַבֵּ֧סye.kha.BesH3526his clothesבְּגָדָ֛יוbe.ga.DavH899and batheוְרָחַ֥ץve.ra.ChatzH7364in waterבַּמַּ֖יִםba.Ma.yimH4325and be uncleanוְטָמֵ֥אve.ta.Me'H2930untilעַד־'ad-H5704eveningהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153;

6and whoever sitsוְהַיֹּשֵׁב֙ve.hai.yo.ShevH3427on the thingהַכְּלִ֔יha.ke.LiH3627on whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the man with the dischargeהַזָּ֑בha.ZavH2100has been sittingיֵשֵׁ֥בye.ShevH3427,shall washיְכַבֵּ֧סye.kha.BesH3526his clothesבְּגָדָ֛יוbe.ga.DavH899and batheוְרָחַ֥ץve.ra.ChatzH7364in waterבַּמַּ֖יִםba.Ma.yimH4325and be uncleanוְטָמֵ֥אve.ta.Me'H2930untilעַד־'ad-H5704eveningהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153.

7Also whoever touchesוְהַנֹּגֵ֖עַve.ha.no.Ge.a'H5060thepersonבִּבְשַׂ֣רbiv.SarH1320with the dischargeהַזָּ֑בha.ZavH2100shall washיְכַבֵּ֧סye.kha.BesH3526his clothesבְּגָדָ֛יוbe.ga.DavH899and batheוְרָחַ֥ץve.ra.ChatzH7364in waterבַּמַּ֖יִםba.Ma.yimH4325and be uncleanוְטָמֵ֥אve.ta.Me'H2930untilעַד־'ad-H5704eveningהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153.

8Or ifוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588the man with the dischargeהַזָּ֖בha.ZavH2100spitsיָרֹ֛קya.RokH7556on one whoH2889is cleanH2889,he too shall washוְכִבֶּ֧סve.khi.BesH3526his clothesבְּגָדָ֛יוbe.ga.DavH899and batheוְרָחַ֥ץve.ra.ChatzH7364in waterבַּמַּ֖יִםba.Ma.yimH4325and be uncleanוְטָמֵ֥אve.ta.Me'H2930untilעַד־'ad-H5704eveningהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153.

9Everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605saddleהַמֶּרְכָּ֗בha.mer.KavH4817on whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the person with the dischargeהַזָּ֖בha.ZavH2100ridesיִרְכַּ֥בyir.KavH7392becomesH2930uncleanיִטְמָֽא׃yit.Ma'H2930.

10Whoeverוְכָל־ve.kholH3605then touchesהַנֹּגֵ֗עַha.no.Ge.a'H5060anyבְּכֹל֙be.KholH3605of the things whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834were underתַחְתָּ֔יוtach.TavH8478him shall be uncleanיִטְמָ֖אyit.Ma'H2930untilעַד־'ad-H5704eveningהָעָ֑רֶבha.'A.revH6153,and he who carriesוְהַנּוֹשֵׂ֣אve.ha.no.Se'H5375them shall washיְכַבֵּ֧סye.kha.BesH3526his clothesבְּגָדָ֛יוbe.ga.DavH899and batheוְרָחַ֥ץve.ra.ChatzH7364in waterבַּמַּ֖יִםba.Ma.yimH4325and be uncleanוְטָמֵ֥אve.ta.Me'H2930untilעַד־'ad-H5704eveningהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153.

11Likewise, whomeverוְכֹ֨ל אֲשֶׁ֤רve.Khol 'a.SherH3605 H834the one with the dischargeהַזָּ֔בha.ZavH2100touchesיִגַּע־yi.ga'-H5060withoutלֹא־lo'-H3808having rinsedשָׁטַ֣ףsha.TafH7857his handsוְיָדָ֖יוve.ya.DavH3027in waterבַּמָּ֑יִםba.Ma.yimH4325shall washוְכִבֶּ֧סve.khi.BesH3526his clothesבְּגָדָ֛יוbe.ga.DavH899and batheוְרָחַ֥ץve.ra.ChatzH7364in waterבַּמַּ֖יִםba.Ma.yimH4325and be uncleanוְטָמֵ֥אve.ta.Me'H2930untilעַד־'ad-H5704eveningהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153.

12However, anearthenwareחֶ֛רֶשׂChe.resH2789vesselוּכְלִי־u.khe.li-H3627whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the person with the dischargeהַזָּ֖בha.ZavH2100touchesיִגַּע־yi.ga'-H5060shall be brokenיִשָּׁבֵ֑רyi.sha.VerH7665,and everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605woodenעֵ֔ץ'EtzH6086vesselכְּלִי־ke.li-H3627shall be rinsedיִשָּׁטֵ֖ףyi.sha.TefH7857in waterבַּמָּֽיִם׃ba.Ma.yimH4325.

13‘Now whenוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588the man with the dischargeהַזָּב֙ha.ZavH2100becomesH2891cleansedH2891from his dischargeמִזּוֹב֔וֹmi.zo.VoH2101, then heshall countוְסָ֨פַרve.Sa.farH5608off for himself sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֛יםya.MimH3117for his cleansingלְטָהֳרָת֖וֹle.to.ho.ra.ToH2893;he shall then washוְכִבֶּ֣סve.khi.BesH3526his clothesבְּגָדָ֑יוbe.ga.DavH899and batheוְרָחַ֧ץve.ra.ChatzH7364his bodyבְּשָׂר֛וֹbe.sa.RoH1320inrunningחַיִּ֖יםchai.YimH2416waterבְּמַ֥יִםbe.Ma.yimH4325and will becomeH2891cleanH2891.

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