New American Standard Bible 1995

Leviticus 22:2-8

2“Tellדַּבֵּ֨רda.BerH1696Aaronאַהֲרֹ֜ן'a.ha.RonH175and his sonsבָּנָ֗יוba.NavH1121to be carefulוְיִנָּֽזְרוּ֙ve.yi.na.ze.RuH5144with the holyמִקָּדְשֵׁ֣יmi.ka.de.SheiH6944giftsof the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834they dedicateמַקְדִּשִׁ֛יםmak.di.ShimH6942to Me, so as not to profaneיְחַלְּל֖וּye.cha.le.LuH2490My holyקָדְשִׁ֑יkod.shiH6944nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034;I am the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

3Sayאֱמֹ֣ר'e.MorH559to them, ‘If anyכָּל־kol-H3605manאִ֣ישׁ׀'ishH376amongH4480allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605yourdescendantsזַרְעֲכֶ֗םzar.'a.KhemH2233throughout your generationsלְדֹרֹ֨תֵיכֶ֜םle.do.Ro.tei.KhemH1755approachesיִקְרַ֣בyik.RavH7126the holyהַקֳּדָשִׁים֙ha.ko.da.ShimH6944giftswhichH834the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478dedicateיַקְדִּ֤ישׁוּyak.Di.shuH6942to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,while he has an uncleannessוְטֻמְאָת֖וֹve.tum.'a.ToH2932,that personהַנֶּ֧פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315shall be cutוְנִכְרְתָ֞הve.nikh.re.TahH3772offH3772from beforeמִלְּפָנַ֖יmi.le.fa.NaiH4480 H6440Me; I am the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

4Noאִ֣ישׁ לֹ֣א'ish lo'H376 H3808manאִ֞ישׁ'ishH376of thedescendantsמִזֶּ֣רַעmi.Ze.ra'H2233of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֗ן'a.ha.RonH175,whoוְה֤וּאve.Hu'H1931is a leperצָר֙וּעַ֙tza.Ru.a'H6879orא֣וֹ'oH176who has a dischargeזָ֔בZavH2100,may eatיֹאכַ֔לyo.KhalH398of the holyבַּקֳּדָשִׁים֙ba.ko.da.ShimH6944giftsuntilעַ֖ד'adH5704 H834he is cleanיִטְהָ֑רyit.HarH2891.And if one touchesוְהַנֹּגֵ֙עַ֙ve.ha.no.Ge.a'H5060anythingבְּכָל־be.kholH3605made uncleanטְמֵא־te.me'-H2931by a corpseנֶ֔פֶשׁNe.feshH5315orא֣וֹ'oH176ifa manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376hasתֵּצֵ֥אte.Tze'H3318a seminalזָֽרַע׃Za.ra'H7902 H2233emissionH7902,

5orאוֹ־'ov-H176if a manאִישׁ֙'ishH376touchesיִגַּ֔עyi.Ga'H5060anyבְּכָל־be.kholH3605teemingH8318thingsשֶׁ֖רֶץShe.retzH8318by whichH834he is madeH2930uncleanיִטְמָא־yit.ma'-H2930,orא֤וֹ'oH176anyH120manH120by whomH834he is madeH2930uncleanיִטְמָא־yit.ma'-H2930,whateverלְכֹ֖לle.KholH3605his uncleannessטֻמְאָתֽוֹ׃tum.'a.ToH2932;

6apersonנֶ֚פֶשׁNe.feshH5315whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834touchesתִּגַּע־ti.ga'-H5060any such shall be uncleanוְטָמְאָ֖הve.ta.me.'AhH2930untilעַד־'ad-H5704eveningהָעָ֑רֶבha.'A.revH6153,and shall not eatיֹאכַל֙yo.KhalH398of the holyהַקֳּדָשִׁ֔יםha.ko.da.ShimH6944giftsunlessכִּ֛י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518he has bathedרָחַ֥ץra.ChatzH7364hisbodyבְּשָׂר֖וֹbe.sa.RoH1320in waterבַּמָּֽיִם׃ba.Ma.yimH4325.

7But when the sunהַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121setsוּבָ֥אu.Va'H935,he will be cleanוְטָהֵ֑רve.ta.HerH2891,and afterwardוְאַחַר֙ve.'a.CharH310he shall eatיֹאכַ֣לyo.KhalH398of the holyהַקֳּדָשִׁ֔יםha.ko.da.ShimH6944gifts, for it is hisfoodלַחְמ֖וֹlach.MoH3899.

8He shall not eatיֹאכַ֖לyo.KhalH398an animalwhichH5038diesH5038or is tornוּטְרֵפָ֛הu.te.re.FahH2966by beasts,becomingלְטָמְאָה־le.ta.me.'ah-H2930uncleanH2930by it; I am the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

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