New American Standard Bible 1995

Numbers 19:17-21

17Then for the uncleanלַטָּמֵ֔אla.ta.Me'H2931personthey shall takeוְלָֽקְחוּ֙ve.la.ke.ChuH3947someH4480of theashesמֵעֲפַ֖רme.'a.FarH6083of theburntשְׂרֵפַ֣תse.re.FatH8316purificationH2403from sinהַֽחַטָּ֑אתha.cha.TatH2403andflowingחַיִּ֖יםchai.YimH2416waterמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325shall beaddedוְנָתַ֥ןve.na.TanH5414to them in a vesselכֶּֽלִי׃Ke.liH3627.

18A cleanטָהוֹר֒ta.hOrH2889personאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376shall takeוְלָקַ֨חve.la.KachH3947hyssopאֵז֜וֹב'e.ZovH231and dipוְטָבַ֣לve.ta.ValH2881itin the waterבַּמַּיִם֮ba.ma.YimH4325,and sprinkleוְהִזָּ֤הve.hi.ZahH5137iton the tentהָאֹ֙הֶל֙ha.'O.helH168and on allכָּל־kol-H3605the furnishingsהַכֵּלִ֔יםha.ke.LimH3627and on the personsהַנְּפָשׁ֖וֹתha.ne.fa.ShotH5315whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834were thereשָׁ֑םShamH8033,and on the one who touchedהַנֹּגֵ֗עַha.no.Ge.a'H5060the boneבַּעֶ֙צֶם֙ba.'E.tzemH6106orא֣וֹ'oH176the oneבֶֽחָלָ֔לve.cha.LalH2491slainH2491orא֥וֹ'oH176the one dyingבַמֵּ֖תva.MetH4191naturallyorא֥וֹ'oH176the graveבַקָּֽבֶר׃va.Ka.verH6913.

19Then the cleanהַטָּהֹר֙ha.ta.HorH2889personshall sprinkleוְהִזָּ֤הve.hi.ZahH5137on the uncleanהַטָּמֵ֔אha.ta.Me'H2931on the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֖יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117and on the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֑יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוּבַיּ֣וֹםu.vai.YomH3117;and on the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117he shall purifyH2398him from uncleannessH2398,and he shall washוְכִבֶּ֧סve.khi.BesH3526his clothesבְּגָדָ֛יוbe.ga.DavH899and batheוְרָחַ֥ץve.ra.ChatzH7364himselfin waterבַּמַּ֖יִםba.Ma.yimH4325and shall be cleanוְטָהֵ֥רve.ta.HerH2891by eveningבָּעָֽרֶב׃ba.'A.revH6153.

20‘But the manוְאִ֤ישׁve.'IshH376whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834is uncleanיִטְמָא֙yit.Ma'H2930and does not purifyיִתְחַטָּ֔אyit.cha.Ta'H2398himself from uncleannessH2398,that personהַנֶּ֥פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315shall be cutוְנִכְרְתָ֛הve.nikh.re.TahH3772offH3772from the midstמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of the assemblyהַקָּהָ֑לha.ka.HalH6951,becauseכִּי֩kiH3588he hasdefiledטִמֵּ֗אti.Me'H2930the sanctuaryמִקְדַּ֨שׁmik.DashH4720of the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068;the waterמֵ֥יmeiH4325for impurityנִדָּ֛הni.DahH5079has not been sprinkledזֹרַ֥קzo.RakH2236on him, he is uncleanטָמֵ֥אta.Me'H2931.

21So it shall be a perpetualעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769statuteלְחֻקַּ֣תle.chu.KatH2708for them. And hewho sprinklesוּמַזֵּ֤הu.ma.ZehH5137the waterמֵֽי־mei-H4325for impurityהַנִּדָּה֙ha.ni.DahH5079shall washיְכַבֵּ֣סye.kha.BesH3526his clothesבְּגָדָ֔יוbe.ga.DavH899,and he who touchesוְהַנֹּגֵ֙עַ֙ve.ha.no.Ge.a'H5060the waterבְּמֵ֣יbe.MeiH4325for impurityהַנִּדָּ֔הha.ni.DahH5079shall be uncleanיִטְמָ֖אyit.Ma'H2930untilעַד־'ad-H5704eveningהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153.

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