New American Standard Bible 1995

Numbers 19:2-9

2“ThisH2088is the statuteחֻקַּ֣תchu.KatH2708of the lawהַתּוֹרָ֔הha.to.RahH8451whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, ‘Speakדַּבֵּ֣ר׀da.BerH1696to the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478that they bringוְיִקְח֣וּve.yik.ChuH3947you anunblemishedתְּמִימָ֗הte.mi.MahH8549redאֲדֻמָּ֜ה'a.du.MahH122heiferH6499in whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834is noאֵֽין־'ein-H369defectH4140andon whichאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834a yokeעֹֽל׃'OlH5923has neverלֹא־lo'-H3808been placedעָלָ֥ה'a.LahH5927.

3You shall giveוּנְתַתֶּ֣םu.ne.ta.TemH5414it toEleazarאֶלְעָזָ֖ר'el.'a.ZarH499the priestהַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.HenH3548, and it shallbe broughtוְהוֹצִ֤יאve.ho.Tzi'H3318outsideמִח֣וּץmi.ChutzH413 H4480 H2351the campלַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הla.ma.cha.NehH4264and be slaughteredוְשָׁחַ֥טve.sha.ChatH7819in his presenceלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440.

4Next Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֧ר'el.'a.ZarH499the priestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.HenH3548shall takeוְלָקַ֞חve.la.KachH3947someH4480of its bloodמִדָּמָ֖הּmi.da.MahH1818with his fingerבְּאֶצְבָּע֑וֹbe.'etz.ba.'OH676andsprinkleוְהִזָּ֞הve.hi.ZahH5137someH4480of its bloodמִדָּמָ֖הּmi.da.MahH1818towardאֶל־'el-H413the frontפְּנֵ֧יpe.NeiH6440of the tentאֹֽהֶל־'o.hel-H168of meetingמוֹעֵ֛דmo.'EdH4150sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651timesפְּעָמִֽים׃pe.'a.MimH6471.

5Then the heiferH6499shall be burnedוְשָׂרַ֥ףve.sa.RafH8313in his sightלְעֵינָ֑יוle.'ei.NavH5869;its hideעֹרָ֤הּ'o.RahH5785and its fleshבְּשָׂרָהּ֙be.sa.RahH1320and its bloodדָּמָ֔הּda.MahH1818,with its refuseפִּרְשָׁ֖הּpir.ShahH6569,shall be burnedיִשְׂרֹֽף׃yis.RofH8313.

6The priestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548shall takeוְלָקַ֣חve.la.KachH3947cedarאֶ֛רֶז'E.rezH730woodעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086and hyssopוְאֵז֖וֹבve.'e.ZovH231and scarletוּשְׁנִ֣יu.she.NiH8144materialand castוְהִשְׁלִ֕יךְve.hish.LikhH7993it into the midstתּ֖וֹךְTokhH8432of theburningשְׂרֵפַ֥תse.re.FatH8316heiferH6499.

7The priestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548shall then washוְכִבֶּ֨סve.khi.BesH3526his clothesבְּגָדָ֜יוbe.ga.DavH899and batheוְרָחַ֤ץve.ra.ChatzH7364hisbodyבְּשָׂרוֹ֙be.sa.RoH1320in waterבַּמַּ֔יִםba.Ma.yimH4325,and afterwardוְאַחַ֖רve.'a.CharH310comeיָב֣וֹאya.Vo'H935into the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הha.ma.cha.NehH4264,but the priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548shall be uncleanוְטָמֵ֥אve.ta.Me'H2930untilעַד־'ad-H5704eveningהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153.

8The one who burnsוְהַשֹּׂרֵ֣ףve.ha.so.RefH8313it shall also washיְכַבֵּ֤סye.kha.BesH3526his clothesבְּגָדָיו֙be.ga.DavH899in waterבַּמַּ֔יִםba.Ma.yimH4325and batheוְרָחַ֥ץve.ra.ChatzH7364hisbodyבְּשָׂר֖וֹbe.sa.RoH1320in waterבַּמָּ֑יִםba.Ma.yimH4325,and shall be uncleanוְטָמֵ֖אve.ta.Me'H2930untilעַד־'ad-H5704eveningהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153.

9Now a manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376who is cleanטָה֗וֹרta.HorH2889shall gatherוְאָסַ֣ף׀ve.'a.SafH622up the ashesאֵ֣פֶר'E.ferH665of the heiferH6499and depositוְהִנִּ֛יחַve.hi.Ni.achH5117them outsideמִח֥וּץmi.ChutzH4480 H2351the campלַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הla.ma.cha.NehH4264in a cleanטָה֑וֹרta.HorH2889placeבְּמָק֣וֹםbe.ma.KomH4725, andthe congregationלַעֲדַ֨תla.'a.DatH5712of the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֧לYis.ra.'ElH3478shall keepלְמִשְׁמֶ֛רֶתle.mish.Me.retH4931it aswaterלְמֵ֥יle.MeiH4325to remove impurityנִדָּ֖הni.DahH5079; it ispurificationH2403from sinחַטָּ֥אתcha.TatH2403.

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