New American Standard Bible 1995

Numbers 6:9-12

9‘But ifוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588a man diesH4191veryבְּפֶ֣תַעbe.Fe.ta'H6621suddenlyפִּתְאֹ֔םpit.'OmH6597besideעָלָיו֙'a.LavH5921him and he defilesוְטִמֵּ֖אve.ti.Me'H2930his dedicatedנִזְר֑וֹniz.RoH5145headרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of hair, thenhe shall shaveוְגִלַּ֤חve.gi.LachH1548his headרֹאשׁוֹ֙ro.ShoH7218on the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117when he becomesH2893cleanH2893;he shall shaveיְגַלְּחֶֽנּוּ׃ye.gal.le.Che.nuH1548it on the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֖יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.

10Then on the eighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֗יha.she.mi.NiH8066dayוּבַיּ֣וֹםu.vai.YomH3117he shall bringיָבִא֙ya.Vi'H935twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147turtledovesתֹרִ֔יםto.RimH8449orא֥וֹ'oH176twoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147youngבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121pigeonsיוֹנָ֑הyo.NahH3123to the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,to the doorwayפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of the tentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

11The priestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548shall offerוְעָשָׂ֣הve.'a.SahH6213oneאֶחָ֤ד'e.ChadH259for a sinלְחַטָּאת֙le.cha.taTH2403offeringH2403and theotherוְאֶחָ֣דve.'e.ChadH259for a burntלְעֹלָ֔הle.'o.LahH5930offeringH5930,and makeוְכִפֶּ֣רve.khi.PerH3722atonementH3722for himconcerningמֵאֲשֶׁ֥רme.'a.SherH4480 H834his sinחָטָ֖אcha.Ta'H2398becauseH5921of the deadpersonהַנָּ֑פֶשׁha.Na.feshH5315.And that sameהַהֽוּא׃ha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117he shall consecrateוְקִדַּ֥שׁve.ki.DashH6942his headרֹאשׁ֖וֹro.ShoH7218,

12and shall dedicateוְהִזִּ֤ירve.hi.ZirH5144to the Lordלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068his daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117as aNaziriteנִזְר֔וֹniz.RoH5145,and shall bringוְהֵבִ֛יאve.he.Vi'H935a maleH3532lambכֶּ֥בֶשׂKe.vesH3532a yearשְׁנָת֖וֹshe.na.ToH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121for a guiltלְאָשָׁ֑םle.'a.ShamH817offeringH817;but the formerהָרִאשֹׁנִים֙ha.ri.sho.NimH7223daysוְהַיָּמִ֤יםve.hai.ya.MimH3117will be voidיִפְּל֔וּyi.pe.LuH5307becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588his separationנִזְרֽוֹ׃niz.RoH5145was defiledטָמֵ֖אta.Me'H2930.

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