Revised Literal Translation

Leviticus 11:31-38

31These areuncleanהַטְּמֵאִ֥יםha.te.me.'ImH2931to you among all that creepהַשָּׁ֑רֶץha.Sha.retzH8318:whosoever doth touchהַנֹּגֵ֧עַha.no.Ge.a'H5060them, when they be deadבְּמֹתָ֖םbe.mo.TamH4194,shall be uncleanיִטְמָ֥אyit.Ma'H2930until the evenהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153.

32And upon whatsoever anyof them, when they are deadבְּמֹתָ֜םbe.mo.TamH4194,doth fallיִפֹּל־yi.pol-H5307,it shall be uncleanיִטְמָ֗אyit.Ma'H2930; whether it beany vesselכְּלִי־ke.li-H3627of woodעֵץ֙'etzH6086,or raimentבֶ֤גֶדVe.gedH899,or skinעוֹר֙'OrH5785,or sackשָׂ֔קSakH8242,whatsoever vesselכְּלִ֕יke.LiH3627it be, wherein anyworkמְלָאכָ֖הme.la.KhahH4399is doneיֵעָשֶׂ֥הye.'a.SehH6213,it must be putיוּבָ֛אyu.Va'H935into waterבַּמַּ֧יִםba.Ma.yimH4325,and it shall be uncleanוְטָמֵ֥אve.ta.Me'H2930until the evenהָעֶ֖רֶבha.'E.revH6153;so it shall be cleansedוְטָהֵֽר׃ve.ta.HerH2891.

33And every earthenחֶ֔רֶשׂChe.resH2789vesselכְּלִי־ke.li-H3627, whereinto anyof them fallethיִפֹּ֥לyi.PolH8432 H5307, whatsoever isin it shall be uncleanיִטְמָ֖אyit.Ma'H2930;and ye shall breakתִשְׁבֹּֽרוּ׃tish.Bo.ruH7665it.

34Of all meatהָאֹ֜כֶלha.'O.khelH400which may be eatenיֵאָכֵ֗לye.'a.KhelH398, that on which suchwaterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325comethיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935shall be uncleanיִטְמָ֑אyit.Ma'H2930:and all drinkמַשְׁקֶה֙mash.KehH4945that may be drunkיִשָּׁתֶ֔הyi.sha.TehH8354in every suchvesselכְּלִ֖יke.LiH3627shall be uncleanיִטְמָֽא׃yit.Ma'H2930.

35And every thing whereupon any partof their carcaseמִנִּבְלָתָ֥ם׀mi.niv.la.TamH5038fallethיִפֹּ֨לyi.PolH5307shall be uncleanיִטְמָא֒yit.Ma'H2930; whether it beovenתַּנּ֧וּרta.NurH8574,or rangesוְכִירַ֛יִםve.khi.Ra.yimH3600for pots, they shall be broken downיֻתָּ֖ץyu.TatzH5422: for they areuncleanטְמֵאִ֣יםte.me.'ImH2931,and shall be uncleanוּטְמֵאִ֖יםu.te.me.'ImH2931unto you.

36Nevertheless a fountainמַעְיָ֥ןma'.YanH4599or pitוּב֛וֹרu.VorH953, wherein there isplentyמִקְוֵה־mik.veh-H4723of waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325,shall be cleanטָה֑וֹרta.HorH2889:but that which touchethוְנֹגֵ֥עַve.no.Ge.a'H5060their carcaseבְּנִבְלָתָ֖םbe.niv.la.TamH5038shall be uncleanיִטְמָֽא׃yit.Ma'H2930.

37And if any partof their carcaseמִנִּבְלָתָ֔םmi.niv.la.TamH5038fallיִפֹּל֙yi.PolH5307upon any sowingזֵר֖וּעַze.Ru.a'H2221seedזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233which is to be sownיִזָּרֵ֑עַyi.za.Re.a'H2232, it shall becleanטָה֖וֹרta.HorH2889.

38But if anywaterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325be putיֻתַּן־yu.tan-H5414upon the seedזֶ֔רַעZe.ra'H2233, and any partof their carcaseמִנִּבְלָתָ֖םmi.niv.la.TamH5038fallוְנָפַ֥לve.na.FalH5307thereon, it shall beuncleanטָמֵ֥אta.Me'H2931unto you.

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