Revised Literal Translation

Leviticus 14:3-9

3And the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548shall go forthוְיָצָא֙ve.ya.Tza'H3318outמִח֖וּץmi.ChutzH2351of the campלַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הla.ma.cha.NehH4264;and the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548shall lookוְרָאָה֙ve.ra.'AhH7200, and, behold, ifthe plagueנֶֽגַע־ne.ga'-H5061of leprosyהַצָּרַ֖עַתha.tza.Ra.'atH6883be healedנִרְפָּ֥אnir.Pa'H7495in the leperהַצָּרֽוּעַ׃ha.tza.Ru.a'H6879;

4Then shall the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548commandוְצִוָּה֙ve.tzi.VahH6680to takeוְלָקַ֧חve.la.KachH3947for him that is to be cleansedלַמִּטַּהֵ֛רla.mi.ta.HerH2891twoשְׁתֵּֽי־she.tei-H8147birdsצִפֳּרִ֥יםtzi.po.RimH6833aliveחַיּ֖וֹתchai.YotH2416andcleanטְהֹר֑וֹתte.ho.RotH2889,and cedarאֶ֔רֶז'E.rezH730woodוְעֵ֣ץve.'EtzH6086,and scarletוּשְׁנִ֥י תוֹלַ֖עַתu.she.Ni to.La.'atH8438 H8144,and hyssopוְאֵזֹֽב׃ve.'e.ZoH231:

5And the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548shall commandוְצִוָּה֙ve.tzi.VahH6680that oneהָאֶחָ֑תha.'e.ChatH259of the birdsהַצִּפּ֣וֹרha.tzi.PorH6833be killedוְשָׁחַ֖טve.sha.ChatH7819in an earthenחֶ֖רֶשׂChe.resH2789vesselכְּלִי־ke.li-H3627over runningחַיִּֽים׃chai.YimH2416waterמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325:

6As for the livingהַֽחַיָּה֙ha.chai.YahH2416birdהַצִּפֹּ֤רha.tzi.PorH6833,he shall takeיִקַּ֣חyi.KachH3947it, and the cedarהָאֶ֛רֶזha.'E.rezH730woodעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086,and the scarletשְׁנִ֥י הַתּוֹלַ֖עַתshe.Ni ha.to.La.'atH8438 H8144,and the hyssopהָאֵזֹ֑בha.'e.ZoH231,and shall dipוְטָבַ֨לve.ta.ValH2881them and the livingהַֽחַיָּ֗הha.chai.YahH2416birdהַצִּפֹּ֣רha.tzi.PorH6833in the bloodבְּדַם֙be.DamH1818of the birdהַצִּפֹּ֣רha.tzi.PorH6833that waskilledהַשְּׁחֻטָ֔הha.she.chu.TahH7819over the runningהַֽחַיִּֽים׃Ha.chai.YimH2416waterהַמַּ֥יִםha.Ma.yimH4325:

7And he shall sprinkleוְהִזָּ֗הve.hi.ZahH5137upon him that is to be cleansedהַמִּטַּהֵ֛רha.mi.ta.HerH2891from the leprosyהַצָּרַ֖עַתha.tza.Ra.'atH6883sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651timesפְּעָמִ֑יםpe.'a.MimH6471,and shall pronounce him cleanוְטִ֣הֲר֔וֹve.Ti.ha.RoH2891,and shall let the livingהַֽחַיָּ֖הha.chai.YahH2416birdהַצִּפֹּ֥רha.tzi.PorH6833looseוְשִׁלַּ֛חve.shi.LachH7971into the openפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440fieldהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704.

8And he that is to be cleansedהַמִּטַּהֵ֨רha.mi.ta.HerH2891shall washוְכִבֶּס֩ve.khi.BesH3526his clothesבְּגָדָ֜יוbe.ga.DavH899,and shaveוְגִלַּ֣חve.gi.LachH1548off all his hairשְׂעָר֗וֹse.'a.RoH8181,and washוְרָחַ֤ץve.ra.ChatzH7364himself in waterבַּמַּ֙יִם֙ba.Ma.yimH4325,that he may be cleanוְטָהֵ֔רve.ta.HerH2891:and afterוְאַחַ֖רve.'a.CharH310that he shall comeיָב֣וֹאya.Vo'H935into the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הha.ma.cha.NehH4264,and shall tarryוְיָשַׁ֛בve.ya.ShavH3427abroadמִח֥וּץmi.ChutzH2351out of his tentלְאָהֳל֖וֹle.'o.ho.LoH168sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117.

9But it shall be on the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֜יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַיּ֨וֹםvai.YomH3117,that he shall shaveיְגַלַּ֣חye.ga.LachH1548all his hairשְׂעָר֗וֹse.'a.RoH8181off his headרֹאשׁ֤וֹro.ShoH7218and his beardזְקָנוֹ֙ze.ka.NoH2206and his eyebrowsגַּבֹּ֣ת עֵינָ֔יוga.Bot 'ei.NavH5869 H1354,even all his hairשְׂעָר֖וֹse.'a.RoH8181he shall shaveיְגַלֵּ֑חַye.ga.Le.achH1548off: and he shall washוְכִבֶּ֣סve.khi.BesH3526his clothesבְּגָדָ֗יוbe.ga.DavH899,also he shall washוְרָחַ֧ץve.ra.ChatzH7364his fleshבְּשָׂר֛וֹbe.sa.RoH1320in waterבַּמַּ֖יִםba.Ma.yimH4325,and he shall be cleanוְטָהֵֽר׃ve.ta.HerH2891.

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