Revised Literal Translation

Leviticus 14:50-57

50And he shall killוְשָׁחַ֖טve.sha.ChatH7819the oneהָאֶחָ֑תha.'e.ChatH259of the birdsהַצִּפֹּ֣רha.tzi.PorH6833in an earthenחֶ֖רֶשׂChe.resH2789vesselכְּלִי־ke.li-H3627over runningחַיִּֽים׃chai.YimH2416waterמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325:

51And he shall takeוְלָקַ֣חve.la.KachH3947the cedarהָ֠אֶרֶזHa.'e.rezH730woodעֵֽץ־'etz-H6086,and the hyssopהָ֨אֵזֹ֜בha.'e.ZoH231,and the scarletשְׁנִ֣י הַתּוֹלַ֗עַתshe.Ni ha.to.La.'atH8438 H8144,and the livingהַֽחַיָּה֒ha.chai.YahH2416birdהַצִּפֹּ֣רha.tzi.PorH6833,and dipוְטָבַ֣לve.ta.ValH2881them in the bloodבְּדַם֙be.DamH1818of the slainהַשְּׁחוּטָ֔הha.she.chu.TahH7819birdהַצִּפֹּ֣רha.tzi.PorH6833,and in the runningהַֽחַיִּ֑יםha.chai.YimH2416waterוּבַמַּ֖יִםu.va.Ma.yimH4325,and sprinkleוְהִזָּ֥הve.hi.ZahH5137the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651timesפְּעָמִֽים׃pe.'a.MimH6471:

52And he shall cleanseוְחִטֵּ֣אve.chi.Te'H2398the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004with the bloodבְּדַם֙be.DamH1818of the birdהַצִּפּ֔וֹרha.tzi.PorH6833,and with the runningהַֽחַיִּ֑יםha.chai.YimH2416waterוּבַמַּ֖יִםu.va.Ma.yimH4325,and with the livingהַחַיָּ֗הha.chai.YahH2416birdוּבַצִּפֹּ֣רu.vatz.tzi.PorH6833,and with the cedarהָאֶ֛רֶזha.'E.rezH730woodוּבְעֵ֥ץu.ve.'EtzH6086,and with the hyssopוּבָאֵזֹ֖בu.va.'e.ZoH231,and with the scarletוּבִשְׁנִ֥י הַתּוֹלָֽעַת׃u.vish.Ni ha.to.La.'atH8438 H8144:

53But he shall let goוְשִׁלַּ֞חve.shi.LachH7971the livingהַֽחַיָּ֛הha.chai.YahH2416birdהַצִּפֹּ֧רha.tzi.PorH6833outמִח֥וּץmi.ChutzH2351of the cityלָעִ֖ירla.'IrH5892into the openפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440fieldsהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704,and make an atonementוְכִפֶּ֥רve.khi.PerH3722for the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004:and it shall be cleanוְטָהֵֽר׃ve.ta.HerH2891.

54This isthe lawהַתּוֹרָ֑הha.to.RahH8451for all manner of plagueנֶ֥גַעNe.ga'H5061of leprosyהַצָּרַ֖עַתha.tza.Ra.'atH6883,and scallוְלַנָּֽתֶק׃ve.la.Na.tekH5424,

55And for the leprosyוּלְצָרַ֥עַתu.le.tza.Ra.'atH6883of a garmentהַבֶּ֖גֶדha.Be.gedH899,and of a houseוְלַבָּֽיִת׃ve.la.Ba.yitH1004,

56And for a risingוְלַשְׂאֵ֥תve.las.'EtH7613,and for a scabוְלַסַּפַּ֖חַתve.las.sa.Pa.chatH5597,and for a bright spotוְלַבֶּהָֽרֶת׃ve.la.be.Ha.retH934:

57To teachלְהוֹרֹ֕תle.ho.RotH3384whenבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117it isuncleanהַטָּמֵ֖אha.ta.Me'H2931,and whenוּבְי֣וֹםu.ve.YomH3117it iscleanהַטָּהֹ֑רha.ta.HorH2889: this isthe lawתּוֹרַ֖תto.RatH8451of leprosyהַצָּרָֽעַת׃ סha.tza.Ra.'atH6883.

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