Revised Literal Translation

Leviticus 15

1And Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872and to Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Speakדַּבְּרוּ֙da.be.RuH1696unto the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and sayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖םva.'a.mar.TemH559unto them, When anyאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376manאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376hath a running issueזָ֣בzavH2100out of his fleshמִבְּשָׂר֔וֹmi.be.sa.RoH1320, because ofhis issueזוֹב֖וֹzo.VoH2101he isuncleanטָמֵ֥אta.Me'H2931.

3And this shall be his uncleannessטֻמְאָת֖וֹtum.'a.ToH2932in his issueבְּזוֹב֑וֹbe.zo.VoH2101:whether his fleshבְּשָׂר֞וֹbe.sa.RoH1320runרָ֣רrarH7325with his issueזוֹב֗וֹzo.VoH2101,or his fleshבְּשָׂרוֹ֙be.sa.RoH1320be stoppedהֶחְתִּ֤יםhech.TimH2856from his issueמִזּוֹב֔וֹmi.zo.VoH2101, it ishis uncleannessטֻמְאָת֖וֹtum.'a.ToH2932.

4Every bedהַמִּשְׁכָּ֗בha.mish.KavH4904,whereon he liethיִשְׁכַּ֥בyish.KavH7901that hath the issueהַזָּ֖בha.ZavH2100,is uncleanיִטְמָ֑אyit.Ma'H2930:and every thingהַכְּלִ֛יha.ke.LiH3627,whereon he sittethיֵשֵׁ֥בye.ShevH3427,shall be uncleanיִטְמָֽא׃yit.Ma'H2930.

5And whosoeverוְאִ֕ישׁve.'IshH376touchethיִגַּ֖עyi.Ga'H5060his bedבְּמִשְׁכָּב֑וֹbe.mish.ka.VoH4904shall washיְכַבֵּ֧סye.kha.BesH3526his clothesבְּגָדָ֛יוbe.ga.DavH899,and batheוְרָחַ֥ץve.ra.ChatzH7364himselfin waterבַּמַּ֖יִםba.Ma.yimH4325,and be uncleanוְטָמֵ֥אve.ta.Me'H2930until the evenהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153.

6And he that sittethוְהַיֹּשֵׁב֙ve.hai.yo.ShevH3427on anythingהַכְּלִ֔יha.ke.LiH3627whereon he satיֵשֵׁ֥בye.ShevH3427that hath the issueהַזָּ֑בha.ZavH2100shall washיְכַבֵּ֧סye.kha.BesH3526his clothesבְּגָדָ֛יוbe.ga.DavH899,and batheוְרָחַ֥ץve.ra.ChatzH7364himselfin waterבַּמַּ֖יִםba.Ma.yimH4325,and be uncleanוְטָמֵ֥אve.ta.Me'H2930until the evenהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153.

7And he that touchethוְהַנֹּגֵ֖עַve.ha.no.Ge.a'H5060the fleshבִּבְשַׂ֣רbiv.SarH1320of him that hath the issueהַזָּ֑בha.ZavH2100shall washיְכַבֵּ֧סye.kha.BesH3526his clothesבְּגָדָ֛יוbe.ga.DavH899,and batheוְרָחַ֥ץve.ra.ChatzH7364himselfin waterבַּמַּ֖יִםba.Ma.yimH4325,and be uncleanוְטָמֵ֥אve.ta.Me'H2930until the evenהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153.

8And if he that hath the issueהַזָּ֖בha.ZavH2100spitיָרֹ֛קya.RokH7556upon him that is cleanבַּטָּה֑וֹרba.ta.HorH2889;then he shall washוְכִבֶּ֧סve.khi.BesH3526his clothesבְּגָדָ֛יוbe.ga.DavH899,and batheוְרָחַ֥ץve.ra.ChatzH7364himselfin waterבַּמַּ֖יִםba.Ma.yimH4325,and be uncleanוְטָמֵ֥אve.ta.Me'H2930until the evenהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153.

9And what saddleהַמֶּרְכָּ֗בha.mer.KavH4817soever he ridethיִרְכַּ֥בyir.KavH7392upon that hath the issueהַזָּ֖בha.ZavH2100shall be uncleanיִטְמָֽא׃yit.Ma'H2930.

10And whosoever touchethהַנֹּגֵ֗עַha.no.Ge.a'H5060any thing that was under him shall be uncleanיִטְמָ֖אyit.Ma'H2930until the evenהָעָ֑רֶבha.'A.revH6153:and he that bearethוְהַנּוֹשֵׂ֣אve.ha.no.Se'H5375any ofthose things shall washיְכַבֵּ֧סye.kha.BesH3526his clothesבְּגָדָ֛יוbe.ga.DavH899,and batheוְרָחַ֥ץve.ra.ChatzH7364himselfin waterבַּמַּ֖יִםba.Ma.yimH4325,and be uncleanוְטָמֵ֥אve.ta.Me'H2930until the evenהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153.

11And whomsoever he touchethיִגַּע־yi.ga'-H5060that hath the issueהַזָּ֔בha.ZavH2100,and hath not rinsedשָׁטַ֣ףsha.TafH7857his handsוְיָדָ֖יוve.ya.DavH3027in waterבַּמָּ֑יִםba.Ma.yimH4325,he shall washוְכִבֶּ֧סve.khi.BesH3526his clothesבְּגָדָ֛יוbe.ga.DavH899,and batheוְרָחַ֥ץve.ra.ChatzH7364himselfin waterבַּמַּ֖יִםba.Ma.yimH4325,and be uncleanוְטָמֵ֥אve.ta.Me'H2930until the evenהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153.

12And the vesselוּכְלִי־u.khe.li-H3627of earthחֶ֛רֶשׂChe.resH2789,that he touchethיִגַּע־yi.ga'-H5060which hath the issueהַזָּ֖בha.ZavH2100,shall be brokenיִשָּׁבֵ֑רyi.sha.VerH7665:and every vesselכְּלִי־ke.li-H3627of woodעֵ֔ץ'EtzH6086shall be rinsedיִשָּׁטֵ֖ףyi.sha.TefH7857in waterבַּמָּֽיִם׃ba.Ma.yimH4325.

13And when he that hath an issueהַזָּב֙ha.ZavH2100is cleansedיִטְהַ֤רyit.HarH2891of his issueמִזּוֹב֔וֹmi.zo.VoH2101;then he shall numberוְסָ֨פַרve.Sa.farH5608to himself sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֛יםya.MimH3117for his cleansingלְטָהֳרָת֖וֹle.to.ho.ra.ToH2893,and washוְכִבֶּ֣סve.khi.BesH3526his clothesבְּגָדָ֑יוbe.ga.DavH899,and batheוְרָחַ֧ץve.ra.ChatzH7364his fleshבְּשָׂר֛וֹbe.sa.RoH1320in runningחַיִּ֖יםchai.YimH2416waterבְּמַ֥יִםbe.Ma.yimH4325,and shall be cleanוְטָהֵֽר׃ve.ta.HerH2891.

14And on the eighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֗יha.she.mi.NiH8066dayוּבַיּ֣וֹםu.vai.YomH3117he shall takeיִֽקַּֽח־yi.kach-H3947to him twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147turtledovesתֹרִ֔יםto.RimH8449,or twoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147youngבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121pigeonsיוֹנָ֑הyo.NahH3123,and comeוּבָ֣א׀u.Va'H935beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068unto the doorפֶּ֙תַח֙pe.tachH6607of the tabernacleאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150,and giveוּנְתָנָ֖םu.ne.ta.NamH5414them unto the priestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ha.ko.HenH3548:

15And the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548shall offerוְעָשָׂ֤הve.'a.SahH6213them, the oneאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259fora sin offeringחַטָּ֔אתcha.TatH2403,and the otherוְהָאֶחָ֖דve.ha.'e.ChadH259fora burnt offeringעֹלָ֑ה'o.LahH5930;and the priestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.HenH3548shall make an atonementוְכִפֶּ֨רve.khi.PerH3722for him beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068for his issueמִזּוֹבֽוֹ׃ סmi.zo.VoH2101.

16And if any man’sוְאִ֕ישׁve.'IshH376seedזָ֑רַעZa.ra'H2233of copulationשִׁכְבַת־shikh.vat-H7902go outתֵצֵ֥אte.Tze'H3318from him, then he shall washוְרָחַ֥ץve.ra.ChatzH7364all his fleshבְּשָׂר֖וֹbe.sa.RoH1320in waterבַּמַּ֛יִםba.Ma.yimH4325,and be uncleanוְטָמֵ֥אve.ta.Me'H2930until the evenהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153.

17And every garmentבֶּ֣גֶדBe.gedH899,and every skinע֔וֹרorH5785,whereon is the seedזָ֑רַעZa.ra'H2233of copulationשִׁכְבַת־shikh.vat-H7902,shall be washedוְכֻבַּ֥סve.khu.BasH3526with waterבַּמַּ֖יִםba.Ma.yimH4325,and be uncleanוְטָמֵ֥אve.ta.Me'H2930until the evenהָעָֽרֶב׃ פha.'A.revH6153.

18The womanוְאִשָּׁ֕הve.'i.ShahH802also with whom manאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376shall lieיִשְׁכַּ֥בyish.KavH7901withseedזָ֑רַעZa.ra'H2233of copulationשִׁכְבַת־shikh.vat-H7902, they shall bothbatheוְרָחֲצ֣וּve.ra.cha.TzuH7364themselvesin waterבַמַּ֔יִםva.Ma.yimH4325,and be uncleanוְטָמְא֖וּve.ta.me.'UH2930until the evenהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153.

19And if a womanוְאִשָּׁה֙ve.'i.ShahH802have an issueזָבָ֔הza.VahH2100, andher issueזֹבָ֖הּzo.VahH2101in her fleshבִּבְשָׂרָ֑הּbiv.sa.RahH1320be bloodדָּ֛םdamH1818,she shall be put apartבְנִדָּתָ֔הּve.ni.da.TahH5079sevenשִׁבְעַ֤תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִים֙ya.MimH3117:and whosoever touchethהַנֹּגֵ֥עַha.no.Ge.a'H5060her shall be uncleanיִטְמָ֥אyit.Ma'H2930until the evenהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153.

20And every thing that she liethתִּשְׁכַּ֥בtish.KavH7901upon in her separationבְּנִדָּתָ֖הּbe.ni.da.TahH5079shall be uncleanיִטְמָ֑אyit.Ma'H2930:every thing also that she sittethתֵּשֵׁ֥בte.ShevH3427upon shall be uncleanיִטְמָֽא׃yit.Ma'H2930.

21And whosoever touchethהַנֹּגֵ֖עַha.no.Ge.a'H5060her bedבְּמִשְׁכָּבָ֑הּbe.mish.ka.VahH4904shall washיְכַבֵּ֧סye.kha.BesH3526his clothesבְּגָדָ֛יוbe.ga.DavH899,and batheוְרָחַ֥ץve.ra.ChatzH7364himselfin waterבַּמַּ֖יִםba.Ma.yimH4325,and be uncleanוְטָמֵ֥אve.ta.Me'H2930until the evenהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153.

22And whosoever touchethהַנֹּגֵ֔עַha.no.Ge.a'H5060any thingכְּלִ֖יke.LiH3627that she satתֵּשֵׁ֣בte.ShevH3427upon shall washיְכַבֵּ֧סye.kha.BesH3526his clothesבְּגָדָ֛יוbe.ga.DavH899,and batheוְרָחַ֥ץve.ra.ChatzH7364himselfin waterבַּמַּ֖יִםba.Ma.yimH4325,and be uncleanוְטָמֵ֥אve.ta.Me'H2930until the evenהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153.

23And if it be on herbedהַמִּשְׁכָּ֜בha.mish.KavH4904,or on any thingהַכְּלִ֛יha.ke.LiH3627whereon she sittethיֹשֶֽׁבֶת־yo.she.vet-H3427,when he touchethבְּנָגְעוֹ־be.na.ge.'ov-H5060it, he shall be uncleanיִטְמָ֖אyit.Ma'H2930until the evenהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153.

24And if any manאִ֜ישׁ'ishH376lieשָׁכֹב֩sha.KhoH7901with her at allיִשְׁכַּ֨בyish.KavH7901,and her flowersנִדָּתָהּ֙ni.da.TahH5079be upon him, he shall be uncleanוְטָמֵ֖אve.ta.Me'H2930sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117;and all the bedהַמִּשְׁכָּ֛בha.mish.KavH4904whereon he liethיִשְׁכַּ֥בyish.KavH7901shall be uncleanיִטְמָֽא׃ פyit.Ma'H2930.

25And if a womanוְאִשָּׁ֡הve.'i.ShahH802haveיָזוּב֩ya.ZuvH2100an issueז֨וֹבZovH2101of her bloodדָּמָ֜הּda.MahH1818manyרַבִּ֗יםra.BimH7227daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117outבְּלֹא֙be.Lo'H3808of the timeעֶת־'et-H6256of her separationנִדָּתָ֔הּni.da.TahH5079,or if it runתָז֖וּבta.ZuvH2100beyond the timeעַל־'al-H5921of her separationנִדָּתָ֑הּni.da.TahH5079;all the daysיְמֵ֞יye.MeiH3117of the issueז֣וֹבZovH2101of her uncleannessטֻמְאָתָ֗הּtum.'a.TahH2932shall be as the daysכִּימֵ֧יki.MeiH3117of her separationנִדָּתָ֛הּni.da.TahH5079: she shall beuncleanטְמֵאָ֥הte.me.'AhH2931.

26Every bedהַמִּשְׁכָּ֞בha.mish.KavH4904whereon she liethתִּשְׁכַּ֤בtish.KavH7901all the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of her issueזוֹבָ֔הּzo.VahH2101shall be unto her as the bedכְּמִשְׁכַּ֥בke.mish.KavH4904of her separationנִדָּתָ֖הּni.da.TahH5079:and whatsoeverהַכְּלִי֙ha.ke.LiH3627she sittethתֵּשֵׁ֣בte.ShevH3427upon shall be uncleanטָמֵ֣אta.Me'H2931,as the uncleannessכְּטֻמְאַ֖תke.tum.'AtH2932of her separationנִדָּתָֽהּ׃ni.da.TahH5079.

27And whosoever touchethהַנּוֹגֵ֥עַha.no.Ge.a'H5060those things shall be uncleanיִטְמָ֑אyit.Ma'H2930,and shall washוְכִבֶּ֧סve.khi.BesH3526his clothesבְּגָדָ֛יוbe.ga.DavH899,and batheוְרָחַ֥ץve.ra.ChatzH7364himselfin waterבַּמַּ֖יִםba.Ma.yimH4325,and be uncleanוְטָמֵ֥אve.ta.Me'H2930until the evenהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153.

28But if she be cleansedטָהֲרָ֖הta.ha.RahH2891of her issueמִזּוֹבָ֑הּmi.zo.VahH2101,then she shall numberוְסָ֥פְרָהve.Sa.fe.rahH5608to herself sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117,and afterוְאַחַ֥רve.'a.CharH310that she shall be cleanתִּטְהָֽר׃tit.HarH2891.

29And on the eighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֗יha.she.mi.NiH8066dayוּבַיּ֣וֹםu.vai.YomH3117she shall takeתִּֽקַּֽח־ti.kach-H3947unto her twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147turtledovesתֹרִ֔יםto.RimH8449,or twoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147youngבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121pigeonsיוֹנָ֑הyo.NahH3123,and bringוְהֵבִיאָ֤הve.he.vi.'AhH935them unto the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,to the doorפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of the tabernacleאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

30And the priestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548shall offerוְעָשָׂ֤הve.'a.SahH6213the oneהָאֶחָ֣דha.'e.ChadH259fora sin offeringחַטָּ֔אתcha.TatH2403,and the otherהָאֶחָ֖דha.'e.ChadH259fora burnt offeringעֹלָ֑ה'o.LahH5930;and the priestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548shall make an atonementוְכִפֶּ֨רve.khi.PerH3722for her beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068for the issueמִזּ֖וֹבmi.ZovH2101of her uncleannessטֻמְאָתָֽהּ׃tum.'a.TahH2932.

31Thus shall ye separateוְהִזַּרְתֶּ֥םve.hi.zar.TemH5144the childrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478from their uncleannessמִטֻּמְאָתָ֑םmi.tum.'a.TamH2932;that they dieיָמֻ֙תוּ֙ya.Mu.tuH4191not in their uncleannessבְּטֻמְאָתָ֔םbe.tum.'a.TamH2932,when they defileבְּטַמְּאָ֥םbe.ta.me.'AmH2930my tabernacleמִשְׁכָּנִ֖יmish.ka.NiH4908that isamongבְּתוֹכָֽם׃be.to.KhamH8432them.

32This isthe lawתּוֹרַ֖תto.RatH8451of him that hath an issueהַזָּ֑בha.ZavH2100, and of himwhose seedשִׁכְבַת־ זֶ֖רַעshikh.vat- Ze.ra'H7902 H2233goethתֵּצֵ֥אte.Tze'H3318from him, and is defiledלְטָמְאָה־le.ta.me.'ah-H2930therewith;

33And of her that is sickוְהַדָּוָה֙ve.ha.da.VahH1739of her flowersבְּנִדָּתָ֔הּbe.ni.da.TahH5079,and of him that hathוְהַזָּב֙ve.ha.ZavH2100an issueזוֹב֔וֹzo.VoH2101,of the manלַזָּכָ֖רla.za.KharH2145,and of the womanוְלַנְּקֵבָ֑הve.la.ne.ke.VahH5347,and of himוּלְאִ֕ישׁu.le.'IshH376that liethיִשְׁכַּ֖בyish.KavH7901with her that is uncleanטְמֵאָֽה׃ פte.me.'AhH2931.

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