Revised Literal Translation

Leviticus 5:1-4

1And if a soulוְנֶ֣פֶשׁve.Ne.feshH5315sinתֶחֱטָ֗אte.che.Ta'H2398,and hearוְשָֽׁמְעָה֙ve.sha.me.'AhH8085the voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963of swearingאָלָ֔ה'a.LahH423, and isa witnessעֵ֔ד'EdH5707,whetherH176he hath seenרָאָ֖הra.'AhH7200or knownיָדָ֑עya.Da'H3045of it;if he do not utterיַגִּ֖ידya.GidH5046it,then he shall bearוְנָשָׂ֥אve.na.Sa'H5375his iniquityעֲוֹנֽוֹ׃a.vo.NoH5771.

2Or if a soulנֶ֗פֶשׁNe.feshH5315touchתִּגַּע֮ti.Ga'H5060any uncleanטָמֵא֒ta.Me'H2931thingדָּבָ֣רda.VarH1697, whether it bea carcaseבְנִבְלַ֨תve.niv.LatH5038of an uncleanטְמֵאָ֗הte.me.'AhH2931beastחַיָּ֜הchai.YahH2416,or a carcaseבְּנִבְלַת֙be.niv.LatH5038of uncleanטְמֵאָ֔הte.me.'AhH2931cattleבְּהֵמָ֣הbe.he.MahH929,or the carcaseבְּנִבְלַ֖תbe.niv.LatH5038of uncleanטָמֵ֑אta.Me'H2931creeping thingsשֶׁ֣רֶץShe.retzH8318, and ifit be hiddenוְנֶעְלַ֣םve.ne'.LamH5956from him; he also shall be uncleanטָמֵ֖אta.Me'H2931,and guiltyוְאָשֵֽׁם׃ve.'a.ShemH816.

3Or if he touchיִגַּע֙yi.Ga'H5060the uncleannessבְּטֻמְאַ֣תbe.tum.'AtH2932of manאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120,whatsoever uncleannessטֻמְאָת֔וֹtum.'a.ToH2932it bethat a man shall be defiledיִטְמָ֖אyit.Ma'H2930withal, and it be hidוְנֶעְלַ֣םve.ne'.LamH5956from him; when he knowethיָדַ֖עya.Da'H3045of it,then he shall be guiltyוְאָשֵֽׁם׃ve.'a.ShemH816.

4Or if a soulנֶ֡פֶשׁNe.feshH5315swearתִשָּׁבַע֩ti.sha.Va'H7650,pronouncingלְבַטֵּ֨אle.va.Te'H981with hislipsבִשְׂפָתַ֜יִםvis.fa.Ta.yimH8193to do evilלְהָרַ֣ע׀le.ha.Ra'H7489,or to do goodלְהֵיטִ֗יבle.hei.TivH3190, whatsoever it bethat a manהָאָדָ֛םha.'a.DamH120shall pronounceיְבַטֵּ֧אye.va.Te'H981with an oathבִּשְׁבֻעָ֖הbish.vu.'AhH7621,and it be hidוְנֶעְלַ֣םve.ne'.LamH5956from him; when he knowethיָדַ֥עya.Da'H3045of it,then he shall be guiltyוְאָשֵׁ֖םve.'a.ShemH816in oneלְאַחַ֥תle.'a.ChatH259of these.

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