Revised Literal Translation

Leviticus 5:3-5

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.

5And it shall be, when he shall be guiltyיֶאְשַׁ֖םye'.ShamH816in oneלְאַחַ֣תle.'a.ChatH259of these things,that he shall confessוְהִ֨תְוַדָּ֔הve.Hit.va.DahH3034that he hath sinnedחָטָ֖אcha.Ta'H2398in that thing:

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