Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 19:11-16

11He that touchethהַנֹּגֵ֥עַha.no.Ge.a'H5060the deadבְּמֵ֖תbe.MetH4191bodyנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of any manאָדָ֑ם'a.DamH120shall be uncleanוְטָמֵ֖אve.ta.Me'H2930sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117.

12He shall purifyיִתְחַטָּא־yit.cha.ta'-H2398himself with it on the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֛יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֧וֹםbai.YomH3117,and on the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֖יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוּבַיּ֥וֹםu.vai.YomH3117he shall be cleanיִטְהָ֑רyit.HarH2891:but if he purifyיִתְחַטָּ֜אyit.cha.Ta'H2398not himself the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֛יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֧וֹםbai.YomH3117,then the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֖יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוּבַיּ֥וֹםu.vai.YomH3117he shall not be cleanיִטְהָֽר׃yit.HarH2891.

13Whosoever touchethהַנֹּגֵ֡עַha.no.Ge.a'H5060the deadבְּמֵ֣תbe.MetH4191bodyבְּנֶפֶשׁ֩be.ne.FeshH5315of any manהָאָדָ֨םha.'a.DamH120that is deadיָמ֜וּתya.MutH4191,and purifiethיִתְחַטָּ֗אyit.cha.Ta'H2398not himself, defilethטִמֵּ֔אti.Me'H2930the tabernacleמִשְׁכַּ֤ןmish.KanH4908of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068;and that soulהַנֶּ֥פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315shall be cut offוְנִכְרְתָ֛הve.nikh.re.TahH3772from Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֑לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478:because the waterמֵ֨יmeiH4325of separationנִדָּ֜הni.DahH5079was not sprinkledזֹרַ֤קzo.RakH2236upon him, he shall be uncleanטָמֵ֣אta.Me'H2931;his uncleannessטֻמְאָת֥וֹtum.'a.ToH2932is yet upon him.

14This isthe lawהַתּוֹרָ֔הha.to.RahH8451,when a manאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120diethיָמ֣וּתya.MutH4191in a tentבְּאֹ֑הֶלbe.'O.helH168:all that comeהַבָּ֤אha.Ba'H935into the tentהָאֹ֙הֶל֙ha.'O.helH168, and all that isin the tentבָּאֹ֔הֶלba.'O.helH168,shall be uncleanיִטְמָ֖אyit.Ma'H2930sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117.

15And every openפָת֔וּחַfa.Tu.achH6605vesselכְּלִ֣יke.LiH3627,which hath no coveringצָמִ֥ידtza.MidH6781boundפָּתִ֖ילpa.TilH6616upon it, isuncleanטָמֵ֖אta.Me'H2931.

16And whosoever touchethיִגַּ֜עyi.Ga'H5060one that is slainבַּֽחֲלַל־ba.cha.lal-H2491with a swordחֶ֙רֶב֙che.revH2719in the openפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440fieldsהַשָּׂדֶ֗הha.sa.DehH7704,or a dead bodyבְמֵ֔תve.MetH4191,or a boneבְעֶ֥צֶםve.'E.tzemH6106of a manאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120,or a graveבְקָ֑בֶרve.Ka.verH6913,shall be uncleanיִטְמָ֖אyit.Ma'H2930sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117.

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