Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 19:13-19

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.

17And for an uncleanלַטָּמֵ֔אla.ta.Me'H2931personthey shall takeוְלָֽקְחוּ֙ve.la.ke.ChuH3947of the ashesמֵעֲפַ֖רme.'a.FarH6083of the burnt heiferשְׂרֵפַ֣תse.re.FatH8316of purification for sinהַֽחַטָּ֑אתha.cha.TatH2403,and runningחַיִּ֖יםchai.YimH2416waterמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325shall be putוְנָתַ֥ןve.na.TanH5414thereto in a vesselכֶּֽלִי׃Ke.liH3627:

18And a cleanטָהוֹר֒ta.hOrH2889personאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376shall takeוְלָקַ֨חve.la.KachH3947hyssopאֵז֜וֹב'e.ZovH231,and dipוְטָבַ֣לve.ta.ValH2881itin the waterבַּמַּיִם֮ba.ma.YimH4325,and sprinkleוְהִזָּ֤הve.hi.ZahH5137itupon the tentהָאֹ֙הֶל֙ha.'O.helH168,and upon all the vesselsהַכֵּלִ֔יםha.ke.LimH3627,and upon the personsהַנְּפָשׁ֖וֹתha.ne.fa.ShotH5315that were there, and upon him that touchedהַנֹּגֵ֗עַha.no.Ge.a'H5060a boneבַּעֶ֙צֶם֙ba.'E.tzemH6106,or one slainבֶֽחָלָ֔לve.cha.LalH2491,or one deadבַמֵּ֖תva.MetH4191,or a graveבַקָּֽבֶר׃va.Ka.verH6913:

19And the cleanהַטָּהֹר֙ha.ta.HorH2889personshall sprinkleוְהִזָּ֤הve.hi.ZahH5137upon the uncleanהַטָּמֵ֔אha.ta.Me'H2931on the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֖יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117,and on the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֑יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוּבַיּ֣וֹםu.vai.YomH3117:and on the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117he shall purifyוְחִטְּאוֹ֙ve.chi.te.'OH2398himself, and washוְכִבֶּ֧סve.khi.BesH3526his clothesבְּגָדָ֛יוbe.ga.DavH899,and batheוְרָחַ֥ץve.ra.ChatzH7364himself in waterבַּמַּ֖יִםba.Ma.yimH4325,and shall be cleanוְטָהֵ֥רve.ta.HerH2891at evenבָּעָֽרֶב׃ba.'A.revH6153.

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