Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 19:16-18

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:

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