Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 19:17-21

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.

20But the manוְאִ֤ישׁve.'IshH376that shall be uncleanיִטְמָא֙yit.Ma'H2930,and shall not purifyיִתְחַטָּ֔אyit.cha.Ta'H2398himself, that soulהַנֶּ֥פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315shall be cut offוְנִכְרְתָ֛הve.nikh.re.TahH3772from amongמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432the congregationהַקָּהָ֑לha.ka.HalH6951,because he hath defiledטִמֵּ֗אti.Me'H2930the sanctuaryמִקְדַּ֨שׁmik.DashH4720of Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068:the waterמֵ֥יmeiH4325of separationנִדָּ֛הni.DahH5079hath not been sprinkledזֹרַ֥קzo.RakH2236upon him; he isuncleanטָמֵ֥אta.Me'H2931.

21And it shall be a perpetualעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769statuteלְחֻקַּ֣תle.chu.KatH2708unto them, that he that sprinklethוּמַזֵּ֤הu.ma.ZehH5137the waterמֵֽי־mei-H4325of separationהַנִּדָּה֙ha.ni.DahH5079shall washיְכַבֵּ֣סye.kha.BesH3526his clothesבְּגָדָ֔יוbe.ga.DavH899;and he that touchethוְהַנֹּגֵ֙עַ֙ve.ha.no.Ge.a'H5060the waterבְּמֵ֣יbe.MeiH4325of separationהַנִּדָּ֔הha.ni.DahH5079shall be uncleanיִטְמָ֖אyit.Ma'H2930until evenהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153.

Read all of Numbers 19

Commentaries on Numbers 19