Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 31:19-24

19And do ye abideחֲנ֛וּcha.NuH2583withoutמִח֥וּץmi.ChutzH2351the campלַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הla.ma.cha.NehH4264sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117:whosoever hath killedהֹרֵ֨גho.RegH2026any personנֶ֜פֶשׁNe.feshH5315,and whosoever hath touchedנֹגֵ֣עַno.Ge.a'H5060any slainבֶּֽחָלָ֗לbe.cha.LalH2491,purifyתִּֽתְחַטְּא֞וּtit.cha.te.'UH2398bothyourselves and your captivesוּשְׁבִיכֶֽם׃u.she.vi.KhemH7628on the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁי֙ha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117,and on the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוּבַיּ֣וֹםu.vai.YomH3117.

20And purifyתִּתְחַטָּֽאוּ׃ סtit.cha.Ta.'uH2398all yourraimentבֶּ֧גֶדBe.gedH899,and all that is madeכְּלִי־ke.li-H3627of skinsע֛וֹרorH5785,and all workמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639of goats’עִזִּ֖ים'i.ZimH5795hair,and all things madeכְּלִי־ke.li-H3627of woodעֵ֑ץ'EtzH6086.

21And Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֤ר'el.'a.ZarH499the priestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the menאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582of warהַצָּבָ֔אha.tza.Va'H6635which wentהַבָּאִ֖יםha.ba.'ImH935to the battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421, This isthe ordinanceחֻקַּ֣תchu.KatH2708of the lawהַתּוֹרָ֔הha.to.RahH8451which Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872;

22Only the goldהַזָּהָ֖בha.za.HavH2091,and the silverהַכָּ֑סֶףha.Ka.sefH3701,the brassהַנְּחֹ֙שֶׁת֙ha.ne.Cho.shetH5178,the ironהַבַּרְזֶ֔לha.bar.ZelH1270,the tinהַבְּדִ֖ילha.be.DilH913,and the leadהָעֹפָֽרֶת׃ha.'o.Fa.retH5777,

23Every thingדָּבָ֞רda.VarH1697that may abideיָבֹ֣אya.Vo'H935the fireבָאֵ֗שׁva.'EshH784, ye shall make itgo throughתַּעֲבִ֤ירוּta.'a.Vi.ruH5674the fireבָאֵשׁ֙va.'EshH784,and it shall be cleanוְטָהֵ֔רve.ta.HerH2891:nevertheless it shall be purifiedיִתְחַטָּ֑אyit.cha.Ta'H2398with the waterבְּמֵ֥יbe.MeiH4325of separationנִדָּ֖הni.DahH5079:and all that abidethיָבֹ֛אya.Vo'H935not the fireבָּאֵ֖שׁba.'EshH784ye shall make go throughתַּעֲבִ֥ירוּta.'a.Vi.ruH5674the waterבַמָּֽיִם׃va.Ma.yimH4325.

24And ye shall washוְכִבַּסְתֶּ֧םve.khi.bas.TemH3526your clothesבִּגְדֵיכֶ֛םbig.dei.KhemH899on the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֖יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117,and ye shall be cleanוּטְהַרְתֶּ֑םu.te.har.TemH2891,and afterwardוְאַחַ֖רve.'a.CharH310ye shall comeתָּבֹ֥אוּta.Vo.'uH935into the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃ פHa.ma.cha.NehH4264.

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