Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 6:5-9

5All the daysיְמֵי֙ye.MeiH3117of the vowנֶ֣דֶרNe.derH5088of his separationנִזְר֔וֹniz.RoH5145there shall no razorתַּ֖עַרTa.'arH8593comeיַעֲבֹ֣רya.'a.VorH5674upon his headרֹאשׁ֑וֹro.ShoH7218:until the daysהַיָּמִ֜םhai.ya.MimH3117be fulfilledמְלֹ֨אתme.LotH4390,in the which he separatethיַזִּ֤ירya.ZirH5144himselfunto Yhwhלַיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068,he shall be holyקָדֹ֣שׁka.DoshH6918, andshall let the locksפֶּ֖רַעPe.ra'H6545of the hairשְׂעַ֥רse.'ArH8181of his headרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ro.ShoH7218growגַּדֵּ֥לga.DelH1431.

6All the daysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117that he separatethהַזִּיר֖וֹha.zi.RoH5144himselfunto Yhwhלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068he shall comeיָבֹֽא׃ya.Vo'H935at no deadמֵ֖תmetH4191bodyנֶ֥פֶשׁNe.feshH5315.

7He shall not make himself uncleanיִטַּמָּ֥אyi.ta.Ma'H2930for his fatherלְאָבִ֣יוle.'a.VivH1,or for his motherוּלְאִמּ֗וֹu.le.'i.MoH517,for his brotherלְאָחִיו֙le.'a.ChivH251,or for his sisterוּלְאַ֣חֹת֔וֹu.le.'A.cho.ToH269,when they dieבְּמֹתָ֑םbe.mo.TamH4194:because the consecrationנֵ֥זֶרNe.zerH5145of his Godאֱלֹהָ֖יו'e.lo.HavH430isupon his headרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ro.ShoH7218.

8All the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of his separationנִזְר֑וֹniz.RoH5145he isholyקָדֹ֥שׁka.DoshH6918unto Yhwhלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

9And if any manיָמ֨וּתya.MutH4191dieמֵ֤תmetH4191veryבְּפֶ֣תַעbe.Fe.ta'H6621suddenlyפִּתְאֹ֔םpit.'OmH6597by him, and he hath defiledוְטִמֵּ֖אve.ti.Me'H2930the headרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of his consecrationנִזְר֑וֹniz.RoH5145;then he shall shaveוְגִלַּ֤חve.gi.LachH1548his headרֹאשׁוֹ֙ro.ShoH7218in the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of his cleansingטָהֳרָת֔וֹto.ho.ra.ToH2893,on the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֖יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117shall he shaveיְגַלְּחֶֽנּוּ׃ye.gal.le.Che.nuH1548it.

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