Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 6:6-11

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.

10And on the eighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֗יha.she.mi.NiH8066dayוּבַיּ֣וֹםu.vai.YomH3117he shall bringיָבִא֙ya.Vi'H935twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147turtledovesתֹרִ֔יםto.RimH8449,or twoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147youngבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121pigeonsיוֹנָ֑הyo.NahH3123,to the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,to the doorפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of the tabernacleאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150:

11And the priestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548shall offerוְעָשָׂ֣הve.'a.SahH6213the oneאֶחָ֤ד'e.ChadH259for a sin offeringלְחַטָּאת֙le.cha.taTH2403,and the otherוְאֶחָ֣דve.'e.ChadH259for a burnt offeringלְעֹלָ֔הle.'o.LahH5930,and make an atonementוְכִפֶּ֣רve.khi.PerH3722for him, for thatמֵאֲשֶׁ֥רme.'a.SherH834he sinnedחָטָ֖אcha.Ta'H2398by the deadהַנָּ֑פֶשׁha.Na.feshH5315,and shall hallowוְקִדַּ֥שׁve.ki.DashH6942his headרֹאשׁ֖וֹro.ShoH7218that same dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.

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