Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 6:9-12

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.

12And he shall consecrateוְהִזִּ֤ירve.hi.ZirH5144unto Yhwhלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of his separationנִזְר֔וֹniz.RoH5145,and shall bringוְהֵבִ֛יאve.he.Vi'H935a lambכֶּ֥בֶשׂKe.vesH3532of the firstבֶּן־ben-H1121yearשְׁנָת֖וֹshe.na.ToH8141for a trespass offeringלְאָשָׁ֑םle.'a.ShamH817:but the daysוְהַיָּמִ֤יםve.hai.ya.MimH3117that were beforeהָרִאשֹׁנִים֙ha.ri.sho.NimH7223shall be lostיִפְּל֔וּyi.pe.LuH5307,because his separationנִזְרֽוֹ׃niz.RoH5145was defiledטָמֵ֖אta.Me'H2930.

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