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Numbers 9:6-10

6And there were certain menאֲנָשִׁ֗ים'a.na.ShimH582,who were defiledטְמֵאִים֙te.me.'ImH2931by the dead bodyלְנֶ֣פֶשׁle.Ne.feshH5315of a manאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120,that they couldיָכְל֥וּya.khe.LuH3201not keepלַעֲשֹׂת־la.'a.sot-H6213the passoverהַפֶּ֖סַחha.Pe.sachH6453on that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117:and they cameוַֽיִּקְרְב֞וּvai.yik.re.VuH7126beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Mosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872and beforeוְלִפְנֵ֥יve.lif.NeiH6440Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175on that dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117:

7And thoseהָהֵ֙מָּה֙ha.He.mahH1992menהָאֲנָשִׁ֤יםha.'a.na.ShimH582saidוַ֠יֹּאמְרוּVai.yo.me.ruH559unto him, We aredefiledטְמֵאִ֖יםte.me.'ImH2931by the dead bodyלְנֶ֣פֶשׁle.Ne.feshH5315of a manאָדָ֑ם'a.DamH120:wherefore are we kept backנִגָּרַ֗עni.ga.Ra'H1639,that we may not offerהַקְרִ֜בhak.RivH7126an offeringקָרְבַּ֤ןka.re.BanH7133of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068in his appointed seasonבְּמֹ֣עֲד֔וֹbe.Mo.'a.DoH4150amongבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

8And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Stand stillעִמְד֣וּ'im.DuH5975,and I will hearוְאֶשְׁמְעָ֔הve.'esh.me.'AhH8085what Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068will commandיְצַוֶּ֥הye.tza.VehH6680concerning you.

9And Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

10Speakדַּבֵּ֛רda.BerH1696unto the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,If anyאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of you or of your posterityלְדֹרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םle.do.Ro.tei.KhemH1755shall be uncleanטָמֵ֣א׀ta.Me'H2931by reason of a dead bodyלָנֶ֡פֶשׁla.Ne.feshH5315, or bein a journeyבְדֶ֨רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870afar offרְחֹקָ֜הׄre.cho.KahH7350,yet he shall keepוְעָ֥שָׂהve.'A.sahH6213the passoverפֶ֖סַחFe.sachH6453unto Yhwhלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

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