Revised Version 1895

Leviticus 14:33-53

33And theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068spake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872and untoAaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

34When ye becomeתָבֹ֙אוּ֙ta.Vo.'uH935intoאֶל־'el-H413thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667,whichH834Igiveנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414toyouH834for apossessionלַאֲחֻזָּ֑הla.'a.chu.ZahH272, and Iputוְנָתַתִּי֙ve.na.ta.TiH5414theplagueנֶ֣גַעNe.ga'H5061ofleprosyצָרַ֔עַתtza.Ra.'atH6883in ahouseבְּבֵ֖יתbe.VeitH1004of thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of yourpossessionאֲחֻזַּתְכֶֽם׃'a.chu.zat.KhemH272;

35then he that owneth thehouseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004shallcomeוּבָא֙u.Va'H935andtellוְהִגִּ֥ידve.hi.GidH5046thepriestלַכֹּהֵ֖ןla.ko.HenH3548,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, There seemeth tomeH5046to be as it were aplagueכְּנֶ֕גַעke.Ne.ga'H5061in thehouseבַּבָּֽיִת׃ba.Ba.yitH1004:

36and thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548shallcommandוְצִוָּ֨הve.tzi.VahH6680that theyemptyוּפִנּ֣וּu.fi.NuH6437thehouseהַבַּ֗יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,beforeבְּטֶ֨רֶםbe.Te.remH2962thepriestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548goיָבֹ֤אya.Vo'H935in toseeלִרְא֣וֹתlir.'otH7200theplagueהַנֶּ֔גַעha.Ne.ga'H5061, thatallכָּל־kol-H3605that is in thehouseבַּבָּ֑יִתba.Ba.yitH1004benotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808madeH2930uncleanיִטְמָ֖אyit.Ma'H2930: andafterwardוְאַ֥חַרve.'A.charH310thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548shallgoיָבֹ֥אya.Vo'H935in toseeלִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otH7200thehouseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004:

37and he shalllookH2009on theplagueהַנֶּ֗גַעha.Ne.ga'H5061, and,beholdH2009,ifH2009theplagueהַנֶּ֙גַע֙ha.Ne.ga'H5061be in thewallsבְּקִירֹ֣תbe.ki.RotH7023of thehouseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004with hollow strakes,greenishיְרַקְרַקֹּ֔תye.rak.ra.KotH3422orreddishאֲדַמְדַּמֹּ֑ת'a.dam.da.MotH125, and theappearanceוּמַרְאֵיהֶ֥ןu.mar.'ei.HenH4758thereof belowerשָׁפָ֖לsha.FalH8217thanמִן־min-H4480thewallהַקִּֽיר׃ha.KirH7023;

38then thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.HenH3548shallgoוְיָצָ֧אve.ya.Tza'H3318outH3318of thehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004to thedoorפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of thehouseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004, andshutוְהִסְגִּ֥ירve.his.GirH5462upH5462thehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117:

39and thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548shallcomeH7725againH7725theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֑יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, and shalllookH2009: and,beholdH2009,ifH2009theplagueהַנֶּ֖גַעha.Ne.ga'H5061bespreadפָּשָׂ֥הpa.SahH6581in thewallsבְּקִירֹ֥תbe.ki.RotH7023of thehouseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004;

40then thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548shallcommandוְצִוָּה֙ve.tzi.VahH6680that they takeoutאֶל־'el-H413thestonesהָ֣אֲבָנִ֔יםha.'a.va.NimH68inwhichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834theplagueהַנָּ֑גַעha.Na.ga'H5061is, andcastוְהִשְׁלִ֤יכוּve.hish.Li.khuH7993themintoאֶל־'el-H413anuncleanטָמֵֽא׃ta.Me'H2931placeמָק֖וֹםma.KomH4725without thecityלָעִ֔ירla.'IrH5892:

41and he shall cause thehouseהַבַּ֛יִתha.Ba.yitH1004to bescrapedהִקְצ֔וּhik.TzuH7096withinמִבַּ֖יִתmi.Ba.yitH1004roundH5439aboutH5439, and they shallpourוְשָׁפְכ֗וּve.sha.fe.KhuH8210outH8210the mortar that theyscrapeH7096offH7096without thecityלָעִ֔ירla.'IrH5892intoH413anuncleanטָמֵֽא׃ta.Me'H2931placeמָק֖וֹםma.KomH4725:

42and they shalltakeוְלָקְחוּ֙ve.la.ke.ChuH3947otherאֲחֵר֔וֹת'a.che.RotH312stonesאֲבָנִ֣ים'a.va.NimH68, andputוְהֵבִ֖יאוּve.he.Vi.'uH935them in theplaceתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478ofthoseאֶת־'et-H853stonesהָאֲבָנִ֑יםha.'a.va.NimH68; and he shalltakeיִקַּ֖חyi.KachH3947otherאַחֵ֛ר'a.CherH312mortar, and shall plaister thehouseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004.

43Andifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518theplagueהַנֶּ֙גַע֙ha.Ne.ga'H5061comeH7725againH7725, andbreakH7725outאֶת־'et-H853in thehouseבַּבַּ֔יִתba.Ba.yitH1004,afterאַחַ֖ר'a.CharH310that he hath takenoutאֶת־'et-H853thestonesהָאֲבָנִ֑יםha.'a.va.NimH68, andafterוְאַחֲרֵ֛יve.'a.cha.ReiH310he hathscrapedהִקְצ֥וֹתhik.TzotH7096thehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004, andafterוְאַחֲרֵ֥יve.'a.cha.ReiH310it is plaistered;

44then thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548shallcomeוּבָא֙u.Va'H935in andlookH2009, and,beholdH2009,ifH2009theplagueהַנֶּ֖גַעha.Ne.ga'H5061bespreadפָּשָׂ֥הpa.SahH6581in thehouseבַּבָּ֑יִתba.Ba.yitH1004, it is a frettingleprosyצָרַ֨עַתtza.Ra.'atH6883in thehouseבַּבַּ֖יִתba.Ba.yitH1004: it isuncleanטָמֵ֥אta.Me'H2931.

45And he shallbreakH5422downH5422thehouseהַבַּ֗יִתha.Ba.yitH1004, thestonesאֲבָנָיו֙'a.va.NavH68of it, and thetimberעֵצָ֔יו'e.TzavH6086thereof, andallכָּל־kol-H3605the mortar of thehouseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004; and he shallcarryH3318themforthH3318outH3318of thecityלָעִ֔ירla.'IrH5892intoH413anuncleanטָמֵֽא׃ta.Me'H2931placeמָק֖וֹםma.KomH4725.

46Moreover he that goethintoאֶל־'el-H413thehouseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004allכָּל־kol-H3605thewhileH5704that it isshutהִסְגִּ֣ירhis.GirH5462upH5704shall beuncleanיִטְמָ֖אyit.Ma'H2930untilH5704theevenH5704.

47And he that lieth in thehouseבַּבַּ֔יִתba.Ba.yitH1004shallwashיְכַבֵּ֖סye.kha.BesH3526hisclothesבְּגָדָ֑יוbe.ga.DavH899; and he that eateth in thehouseבַּבַּ֔יִתba.Ba.yitH1004shallwashיְכַבֵּ֖סye.kha.BesH3526hisclothesבְּגָדָֽיו׃be.ga.DavH899.

48Andifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548shallcomeH935in, andlookH2009, and,beholdH2009, theplagueהַנֶּ֙גַע֙ha.Ne.ga'H5061hathnotלֹא־lo'-H3808spreadפָשָׂ֤הfa.SahH6581in thehouseבַּבַּ֔יִתba.Ba.yitH1004,afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310thehouseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004was plaistered; then thepriestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548shallpronounceH2891thehouseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004cleanH2891,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588theplagueהַנָּֽגַע׃ha.Na.ga'H5061ishealedנִרְפָּ֖אnir.Pa'H7495.

49And he shalltakeוְלָקַ֛חve.la.KachH3947tocleanseלְחַטֵּ֥אle.cha.Te'H2398thehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147birdsצִפֳּרִ֑יםtzi.po.RimH6833, andcedarאֶ֔רֶז'E.rezH730woodוְעֵ֣ץve.'EtzH6086, andscarletוּשְׁנִ֥יu.she.NiH8144, andhyssopוְאֵזֹֽב׃ve.'e.ZoH231:

50and he shallkillוְשָׁחַ֖טve.sha.ChatH7819one of thebirdsהַצִּפֹּ֣רha.tzi.PorH6833in anearthenחֶ֖רֶשׂChe.resH2789vesselכְּלִי־ke.li-H3627over runningwaterמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325:

51and he shalltakeוְלָקַ֣חve.la.KachH3947thecedarהָ֠אֶרֶזHa.'e.rezH730woodעֵֽץ־'etz-H6086, and thehyssopהָ֨אֵזֹ֜בha.'e.ZoH231, and thescarletשְׁנִ֣יshe.NiH8144, and thelivingH2416birdהַצִּפֹּ֣רha.tzi.PorH6833, anddipוְטָבַ֣לve.ta.ValH2881them in thebloodבְּדַם֙be.DamH1818of theslainהַשְּׁחוּטָ֔הha.she.chu.TahH7819birdהַצִּפֹּ֣רha.tzi.PorH6833, and in the runningwaterוּבַמַּ֖יִםu.va.Ma.yimH4325, and sprinkle thehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651timesפְּעָמִֽים׃pe.'a.MimH6471:

52and he shallcleanseוְחִטֵּ֣אve.chi.Te'H2398thehouseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004with thebloodבְּדַם֙be.DamH1818of thebirdהַצִּפּ֔וֹרha.tzi.PorH6833, and with the runningwaterוּבַמַּ֖יִםu.va.Ma.yimH4325, and with thelivingH2416birdוּבַצִּפֹּ֣רu.vatz.tzi.PorH6833, and with thecedarהָאֶ֛רֶזha.'E.rezH730woodוּבְעֵ֥ץu.ve.'EtzH6086, and with thehyssopוּבָאֵזֹ֖בu.va.'e.ZoH231, and with thescarletוּבִשְׁנִ֥יu.vish.NiH8144:

53but he shallletH7971goוְשִׁלַּ֞חve.shi.LachH7971thelivingהַֽחַיָּ֛הha.chai.YahH2416birdהַצִּפֹּ֧רha.tzi.PorH6833outH7971of thecityלָעִ֖ירla.'IrH5892intoH413theopenפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704:soH7971shall he makeatonementוְכִפֶּ֥רve.khi.PerH3722for thehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004: and it shall becleanוְטָהֵֽר׃ve.ta.HerH2891.

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