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Leviticus 22:2-8

2Speakדַּבֵּ֨רda.BerH1696untoAaronאַהֲרֹ֜ן'a.ha.RonH175and to hissonsבָּנָ֗יוba.NavH1121, that they separatethemselvesמַקְדִּשִׁ֛יםmak.di.ShimH6942from theholyמִקָּדְשֵׁ֣יmi.ka.de.SheiH6944things of thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834they hallow untomeH413, and that theyprofaneיְחַלְּל֖וּye.cha.le.LuH2490notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808myholyקָדְשִׁ֑יkod.shiH6944nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034: I am theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

3Sayאֱמֹ֣ר'e.MorH559unto them, Whosoever he be ofallכָּל־kol-H3605yourseedזַרְעֲכֶ֗םzar.'a.KhemH2233throughoutמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605yourgenerationsלְדֹרֹ֨תֵיכֶ֜םle.do.Ro.tei.KhemH1755, that approacheth unto theholyהַקֳּדָשִׁים֙ha.ko.da.ShimH6944things,whichH834thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478hallow unto theLORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,havingH5315hisuncleannessוְטֻמְאָת֖וֹve.tum.'a.ToH2932uponעָלָ֑יו'a.LavH5921him, thatsoulH5315shall becutוְנִכְרְתָ֞הve.nikh.re.TahH3772offH3772frombeforeמִלְּפָנַ֖יmi.le.fa.NaiH6440meH413: I am theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

4Whatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834manH376soever of theseedמִזֶּ֣רַעmi.Ze.ra'H2233ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֗ן'a.ha.RonH175is aleperצָר֙וּעַ֙tza.Ru.a'H6879, or hath anissueתֵּצֵ֥אte.Tze'H3318; he shallnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808eatיֹאכַ֔לyo.KhalH398of theholyבַּקֳּדָשִׁים֙ba.ko.da.ShimH6944things,untilעַ֖ד'adH5704he becleanיִטְהָ֑רyit.HarH2891. And whoso touchethanyבְּכָל־be.kholH3605thingH6944that isuncleanטְמֵא־te.me'-H2931by thedeadנֶ֔פֶשׁNe.feshH5315, or amanH376whoseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834seedזָֽרַע׃Za.ra'H2233goeth from him;

5or whosoever touchethanyבְּכָל־be.kholH3605creepingthingשֶׁ֖רֶץShe.retzH8318,wherebyH834he may bemadeיִטְמָא־yit.ma'-H2930uncleanיִטְמָא־yit.ma'-H2930, or amanאִישׁ֙'ishH376ofwhomH834he may takeuncleannessטֻמְאָתֽוֹ׃tum.'a.ToH2932,whatsoeverלְכֹ֖לle.KholH3605uncleannessH2932he hath;

6thesoulנֶ֚פֶשׁNe.feshH5315whichH834touchethanyמִן־min-H4480suchH834shall beuncleanוְטָמְאָ֖הve.ta.me.'AhH2930untilH5704theevenH5704, and shallnotוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808eatיֹאכַל֙yo.KhalH398of theholyהַקֳּדָשִׁ֔יםha.ko.da.ShimH6944things,unlessאִם־'im-H518hebatheרָחַ֥ץra.ChatzH7364hisfleshבְּשָׂר֖וֹbe.sa.RoH1320inwaterבַּמָּֽיִם׃ba.Ma.yimH4325.

7And when thesunהַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121isdownH3588, he shall becleanוְטָהֵ֑רve.ta.HerH2891; andafterwardוְאַחַר֙ve.'a.CharH310he shalleatיֹאכַ֣לyo.KhalH398of theholyהַקֳּדָשִׁ֔יםha.ko.da.ShimH6944things,becauseH3588it is hisbreadלַחְמ֖וֹlach.MoH3899.

8Thatwhichנְבֵלָ֧הne.ve.LahH5038dieth of itself, or istornוּטְרֵפָ֛הu.te.re.FahH2966ofbeastsH2966, he shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808eatיֹאכַ֖לyo.KhalH398todefileH2930himselfH2930therewith: I am theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

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