Revised Version 1895

Numbers 19

1And theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068spake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872and untoAaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2This is thestatuteחֻקַּ֣תchu.KatH2708of thelawהַתּוֹרָ֔הha.to.RahH8451whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hathcommandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Speakדַּבֵּ֣ר׀da.BerH1696unto thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, that theybringH5927thee aredאֲדֻמָּ֜ה'a.du.MahH122heiferפָרָ֨הfa.RahH6510withoutH3808spotמ֔וּםMumH3971,whereinאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834isnoH3808blemishתְּמִימָ֗הte.mi.MahH8549, anduponעָלֶ֖יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921whichאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834neverH3808cameH5927yokeעֹֽל׃'OlH5923:

3and ye shallgiveוּנְתַתֶּ֣םu.ne.ta.TemH5414herH413untoEleazarאֶלְעָזָ֖ר'el.'a.ZarH499thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.HenH3548, and he shallbringH3318herH413forthH3318without thecampלַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הla.ma.cha.NehH4264, and one shallslayוְשָׁחַ֥טve.sha.ChatH7819herH413beforeH6440hisfaceH6440:

4andEleazarאֶלְעָזָ֧ר'el.'a.ZarH499thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.HenH3548shalltakeוְלָקַ֞חve.la.KachH3947ofherH413bloodמִדָּמָ֖הּmi.da.MahH1818with hisfingerבְּאֶצְבָּע֑וֹbe.'etz.ba.'OH676, and sprinkle ofherH413bloodמִדָּמָ֖הּmi.da.MahH1818towardH413thefrontפְּנֵ֧יpe.NeiH6440of thetentאֹֽהֶל־'o.hel-H168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֛דmo.'EdH4150sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651timesפְּעָמִֽים׃pe.'a.MimH6471:

5and one shallburnוְשָׂרַ֥ףve.sa.RafH8313theheiferהַפָּרָ֖הha.pa.RahH6510in hissightלְעֵינָ֑יוle.'ei.NavH5869;herH5921skinעֹרָ֤הּ'o.RahH5785, andherH5921fleshבְּשָׂרָהּ֙be.sa.RahH1320, andherH5921bloodדָּמָ֔הּda.MahH1818, withherH5921dungפִּרְשָׁ֖הּpir.ShahH6569, shall heburnיִשְׂרֹֽף׃yis.RofH8313:

6and thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548shalltakeוְלָקַ֣חve.la.KachH3947cedarאֶ֛רֶז'E.rezH730woodעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086, andhyssopוְאֵז֖וֹבve.'e.ZovH231, andscarletוּשְׁנִ֣יu.she.NiH8144, andcastוְהִשְׁלִ֕יךְve.hish.LikhH7993itintoאֶל־'el-H413themidstתּ֖וֹךְTokhH8432of theburningשְׂרֵפַ֥תse.re.FatH8316of theheiferהַפָּרָֽה׃ha.pa.RahH6510.

7Then thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548shallwashוְכִבֶּ֨סve.khi.BesH3526hisclothesבְּגָדָ֜יוbe.ga.DavH899, and he shallbatheוְרָחַ֤ץve.ra.ChatzH7364hisfleshבְּשָׂרוֹ֙be.sa.RoH1320inwaterבַּמַּ֔יִםba.Ma.yimH4325, andafterwardוְאַחַ֖רve.'a.CharH310he shallcomeיָב֣וֹאya.Vo'H935intoאֶל־'el-H413thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הha.ma.cha.NehH4264, and thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548shall beuncleanוְטָמֵ֥אve.ta.Me'H2930untilH5704theevenH5704.

8And he that burnethherH5704shallwashיְכַבֵּ֤סye.kha.BesH3526hisclothesבְּגָדָיו֙be.ga.DavH899inwaterבַּמַּ֔יִםba.Ma.yimH4325, andbatheוְרָחַ֥ץve.ra.ChatzH7364hisfleshבְּשָׂר֖וֹbe.sa.RoH1320inwaterבַּמָּ֑יִםba.Ma.yimH4325, and shall beuncleanוְטָמֵ֖אve.ta.Me'H2930untilH5704theevenH5704.

9And amanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376that iscleanטָה֗וֹרta.HorH2889shallgatherוְאָסַ֣ף׀ve.'a.SafH622upH853theashesאֵ֣פֶר'E.ferH665of theheiferהַפָּרָ֔הha.pa.RahH6510, andlayH1121themupH853without thecampלַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הla.ma.cha.NehH4264in acleanטָה֑וֹרta.HorH2889placeבְּמָק֣וֹםbe.ma.KomH4725, and it shall bekeptלְמִשְׁמֶ֛רֶתle.mish.Me.retH4931for thecongregationלַעֲדַ֨תla.'a.DatH5712of thechildrenH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֧לYis.ra.'ElH3478for awaterלְמֵ֥יle.MeiH4325of separation: it is asinחַטָּ֥אתcha.TatH2403offering.

10And he that gathereth theashesאֵ֤פֶר'E.ferH665of theheiferהַפָּרָה֙ha.pa.RahH6510shallwashוְ֠כִבֶּסVe.khi.besH3526hisclothesבְּגָדָ֔יוbe.ga.DavH899, and beuncleanוְטָמֵ֖אve.ta.Me'H2930untilH5704theevenH5704: and it shall be unto thechildrenלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and unto thestrangerוְלַגֵּ֛רve.la.GerH1616that sojourneth among them, for astatuteלְחֻקַּ֥תle.chu.KatH2708foreverעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

11He that toucheth thedeadבְּמֵ֖תbe.MetH4191bodyנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315ofanyלְכָל־le.kholH3605manאָדָ֑ם'a.DamH120shall beuncleanוְטָמֵ֖אve.ta.Me'H2930sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117:

12thesameH1931shallpurifyיִתְחַטָּא־yit.cha.ta'-H2398himselfH1931therewith on thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֛יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֧וֹםbai.YomH3117, and on theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֖יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוּבַיּ֥וֹםu.vai.YomH3117he shall becleanיִטְהָ֑רyit.HarH2891: butifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518hepurifyיִתְחַטָּ֜אyit.cha.Ta'H2398notלֹ֨אlo'H3808himselfH1931thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֛יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֧וֹםbai.YomH3117, then theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֖יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוּבַיּ֥וֹםu.vai.YomH3117he shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808becleanיִטְהָֽר׃yit.HarH2891.

13Whosoever toucheth thedeadבְּמֵ֣תbe.MetH4191bodyבְּנֶפֶשׁ֩be.ne.FeshH5315ofanyכָּֽל־kal-H3605manהָאָדָ֨םha.'a.DamH120that isdeadיָמ֜וּתya.MutH4191, and purifiethnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808himselfהַהִ֖ואha.Hiv'H1931, defileth thetabernacleמִשְׁכַּ֤ןmish.KanH4908of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068; and thatsoulהַנֶּ֥פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315shall becutוְנִכְרְתָ֛הve.nikh.re.TahH3772offH3772fromIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֑לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478:becauseכִּי֩kiH3588thewaterמֵ֨יmeiH4325of separation wasnotלֹא־lo'-H3808sprinkledזֹרַ֤קzo.RakH2236uponH5921him, he shall beuncleanטָמֵ֣אta.Me'H2931; hisuncleannessיִתְחַטָּ֗אyit.cha.Ta'H2398is yetuponH5921him.

14This is thelawהַתּוֹרָ֔הha.to.RahH8451when amanאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120dieth in atentבְּאֹ֑הֶלbe.'O.helH168:everyכָּל־kol-H3605one that comethintoאֶל־'el-H413thetentהָאֹ֙הֶל֙ha.'O.helH168, andeveryוְכָל־ve.kholH3605one that is in thetentבָּאֹ֔הֶלba.'O.helH168, shall beuncleanיִטְמָ֖אyit.Ma'H2930sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117.

15Andeveryוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3605openפָת֔וּחַfa.Tu.achH6605vesselכְּלִ֣יke.LiH3627,whichאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834hathnoאֵין־'ein-H369coveringצָמִ֥ידtza.MidH6781bounduponעָלָ֑יו'a.LavH5921it, isuncleanטָמֵ֖אta.Me'H2931.

16And whosoever in theopenפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֗הha.sa.DehH7704toucheth one that isslainבַּֽחֲלַל־ba.cha.lal-H2491with aswordחֶ֙רֶב֙che.revH2719, or adeadבְמֵ֔תve.MetH4191bodyH6106, or aboneבְעֶ֥צֶםve.'E.tzemH6106of amanאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120, or agraveבְקָ֑בֶרve.Ka.verH6913, shall beuncleanיִטְמָ֖אyit.Ma'H2930sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117.

17And for theuncleanלַטָּמֵ֔אla.ta.Me'H2931they shalltakeוְלָֽקְחוּ֙ve.la.ke.ChuH3947of theashesמֵעֲפַ֖רme.'a.FarH6083of theburningשְׂרֵפַ֣תse.re.FatH8316of thesinהַֽחַטָּ֑אתha.cha.TatH2403offering, and runningwaterמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325shall beputוְנָתַ֥ןve.na.TanH5414thereto in avesselכֶּֽלִי׃Ke.liH3627:

18and acleanטָהוֹר֒ta.hOrH2889personH5315shalltakeוְלָקַ֨חve.la.KachH3947hyssopאֵז֜וֹב'e.ZovH231, anddipוְטָבַ֣לve.ta.ValH2881it in thewaterבַּמַּיִם֮ba.ma.YimH4325, and sprinkle ituponעַל־'al-H5921thetentהָאֹ֙הֶל֙ha.'O.helH168, anduponוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605thevesselsהַכֵּלִ֔יםha.ke.LimH3627, anduponוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921thepersonsH5315that were there, anduponוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921him thattouchedהַנֹּגֵ֗עַha.no.Ge.a'H5060theboneבַּעֶ֙צֶם֙ba.'E.tzemH6106, or theslainבֶֽחָלָ֔לve.cha.LalH2491, or thedeadבַמֵּ֖תva.MetH4191, or thegraveבַקָּֽבֶר׃va.Ka.verH6913:

19and thecleanהַטָּהֹר֙ha.ta.HorH2889person shallsprinkleH2398uponH5921theuncleanהַטָּמֵ֔אha.ta.Me'H2931on thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֖יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117, and on theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֑יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוּבַיּ֣וֹםu.vai.YomH3117: and on theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117he shallpurifyH2398him; and he shallwashוְכִבֶּ֧סve.khi.BesH3526hisclothesבְּגָדָ֛יוbe.ga.DavH899, andbatheוְרָחַ֥ץve.ra.ChatzH7364himselfH3117inwaterבַּמַּ֖יִםba.Ma.yimH4325, and shall becleanH2889atevenH5921.

20But themanוְאִ֤ישׁve.'IshH376that shall beuncleanטָמֵ֥אta.Me'H2931, and shallnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808purifyיִתְחַטָּ֔אyit.cha.Ta'H2398himselfH1931, thatsoulהַנֶּ֥פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315shall becutוְנִכְרְתָ֛הve.nikh.re.TahH3772offH3772from themidstמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of theassemblyהַקָּהָ֑לha.ka.HalH6951,becauseכִּי֩kiH3588he hathdefiledH2930thesanctuaryמִקְדַּ֨שׁmik.DashH4720of theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068: thewaterמֵ֥יmeiH4325of separation hathnotלֹא־lo'-H3808beensprinkledזֹרַ֥קzo.RakH2236uponעָלָ֖יו'a.LavH5921him; he isuncleanH2931.

21And it shall be aperpetualעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769statuteלְחֻקַּ֣תle.chu.KatH2708unto them: and he that sprinkleth thewaterמֵֽי־mei-H4325of separation shallwashיְכַבֵּ֣סye.kha.BesH3526hisclothesבְּגָדָ֔יוbe.ga.DavH899; and he that toucheth thewaterבְּמֵ֣יbe.MeiH4325of separation shall beuncleanיִטְמָ֖אyit.Ma'H2930untilH5704evenH5704.

22Andwhatsoeverוְכֹ֛לve.KholH3605theuncleanהַטָּמֵ֖אha.ta.Me'H2931personוְהַנֶּ֥פֶשׁve.ha.Ne.feshH5315toucheth shall beuncleanH2931; and thesoulH5315that toucheth it shall beuncleanH2931untilH5704evenH5704.

Commentaries on Numbers 19

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