Numbers

Chapter 19

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayedabּe֣r yehva֔h 'el-moshshe֥h ve'eֽl-'aharo֖n le'moֽr׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The LORD said to Moses and Aaron:

וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה וְאֶֽל־אַהֲרֹ֖ן לֵאמֹֽר׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): zo֚'t chuqּa֣t hatּora֔h 'ashsher-tziua֥h yehva֖h le'mo֑r dּabּe֣r ׀ 'el-bּene֣y yishsera'e֗l veyiqech֣u 'eleyka֩ para֨h 'adumּa֜h tּemiyma֗h 'ashshe֤r 'eֽyn-bּahּ֙ m֔um 'ashshe֛r lo'-'ala֥h 'ale֖yha 'oֽl׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"This is a requirement of the law that the LORD has commanded: Tell the Israelites to bring you a red heifer without defect or blemish and that has never been under a yoke.

זֹ֚את חֻקַּ֣ת הַתּוֹרָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה לֵאמֹ֑ר דַּבֵּ֣ר ׀ אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל וְיִקְח֣וּ אֵלֶיךָ֩ פָרָ֨ה אֲדֻמָּ֜ה תְּמִימָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֤ר אֵֽין־בָּהּ֙ מ֔וּם אֲשֶׁ֛ר לֹא־עָלָ֥ה עָלֶ֖יהָ עֹֽל׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): unetatּe֣m 'ota֔hּ 'el-'ele'aza֖r hakּohe֑n vehotzi֤y 'otahּ֙ 'el-mich֣utz laֽmּachane֔h veshshacha֥t 'ota֖hּ lepanaֽyv׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Give it to Eleazar the priest; it is to be taken outside the camp and slaughtered in his presence.

וּנְתַתֶּ֣ם אֹתָ֔הּ אֶל־אֶלְעָזָ֖ר הַכֹּהֵ֑ן וְהוֹצִ֤יא אֹתָהּ֙ אֶל־מִח֣וּץ לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔ה וְשָׁחַ֥ט אֹתָ֖הּ לְפָנָֽיו׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): velaqa֞ch 'ele'aza֧r hakּohe֛n midּama֖hּ bּe'etzebּa'֑o vehizּa֞h 'el-no֨kach pּene֧y 'oֽhel-mo'e֛d midּama֖hּ shshe֥ba pּe'amiֽym׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then Eleazar the priest is to take some of its blood on his finger and sprinkle it seven times toward the front of the Tent of Meeting.

וְלָקַ֞ח אֶלְעָזָ֧ר הַכֹּהֵ֛ן מִדָּמָ֖הּ בְּאֶצְבָּע֑וֹ וְהִזָּ֞ה אֶל־נֹ֨כַח פְּנֵ֧י אֹֽהֶל־מוֹעֵ֛ד מִדָּמָ֖הּ שֶׁ֥בַע פְּעָמִֽים׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): veshsara֥p 'et-hapּara֖h le'eyna֑yv 'et-'ora֤hּ ve'et-bּeshsarahּ֙ ve'et-dּama֔hּ 'al-pּireshsha֖hּ yishseroֽp׃

Edified Edition (EDE)While he watches, the heifer is to be burned, its hide, flesh, blood and intestines.

וְשָׂרַ֥ף אֶת־הַפָּרָ֖ה לְעֵינָ֑יו אֶת־עֹרָ֤הּ וְאֶת־בְּשָׂרָהּ֙ וְאֶת־דָּמָ֔הּ עַל־פִּרְשָׁ֖הּ יִשְׂרֹֽף׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): velaqa֣ch hakּohe֗n 'e֥tz 'e֛rez ve'ez֖ob ushsheni֣y tola֑'at vehishsheli֕yke 'el-tּ֖oke shserepa֥t hapּaraֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The priest is to take some cedar wood, hyssop and scarlet wool and throw them onto the burning heifer.

וְלָקַ֣ח הַכֹּהֵ֗ן עֵ֥ץ אֶ֛רֶז וְאֵז֖וֹב וּשְׁנִ֣י תוֹלָ֑עַת וְהִשְׁלִ֕יךְ אֶל־תּ֖וֹךְ שְׂרֵפַ֥ת הַפָּרָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vekibּe֨s bּegada֜yv hakּohe֗n veracha֤tz bּeshsaro֙ bּamּa֔yim ve'acha֖r yab֣o 'el-haֽmּachane֑h vetame֥ hakּohe֖n 'ad-ha'aֽreb׃

Edified Edition (EDE)After that, the priest must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water. He may then come into the camp, but he will be ceremonially unclean until evening.

וְכִבֶּ֨ס בְּגָדָ֜יו הַכֹּהֵ֗ן וְרָחַ֤ץ בְּשָׂרוֹ֙ בַּמַּ֔יִם וְאַחַ֖ר יָב֣וֹא אֶל־הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑ה וְטָמֵ֥א הַכֹּהֵ֖ן עַד־הָעָֽרֶב׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vehashsּore֣p 'ota֔hּ yekabּe֤s bּegadayv֙ bּamּa֔yim veracha֥tz bּeshsar֖o bּamּa֑yim vetame֖ 'ad-ha'aֽreb׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The man who burns it must also wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he too will be unclean until evening.

וְהַשֹּׂרֵ֣ף אֹתָ֔הּ יְכַבֵּ֤ס בְּגָדָיו֙ בַּמַּ֔יִם וְרָחַ֥ץ בְּשָׂר֖וֹ בַּמָּ֑יִם וְטָמֵ֖א עַד־הָעָֽרֶב׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'asa֣p ׀ 'i֣yshsh tah֗or 'e֚t 'e֣per hapּara֔h vehinּi֛ycha mich֥utz laֽmּachane֖h bּemaq֣om tah֑or ve֠hayetah la'ada֨t bּeneֽy-yishsera'e֧l lemishsheme֛ret leme֥y nidּa֖h chatּa֥'t hiֽv'׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"A man who is clean shall gather up the ashes of the heifer and put them in a ceremonially clean place outside the camp. They are to be kept by the Israelite community for use in the water of cleansing; it is for purification from sin.

וְאָסַ֣ף ׀ אִ֣ישׁ טָה֗וֹר אֵ֚ת אֵ֣פֶר הַפָּרָ֔ה וְהִנִּ֛יחַ מִח֥וּץ לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖ה בְּמָק֣וֹם טָה֑וֹר וְ֠הָיְתָה לַעֲדַ֨ת בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֧ל לְמִשְׁמֶ֛רֶת לְמֵ֥י נִדָּ֖ה חַטָּ֥את הִֽוא׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ve֠kibּes ha'ose֨p 'et-'e֤per hapּarah֙ 'et-bּegada֔yv vetame֖ 'ad-ha'a֑reb veֽhayeta֞h libene֣y yishsera'e֗l velagּe֛r hagּa֥r bּetoka֖m lechuqּa֥t 'olaֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The man who gathers the heifer’s ashes must also wash his clothes, and he too will be unclean until evening. This will be a lasting regulation both for the Israelites and for the foreigners residing among them.

וְ֠כִבֶּס הָאֹסֵ֨ף אֶת־אֵ֤פֶר הַפָּרָה֙ אֶת־בְּגָדָ֔יו וְטָמֵ֖א עַד־הָעָ֑רֶב וְֽהָיְתָ֞ה לִבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל וְלַגֵּ֛ר הַגָּ֥ר בְּתוֹכָ֖ם לְחֻקַּ֥ת עוֹלָֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): hanּoge֥'a bּeme֖t lekal-ne֣peshsh 'ada֑m vetame֖ shshibe'a֥t yamiֽym׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"Whoever touches a human corpse will be unclean for seven days.

הַנֹּגֵ֥עַ בְּמֵ֖ת לְכָל־נֶ֣פֶשׁ אָדָ֑ם וְטָמֵ֖א שִׁבְעַ֥ת יָמִֽים׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): h֣u yitechatּa'-b֞o bּayּ֧om hashshּeliyshshi֛y ubayּ֥om hashshּebiy'i֖y yiteha֑r ve'im-lo֨ yitechatּa֜ bּayּ֧om hashshּeliyshshi֛y ubayּ֥om hashshּebiy'i֖y lo֥ yitehaֽr׃

Edified Edition (EDE)They must purify themselves with the water on the third day and on the seventh day; then they will be clean. But if they do not purify themselves on the third and seventh days, they will not be clean.

ה֣וּא יִתְחַטָּא־ב֞וֹ בַּיּ֧וֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֛י וּבַיּ֥וֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִ֖י יִטְהָ֑ר וְאִם־לֹ֨א יִתְחַטָּ֜א בַּיּ֧וֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֛י וּבַיּ֥וֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִ֖י לֹ֥א יִטְהָֽר׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): kּaֽl-hanּoge֡'a bּeme֣t bּenepeshsh֩ ha'ada֨m 'ashsher-yam֜ut velo֣ yitechatּa֗ 'et-mishshekּa֤n yehvah֙ timּe֔ venikereta֛h hanּe֥peshsh hahi֖v miyּishsera'e֑l kּiy֩ me֨y nidּa֜h lo'-zora֤q 'alayv֙ tame֣ yiheye֔h '֖od tume'at֥o bֽo׃

Edified Edition (EDE)If they fail to purify themselves after touching a human corpse, they defile the LORD’s tabernacle. They must be cut off from Israel. Because the water of cleansing has not been sprinkled on them, they are unclean; their uncleanness remains on them.

כָּֽל־הַנֹּגֵ֡עַ בְּמֵ֣ת בְּנֶפֶשׁ֩ הָאָדָ֨ם אֲשֶׁר־יָמ֜וּת וְלֹ֣א יִתְחַטָּ֗א אֶת־מִשְׁכַּ֤ן יְהוָה֙ טִמֵּ֔א וְנִכְרְתָ֛ה הַנֶּ֥פֶשׁ הַהִ֖וא מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֑ל כִּי֩ מֵ֨י נִדָּ֜ה לֹא־זֹרַ֤ק עָלָיו֙ טָמֵ֣א יִהְיֶ֔ה ע֖וֹד טֻמְאָת֥וֹ בֽוֹ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): zo֚'t hatּora֔h 'ada֖m kּiֽy-yam֣ut bּe'o֑hel kּal-habּa֤ 'el-ha'o֨hel֙ vekal-'ashshe֣r bּa'o֔hel yitema֖ shshibe'a֥t yamiֽym׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"This is the law that applies when a person dies in a tent: Anyone who enters the tent and anyone who is in it will be unclean for seven days.

זֹ֚את הַתּוֹרָ֔ה אָדָ֖ם כִּֽי־יָמ֣וּת בְּאֹ֑הֶל כָּל־הַבָּ֤א אֶל־הָאֹ֨הֶל֙ וְכָל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר בָּאֹ֔הֶל יִטְמָ֖א שִׁבְעַ֥ת יָמִֽים׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vekol֙ kּeli֣y pat֔ucha 'ashshe֛r 'eyn-tzami֥yd pּati֖yl 'ala֑yv tame֖ hֽu'׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Every open container without a lid fastened on it will be unclean.

וְכֹל֙ כְּלִ֣י פָת֔וּחַ אֲשֶׁ֛ר אֵין־צָמִ֥יד פָּתִ֖יל עָלָ֑יו טָמֵ֖א הֽוּא׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): veko֨l 'ashsher-yigּa֜ 'al-pּene֣y hashsּade֗h bּֽachalal-che֨reb֙ '֣o beme֔t 'ֽo-be'e֥tzem 'ada֖m '֣o beqa֑ber yitema֖ shshibe'a֥t yamiֽym׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"Anyone out in the open who touches someone who has been killed with a sword or someone who has died a natural death, or anyone who touches a human bone or a grave, will be unclean for seven days.

וְכֹ֨ל אֲשֶׁר־יִגַּ֜ע עַל־פְּנֵ֣י הַשָּׂדֶ֗ה בַּֽחֲלַל־חֶ֨רֶב֙ א֣וֹ בְמֵ֔ת אֽוֹ־בְעֶ֥צֶם אָדָ֖ם א֣וֹ בְקָ֑בֶר יִטְמָ֖א שִׁבְעַ֥ת יָמִֽים׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): velaֽqechu֙ latּame֔ me'apa֖r shserepa֣t haֽchatּa֑'t venata֥n 'ala֛yv ma֥yim chayּi֖ym 'el-kּeֽliy׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"For the unclean person, put some ashes from the burned purification offering into a jar and pour fresh water over them.

וְלָֽקְחוּ֙ לַטָּמֵ֔א מֵעֲפַ֖ר שְׂרֵפַ֣ת הַֽחַטָּ֑את וְנָתַ֥ן עָלָ֛יו מַ֥יִם חַיִּ֖ים אֶל־כֶּֽלִי׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): velaqa֨ch 'ez֜ob vetaba֣l bּamּayim֮ 'i֣yshsh tahor֒ vehizּa֤h 'al-ha'o֨hel֙ ve'al-kּal-hakּeli֔ym ve'al-hanּepashsh֖ot 'ashshe֣r haֽyu-shsha֑m ve'al-hanּoge֗'a bּa'e֨tzem֙ '֣o beֽchala֔l '֥o bamּe֖t '֥o baqּaֽber׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then a man who is ceremonially clean is to take some hyssop, dip it in the water and sprinkle the tent and all the furnishings and the people who were there. He must also sprinkle anyone who has touched a human bone or a grave or someone who has been killed or someone who has died a natural death.

וְלָקַ֨ח אֵז֜וֹב וְטָבַ֣ל בַּמַּיִם֮ אִ֣ישׁ טָהוֹר֒ וְהִזָּ֤ה עַל־הָאֹ֨הֶל֙ וְעַל־כָּל־הַכֵּלִ֔ים וְעַל־הַנְּפָשׁ֖וֹת אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָֽיוּ־שָׁ֑ם וְעַל־הַנֹּגֵ֗עַ בַּעֶ֨צֶם֙ א֣וֹ בֶֽחָלָ֔ל א֥וֹ בַמֵּ֖ת א֥וֹ בַקָּֽבֶר׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vehizּa֤h hatּahor֙ 'al-hatּame֔ bּayּ֥om hashshּeliyshshi֖y ubayּ֣om hashshּebiy'i֑y vechitּe'o֙ bּayּ֣om hashshּebiy'i֔y vekibּe֧s bּegada֛yv veracha֥tz bּamּa֖yim vetahe֥r bּa'aֽreb׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The man who is clean is to sprinkle those who are unclean on the third and seventh days, and on the seventh day he is to purify them. Those who are being purified must wash their clothes and bathe with water, and that evening they will be clean.

וְהִזָּ֤ה הַטָּהֹר֙ עַל־הַטָּמֵ֔א בַּיּ֥וֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֖י וּבַיּ֣וֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִ֑י וְחִטְּאוֹ֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י וְכִבֶּ֧ס בְּגָדָ֛יו וְרָחַ֥ץ בַּמַּ֖יִם וְטָהֵ֥ר בָּעָֽרֶב׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'i֤yshsh 'ashsher-yitema'֙ velo֣ yitechatּa֔ venikereta֛h hanּe֥peshsh hahi֖v mitּ֣oke haqּaha֑l kּiy֩ 'et-miqedּa֨shsh yehva֜h timּe֗ me֥y nidּa֛h lo'-zora֥q 'ala֖yv tame֥ hֽu'׃

Edified Edition (EDE)But if those who are unclean do not purify themselves, they must be cut off from the community, because they have defiled the sanctuary of the LORD. The water of cleansing has not been sprinkled on them, and they are unclean.

וְאִ֤ישׁ אֲשֶׁר־יִטְמָא֙ וְלֹ֣א יִתְחַטָּ֔א וְנִכְרְתָ֛ה הַנֶּ֥פֶשׁ הַהִ֖וא מִתּ֣וֹךְ הַקָּהָ֑ל כִּי֩ אֶת־מִקְדַּ֨שׁ יְהוָ֜ה טִמֵּ֗א מֵ֥י נִדָּ֛ה לֹא־זֹרַ֥ק עָלָ֖יו טָמֵ֥א הֽוּא׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vehayeta֥h lּahe֖m lechuqּa֣t 'ola֑m umazּe֤h meֽy-hanּidּah֙ yekabּe֣s bּegada֔yv vehanּoge֨'a֙ bּeme֣y hanּidּa֔h yitema֖ 'ad-ha'aֽreb׃

Edified Edition (EDE)This is a lasting regulation for them. The man who sprinkles the water of cleansing must also wash his clothes, and anyone who touches the water of cleansing will be unclean until evening.

וְהָיְתָ֥ה לָּהֶ֖ם לְחֻקַּ֣ת עוֹלָ֑ם וּמַזֵּ֤ה מֵֽי־הַנִּדָּה֙ יְכַבֵּ֣ס בְּגָדָ֔יו וְהַנֹּגֵ֨עַ֙ בְּמֵ֣י הַנִּדָּ֔ה יִטְמָ֖א עַד־הָעָֽרֶב׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): veko֛l 'ashsher-yigּa'-bּ֥o hatּame֖ yitema֑ vehanּe֥peshsh hanּoga֖'at tּitema֥ 'ad-ha'aֽreb׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)Anything that an unclean person touches becomes unclean, and anyone who touches it becomes unclean until evening."

וְכֹ֛ל אֲשֶׁר־יִגַּע־בּ֥וֹ הַטָּמֵ֖א יִטְמָ֑א וְהַנֶּ֥פֶשׁ הַנֹּגַ֖עַת תִּטְמָ֥א עַד־הָעָֽרֶב׃פ