Numbers 9
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בְּאַרְבָּעָ֣הon the four-עָשָֽׂר־teenי֠וֹםdayבַּחֹ֨דֶשׁin the monthהַזֶּ֜הthe thisבֵּ֧יןbetweenהָֽעֲרְבַּ֛יִםthe eveningsתַּעֲשׂ֥וּyou will observeאֹת֖וֹobj. itבְּמוֹעֲד֑וֹat appointed time itsכְּכָל־according to allחֻקֹּתָ֥יוstatutes itsוּכְכָל־and according to allמִשְׁפָּטָ֖יוjudgments itsתַּעֲשׂ֥וּyou will observeאֹתֽוֹ׃obj. it
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וַיַּעֲשׂ֣וּand they observedאֶת־obj.הַפֶּ֡סַחthe passoverבָּרִאשׁ֡וֹןin the first monthבְּאַרְבָּעָה֩on the four-עָשָׂ֨רteenי֥וֹםdayלַחֹ֛דֶשׁof the monthבֵּ֥יןbetweenהָעַרְבַּ֖יִםthe eveningsבְּמִדְבַּ֣רin the wilderness ofסִינָ֑יSinaiכְּ֠כֹלaccording to allאֲשֶׁ֨רthatצִוָּ֤הhe had commandedיְהוָה֙Yahwehאֶת־obj.מֹשֶׁ֔הMosesכֵּ֥ןsoעָשׂ֖וּthey didבְּנֵ֥יthe people ofיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel
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וַיְהִ֣יand it wasאֲנָשִׁ֗יםpeopleאֲשֶׁ֨רwhoהָי֤וּthey wereטְמֵאִים֙uncleanלְנֶ֣פֶשׁto a corpse ofאָדָ֔םa personוְלֹא־and notיָכְל֥וּthey were ableלַעֲשֹׂת־to observeהַפֶּ֖סַחthe passoverבַּיּ֣וֹםon the dayהַה֑וּאthe thatוַֽיִּקְרְב֞וּand they drew nearלִפְנֵ֥יto beforeמֹשֶׁ֛הMosesוְלִפְנֵ֥יand to beforeאַהֲרֹ֖ןAaronבַּיּ֥וֹםon the dayהַהֽוּא׃the that
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וַ֠יֹּאמְרוּand they saidהָאֲנָשִׁ֤יםthe peopleהָהֵ֙מָּה֙the thoseאֵלָ֔יוto himאֲנַ֥חְנוּweטְמֵאִ֖יםare uncleanלְנֶ֣פֶשׁto a corpse ofאָדָ֑םa personלָ֣מָּהto why?נִגָּרַ֗עare we restrainedלְבִלְתִּ֨יto notהַקְרִ֜בto bring nearאֶת־obj.קָרְבַּ֤ןthe offering ofיְהוָה֙Yahwehבְּמֹ֣עֲד֔וֹat appointed time itsבְּת֖וֹךְin amongבְּנֵ֥יthe people ofיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel
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דַּבֵּ֛רspeakאֶל־toבְּנֵ֥יthe people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsraelלֵאמֹ֑רto sayingאִ֣ישׁa manאִ֣ישׁa manכִּי־ifיִהְיֶֽה־he will beטָמֵ֣א׀uncleanלָנֶ֡פֶשׁto a corpseאוֹ֩orבְדֶ֨רֶךְon a journeyרְחֹקָ֜הׄdistantלָכֶ֗םto youא֚וֹorלְדֹרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םto generations yourוְעָ֥שָׂהand he will observeפֶ֖סַחa passoverלַיהוָֽה׃to Yahweh
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וְהָאִישׁ֩and the personאֲשֶׁר־whoה֨וּאheטָה֜וֹרwas pureוּבְדֶ֣רֶךְand on a journeyלֹא־notהָיָ֗הhe wasוְחָדַל֙and he failedלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתto observeהַפֶּ֔סַחthe passoverוְנִכְרְתָ֛הand it will be cut offהַנֶּ֥פֶשׁthe personהַהִ֖ואthe thatמֵֽעַמֶּ֑יהָfrom kinspeoples itsכִּ֣י׀forקָרְבַּ֣ןthe offering ofיְהוָ֗הYahwehלֹ֤אnotהִקְרִיב֙he brought nearבְּמֹ֣עֲד֔וֹat appointed time itsחֶטְא֥וֹsin hisיִשָּׂ֖אhe will bearהָאִ֥ישׁthe personהַהֽוּא׃the that
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וְכִֽי־and ifיָג֨וּרhe will sojournאִתְּכֶ֜םwith youגֵּ֗רa sojournerוְעָ֤שָֽׂהand he will observeפֶ֙סַח֙a passoverלַֽיהוָ֔הto Yahwehכְּחֻקַּ֥תaccording to the statute ofהַפֶּ֛סַחthe passoverוּכְמִשְׁפָּט֖וֹand according to judgment itsכֵּ֣ןsoיַעֲשֶׂ֑הhe will doחֻקָּ֤הa statuteאַחַת֙oneיִהְיֶ֣הit will belongלָכֶ֔םto youוְלַגֵּ֖רand to the sojournerוּלְאֶזְרַ֥חand to the native-born ofהָאָֽרֶץ׃ פthe land
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וּבְיוֹם֙and on the dayהָקִ֣יםset upאֶת־obj.הַמִּשְׁכָּ֔ןthe tabernacleכִּסָּ֤הit coveredהֶֽעָנָן֙the cloudאֶת־obj.הַמִּשְׁכָּ֔ןthe tabernacleלְאֹ֖הֶלof the tent ofהָעֵדֻ֑תthe testimonyוּבָעֶ֜רֶבand in the eveningיִהְיֶ֧הit wasעַֽל־overהַמִּשְׁכָּ֛ןthe tabernacleכְּמַרְאֵה־like the appearance ofאֵ֖שׁfireעַד־untilבֹּֽקֶר׃morning
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וּלְפִ֞יand to the mouth ofהֵעָלֹ֤תthe taking up ofהֶֽעָנָן֙the cloudמֵעַ֣לfrom overהָאֹ֔הֶלthe tentוְאַ֣חֲרֵי־and afterכֵ֔ןthusיִסְע֖וּthey set outבְּנֵ֣יthe people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsraelוּבִמְק֗וֹםand in the placeאֲשֶׁ֤רof whereיִשְׁכָּן־it settled downשָׁם֙thereהֶֽעָנָ֔ןthe cloudשָׁ֥םthereיַחֲנ֖וּthey encampedבְּנֵ֥יthe people ofיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel
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וְיֵ֞שׁand thereאֲשֶׁר־was whenיִהְיֶ֤הit wasהֶֽעָנָן֙the cloudמֵעֶ֣רֶבfrom eveningעַד־untilבֹּ֔קֶרmorningוְנַעֲלָ֧הand it was taken upהֶֽעָנָ֛ןthe cloudבַּבֹּ֖קֶרin the morningוְנָסָ֑עוּand they set outא֚וֹorיוֹמָ֣םby dayוָלַ֔יְלָהand nightוְנַעֲלָ֥הand it was taken upהֶעָנָ֖ןthe cloudוְנָסָֽעוּ׃and they set out
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אֽוֹ־orיֹמַ֜יִםtwo daysאוֹ־orחֹ֣דֶשׁa monthאוֹ־orיָמִ֗יםdaysבְּהַאֲרִ֨יךְwhen made longהֶעָנָ֤ןthe cloudעַל־overהַמִּשְׁכָּן֙the tabernacleלִשְׁכֹּ֣ןto dwellעָלָ֔יוover itיַחֲנ֥וּthey encampedבְנֵֽי־the people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsraelוְלֹ֣אand notיִסָּ֑עוּthey set outוּבְהֵעָלֹת֖וֹand when was taken up itיִסָּֽעוּ׃they set out
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