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Leviticus 17

1AndJehovahspake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Speakדַּבֵּ֨רda.BerH1696untoAaronאַהֲרֹ֜ן'a.ha.RonH175,anduntohissonsH1121,anduntoallthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֖ve.'a.mar.TaH559untothem:Thisisthethingהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697whichJehovahhathcommandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

3WhatmanH376soevertherebeofthehouseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,thatkillethanoxשׁ֥וֹרShorH7794,orlambH3775,orgoatעֵ֖ז'ezH5795,inthecampבַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הba.ma.cha.NehH4264,orthatkillethitwithoutthecampלַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃La.ma.cha.NehH4264,

4andhathnotbroughtH935ituntothedoorH6607ofthetentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵד֮mo.'EdH4150,toofferitasanoblation untoJehovahbeforethetabernacleH4908ofJehovah:bloodדָּ֣םdamH1818shallbeimputed untothatmanH376;hehathshedשָׁפָ֔ךְsha.FakhH8210bloodדָּ֣םdamH1818;andthatmanH376shallbecutוְנִכְרַ֛תve.nikh.RatH3772offfromamonghispeopleעַמּֽוֹ׃a.MoH5971:

5totheendthatthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478maybringיָבִ֜יאוּya.Vi.'uH935theirsacrificesH2077,whichtheysacrificeH2077intheopenfieldהַשָּׂדֶה֒ha.sa.DehH7704,eventhattheymaybringוֶֽהֱבִיאֻ֣םve.he.vi.'UmH935themuntoJehovah, untothedoorH6607ofthetentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֖דmo.'EdH4150, untothepriestהַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.HenH3548,andsacrificeH2077themforsacrificesH2077ofpeace-offerings untoJehovah.

6Andthepriestהַכֹּהֵ֤ןha.ko.HenH3548shallsprinkleוְזָרַ֨קve.za.RakH2236thebloodהַדָּם֙ha.DamH1818uponthealtarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196ofJehovahatthedoorH6607ofthetentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150,andburnthefatהַחֵ֔לֶבha.Che.levH2459forasweet savor untoJehovah.

7AndtheyshallnomoresacrificeH2077theirsacrificesH2077untothehe-goats,afterwhichtheyplayH2181theharlot.Thisshallbeתִּֽהְיֶה־tih.yeh-H1961astatuteחֻקַּ֥תchu.KatH2708foreverH5769untothemthroughouttheirgenerationsלְדֹרֹתָֽם׃le.do.ro.TamH1755.

8Andthou shaltsayתֹּאמַ֔רto.MarH559untothem, WhatsoevermanH376therebeofthehouseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,orofthestrangersthatsojournamongthem,thatofferethaburnt-offeringorsacrificeזָֽבַח׃Za.vachH2077,

9andbringethitnotuntothedoorH6607ofthetentאֹ֤הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵד֙mo.'EdH4150,tosacrificeituntoJehovah;thatmanH376shallbecutוְנִכְרַ֛תve.nikh.RatH3772offfromhispeopleH5971.

10AndwhatsoevermanH376therebeofthehouseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,orofthestrangersthatsojournamongthem,thateatethanymannerofbloodדָּ֑םDamH1818,Iwillsetוְנָתַתִּ֣יve.na.ta.TiH5414myfaceפָנַ֗יfa.NaiH6440againstthatsoulH5315thateatethbloodהַדָּ֔םha.DamH1818,andwillcutוְהִכְרַתִּ֥יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772himofffromamonghispeopleעַמָּֽהּ׃'a.MahH5971.

11ForthelifeH5315ofthefleshהַבָּשָׂר֮ha.ba.SarH1320isinthebloodבַּדָּ֣םba.DamH1818;andIhavegivenH5414ittoyouuponthealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achH4196tomakeH5414atonementלְכַפֵּ֖רle.kha.PerH3722foryoursoulsH5315:foritisthebloodהַדָּ֥םha.DamH1818thatmakethatonementיְכַפֵּֽר׃ye.kha.PerH3722byreasonofthelifeH5315.

12ThereforeH3651IsaidH559untothechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,NosoulH5315ofyoushalleatתֹ֣אכַלTo.khalH398bloodדָּ֑םDamH1818,neithershallanystrangerthatsojournethamongyoueatיֹ֥אכַלYo.khalH398bloodדָּֽם׃ סDamH1818.

13AndwhatsoevermanH376therebeofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,orofthestrangersthatsojournamongthem,whotakethinhuntinganybeastorbirdע֖וֹףofH5775thatmaybeeatenH398;heshallpourוְשָׁפַךְ֙ve.sha.faKhH8210outthebloodדָּמ֔וֹda.MoH1818thereof,andcoverוְכִסָּ֖הוּve.khi.Sa.huH3680itwithdustבֶּעָפָֽר׃be.'a.FarH6083.

14Forastothelifeנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315ofallfleshבָּשָׂ֗רba.SarH1320,thebloodדָּמ֣וֹda.MoH1818thereofisallonewiththelifeבְנַפְשׁוֹ֮ve.naf.ShoH5315thereof:thereforeIsaidH559untothechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, YeshalleatH398thebloodדַּ֥םdamH1818ofnomanneroffleshבָּשָׂ֖רba.SarH1320;forthelifeנֶ֤פֶשׁNe.feshH5315ofallfleshבָּשָׂר֙ba.SarH1320isthebloodדָּמ֣וֹda.MoH1818thereof: whosoever eatethitshallbecutיִכָּרֵֽת׃yi.ka.RetH3772off.

15AndeverysoulH5315thateateththatwhichdiethofitself,orthatwhichistornוּטְרֵפָ֔הu.te.re.FahH2966ofbeasts, whetherhebehome-bornorasojournerוּבַגֵּ֑רu.va.GerH1616,heshallwashוְכִבֶּ֨סve.khi.BesH3526hisclothesH899,andbatheH7364himselfinwaterבַּמַּ֛יִםba.Ma.yimH4325,andbeuncleanוְטָמֵ֥אve.ta.Me'H2930untiltheeven:thenshallhebecleanH2891.

16Butifhewashיְכַבֵּ֔סye.kha.BesH3526themnot,norbatheH7364hisfleshH1320,thenheshallbearוְנָשָׂ֖אve.na.Sa'H5375hisiniquityעֲוֹנֽוֹ׃ פa.vo.NoH5771.

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