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Leviticus 18

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

2Speakדַּבֵּר֙da.BerH1696untothechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֖ve.'a.mar.TaH559untothem,IamJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

3Afterthedoingsofthelandאֶֽרֶץ־'e.retz-H776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,whereinyedweltיְשַׁבְתֶּם־ye.shav.tem-H3427,shallyenotdo:andafterthedoingsofthelandאֶֽרֶץ־'e.retz-H776ofCanaanכְּנַ֡עַןke.Na.'anH3667, whitherIbringמֵבִ֨יאme.Vi'H935you,shallyenotdo;neithershallye walkintheirstatutesH2708.

4MineordinancesH4941shallyedo,andmystatutesH2708shallyekeepתִּשְׁמְר֖וּtish.me.RuH8104,towalk therein:IamJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

5Yeshallthereforekeepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֤םu.she.mar.TemH8104mystatutesH2708,andmineordinancesH4941;whichifamanH120do,heshallliveinthem:IamJehovah.

6Noneofyoushallapproachtoanythatarenearofkintohim,touncoverלְגַלּ֣וֹתle.ga.LotH1540theirnakednessעֶרְוָ֑ה'er.VahH6172:IamJehovah.

7Thenakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172ofthyfatherאָבִ֛יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1,eventhenakednessוְעֶרְוַ֥תve.'er.VatH6172ofthymotherאִמְּךָ֖'i.me.KhaH517, shalt thounotuncoverתְגַלֵּ֑הte.ga.LehH1540:sheisthymotherאִמְּךָ֣'i.me.KhaH517; thou shaltnotuncoverתְגַלֶּ֖הte.ga.LehH1540hernakednessעֶרְוָתָֽהּ׃ ס'er.va.TahH6172.

8Thenakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172ofthyfather’sאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1wifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802shalt thounotuncoverתְגַלֵּ֑הte.ga.LehH1540;itisthyfather’sאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1nakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172.

9Thenakednessעֶרְוַ֨ת'er.VatH6172ofthysisterאֲחֽוֹתְךָ֤'a.chot.KhaH269,thedaughterבַת־vat-H1323ofthyfatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1,orthedaughterבַת־vat-H1323ofthymotherאִמֶּ֔ךָ'i.Me.khaH517,whetherbornathome,orbornabroad,eventheirnakednessעֶרְוָתָֽן׃ ס'er.va.TanH6172thou shaltnotuncoverתְגַלֶּ֖הte.ga.LehH1540.

10Thenakednessעֶרְוַ֤ת'er.VatH6172ofthyson’sבִּנְךָ֙bin.KhaH1121daughterבַּת־bat-H1323,orofthydaughter’sבַֽת־vat-H1323daughterבִּתְּךָ֔bi.te.KhaH1323,eventheirnakednessעֶרְוָתָ֑ן'er.va.TanH6172thou shaltnotuncoverתְגַלֶּ֖הte.ga.LehH1540:fortheirsisthine ownnakednessעֶרְוָתְךָ֖'er.va.te.KhaH6172.

11Thenakednessעֶרְוַ֨ת'er.VatH6172ofthyfather’sאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1wife’sאֵ֤שֶׁת'E.shetH802daughterבַּת־bat-H1323, begottenofthyfatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1,sheisthysisterאֲחוֹתְךָ֖'a.chot.KhaH269, thou shaltnotuncoverתְגַלֶּ֖הte.ga.LehH1540hernakednessעֶרְוָתָֽהּ׃ ס'er.va.TahH6172.

12Thou shaltnotuncoverתְגַלֵּ֑הte.ga.LehH1540thenakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172ofthyfather’sאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1sisterאֲחוֹת־'a.chot-H269:sheisthyfather’sאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1nearkinswoman.

13Thou shaltnotuncoverתְגַלֵּ֑הte.ga.LehH1540thenakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172ofthymother’sאִמְּךָ֖'i.me.KhaH517sisterאֲחֽוֹת־'a.chot-H269:forsheisthymother’sאִמְּךָ֖'i.me.KhaH517nearkinswoman.

14Thou shaltnotuncoverתְגַלֵּ֑הte.ga.LehH1540thenakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172ofthyfather’sאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1brotherאֲחִֽי־'a.chi-H251, thou shaltnotapproachtohiswifeאִשְׁתּוֹ֙'ish.ToH802:sheisthineauntדֹּדָֽתְךָ֖do.da.te.KhaH1733.

15Thou shaltnotuncoverתְגַלֵּ֑הte.ga.LehH1540thenakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172ofthydaughter-in-law:sheisthyson’sבִּנְךָ֙bin.KhaH1121wifeאֵ֤שֶׁת'E.shetH802; thou shaltnotuncoverתְגַלֶּ֖הte.ga.LehH1540hernakednessעֶרְוָתָֽהּ׃ ס'er.va.TahH6172.

16Thou shaltnotuncoverתְגַלֵּ֑הte.ga.LehH1540thenakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172ofthybrother’sאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251wifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802:itisthybrother’sאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251nakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172.

17Thou shaltnotuncoverתְגַלֵּ֑הte.ga.LehH1540thenakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172ofawomanאִשָּׁ֛ה'i.ShahH802andherdaughterוּבִתָּ֖הּu.vi.TahH1323; thou shaltnottakeתִקַּח֙ti.KachH3947herson’sבְּנָ֞הּbe.NahH1121daughterבַּת־bat-H1323,orherdaughter’sבַּת־bat-H1323daughterבִּתָּ֗הּbi.TahH1323,touncoverלְגַלּ֣וֹתle.ga.LotH1540hernakednessעֶרְוָתָ֔הּ'er.va.TahH6172;theyarenearkinswomen:itiswickednessזִמָּ֥הzi.MahH2154.

18Andthou shaltnottakeתִקָּ֑חti.KachH3947awifeH802tohersisterאֲחֹתָ֖הּ'a.cho.TahH269,tobearivaltoher,touncoverלְגַלּ֧וֹתle.ga.LotH1540hernakednessעֶרְוָתָ֛הּ'er.va.TahH6172,besidestheotherinherlife-time.

19Andthou shaltnotapproachuntoawomanאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802touncoverלְגַלּ֖וֹתle.ga.LotH1540hernakednessעֶרְוָתָֽהּ׃'er.va.TahH6172,aslongassheisimpurebyheruncleanness.

20Andthou shaltnotlie carnallywiththyneighbor’swifeאֵ֙שֶׁת֙'e.shetH802,todefileH2930thyselfwithher.

21Andthou shaltnotgiveתִתֵּ֖ןti.TenH5414anyofthyseedH2233tomakeH5414thempassלְהַעֲבִ֣ירle.ha.'a.VirH5674throughthefiretoMolechלַמֹּ֑לֶךְla.Mo.lekhH4432;neithershalt thouprofaneתְחַלֵּ֛לte.cha.LelH2490thenameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034ofthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430:IamJehovah.

22Thou shaltnotlieתִשְׁכַּ֖בtish.KavH7901withmankind,aswithwomankind:itisabominationתּוֹעֵבָ֖הto.'e.VahH8441.

23Andthou shaltnotliewithanybeasttodefileH2930thyself therewith;neithershallanywomanוְאִשָּׁ֗הve.'i.ShahH802standתַעֲמֹ֞דta.'a.ModH5975beforeabeast,toliedownthereto:itisconfusion.

24DefileH2930notyeyourselvesH2930inanyofthesethingsH428:forinallthesethenationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471aredefiledH2930whichIcastoutfrombeforeyou;

25andthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776isdefiledH2930:thereforeIdovisitוָאֶפְקֹ֥דva.'ef.KodH6485theiniquityעֲוֹנָ֖הּ'a.vo.NahH5771thereofuponit,andthelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776vomitethoutherinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֶֽיהָ׃yo.she.Vei.haH3427.

26Yethereforeshallkeepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֣םu.she.mar.TemH8104mystatutesH2708andmineordinancesH4941,andshallnotdoanyoftheseabominationsהַתּוֹעֵבֹ֖תha.to.'e.VotH8441;neitherthehome-born,northestrangerthatsojournethamongyou

27(foralltheseabominationsהַתּוֹעֵבֹ֣תha.to.'e.VotH8441havethemenH376ofthelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776done,thatwerebeforeyou,andthelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776isdefiledH2930);

28thatthelandהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776vomitH6958notyououtalso,whenH834yedefileH2930it,asitvomitedoutthenationהַגּ֖וֹיha.GoyH1471thatwasbeforeyou.

29Forwhosoevershalldoanyoftheseabominationsהַתּוֹעֵב֖וֹתha.to.'e.VotH8441,eventhesoulsH5315thatdothemshallbecutוְנִכְרְת֛וּve.nikh.re.TuH3772offfromamongtheirpeopleעַמָּֽם׃'a.MamH5971.

30Thereforeshallyekeepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֣םu.she.mar.TemH8104mychargeH4931,thatye practisenotanyoftheseabominablecustomsמֵחֻקּ֤וֹתme.chu.KotH2708,whichwerepractisedbeforeyou,andthatyedefileH2930notyourselvesתִֽטַּמְּא֖וּti.ta.me.'UH2930therein:IamJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ פ'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

Commentaries on Leviticus 18

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