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Leviticus 19

1AndJehovahspake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽרle.MorH559,

2Speakדַּבֵּ֞רda.BerH1696untoallthecongregationעֲדַ֧ת'a.DatH5712ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֥ve.'a.mar.TaH559untothem, Yeshallbeתִּהְי֑וּtih.YuH1961holyקְדֹשִׁ֣יםke.do.ShimH6918;forIJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430amholyקָד֔וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918.

3Yeshallfearתִּירָ֔אוּti.Ra.'uH3372everymanH376hismotherאִמּ֤וֹ'i.MoH517,andhisfatherוְאָבִיו֙ve.'a.VivH1;andyeshallkeepתִּשְׁמֹ֑רוּtish.Mo.ruH8104mysabbathsשַׁבְּתֹתַ֖יsha.be.to.TaiH7676:IamJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

4Turnתִּפְנוּ֙tif.NuH6437yenotuntoidolsהָ֣אֱלִילִ֔יםha.'e.li.LimH457,normakeתַעֲשׂ֖וּta.'a.SuH6213toyourselvesmoltengodsוֵֽאלֹהֵי֙ve.lo.HeiH430:IamJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

5AndwhenyeofferH2076asacrificeזֶ֥בַחZe.vachH2077ofpeace-offerings untoJehovah, yeshallofferH2076itthatyemaybeaccepted.

6ItshallbeeatenH398thesamedayבְּי֧וֹםbe.YomH3117yeofferit,andonthemorrow:andif aughtremainוְהַנּוֹתָר֙ve.ha.no.TarH3498untilthethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayי֣וֹםYomH3117,itshallbeburntwithfireבָּאֵ֖שׁba.'EshH784.

7AndifitbeeatenH398atallonthethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,itisanabomination;itshallnotbeacceptedיֵרָצֶֽה׃ye.ra.TzehH7521:

8buteveryonethateatethitshallbearיִשָּׂ֔אyi.Sa'H5375hisiniquityעֲוֹנ֣וֹa.vo.NoH5771,becausehehathprofanedH2490theholyקֹ֥דֶשׁKo.deshH6944thingH6944ofJehovah:andthatsoulH5315shallbecutוְנִכְרְתָ֛הve.nikh.re.TahH3772offfromhispeopleH5971.

9AndwhenyereapH7114theharvestקְצִ֣ירke.TzirH7105ofyourlandאַרְצְכֶ֔ם'ar.tze.KhemH776, thou shaltnotwhollyreapH7114thecornersH6285ofthyfieldשָׂדְךָ֖sa.de.KhaH7704,neithershalt thougatherתְלַקֵּֽט׃te.la.KetH3950thegleaningofthyharvestקְצִֽירְךָ֖ke.tzi.re.ChaH7105.

10Andthou shaltnotgleanH3950thyvineyardוְכַרְמְךָ֙ve.khar.me.KhaH3754,neithershalt thougatherתְלַקֵּ֑טte.la.KetH3950thefallenfruitofthyvineyardכַּרְמְךָ֖kar.me.KhaH3754; thou shaltleaveתַּעֲזֹ֣בta.'a.ZoH5800themforthepoorלֶֽעָנִ֤יle.'a.NiH6041andforthesojournerוְלַגֵּר֙ve.la.GerH1616:IamJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

11Yeshallnotstealתִּגְנֹ֑בוּtig.NouH1589;neithershallyedealתְשַׁקְּר֖וּte.sha.ke.RuH8266falselyH8266,norlieoneH376toanother.

12Andyeshallnotswearתִשָּׁבְע֥וּti.sha.ve.'UH7650bymynameבִשְׁמִ֖יvish.MiH8034falsely,andprofaneוְחִלַּלְתָּ֛ve.chi.lal.TaH2490thenameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034ofthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430:IamJehovah.

13Thou shaltnotoppressתַעֲשֹׁ֥קta.'a.ShokH6231thyneighborרֵֽעֲךָ֖re.'a.KhaH7453,norrobתִגְזֹ֑לtig.ZolH1497him:thewagesפְּעֻלַּ֥תpe.'u.LatH6468ofahiredservantshallnotabidewiththeeallnightuntilthemorningבֹּֽקֶר׃Bo.kerH1242.

14Thou shaltnotcurseתְקַלֵּ֣לte.ka.LelH7043thedeafחֵרֵ֔שׁche.ReshH2795,norputתִתֵּ֖ןti.TenH5414astumblingblockbeforetheblindעִוֵּ֔ר'i.VerH5787;butthou shaltfearוְיָרֵ֥אתָve.ya.Re.taH3372thyGodמֵּאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָme.'e.lo.Hei.khaH430:IamJehovah.

15YeshalldonounrighteousnessH5766injudgmentבַּמִּשְׁפָּ֔טba.mish.PatH4941: thou shaltnotrespectthepersonofthepoorדָ֔לDalH1800,norhonorתֶהְדַּ֖רteh.DarH1921thepersonofthemighty;butinrighteousnessבְּצֶ֖דֶקbe.Tze.dekH6664shalt thoujudgeתִּשְׁפֹּ֥טtish.PotH8199thyneighbor.

16Thou shaltnotgoupanddownasatalebeareramongthypeopleH5971:neithershalt thoustandתַעֲמֹ֖דta.'a.ModH5975againstthebloodדַּ֣םdamH1818ofthyneighborרֵעֶ֑ךָre.'E.khaH7453:IamJehovah.

17Thou shaltnothateתִשְׂנָ֥אtis.Na'H8130thybrotherאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251inthyheartבִּלְבָבֶ֑ךָbil.va.Ve.khaH3824: thou shaltsurelyrebukeH3198thyneighbor,andnotbearתִשָּׂ֥אti.Sa'H5375sinחֵֽטְא׃Chet'H2399becauseofhim.

18Thou shaltnottakevengeance,norbearanygrudgeagainstthechildrenofthypeopleעַמֶּ֔ךָ'a.Me.khaH5971;butthou shaltloveוְאָֽהַבְתָּ֥ve.'a.hav.TaH157thyneighborלְרֵעֲךָ֖le.re.'a.KhaH7453asthyself:IamJehovah.

19Yeshallkeepתִּשְׁמֹרוּ֒tish.mo.RuH8104mystatutesH2708. Thou shaltnotletthycattleH929genderwithadiverse kind: thou shaltnotsowתִזְרַ֣עtiz.Ra'H2232thyfieldשָׂדְךָ֖sa.de.KhaH7704withtwoכִּלְאַ֔יִםkil.'A.yimH3610kindsכִּלְאָ֑יִםkil.'A.yimH3610ofseedH2232:neithershalltherecomeH5927upontheeagarmentH899oftwoכִּלְאַ֙יִם֙kil.'A.yimH3610kindsH3610ofstuff mingledtogether.

20Andwhosoever lieth carnallywithawomanאִשָּׁ֜ה'i.ShahH802,thatisabondmaid, betrothedtoahusbandH376,andnotatallredeemedH6299,norfreedomgivenH5414her;theyshallbeתִּהְיֶ֛הtih.YehH1961punished;theyshallnotbeH1961putH5414todeathיוּמְת֖וּyu.me.TuH4191,becauseshewasH1961notfree.

21Andheshallbringוְהֵבִ֤יאve.he.Vi'H935histrespass-offering untoJehovah, untothedoorH6607ofthetentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150,evenaramאֵ֖יל'eilH352foratrespass-offering.

22Andthepriestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548shallmakeatonementוְכִפֶּר֩ve.khi.PerH3722forhimwiththeramבְּאֵ֤ילbe.'EilH352ofthetrespass-offeringbeforeJehovahforhissinH2398whichhehathsinnedH2398:andthesinH2398whichhehathsinnedH2398shallbeforgivenוְנִסְלַ֣חve.nis.LachH5545him.

23AndwhenyeshallcomeH935intothelandהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776,andshallhaveplantedוּנְטַעְתֶּם֙u.ne.ta'.TemH5193allmanneroftreesעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086forfoodמַאֲכָ֔לma.'a.KhalH3978,thenyeshallcountthefruitפִּרְי֑וֹpir.YoH6529thereofastheiruncircumcision:threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֗יםsha.NimH8141shalltheybeיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961asuncircumcisedעֲרֵלִ֖ים'a.re.LimH6189untoyou;itshallnotbeH1961eatenH398.

24Butinthefourthהָרְבִיעִ֔תha.re.vi.'ItH7243yearוּבַשָּׁנָה֙u.va.sha.NahH8141allthefruitפִּרְי֑וֹpir.YoH6529thereofshallbeיִהְיֶ֖הyih.YehH1961holyקֹ֥דֶשׁKo.deshH6944,forgivingpraiseuntoJehovah.

25Andinthefifthהַחֲמִישִׁ֗תha.cha.mi.ShitH2549yearוּבַשָּׁנָ֣הu.va.sha.NahH8141shallyeeatתֹּֽאכְלוּ֙to.khe.LuH398ofthefruitפִּרְי֔וֹpir.YoH6529thereof,thatitmayyieldH8393untoyoutheincreaseH3254thereof:IamJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

26Yeshallnoteatתֹאכְל֖וּto.khe.LuH398anythingwiththebloodהַדָּ֑םha.DamH1818:neithershallyeuseenchantments,norpractise augury.

27Yeshallnotroundתַקִּ֔פוּta.Ki.fuH5362thecornersH6285ofyourheadsרֹאשְׁכֶ֑םrosh.KhemH7218,neithershalt thou marthecornersH6285ofthybeardזְקָנֶֽךָ׃ze.ka.Ne.chaH2206.

28YeshallnotmakeH5414anycuttingsinyourfleshבִּבְשַׂרְכֶ֔םbiv.sar.KhemH1320forthedead,norprintanymarksuponyou:IamJehovah.

29Profaneתְּחַלֵּ֥לte.cha.LelH2490notthydaughterבִּתְּךָ֖bi.te.KhaH1323,tomakeheraharlot; lestthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776falltowhoredom,andthelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776becomefullוּמָלְאָ֥הu.mal.'AhH4390ofwickednessזִמָּֽה׃zi.MahH2154.

30Yeshallkeepתִּשְׁמֹ֔רוּtish.Mo.ruH8104mysabbathsשַׁבְּתֹתַ֣יsha.be.to.TaiH7676,andreverencemysanctuaryוּמִקְדָּשִׁ֖יu.mik.da.ShiH4720:IamJehovah.

31Turnתִּפְנ֤וּtif.NuH6437yenotuntothemthathavefamiliar spirits,noruntothewizards;seekתְּבַקְשׁ֖וּte.vak.ShuH1245themnotout,tobedefiledH2930bythem:IamJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

32Thou shaltriseH6965upbeforethehoaryhead,andhonorוְהָדַרְתָּ֖ve.ha.dar.TaH1921thefaceH6440oftheoldזָקֵ֑ןza.KenH2205manH2205,andthou shaltfearוְיָרֵ֥אתָve.ya.Re.taH3372thyGodמֵּאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָme.'e.lo.Hei.khaH430:IamJehovah.

33Andifastrangersojournwiththeeinyourlandבְּאַרְצְכֶ֑םbe.'ar.tze.KhemH776, yeshallnotdohimwrong.

34ThestrangerthatsojournethwithyoushallbeH1961untoyouasthehome-bornamongyou,andthou shaltloveוְאָהַבְתָּ֥ve.'a.hav.TaH157himasthyself;foryewereH1961sojournersH1616inthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714:IamJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

35YeshalldonounrighteousnessH5766injudgmentבַּמִּשְׁפָּ֑טba.mish.PatH4941,inmeasuresoflength,ofweightבַּמִּשְׁקָ֖לba.mish.KalH4948,orofquantity.

36Justbalances,justweightsאַבְנֵי־'av.nei-H68,ajustephahאֵ֥יפַת'Ei.fatH374,andajusthinוְהִ֥יןve.HinH1969,shallyehave:IamJehovahyourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,whobroughtH3318yououtofthelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

37AndyeshallobserveH8104allmystatutesH2708,andallmineordinancesH4941,anddothem:IamJehovah.

Commentaries on Leviticus 19

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