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Leviticus 21

1AndJehovahsaidH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,Speakuntothepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֑ן'a.ha.RonH175,andsayH559untothem,ThereshallnonedefileH2930himselfforthedeadamonghispeopleH5971;

2exceptforhiskin,thatisnearuntohim,forhismotherלְאִמּ֣וֹle.'i.MoH517,andforhisfatherוּלְאָבִ֔יוu.le.'a.VivH1,andforhissonוְלִבְנ֥וֹve.liv.NoH1121,andforhisdaughterוּלְבִתּ֖וֹu.le.vi.ToH1323,andforhisbrotherוּלְאָחִֽיו׃u.le.'a.ChivH251,

3andforhissisterוְלַאֲחֹת֤וֹve.la.'a.cho.ToH269avirginהַבְּתוּלָה֙ha.be.tu.LahH1330,thatisnearuntohim,thathathhadnohusbandלְאִ֑ישׁle.'IshH376;forhermayhedefileH2930himself.

4HeshallnotdefileH2930himself, beingachiefmanamonghispeopleH5971,toprofaneלְהֵ֖חַלּֽוֹ׃le.He.cha.LoH2490himself.

5Theyshallnotmakeיִקְרְח֤וּyik.re.chahH7139baldnessקָרְחָה֙ka.re.ChahH7144upontheirheadבְּרֹאשָׁ֔םbe.ro.ShamH7218,neithershalltheyshaveיְגַלֵּ֑חוּye.ga.Le.chuH1548offthecorneroftheirbeardזְקָנָ֖םze.ka.NamH2206,normakeH7139anycuttingsintheirfleshוּבִ֨בְשָׂרָ֔םu.Viv.sa.RamH1320.

6Theyshallbeיִהְיוּ֙yih.YuH1961holyקֹֽדֶשׁ׃Ko.deshH6944untotheirGodלֵאלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔םle.Lo.hei.HemH430,andnotprofaneיְחַלְּל֔וּye.cha.le.LuH2490thenameשֵׁ֖םshemH8034oftheirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430;fortheofferingsH801ofJehovahmadebyfireאִשֵּׁ֨י'i.SheiH801,thebreadH3899oftheirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֛ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430,theydooffer:thereforetheyshallbeוְהָ֥יוּve.Ha.yuH1961holyH6944.

7Theyshallnottakeיִקָּ֔חוּyi.Ka.chuH3947awomanאִשָּׁ֨ה'i.ShahH802thatisaharlot,orprofane;neithershalltheytakeיִקָּ֑חוּyi.Ka.chuH3947awomanוְאִשָּׁ֛הve.'i.ShahH802putawayH3947fromherhusbandמֵאִישָׁ֖הּme.'i.ShahH376:forheisholyקָדֹ֥שׁka.DoshH6918untohisGodלֵאלֹהָֽיו׃le.lo.HavH430.

8Thou shaltsanctifyH6942himtherefore;forheoffereththebreadH3899ofthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430:heshallbeיִֽהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961holyקָדֹשׁ֙ka.DoshH6918unto thee;forIJehovah,whosanctifyH6942you,amholyקָד֔וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918.

9Andthedaughterוּבַת֙u.VatH1323ofanypriestכֹּהֵ֔ןko.HenH3548,ifsheprofaneH2490herselfbyplayingH2181theharlot,sheprofanethherfatherאָבִ֙יהָ֙'a.Vi.haH1:sheshallbeburntwithfireבָּאֵ֖שׁba.'EshH784.

10Andhethatisthehighpriestוְהַכֹּהֵן֩ve.ha.ko.HenH3548amonghisbrethren,uponwhoseheadרֹאשׁ֣וֹ׀ro.ShoH7218theanointingהַמִּשְׁחָה֙ha.mish.ChahH4888oilשֶׁ֤מֶןShe.menH8081ispouredיוּצַ֥קyu.TzakH3332,andthatisconsecratedtoputH3847onthegarmentsH899,shallnotletthehairofhisheadרֹאשׁוֹ֙ro.ShoH7218goloose,norrendhisclothesH899;

11neithershallhegoיָבֹ֑אya.Vo'H935intoanydeadמֵ֖תmetH4191body,nordefileH2930himselfforhisfatherלְאָבִ֥יוle.'a.VivH1,orforhismotherוּלְאִמּ֖וֹu.le.'i.MoH517;

12neithershallhegoיֵצֵ֔אye.Tze'H3318outofthesanctuaryהַמִּקְדָּשׁ֙ha.mik.DashH4720,norprofaneיְחַלֵּ֔לye.cha.LelH2490thesanctuaryמִקְדַּ֣שׁmik.DashH4720ofhisGodאֱלֹהָ֑יו'e.lo.HavH430;forthecrownH5145oftheanointingמִשְׁחַ֧תmish.ChatH4888oilשֶׁ֣מֶןShe.menH8081ofhisGodאֱלֹהָ֛יו'e.lo.HavH430isuponhim:IamJehovah.

13Andheshalltakeיִקָּֽח׃yi.KachH3947awifeH802inhervirginityבִבְתוּלֶ֖יהָviv.tu.Lei.haH1331.

14Awidowאַלְמָנָ֤ה'al.ma.NahH490,oronedivorced,oraprofanewomanH802,aharlot,theseshallhenottakeיִקָּ֑חyi.KachH3947:butavirginבְּתוּלָ֥הbe.tu.LahH1330ofhisownpeopleH5971shallhetakeיִקַּ֥חyi.KachH3947towifeאִשָּֽׁה׃'i.ShahH802.

15Andheshallnotprofaneיְחַלֵּ֥לye.cha.LelH2490hisseedH2233amonghispeopleH5971:forIamJehovahwhosanctifiethhim.

16AndJehovahspake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

17Speakדַּבֵּ֥רda.BerH1696untoAaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Whosoeverhebeיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961ofthyseedH2233throughouttheirgenerationsלְדֹרֹתָ֗םle.do.ro.TamH1755thathathablemishמ֔וּםMumH3971,lethimnotapproachtoofferthebreadH3899ofhisGodאֱלֹהָֽיו׃'e.lo.HavH430.

18Forwhatsoevermanאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376hebethathathablemishמ֖וּםmumH3971,heshallnotapproach:ablindעִוֵּר֙'i.VerH5787manאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376,oralameפִסֵּ֔חַfi.Se.achH6455,orhethathathaflat nose,oranythingsuperfluous,

19oramanאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376thatisbroken-footed,orbroken-handed,

20orcrook-backed,oradwarf,orthathathablemishinhiseyeבְּעֵינ֑וֹbe.'ei.NoH5869,orisscurvy,orscabbed,orhathhisstones broken;

21nomanאִ֞ישׁ'ishH376oftheseedH2233ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֣ן'a.ha.RonH175thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,thathathablemishמ֗וּםMumH3971,shallcomenightooffertheofferingsH801ofJehovahmadebyfireאִשֵּׁ֣י'i.SheiH801:hehathablemishמ֣וּםmumH3971;heshallnotcomenightoofferthebreadH3899ofhisGodאֱלֹהָ֔יו'e.lo.HavH430.

22Heshalleatיֹאכֵֽל׃yo.KhelH398thebreadH3899ofhisGodאֱלֹהָ֔יו'e.lo.HavH430,bothofthemostholyH6944,andoftheholyH6944:

23onlyH389heshallnotgoיָבֹ֗אya.Vo'H935inuntotheveil,norcomeH935nigh untothealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֛חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,becausehehathablemishמ֣וּםmumH3971;thatheprofaneיְחַלֵּל֙ye.cha.LelH2490notmysanctuariesמִקְדָּשַׁ֔יmik.da.ShaiH4720:forIamJehovahwhosanctifieththem.

24SoMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872spake untoAaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175,andtohissonsH1121,anduntoallthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

Commentaries on Leviticus 21

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