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Leviticus 22

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

2Speakדַּבֵּ֨רda.BerH1696untoAaronאַהֲרֹ֜ן'a.ha.RonH175andtohissonsH1121,thattheyseparatethemselvesfromtheholyH6944thingsH6944ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whichtheyhallow untome,andthattheyprofaneיְחַלְּל֖וּye.cha.le.LuH2490notmyholyH6944nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034:IamJehovah.

3Sayאֱמֹ֣ר'e.MorH559untothem, WhosoeverhebeofallyourseedH2233throughoutyourgenerationsלְדֹרֹ֨תֵיכֶ֜םle.do.Ro.tei.KhemH1755,thatapproacheth untotheholyהַקֳּדָשִׁים֙ha.ko.da.ShimH6944thingsH6944,whichthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478hallow untoJehovah,havinghisuncleannessוְטֻמְאָת֖וֹve.tum.'a.ToH2932uponhim,thatsoulH5315shallbecutוְנִכְרְתָ֞הve.nikh.re.TahH3772offfrombeforeme:IamJehovah.

4WhatmanH376soeveroftheseedH2233ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֗ן'a.ha.RonH175isaleper,orhathanissue;heshallnoteatיֹאכַ֔לyo.KhalH398oftheholyבַּקֳּדָשִׁים֙ba.ko.da.ShimH6944thingsH6944,untilhebecleanH2891.Andwhoso touchethanythingthatisuncleanטְמֵא־te.me'-H2931bythedead,oramanH376whoseseedH2233goethfromhim;

5orwhosoever touchethanycreepingthingשֶׁ֖רֶץShe.retzH8318,wherebyhemaybemadeH2930uncleanH2930,oramanH376ofwhomhemaytakeuncleannessטֻמְאָתֽוֹ׃tum.'a.ToH2932,whatsoeveruncleannessH2932hehath;

6thesoulH5315thattouchethanysuchshallbeuncleanוְטָמְאָ֖הve.ta.me.'AhH2930untiltheeven,andshallnoteatיֹאכַל֙yo.KhalH398oftheholyהַקֳּדָשִׁ֔יםha.ko.da.ShimH6944thingsH6944,unlesshebatheH7364hisfleshH1320inwaterבַּמָּֽיִם׃ba.Ma.yimH4325.

7Andwhenthesunהַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121isdown,heshallbecleanוְטָהֵ֑רve.ta.HerH2891;andafterwardheshalleatיֹאכַ֣לyo.KhalH398oftheholyהַקֳּדָשִׁ֔יםha.ko.da.ShimH6944thingsH6944,becauseitishisbreadH3899.

8Thatwhichdiethofitself,oristornוּטְרֵפָ֛הu.te.re.FahH2966ofbeasts,heshallnoteatיֹאכַ֖לyo.KhalH398,todefileH2930himselftherewith:IamJehovah.

9Theyshallthereforekeepוְשָׁמְר֣וּve.sha.me.RuH8104mychargeH4931, lesttheybearיִשְׂא֤וּyis.'UH5375sinחֵ֔טְאChet'H2399forit,anddieוּמֵ֥תוּu.Me.tuH4191therein,iftheyprofaneיְחַלְּלֻ֑הוּye.cha.le.Lu.huH2490it:IamJehovahwhosanctifieththem.

10Thereshallnostrangereatיֹ֣אכַלYo.khalH398oftheholyקֹ֑דֶשׁKo.deshH6944thingקֹֽדֶשׁ׃Ko.deshH6944:asojournerofthepriest’sכֹּהֵ֛ןko.HenH3548,orahiredservant,shallnoteatיֹ֥אכַלYo.khalH398oftheholyH6944thingH6944.

11Butifapriestוְכֹהֵ֗ןve.kho.HenH3548buyH7069anysoulH5315,thepurchaseofhismoneyכַּסְפּ֔וֹkas.PoH3701,heshalleatיֹ֣אכַלYo.khalH398ofit;andsuchasareborninhishouseH1004,theyshalleatיֹאכְל֥וּyo.khe.LuH398ofhisbreadH3899.

12Andifapriest’sכֹּהֵ֔ןko.HenH3548daughterוּבַת־u.vat-H1323beH1961married untoastranger,sheshallnoteatתֹאכֵֽל׃to.KhelH398oftheheave-offeringoftheholyהַקֳּדָשִׁ֖יםha.ko.da.ShimH6944thingsH6944.

13Butifapriest’sכֹּהֵן֩ko.HenH3548daughterוּבַת־u.vat-H1323beתִהְיֶ֜הtih.YehH1961awidowאַלְמָנָ֣ה'al.ma.NahH490,ordivorced,andhavenochild,andbeH1961returnedוְשָׁבָ֞הve.sha.VahH7725untoherfather’sאָבִ֙יהָ֙'a.Vi.haH1houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004,asinheryouthכִּנְעוּרֶ֔יהָkin.'u.Rei.haH5271,sheshalleatתֹּאכֵ֑לto.KhelH398ofherfather’sאָבִ֖יהָ'a.Vi.haH1breadH3899:butthereshallnostrangereatיֹ֥אכַלYo.khalH398thereof.

14AndifamanH376eatיֹאכַ֥לyo.KhalH398oftheholyקֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944thingהַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ha.Ko.deshH6944unwittingly,thenheshallputH5414thefifthחֲמִֽשִׁיתוֹ֙cha.mi.shi.ToH2549partthereof untoit,andshallgiveוְנָתַ֥ןve.na.TanH5414untothepriestלַכֹּהֵ֖ןla.ko.HenH3548theholyH6944thingH6944.

15Andtheyshallnotprofaneיְחַלְּל֔וּye.cha.le.LuH2490theholyקָדְשֵׁ֖יka.de.SheiH6944thingsH6944ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whichtheyofferH7311untoJehovah,

16andsocausethemtobearוְהִשִּׂ֤יאוּve.hi.Si.'uH5375theiniquityעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771thatbringethguiltH5771,whentheyeatבְּאָכְלָ֖םbe.'a.khe.LamH398theirholyקָדְשֵׁיהֶ֑םka.de.shei.HemH6944thingsH6944:forIamJehovahwhosanctifieththem.

17AndJehovahspake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

18Speakדַּבֵּ֨רda.BerH1696untoAaronאַהֲרֹ֜ן'a.ha.RonH175,andtohissonsH1121,anduntoallthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֖ve.'a.mar.TaH559untothem, Whosoeverhebeofthehouseמִבֵּ֨יתmi.BeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478,orofthesojournersהַגֵּ֣רha.GerH1616inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,thatofferethhisoblation,whetheritbeanyoftheirvowsנִדְרֵיהֶם֙nid.rei.HemH5088,oranyoftheirfreewill-offerings,whichtheyofferuntoJehovahforaburnt-offering;

19that ye maybeaccepted, yeshallofferamaleזָכָ֔רza.KharH2145withoutblemish,ofthebullocks,ofthesheep,orofthegoatsוּבָֽעִזִּֽים׃u.Va.'i.ZimH5795.

20Butwhatsoeverhathablemishמ֖וּםmumH3971,thatshallyenotoffer:foritshallnotbeיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961acceptableforyou.

21Andwhosoever offerethasacrificeזֶֽבַח־ze.vach-H2077ofpeace-offerings untoJehovahtoaccomplishavowנֶ֙דֶר֙ne.derH5088,orforafreewill-offering,oftheherdבַּבָּקָ֖רba.ba.KarH1241oroftheflockבַצֹּ֑אןva.TzonH6629,itshallbeיִֽהְיֶה֙yih.YehH1961perfectH8549tobeיִהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961accepted;thereshallbeH1961noblemishtherein.

22Blind,orbrokenH7665,ormaimed,orhavingawen,orscurvy,orscabbed, yeshallnotoffertheseuntoJehovah,normakeH5414anofferingוְאִשֶּׁ֗הve.'i.ShehH801byfireH801ofthemuponthealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196untoJehovah.

23EitherabullockoralambH7716thathathanythingsuperfluousorlackinginhisparts,thatmayest thouofferתַּעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213forafreewill-offering;butforavowוּלְנֵ֖דֶרu.le.Ne.derH5088itshallnotbeacceptedיֵרָצֶֽה׃ye.ra.TzehH7521.

24Thatwhich hathitsstonesbruised,orcrushedוְכָתוּת֙ve.kha.TutH3807,orbroken,orcutוְכָר֔וּתve.kha.RutH3772, yeshallnotofferuntoJehovah;neithershallyedothusinyourlandוּֽבְאַרְצְכֶ֖םu.ve.'ar.tze.KhemH776.

25Neitherfromthehandוּמִיַּ֣דu.mi.YadH3027ofaforeignershallyeofferthebreadH3899ofyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430ofanyofthese;becausetheircorruptionisinthem,thereisablemishמ֣וּםmumH3971inthem:theyshallnotbeacceptedיֵרָצ֖וּye.ra.TzuH7521foryou.

26AndJehovahspake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

27Whenabullock,orasheep,oragoatעֵז֙'ezH5795,isbroughtH3205forthH3205,thenitshallbeוְהָיָ֛הve.ha.YahH1961sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117underthedam;andfromtheeighthהַשְּׁמִינִי֙ha.she.mi.NiH8066dayוּמִיּ֤וֹםu.mi.YomH3117andthenceforthitshallbeH1961acceptedיֵרָצֶ֕הye.ra.TzehH7521fortheoblationofanofferingאִשֶּׁ֖ה'i.ShehH801madebyfireH801untoJehovah.

28Andwhetheritbecoworewe, yeshallnotkillitanditsyoungבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121bothinoneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117.

29Andwhenyesacrificeזֶֽבַח־ze.vach-H2077asacrificeH2077ofthanksgivingתּוֹדָ֖הto.DahH8426untoJehovah, yeshallsacrificeH2077itthatyemaybeaccepted.

30Onthesamedayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117itshallbeeatenH398; yeshallleaveתוֹתִ֥ירוּto.Ti.ruH3498noneofituntilthemorningבֹּ֑קֶרBo.kerH1242:IamJehovah.

31Thereforeshallyekeepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּם֙u.she.mar.TemH8104mycommandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֔יmitz.vo.TaiH4687,anddothem:IamJehovah.

32Andyeshallnotprofaneתְחַלְּלוּ֙te.cha.le.LuH2490myholyH6944nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034;butIwillbehallowedamongthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:IamJehovahwhohallowethyou,

33whobroughtH3318yououtofthelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,tobeH1961yourGodלֵאלֹהִ֑יםle.lo.HimH430:IamJehovah.

Commentaries on Leviticus 22

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