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Leviticus 18:22-28

22You must notלֹ֥אlo'H3808lieתִשְׁכַּ֖בtish.KavH7901withוְאֶ֨ת־ve.'EtH853a manזָכָ֔רza.KharH2145as withמִשְׁכְּבֵ֣יmish.ke.VeiH4904a womanאִשָּׁ֑ה'i.ShahH802;thatהִֽוא׃hi'H1931isan abominationתּוֹעֵבָ֖הto.'e.VahH8441.

23You must notלֹא־lo'-H3808lieתִתֵּ֥ןti.TenH5414carnallyשְׁכָבְתְּךָ֖she.kha.ve.te.KhaH7903with anyוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605animalבְּהֵמָ֛הbe.he.MahH929,thus defiling yourselfלְטָמְאָה־le.ta.me.'ah-H2930with it;a womanוְאִשָּׁ֗הve.'i.ShahH802must notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808standתַעֲמֹ֞דta.'a.ModH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֧יlif.NeiH6440an animalבְהֵמָ֛הve.he.MahH929to mate with itלְרִבְעָ֖הּle.riv.'AhH7250;thatהֽוּא׃Hu'H1931is a perversionתֶּ֥בֶלTe.velH8397.

24Do notאַל־'al-H408defileתִּֽטַּמְּא֖וּti.ta.me.'UH2930yourselves by anyבְּכָל־be.kholH3605of these practicesאֵ֑לֶּה'E.lehH428,forכִּ֤יkiH3588by allבְכָל־ve.khol-H3605these thingsאֵ֙לֶּה֙'e.lehH428the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589am driving outמְשַׁלֵּ֖חַme.sha.Le.achH7971before youמִפְּנֵיכֶֽם׃mi.pe.nei.KhemH6440have defiled themselvesנִטְמְא֣וּnit.me.'UH2930.

25Even the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776has become defiledוַתִּטְמָ֣אva.tit.Ma'H2930,so I am punishing itוָאֶפְקֹ֥דva.'ef.KodH6485for its sinעֲוֹנָ֖הּ'a.vo.NahH5771,and the landעָלֶ֑יהָ הָאָ֖רֶץ'a.Lei.ha ha.'A.retzH776 H5921will vomit outוַתָּקִ֥אva.ta.Ki'H6958itsאֶת־'et-H853inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֶֽיהָ׃yo.she.Vei.haH3427.

26But youאַתֶּ֗ם'a.TemH859אֶת־'et-H853are to keepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֣םu.she.mar.TemH8104My statutesחֻקֹּתַי֙chu.ko.TaiH2708וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and ordinancesמִשְׁפָּטַ֔יmish.pa.TaiH4941,and you must notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808commitתַעֲשׂ֔וּta.'a.SuH6213anyמִכֹּ֥לmi.KolH3605of theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428abominationsהַתּוֹעֵבֹ֖תha.to.'e.VotH8441—neither your native-bornהָֽאֶזְרָ֔חha.'ez.RachH249nor the foreignerוְהַגֵּ֖רve.ha.GerH1616who livesהַגָּ֥רha.GarH1481among youבְּתוֹכְכֶֽם׃be.tokh.KhemH8432.

27Forכִּ֚יkiH3588אֶת־'et-H853the menאַנְשֵֽׁי־'an.shei-H582who were in the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834before youלִפְנֵיכֶ֑םlif.nei.KhemH6440committedעָשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֔לha.'ElH411abominationsהַתּוֹעֵבֹ֣תha.to.'e.VotH8441,and the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776has become defiledוַתִּטְמָ֖אva.tit.Ma'H2930.

28So if you defileבְּטַֽמַּאֲכֶ֖םbe.ta.ma.'a.KhemH2930אֶתְכֶ֔ם'et.KhemH853the landוְלֹֽא־ הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ve.lo'- ha.'A.retzH776 H3808,it will vomit you outתָקִ֤יאta.Ki'H6958אֹתָ֑הּ'o.TahH853asכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834it spewed outקָאָ֛הka.'AhH6958אֶת־'et-H853the nationsהַגּ֖וֹיha.GoyH1471אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834before youלִפְנֵיכֶֽם׃lif.nei.KhemH6440.

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