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Leviticus 19:1-8

1Then the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696toאֶל־'el-H413Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽרmo.Sheh le.MorH4872 H559,

2“Speakדַּבֵּ֞רda.BerH1696toאֶל־'el-H413the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605congregationעֲדַ֧ת בְּנֵי־'a.Dat be.nei-H5712 H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478and tellוְאָמַרְתָּ֥ve.'a.mar.TaH559themאֲלֵהֶ֖ם'a.le.HemH413:Beתִּהְי֑וּtih.YuH1961holyקְדֹשִׁ֣יםke.do.ShimH6918becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588Iאֲנִ֖י'a.NiH589,the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,am holyקָד֔וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918.

3Eachאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of you must respectתִּירָ֔אוּti.Ra.'uH3372וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853his motherאִמּ֤וֹ'i.MoH517and fatherוְאָבִיו֙ve.'a.VivH1,and you must keepתִּשְׁמֹ֑רוּtish.Mo.ruH8104My Sabbathsשַׁבְּתֹתַ֖יsha.be.to.TaiH7676.Iאֲנִ֖י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

4Do notאַל־'al-H408turnתִּפְנוּ֙tif.NuH6437toאֶל־'el-H413idolsהָ֣אֱלִילִ֔יםha.'e.li.LimH457or makeתַעֲשׂ֖וּta.'a.SuH6213for yourselvesmoltenמַסֵּכָ֔ה לֹ֥אma.se.Khah lo'H4541 H3808godsוֵֽאלֹהֵי֙ve.lo.HeiH430.Iאֲנִ֖י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

5Whenוְכִ֧יve.KhiH3588you sacrificeתִזְבְּח֛וּtiz.be.ChuH2076a peace offeringזֶ֥בַח שְׁלָמִ֖יםZe.vach she.la.MimH2077 H8002to the LORDלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068,you shall offer itתִּזְבָּחֻֽהוּ׃tiz.ba.Chu.huH2076for your acceptanceלִֽרְצֹנְכֶ֖םlir.tzo.ne.KhemH7522.

6It shall be eatenיֵאָכֵ֖לye.'a.KhelH398on the dayבְּי֧וֹםbe.YomH3117you sacrifice itזִבְחֲכֶ֛םziv.cha.KhemH2077,or on the next dayוּמִֽמָּחֳרָ֑תu.mi.mo.cho.RatH4283;but what remainsוְהַנּוֹתָר֙ עַד־ve.ha.no.Tar 'ad-H3498 H5704on the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayי֣וֹםYomH3117must be burned upבָּאֵ֖שׁ יִשָּׂרֵֽף׃ba.'Esh yi.sa.RefH784 H8313.

7Ifוְאִ֛םve.'ImH518any of it is eatenH398on the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,itה֖וּאhu'H1931is taintedפִּגּ֥וּלpi.GulH6292and will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808be acceptedיֵרָצֶֽה׃ye.ra.TzehH7521.

8Whoever eatsוְאֹֽכְלָיו֙ve.'o.khe.LavH398it will bearיִשָּׂ֔אyi.Sa'H5375his iniquityעֲוֹנ֣וֹa.vo.NoH5771,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588אֶת־'et-H853he has profanedחִלֵּ֑לchi.LelH2490what is holyקֹ֥דֶשׁKo.deshH6944to the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.Thatהַהִ֖ואha.Hiv'H1931personהַנֶּ֥פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315must be cut offוְנִכְרְתָ֛הve.nikh.re.TahH3772from his peopleמֵעַמֶּֽיהָ׃me.'a.Mei.haH5971.

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