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Leviticus 19:26-31

26You must notלֹ֥אlo'H3808eatתֹאכְל֖וּto.khe.LuH398anything withעַל־'al-H5921blood still in itהַדָּ֑םha.DamH1818.You must notלֹ֥אlo'H3808practice divinationתְנַחֲשׁ֖וּte.na.cha.ShuH5172orוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808sorceryתְעוֹנֵֽנוּ׃te.'o.Ne.nuH6049.

27You must notלֹ֣אlo'H3808cut off the hairתַקִּ֔פוּta.Ki.fuH5362at the sidesפְּאַ֖תpe.'AtH6285of your headרֹאשְׁכֶ֑ם וְלֹ֣אrosh.Khem ve.Lo'H7218 H3808or clip offתַשְׁחִ֔יתtash.ChitH7843אֵ֖ת'etH853the edgesפְּאַ֥תpe.'AtH6285of your beardזְקָנֶֽךָ׃ze.ka.Ne.chaH2206.

28You must notלֹ֤אlo'H3808make any cutsוְשֶׂ֣רֶט תִתְּנוּ֙ve.Se.ret ti.te.NuH8296 H5414in your bodiesבִּבְשַׂרְכֶ֔םbiv.sar.KhemH1320for the deadלָנֶ֗פֶשׁla.Ne.feshH5315or putתִתְּנ֖וּti.te.NuH5414tattooקַֽעֲקַ֔ע לֹ֥אka.'a.Ka' lo'H7085 H3808marksוּכְתֹ֣בֶתu.khe.ToetH3793on yourselves.Iאֲנִ֖י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

29You must notאַל־'al-H408defileתְּחַלֵּ֥לte.cha.LelH2490אֶֽת־'et-H853your daughterבִּתְּךָ֖bi.te.KhaH1323by making her a prostituteלְהַזְנוֹתָ֑הּle.haz.no.TahH2181,orוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776will be prostitutedתִזְנֶ֣הtiz.NehH2181and filledוּמָלְאָ֥ה הָאָ֖רֶץu.mal.'Ah ha.'A.retzH4390 H776with depravityזִמָּֽה׃zi.MahH2154.

30אֶת־'et-H853You must keepתִּשְׁמֹ֔רוּtish.Mo.ruH8104My Sabbathsשַׁבְּתֹתַ֣יsha.be.to.TaiH7676and have reverence forתִּירָ֑אוּti.Ra.'uH3372My sanctuaryוּמִקְדָּשִׁ֖יu.mik.da.ShiH4720.Iאֲנִ֖י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

31You must notאַל־'al-H408turnתִּפְנ֤וּtif.NuH6437toאֶל־'el-H413mediumsהָאֹבֹת֙ha.'o.VotH178orוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413spiritistsהַיִּדְּעֹנִ֔יםhai.yi.de.'o.NimH3049;do not seek them outאַל־ תְּבַקְשׁ֖וּ'al- te.vak.ShuH1245 H408,or you will be defiledלְטָמְאָ֣הle.ta.me.'AhH2930by them.Iאֲנִ֖י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

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