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Leviticus 20:24-26

24But I have toldוָאֹמַ֣רva.'o.MarH559youthat youאַתֶּם֮'a.TemH859will inheritתִּֽירְשׁ֣וּti.re.ShuH3423אֶת־'et-H853their landאַדְמָתָם֒'ad.ma.TamH127,since Iוַאֲנִ֞יva.'a.NiH589will giveאֶתְּנֶ֤נָּה'et.te.Ne.nahH5414it to youas an inheritanceלָרֶ֣שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423אֹתָ֔הּ'o.TahH853—a landאֶ֛רֶץ'E.retzH776flowingזָבַ֥תza.VatH2100with milkחָלָ֖בcha.LavH2461and honeyוּדְבָ֑שׁu.de.VashH1706.Iאֲנִי֙'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834has set you apartהִבְדַּ֥לְתִּיhiv.Dal.tiH914אֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.KhemH853fromמִן־min-H4480the peoplesהָֽעַמִּֽים׃Ha.'a.MimH5971.

25You are therefore to distinguishוְהִבְדַּלְתֶּ֞םve.hiv.dal.TemH914betweenבֵּֽין־bein-H996cleanהַטְּהֹרָה֙ha.te.ho.RahH2889and uncleanלַטְּמֵאָ֔הla.te.me.'AhH2931animalsהַבְּהֵמָ֤הha.be.he.MahH929andוּבֵין־u.vein-H996הַטָּמֵ֖אha.ta.Me'H2931birdsהָע֥וֹףha.'ofH5775לַטָּהֹ֑רla.ta.HorH2889.Do notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808become contaminatedתְשַׁקְּצ֨וּte.sha.ke.TzuH8262אֶת־'et-H853נַפְשֹֽׁתֵיכֶ֜םnaf.sho.tei.KhemH5315by any animalבַּבְּהֵמָ֣הba.be.he.MahH929or birdוּבָע֗וֹףu.va.'ofH5775,or by anythingוּבְכֹל֙u.ve.KholH3605thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834crawlsתִּרְמֹ֣שׂtir.MosH7430on the groundהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127;I have set theseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834apartהִבְדַּ֥לְתִּיhiv.Dal.tiH914as uncleanלְטַמֵּֽא׃le.ta.Me'H2930for you.

26You are to beוִהְיִ֤יתֶםvih.Yi.temH1961holyקְדֹשִׁ֔יםke.do.ShimH6918to Mebecauseכִּ֥יkiH3588Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589,the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,am holyקָד֖וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918,and I have set you apartוָאַבְדִּ֥לva.'av.DilH914אֶתְכֶ֛ם'et.KhemH853fromמִן־min-H4480the nationsהָֽעַמִּ֖יםha.'a.MimH5971to beלִהְי֥וֹתlih.YotH1961My own.

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