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Leviticus 22:17-33

17Then the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696toאֶל־'el-H413Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃mo.Sheh le.MorH4872 H559,

18“Speakדַּבֵּ֨רda.BerH1696toאֶֽל־'el-H413Aaronאַהֲרֹ֜ן וְאֶל־'a.ha.Ron ve.'el-H175 H413and his sonsבָּנָ֗יו וְאֶל֙ba.Nav ve.'ElH1121 H413and allכָּל־kol-H3605the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478and tellוְאָמַרְתָּ֖ve.'a.mar.TaH559themאֲלֵהֶ֑ם'a.le.HemH413, ‘Any manH376ofוּמִן־u.min-H4480the houseמִבֵּ֨יתmi.BeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478or any foreign residentהַגֵּ֣רha.GerH1616בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834presentsיַקְרִ֤יבyak.RivH7126a giftקָרְבָּנוֹ֙ לְכָל־ka.re.ba.No le.kholH7133 H3605אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834יַקְרִ֥יבוּyak.Ri.vuH7126for a burnt offeringלְעֹלָֽה׃le.'o.LahH5930to the LORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068,whether to fulfill a vowנִדְרֵיהֶם֙nid.rei.HemH5088or as aוּלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605freewill offeringנִדְבוֹתָ֔םnid.vo.TamH5071,

19must offer an unblemishedתָּמִ֣יםta.MimH8549maleזָכָ֔רza.KharH2145from the cattleבַּבָּקָ֕רba.ba.KarH1241,sheepבַּכְּשָׂבִ֖יםba.ke.sa.VimH3775,or goatsוּבָֽעִזִּֽים׃u.Va.'i.ZimH5795in order for it to be accepted on your behalfלִֽרְצֹנְכֶ֑םlir.tzo.ne.KhemH7522.

20You must notלֹ֣אlo'H3808presentתַקְרִ֑יבוּtak.Ri.vuH7126anythingכֹּ֛לkolH3605withאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834a defectמ֖וּםmumH3971,becauseכִּי־ki-H3588it will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808beיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961acceptedלְרָצ֖וֹןle.ra.TzonH7522on your behalf.

21Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588a manוְאִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376presentsיַקְרִ֤יבyak.RivH7126a peace offeringזֶֽבַח־ שְׁלָמִים֙ze.vach- she.la.MimH2077 H8002to the LORDלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068from the herdבַּבָּקָ֖רba.ba.KarH1241orא֣וֹ'oH176flockבַצֹּ֑אןva.TzonH6629to fulfillלְפַלֵּא־le.fa.le'-H6381a vowנֶ֙דֶר֙ne.derH5088orא֣וֹ'oH176as a freewill offeringלִנְדָבָ֔הlin.da.VahH5071,it must beיִֽהְיֶה֙yih.YehH1961without blemishתָּמִ֤יםta.MimH8549כָּל־kol-H3605לֹ֥אlo'H3808ordefectמ֖וּםmumH3971to be acceptableלְרָצ֔וֹןle.ra.TzonH7522יִהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961.

22You are notלֹא־lo'-H3808to presentתַקְרִ֥יבוּtak.Ri.vuH7126to the LORDלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068any animalאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428that is blindעַוֶּרֶת֩'a.ve.RetH5788,injuredשָׁב֜וּרsha.VurH7667,orא֨וֹ'oH176maimedאוֹ־ חָר֣וּץ'ov- cha.RutzH2742 H176,orאֽוֹ־'ov-H176anything with a running soreיַבֶּ֗לֶת א֤וֹya.Be.let 'oH2990 H176,a festering rashגָרָב֙ א֣וֹga.Rav 'oH1618 H176,or a scabיַלֶּ֔פֶתya.Le.fetH3217;you must notלֹא־lo'-H3808putתִתְּנ֥וּti.te.NuH5414any of theseonעַל־'al-H5921the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196as a food offeringוְאִשֶּׁ֗הve.'i.ShehH801to the LORDלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

23You may presentתַּעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213אֹת֔וֹ'o.ToH853as a freewill offeringנְדָבָה֙ne.da.VahH5071an oxוְשׁ֥וֹרve.ShorH7794or sheepוָשֶׂ֖הva.SehH7716that has a deformedשָׂר֣וּעַsa.Ru.a'H8311or stunted limbוְקָל֑וּטve.ka.LutH7038,but it is notלֹ֥אlo'H3808acceptableיֵרָצֶֽה׃ye.ra.TzehH7521in fulfillment of a vowוּלְנֵ֖דֶרu.le.Ne.derH5088.

24You are notלֹ֥אlo'H3808to presentתַקְרִ֖יבוּtak.Ri.vuH7126to the LORDלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068an animal whose testicles arebruisedוּמָע֤וּךְu.ma.'UkhH4600,crushedוְכָתוּת֙ve.kha.TutH3807,tornוְנָת֣וּקve.na.TukH5423,or cutוְכָר֔וּתve.kha.RutH3772;you are not toלֹ֥אlo'H3808sacrifice themתַעֲשֽׂוּ׃ta.'a.SuH6213in your landוּֽבְאַרְצְכֶ֖םu.ve.'ar.tze.KhemH776.

25וּמִיַּ֣דu.mi.YadH3027Neither you norלֹ֥אlo'H3808a foreignerבֶּן־ נֵכָ֗רben- ne.KharH1121 H5236shall presentתַקְרִ֛יבוּtak.Ri.vuH7126אֶת־'et-H853foodלֶ֥חֶםLe.chemH3899to your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430from anyמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605suchאֵ֑לֶּה'E.lehH428animal.They will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808be acceptedיֵרָצ֖וּye.ra.TzuH7521on your behalf,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588they are deformedמָשְׁחָתָ֤םma.she.cha.TamH4893and flawedמ֣וּםmumH3971.’”

26Then the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696toאֶל־'el-H413Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃mo.Sheh le.MorH4872 H559,

27“Whenכִּ֣יkiH3588an oxשׁ֣וֹרShorH7794,a sheepאוֹ־ כֶ֤שֶׂב'ov- Khe.sevH3775 H176,orאוֹ־'ov-H176a goatעֵז֙'ezH5795is bornיִוָּלֵ֔דyi.va.LedH3205,it must remainוְהָיָ֛הve.ha.YahH1961withתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478its motherאִמּ֑וֹ'i.MoH517for sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117.From the eighthהַשְּׁמִינִי֙ha.she.mi.NiH8066dayוּמִיּ֤וֹםu.mi.YomH3117onוָהָ֔לְאָהva.Hal.'ahH1973,it will be acceptable asיֵרָצֶ֕הye.ra.TzehH7521a food offeringאִשֶּׁ֖ה'i.ShehH801presentedלְקָרְבַּ֥ןle.kar.BanH7133to the LORDלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

28But you must notלֹ֥אlo'H3808slaughterתִשְׁחֲט֖וּtish.cha.TuH7819an oxוְשׁ֖וֹרve.ShorH7794orאוֹ־'ov-H176a sheepשֶׂ֑הSehH7716אֹת֣וֹ'o.ToH853וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853on the sameאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117as its youngבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121.

29Whenוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588you sacrificeתִזְבְּח֥וּtiz.be.ChuH2076a thankתּוֹדָ֖הto.DahH8426offeringזֶֽבַח־ze.vach-H2077to the LORDלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068,offer itתִּזְבָּֽחוּ׃tiz.Ba.chuH2076so that it may be acceptable on your behalfלִֽרְצֹנְכֶ֖םlir.tzo.ne.KhemH7522.

30It must be eatenיֵאָכֵ֔לye.'a.KhelH398that sameהַהוּא֙ha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117.Do notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808leaveתוֹתִ֥ירוּto.Ti.ruH3498any of itמִמֶּ֖נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480untilעַד־'ad-H5704morningבֹּ֑קֶרBo.kerH1242.Iאֲנִ֖י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

31You are to keepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּם֙u.she.mar.TemH8104My commandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֔יmitz.vo.TaiH4687and practiceוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖םva.'a.si.TemH6213themאֹתָ֑ם'o.TamH853.Iאֲנִ֖י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

32You must notוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808profaneתְחַלְּלוּ֙te.cha.le.LuH2490אֶת־'et-H853My holyקָדְשִׁ֔יkod.shiH6944nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034.I must be acknowledged as holyוְנִ֨קְדַּשְׁתִּ֔יve.Nik.dash.TiH6942amongבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478.Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068who sanctifies youמְקַדִּשְׁכֶֽם׃me.ka.dish.KhemH6942,

33who brought you outהַמּוֹצִ֤יאha.mo.Tzi'H3318אֶתְכֶם֙'et.KhemH853of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714to beלִהְי֥וֹתlih.YotH1961yourGodלֵאלֹהִ֑יםle.lo.HimH430.Iאֲנִ֖י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.”

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