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Leviticus 22:18-23

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.

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