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Leviticus 19

1AndJehovahspokeH1696toMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽרle.MorH559,

2Speakדַּבֵּ֞רda.BerH1696untoalltheassemblyH5712ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֥ve.'a.mar.TaH559untothem,Holyקְדֹשִׁ֣יםke.do.ShimH6918shallyebeתִּהְי֑וּtih.YuH1961,forIJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430amholyקָד֔וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918.

3YeshallreverenceeverymanH376hismotherאִמּ֤וֹ'i.MoH517,andhisfatherוְאָבִיו֙ve.'a.VivH1,andmysabbathsשַׁבְּתֹתַ֖יsha.be.to.TaiH7676shallyekeepתִּשְׁמֹ֑רוּtish.Mo.ruH8104:IamJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

4Yeshallnotturnתִּפְנוּ֙tif.NuH6437untoidolsהָ֣אֱלִילִ֔יםha.'e.li.LimH457,andyeshallnotmakeתַעֲשׂ֖וּta.'a.SuH6213toyourselvesmoltengodsוֵֽאלֹהֵי֙ve.lo.HeiH430:IamJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

5Andifyesacrificeזֶ֥בַחZe.vachH2077asacrificeH2077ofpeace-offeringtoJehovah, yeshallsacrificeH2077itforyouracceptanceלִֽרְצֹנְכֶ֖םlir.tzo.ne.KhemH7522.

6Onthedayבְּי֧וֹםbe.YomH3117whenyesacrificeזִבְחֲכֶ֛םziv.cha.KhemH2077itshallitbeeatenH398,andonthemorrow;andthatwhichremainethuntilthethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayי֣וֹםYomH3117shallbeburnedיִשָּׂרֵֽף׃yi.sa.RefH8313withfireבָּאֵ֖שׁba.'EshH784.

7AndifitbeeatenH398atallonthethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,itisanuncleanפִּגּ֥וּלpi.GulH6292thing:itshallnotbeacceptedיֵרָצֶֽה׃ye.ra.TzehH7521.

8Andhethateatethitshallbearיִשָּׂ֔אyi.Sa'H5375hisiniquityעֲוֹנ֣וֹa.vo.NoH5771;forhehathprofanedH2490thehallowedthingקֹ֥דֶשׁKo.deshH6944ofJehovah;andthatsoulH5315shallbecutוְנִכְרְתָ֛הve.nikh.re.TahH3772offfromamonghispeoplesH5971.

9AndwhenyereapH7114theharvestקְצִ֣ירke.TzirH7105ofyourlandאַרְצְכֶ֔ם'ar.tze.KhemH776, thou shaltnotwhollyreapH7114thecornersH6285ofthyfieldשָׂדְךָ֖sa.de.KhaH7704,andthegleaningofthyharvestקְצִֽירְךָ֖ke.tzi.re.ChaH7105thou shaltnotgatherתְלַקֵּֽט׃te.la.KetH3950.

10Andthyvineyardוְכַרְמְךָ֙ve.khar.me.KhaH3754shalt thounotgleanH3950,neithershalt thougatherתְלַקֵּ֑טte.la.KetH3950what hathbeenleftתַּעֲזֹ֣בta.'a.ZoH5800ofthyvineyardכַּרְמְךָ֖kar.me.KhaH3754; thou shaltleaveH5800themforthepoorלֶֽעָנִ֤יle.'a.NiH6041andthestranger:IamJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

11Yeshallnotstealתִּגְנֹ֑בוּtig.NouH1589,andyeshallnotdealתְשַׁקְּר֖וּte.sha.ke.RuH8266falselyH8266,andyeshallnotlieoneH376toanother.

12Andyeshallnotswearתִשָּׁבְע֥וּti.sha.ve.'UH7650bymynameבִשְׁמִ֖יvish.MiH8034falsely,andprofaneוְחִלַּלְתָּ֛ve.chi.lal.TaH2490thenameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034ofthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430:IamJehovah.

13Thou shaltnotoppressתַעֲשֹׁ֥קta.'a.ShokH6231thy neighbour,neitherrobתִגְזֹ֑לtig.ZolH1497him.Thewagesפְּעֻלַּ֥תpe.'u.LatH6468ofthehiredservantshallnotabidewiththeeallnightuntilthemorningבֹּֽקֶר׃Bo.kerH1242.

14Thou shaltnotrevileadeafחֵרֵ֔שׁche.ReshH2795person,andthou shaltnotputתִתֵּ֖ןti.TenH5414astumbling-blockbeforeablindעִוֵּ֔ר'i.VerH5787one;butthou shaltfearוְיָרֵ֥אתָve.ya.Re.taH3372thyGodמֵּאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָme.'e.lo.Hei.khaH430:IamJehovah.

15YeshalldonounrighteousnessH5766injudgmentבַּמִּשְׁפָּ֔טba.mish.PatH4941; thou shaltnotrespectthepersonofthelowly,norhonourthepersonofthegreatגָד֑וֹלga.DolH1419;inrighteousnessבְּצֶ֖דֶקbe.Tze.dekH6664shalt thoujudgeתִּשְׁפֹּ֥טtish.PotH8199thy neighbour.

16Thou shaltnotgoaboutasatalebeareramongthypeopleH5971; thou shaltnotstandתַעֲמֹ֖דta.'a.ModH5975upagainstthelifeofthy neighbour:IamJehovah.

17Thou shaltnothateתִשְׂנָ֥אtis.Na'H8130thybrotherאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251inthyheartבִּלְבָבֶ֑ךָbil.va.Ve.khaH3824; thou shalt earnestlyrebukeH3198thy neighbour, lest thoubearתִשָּׂ֥אti.Sa'H5375sinחֵֽטְא׃Chet'H2399onaccountofhim.

18Thou shaltnotavengeתִקֹּ֤םti.KomH5358thyself,norbearanygrudgeagainstthechildrenofthypeopleעַמֶּ֔ךָ'a.Me.khaH5971,butthou shaltloveוְאָֽהַבְתָּ֥ve.'a.hav.TaH157thy neighbourasthyself:IamJehovah.

19MystatutesH2708shallyeobserveH8104. Thou shaltnotletthycattleH929genderwithanothersort; thou shaltnotsowתִזְרַ֣עtiz.Ra'H2232thyfieldשָׂדְךָ֖sa.de.KhaH7704withseedH2232oftwoH3610sorts;andagarmentH899wovenoftwoH3610materialsshallnotcomeH5927uponthee.

20AndifamanH376lieיִשְׁכַּ֨בyish.KavH7901withawomanאִשָּׁ֜ה'i.ShahH802forcopulation,andsheisabondwoman betrothedtoahusbandH376,butnotatallransomedH6299,norhathfreedombeenתִּהְיֶ֛הtih.YehH1961givenH5414toher,thereshallbeH1961achastisement:theyshallnotbeH1961putH5414todeathיוּמְת֖וּyu.me.TuH4191,forshewasH1961notfree.

21Andheshallbringוְהֵבִ֤יאve.he.Vi'H935histrespass-offeringtoJehovah, untotheentranceפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607ofthetentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150,aramאֵ֖יל'eilH352foratrespass-offering.

22Andthepriestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548shallmakeatonementוְכִפֶּר֩ve.khi.PerH3722forhimwiththeramבְּאֵ֤ילbe.'EilH352ofthetrespass-offeringbeforeJehovahforhissinH2398whichhehathdone;andthesinH2398whichhehathdoneshallbeforgivenוְנִסְלַ֣חve.nis.LachH5545him.

23AndwhenyecomeH935intothelandהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776andplantוּנְטַעְתֶּם֙u.ne.ta'.TemH5193allmanneroftreesעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086forfoodמַאֲכָ֔לma.'a.KhalH3978,thenyeshallcountitsfruitפִּרְי֑וֹpir.YoH6529asuncircumcisedעֲרֵלִ֖ים'a.re.LimH6189,threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֗יםsha.NimH8141shallitbeיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961uncircumcisedH6189untoyou:itshallnotbeH1961eatenH398of;

24andinthefourthהָרְבִיעִ֔תha.re.vi.'ItH7243yearוּבַשָּׁנָה֙u.va.sha.NahH8141allthefruitפִּרְי֑וֹpir.YoH6529thereofshallbeיִהְיֶ֖הyih.YehH1961holyקֹ֥דֶשׁKo.deshH6944forpraisetoJehovah;

25andinthefifthהַחֲמִישִׁ֗תha.cha.mi.ShitH2549yearוּבַשָּׁנָ֣הu.va.sha.NahH8141shallyeeatתֹּֽאכְלוּ֙to.khe.LuH398thefruitפִּרְי֔וֹpir.YoH6529thereof,thatitmayincreaseH3254untoyoutheproduceH6529thereof:IamJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

26Yeshalleatתֹאכְל֖וּto.khe.LuH398nothingwiththebloodהַדָּ֑םha.DamH1818. — Yeshallnotpractise enchantment,noruseauguries.

27— YeshallnotshavethecornersH6285ofyourheadרֹאשְׁכֶ֑םrosh.KhemH7218roundתַקִּ֔פוּta.Ki.fuH5362,neithershalt thou mutilatethecornersH6285ofthybeardזְקָנֶֽךָ׃ze.ka.Ne.chaH2206.

28AndcuttingsforadeadpersonH5315shallyenotmakeH5414inyourfleshבִּבְשַׂרְכֶ֔םbiv.sar.KhemH1320,norputH5414anytattoo writing uponyou:IamJehovah.

29—Donotprofaneתְּחַלֵּ֥לte.cha.LelH2490thydaughterבִּתְּךָ֖bi.te.KhaH1323,togiveheruptowhoredom; lestthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776practise whoredom,andthelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776becomefullוּמָלְאָ֥הu.mal.'AhH4390ofinfamy.

30—Mysabbathsשַׁבְּתֹתַ֣יsha.be.to.TaiH7676shallyekeepתִּשְׁמֹ֔רוּtish.Mo.ruH8104,andmysanctuaryוּמִקְדָּשִׁ֖יu.mik.da.ShiH4720shallye reverence:IamJehovah.

31—Turnתִּפְנ֤וּtif.NuH6437notunto necromancersandunto soothsayers;seekתְּבַקְשׁ֖וּte.vak.ShuH1245notafterthemtomakeH2930yourselvesH2930uncleanלְטָמְאָ֣הle.ta.me.'AhH2930:IamJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

32Beforethehoaryheadthou shaltriseH6965up,andshalt honourthefaceH6440ofanoldזָקֵ֑ןza.KenH2205manH2205;andthou shaltfearוְיָרֵ֥אתָve.ya.Re.taH3372thyGodמֵּאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָme.'e.lo.Hei.khaH430:IamJehovah.

33Andifastrangersojournwiththeeinyourlandבְּאַרְצְכֶ֑םbe.'ar.tze.KhemH776, yeshallnotmolesthim.

34AsoneH4480bornamongyoushallthestrangerwhosojournethwithyoubeH1961untoyou;andthou shaltloveוְאָהַבְתָּ֥ve.'a.hav.TaH157himasthyself;foryewereH1961strangersinthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714:IamJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

35YeshalldonounrighteousnessH5766injudgmentבַּמִּשְׁפָּ֑טba.mish.PatH4941,inmeasureH4884oflength,inweightבַּמִּשְׁקָ֖לba.mish.KalH4948,andinmeasureH4884ofcapacity:

36justbalances,justweightsאַבְנֵי־'av.nei-H68,ajustephahאֵ֥יפַת'Ei.fatH374,andajusthinוְהִ֥יןve.HinH1969shallyehave:IamJehovahyourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,whobroughtH3318yououtofthelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

37AndyeshallobserveH8104allmystatutesH2708,andallmineordinancesH4941,anddothem:IamJehovah.

Commentaries on Leviticus 19

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