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Leviticus 21:1-11

1AndJehovahsaidH559toMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,Speakuntothepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֑ן'a.ha.RonH175,andsayH559untothem,Thereshallnonemakeיִטַּמָּ֖אyi.ta.Ma'H2930himselfuncleanH2930foradeadpersonH5315amonghispeoplesH5971,

2exceptforhisimmediate relation,whoisnearuntohim—forhismotherלְאִמּ֣וֹle.'i.MoH517,andforhisfatherוּלְאָבִ֔יוu.le.'a.VivH1,andforhissonוְלִבְנ֥וֹve.liv.NoH1121,andforhisdaughterוּלְבִתּ֖וֹu.le.vi.ToH1323,andforhisbrotherוּלְאָחִֽיו׃u.le.'a.ChivH251;

3andforhissisterוְלַאֲחֹת֤וֹve.la.'a.cho.ToH269,avirginהַבְּתוּלָה֙ha.be.tu.LahH1330,thatisnearuntohim,whohathhadnohusbandלְאִ֑ישׁle.'IshH376,forhermayhemakeיִטַּמָּֽא׃yi.ta.Ma'H2930himselfuncleanH2930.

4Heshallnotmakeיִטַּמָּ֖אyi.ta.Ma'H2930himselfuncleanH2930[whois]achiefamonghispeoplesH5971,toprofaneלְהֵ֖חַלּֽוֹ׃le.He.cha.LoH2490himself.

5Theyshallnotmakeיִקְרְח֤וּyik.re.chahH7139anybaldnessקָרְחָה֙ka.re.ChahH7144upontheirheadבְּרֹאשָׁ֔םbe.ro.ShamH7218,neithershalltheyshaveיְגַלֵּ֑חוּye.ga.Le.chuH1548offthecornersH6285oftheirbeardזְקָנָ֖םze.ka.NamH2206,normakeH7139anycuttingsintheirfleshוּבִ֨בְשָׂרָ֔םu.Viv.sa.RamH1320.

6Theyshallbeיִהְיוּ֙yih.YuH1961holyקֹֽדֶשׁ׃Ko.deshH6944untotheirGodלֵאלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔םle.Lo.hei.HemH430,andnotprofaneיְחַלְּל֔וּye.cha.le.LuH2490thenameשֵׁ֖םshemH8034oftheirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430;fortheypresentמַקְרִיבִ֖םmak.ri.VimH7126Jehovah'sofferingsH801byfireאִשֵּׁ֨י'i.SheiH801,thebreadH3899oftheirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֛ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430;thereforeshalltheybeוְהָ֥יוּve.Ha.yuH1961holyH6944.

7Theyshallnottakeיִקָּ֔חוּyi.Ka.chuH3947aswifeH802awhore,oradishonouredwomanאִשָּׁ֨ה'i.ShahH802;neithershalltheytakeיִקָּ֑חוּyi.Ka.chuH3947awomanוְאִשָּׁ֛הve.'i.ShahH802putawayH3947fromherhusbandמֵאִישָׁ֖הּme.'i.ShahH376;forheisholyקָדֹ֥שׁka.DoshH6918untohisGodלֵאלֹהָֽיו׃le.lo.HavH430.

8Andthou shalt hallowhim;forthebreadH3899ofthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430dothhepresentמַקְרִ֑יבmak.RivH7126:heshallbeיִֽהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961holyקָדֹשׁ֙ka.DoshH6918unto thee;forI,Jehovah,whohallowyouamholyקָד֔וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918.

9Andthedaughterוּבַת֙u.VatH1323ofanypriestכֹּהֵ֔ןko.HenH3548,ifsheprofaneH2490herselfbyplayingH2181thewhore,sheprofanethherfatherאָבִ֙יהָ֙'a.Vi.haH1:sheshallbeburnedתִּשָּׂרֵֽף׃ סti.sa.RefH8313withfireבָּאֵ֖שׁba.'EshH784.

10Andthehighpriestוְהַכֹּהֵן֩ve.ha.ko.HenH3548amonghisbrethren,onwhoseheadרֹאשׁ֣וֹ׀ro.ShoH7218theanointingהַמִּשְׁחָה֙ha.mish.ChahH4888oilשֶׁ֤מֶןShe.menH8081waspouredיוּצַ֥קyu.TzakH3332,andwhoisconsecratedtoputH3847onthegarmentsהַבְּגָדִ֑יםha.be.ga.DimH899,shallnotuncoverhisheadרֹאשׁוֹ֙ro.ShoH7218,norrendhisgarmentsוּבְגָדָ֖יוu.ve.ga.DavH899.

11NeithershallhecomeH935nearanypersonH5315deadמֵ֖תmetH4191,normakeיִטַּמָּֽא׃yi.ta.Ma'H2930himselfuncleanH2930forhisfatherלְאָבִ֥יוle.'a.VivH1andforhismotherוּלְאִמּ֖וֹu.le.'i.MoH517;

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