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Leviticus 18:24-30

24Defileתִּֽטַּמְּא֖וּti.ta.me.'UH2930not ye yourselves in any of these thingsH428:for in all these the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471are defiledנִטְמְא֣וּnit.me.'UH2930which I cast outמְשַׁלֵּ֖חַme.sha.Le.achH7971beforeמִפְּנֵיכֶֽם׃mi.pe.nei.KhemH6440you:

25And the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776is defiledוַתִּטְמָ֣אva.tit.Ma'H2930:therefore I do visitוָאֶפְקֹ֥דva.'ef.KodH6485the iniquityעֲוֹנָ֖הּ'a.vo.NahH5771thereof upon it, and the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776itself vomiteth outוַתָּקִ֥אva.ta.Ki'H6958her inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֶֽיהָ׃yo.she.Vei.haH3427.

26Ye shall therefore keepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֣םu.she.mar.TemH8104my statutesחֻקֹּתַי֙chu.ko.TaiH2708and my judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטַ֔יmish.pa.TaiH4941,and shall not commitתַעֲשׂ֔וּta.'a.SuH6213anyof these abominationsהַתּוֹעֵבֹ֖תha.to.'e.VotH8441; neitherany of your own nationהָֽאֶזְרָ֔חha.'ez.RachH249,nor any strangerוְהַגֵּ֖רve.ha.GerH1616that sojournethהַגָּ֥רha.GarH1481amongבְּתוֹכְכֶֽם׃be.tokh.KhemH8432you:

27(For all theseהָאֵ֔לha.'ElH411abominationsהַתּוֹעֵבֹ֣תha.to.'e.VotH8441have the menאַנְשֵֽׁי־'an.shei-H582of the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776doneעָשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213, which werebeforeלִפְנֵיכֶ֑םlif.nei.KhemH6440you, and the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776is defiledוַתִּטְמָ֖אva.tit.Ma'H2930;)

28That the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776spue not you outתָקִ֤יאta.Ki'H6958also, when ye defileבְּטַֽמַּאֲכֶ֖םbe.ta.ma.'a.KhemH2930it, as it spued outקָאָ֛הka.'AhH6958the nationsהַגּ֖וֹיha.GoyH1471that werebeforeלִפְנֵיכֶֽם׃lif.nei.KhemH6440you.

29For whosoever shall commitיַעֲשֶׂ֔הya.'a.SehH6213any of these abominationsהַתּוֹעֵב֖וֹתha.to.'e.VotH8441,even the soulsהַנְּפָשׁ֥וֹתha.ne.fa.ShotH5315that commitהָעֹשֹׂ֖תha.'o.SotH6213themshall be cut offוְנִכְרְת֛וּve.nikh.re.TuH3772from amongמִקֶּ֥רֶבmi.Ke.revH7130their peopleעַמָּֽם׃'a.MamH5971.

30Therefore shall ye keepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֣םu.she.mar.TemH8104mine ordinanceמִשְׁמַרְתִּ֗יmish.mar.TiH4931, that yecommitעֲשׂ֜וֹתa.SotH6213not any oneof these abominableהַתּֽוֹעֵבֹת֙ha.to.'e.VotH8441customsמֵחֻקּ֤וֹתme.chu.KotH2708,which were committedנַעֲשׂ֣וּna.'a.SuH6213beforeלִפְנֵיכֶ֔םlif.nei.KhemH6440you, and that ye defileתִֽטַּמְּא֖וּti.ta.me.'UH2930not yourselves therein: I amthe Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ פ'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

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