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Leviticus 19:9-37

9And when ye reapH7114the harvestקְצִ֣ירke.TzirH7105of your landאַרְצְכֶ֔ם'ar.tze.KhemH776,thou shalt not wholly reapתְכַלֶּ֛הte.kha.LehH3615the cornersפְּאַ֥תpe.'AtH6285of thy fieldשָׂדְךָ֖sa.de.KhaH7704,neither shalt thou gatherתְלַקֵּֽט׃te.la.KetH3950the gleaningsוְלֶ֥קֶטve.Le.ketH3951of thy harvestקְצִֽירְךָ֖ke.tzi.re.ChaH7105.

10And thou shalt not gleanתְעוֹלֵ֔לte.'o.LelH5953thy vineyardוְכַרְמְךָ֙ve.khar.me.KhaH3754,neither shalt thou gatherתְלַקֵּ֑טte.la.KetH3950everygrapeוּפֶ֥רֶטu.Fe.retH6528of thy vineyardכַּרְמְךָ֖kar.me.KhaH3754;thou shalt leaveתַּעֲזֹ֣בta.'a.ZoH5800them for the poorלֶֽעָנִ֤יle.'a.NiH6041and strangerוְלַגֵּר֙ve.la.GerH1616: I amthe Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

11Ye shall not stealתִּגְנֹ֑בוּtig.NouH1589,neither deal falselyתְכַחֲשׁ֥וּte.kha.cha.ShuH3584,neither lieתְשַׁקְּר֖וּte.sha.ke.RuH8266oneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376to anotherבַּעֲמִיתֽוֹ׃ba.'a.mi.ToH5997.

12And ye shall not swearתִשָּׁבְע֥וּti.sha.ve.'UH7650by my nameבִשְׁמִ֖יvish.MiH8034falselyלַשָּׁ֑קֶרla.Sha.kerH8267,neither shalt thou profaneוְחִלַּלְתָּ֛ve.chi.lal.TaH2490the nameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034of thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430: I amthe Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

13Thou shalt not defraudתַעֲשֹׁ֥קta.'a.ShokH6231thy neighbourרֵֽעֲךָ֖re.'a.KhaH7453,neither robתִגְזֹ֑לtig.ZolH1497him:the wagesפְּעֻלַּ֥תpe.'u.LatH6468of him that is hiredשָׂכִ֛ירsa.KhirH7916shall not abideתָלִ֞יןta.LinH3885with thee all night until the morningבֹּֽקֶר׃Bo.kerH1242.

14Thou shalt not curseתְקַלֵּ֣לte.ka.LelH7043the deafחֵרֵ֔שׁche.ReshH2795,nor putתִתֵּ֖ןti.TenH5414a stumblingblockמִכְשֹׁ֑לmikh.SholH4383beforeוְלִפְנֵ֣יve.lif.NeiH6440the blindעִוֵּ֔ר'i.VerH5787,but shalt fearוְיָרֵ֥אתָve.ya.Re.taH3372thy Godמֵּאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָme.'e.lo.Hei.khaH430: I amthe Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

15Ye shall doתַעֲשׂ֥וּta.'a.SuH6213no unrighteousnessעָ֙וֶל֙'a.velH5766in judgmentבַּמִּשְׁפָּ֔טba.mish.PatH4941:thou shalt not respectתִשָּׂ֣אti.Sa'H5375the personפְנֵי־fe.nei-H6440of the poorדָ֔לDalH1800,nor honourתֶהְדַּ֖רteh.DarH1921the personפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the mightyגָד֑וֹלga.DolH1419: butin righteousnessבְּצֶ֖דֶקbe.Tze.dekH6664shalt thou judgeתִּשְׁפֹּ֥טtish.PotH8199thy neighbourעֲמִיתֶֽךָ׃'a.mi.Te.khaH5997.

16Thou shalt not goH3212up and down asa talebearerרָכִיל֙ra.KhilH7400among thy peopleבְּעַמֶּ֔יךָbe.'a.Mei.khaH5971:neither shalt thou standתַעֲמֹ֖דta.'a.ModH5975against the bloodדַּ֣םdamH1818of thy neighbourרֵעֶ֑ךָre.'E.khaH7453: I amthe Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

17Thou shalt not hateתִשְׂנָ֥אtis.Na'H8130thy brotherאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251in thine heartבִּלְבָבֶ֑ךָbil.va.Ve.khaH3824:thou shalt in any wiseהוֹכֵ֤חַho.Khe.achH3198rebukeתּוֹכִ֙יחַ֙to.Khi.achH3198thy neighbourעֲמִיתֶ֔ךָ'a.mi.Te.khaH5997,and not sufferתִשָּׂ֥אti.Sa'H5375sinחֵֽטְא׃Chet'H2399upon him.

18Thou shalt not avengeתִקֹּ֤םti.KomH5358,nor bear any grudgeתִטֹּר֙ti.TorH5201against the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of thy peopleעַמֶּ֔ךָ'a.Me.khaH5971,but thou shalt loveוְאָֽהַבְתָּ֥ve.'a.hav.TaH157thy neighbourלְרֵעֲךָ֖le.re.'a.KhaH7453as thyselfכָּמ֑וֹךָka.Mo.khaH3644: I amthe Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

19Ye shall keepתִּשְׁמֹרוּ֒tish.mo.RuH8104my statutesחֻקֹּתַי֮chu.ko.TaiH2708.Thou shalt not let thy cattleבְּהֶמְתְּךָ֙be.hem.te.KhaH929genderתַרְבִּ֣יעַtar.Bi.a'H7250with a diverse kindכִּלְאַ֔יִםkil.'A.yimH3610:thou shalt not sowתִזְרַ֣עtiz.Ra'H2232thy fieldשָׂדְךָ֖sa.de.KhaH7704with mingled seedכִּלְאָ֑יִםkil.'A.yimH3610:neither shall a garmentוּבֶ֤גֶדu.Ve.gedH899mingledכִּלְאַ֙יִם֙kil.'A.yimH3610of linen and woollenשַֽׁעַטְנֵ֔זsha.'at.NezH8162comeיַעֲלֶ֖הya.'a.LehH5927upon thee.

20And whosoeverוְ֠אִישׁVe.'ishH376liethיִשְׁכַּ֨בyish.KavH7901carnallyשִׁכְבַת־ זֶ֗רַעshikh.vat- Ze.ra'H7902 H2233with a womanאִשָּׁ֜ה'i.ShahH802, that isa bondmaidשִׁפְחָה֙shif.ChahH8198,betrothedנֶחֱרֶ֣פֶתne.che.Re.fetH2778to an husbandלְאִ֔ישׁle.'IshH376,and not at allוְהָפְדֵּה֙ve.ha.fe.DehH6299redeemedנִפְדָּ֔תָהnif.Da.tahH6299,nor freedomחֻפְשָׁ֖הchuf.ShahH2668givenנִתַּן־ni.tan-H5414her; she shall be scourgedבִּקֹּ֧רֶתbi.Ko.retH1244;they shall not be put to deathיוּמְת֖וּyu.me.TuH4191,because she was not freeחֻפָּֽשָׁה׃chu.Pa.shahH2666.

21And he shall bringוְהֵבִ֤יאve.he.Vi'H935his trespass offeringאֲשָׁמוֹ֙'a.sha.MoH817unto the Lordלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,unto the doorפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of the tabernacleאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150, evena ramאֵ֖יל'eilH352for a trespass offeringאָשָֽׁם׃'a.ShamH817.

22And the priestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548shall make an atonementוְכִפֶּר֩ve.khi.PerH3722for him with the ramבְּאֵ֤ילbe.'EilH352of the trespass offeringהָֽאָשָׁם֙ha.'a.ShamH817beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068for his sinחַטָּאת֖וֹcha.ta.ToH2403which he hath doneחָטָ֑אcha.Ta'H2398:and the sinמֵחַטָּאת֖וֹme.cha.ta.ToH2403which he hath doneחָטָֽא׃ פcha.Ta'H2398shall be forgivenוְנִסְלַ֣חve.nis.LachH5545him.

23And when ye shall comeתָבֹ֣אוּta.Vo.'uH935into the landהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and shall have plantedוּנְטַעְתֶּם֙u.ne.ta'.TemH5193all manner of treesעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086for foodמַאֲכָ֔לma.'a.KhalH3978,then ye shall countוַעֲרַלְתֶּ֥םva.'a.ral.TemH6188the fruitפִּרְי֑וֹpir.YoH6529thereof as uncircumcisedעָרְלָת֖וֹa.re.la.ToH6190:threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֗יםsha.NimH8141shall it be as uncircumcisedעֲרֵלִ֖ים'a.re.LimH6189unto you: it shall not be eatenיֵאָכֵֽל׃ye.'a.KhelH398of.

24But in the fourthהָרְבִיעִ֔תha.re.vi.'ItH7243yearוּבַשָּׁנָה֙u.va.sha.NahH8141all the fruitפִּרְי֑וֹpir.YoH6529thereof shall be holyקֹ֥דֶשׁKo.deshH6944to praiseהִלּוּלִ֖יםhi.lu.LimH1974the Lordלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068withal.

25And in the fifthהַחֲמִישִׁ֗תha.cha.mi.ShitH2549yearוּבַשָּׁנָ֣הu.va.sha.NahH8141shall ye eatתֹּֽאכְלוּ֙to.khe.LuH398of the fruitפִּרְי֔וֹpir.YoH6529thereof, that it may yieldלְהוֹסִ֥יףle.ho.SifH3254unto you the increaseתְּבוּאָת֑וֹte.vu.'a.ToH8393thereof: I amthe Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

26Ye shall not eatתֹאכְל֖וּto.khe.LuH398any thingwith the bloodהַדָּ֑םha.DamH1818:neither shall ye use enchantmentתְנַחֲשׁ֖וּte.na.cha.ShuH5172,nor observe timesתְעוֹנֵֽנוּ׃te.'o.Ne.nuH6049.

27Ye shall not roundתַקִּ֔פוּta.Ki.fuH5362the cornersפְּאַ֖תpe.'AtH6285of your headsרֹאשְׁכֶ֑םrosh.KhemH7218,neither shalt thou marתַשְׁחִ֔יתtash.ChitH7843the cornersפְּאַ֥תpe.'AtH6285of thy beardזְקָנֶֽךָ׃ze.ka.Ne.chaH2206.

28Ye shall not makeתִתְּנוּ֙ti.te.NuH5414anyוּכְתֹ֣בֶתu.khe.ToetH3793cuttingsוְשֶׂ֣רֶטve.Se.retH8296in your fleshבִּבְשַׂרְכֶ֔םbiv.sar.KhemH1320for the deadלָנֶ֗פֶשׁla.Ne.feshH5315,nor printתִתְּנ֖וּti.te.NuH5414any marksקַֽעֲקַ֔עka.'a.Ka'H7085upon you: I amthe Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

29Do not prostituteתְּחַלֵּ֥לte.cha.LelH2490thy daughterבִּתְּךָ֖bi.te.KhaH1323,to cause her to be a whoreלְהַזְנוֹתָ֑הּle.haz.no.TahH2181;lest the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776fall to whoredomתִזְנֶ֣הtiz.NehH2181,and the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776become fullוּמָלְאָ֥הu.mal.'AhH4390of wickednessזִמָּֽה׃zi.MahH2154.

30Ye shall keepתִּשְׁמֹ֔רוּtish.Mo.ruH8104my sabbathsשַׁבְּתֹתַ֣יsha.be.to.TaiH7676,and reverenceתִּירָ֑אוּti.Ra.'uH3372my sanctuaryוּמִקְדָּשִׁ֖יu.mik.da.ShiH4720: I amthe Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

31Regardתִּפְנ֤וּtif.NuH6437not them that have familiar spiritsהָאֹבֹת֙ha.'o.VotH178,neither seekתְּבַקְשׁ֖וּte.vak.ShuH1245after wizardsהַיִּדְּעֹנִ֔יםhai.yi.de.'o.NimH3049,to be defiledלְטָמְאָ֣הle.ta.me.'AhH2930by them: I amthe Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

32Thou shalt rise upתָּק֔וּםta.KumH6965beforeמִפְּנֵ֤יmi.pe.NeiH6440the hoary headשֵׂיבָה֙sei.VahH7872,and honourוְהָדַרְתָּ֖ve.ha.dar.TaH1921the faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the old manזָקֵ֑ןza.KenH2205,and fearוְיָרֵ֥אתָve.ya.Re.taH3372thy Godמֵּאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָme.'e.lo.Hei.khaH430: I amthe Lordיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

33And if a strangerגֵּ֖רgerH1616sojournיָג֧וּרya.GurH1481with thee in your landבְּאַרְצְכֶ֑םbe.'ar.tze.KhemH776,ye shall not vexתוֹנ֖וּto.NuH3238him.

34Butthe strangerהַגֵּ֣ר׀ha.GerH1616that dwellethהַגָּ֣רha.GarH1481with you shall be unto you as one bornכְּאֶזְרָ֣חke.'ez.RachH249among you, and thou shalt loveוְאָהַבְתָּ֥ve.'a.hav.TaH157him as thyself; for ye were strangersגֵרִ֥יםge.RimH1616in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714: I amthe Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

35Ye shall doתַעֲשׂ֥וּta.'a.SuH6213no unrighteousnessעָ֖וֶל'A.velH5766in judgmentבַּמִּשְׁפָּ֑טba.mish.PatH4941,in meteyardבַּמִּדָּ֕הba.mi.DahH4060,in weightבַּמִּשְׁקָ֖לba.mish.KalH4948,or in measureוּבַמְּשׂוּרָֽה׃u.va.me.su.RahH4884.

36Justצֶ֣דֶקTze.dekH6664balancesמֹ֧אזְנֵיMoz.neiH3976,justצֶ֗דֶקTze.dekH6664weightsאַבְנֵי־'av.nei-H68,a justצֶ֛דֶקTze.dekH6664ephahאֵ֥יפַת'Ei.fatH374,and a justצֶ֖דֶקTze.dekH6664hinוְהִ֥יןve.HinH1969, shall ye have: I amthe Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,which brought you outהוֹצֵ֥אתִיho.Tze.tiH3318of the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

37Therefore shall ye observeוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֤םu.she.mar.TemH8104all my statutesחֻקֹּתַי֙chu.ko.TaiH2708,and all my judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטַ֔יmish.pa.TaiH4941,and doוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖םva.'a.si.TemH6213them: I amthe Lordיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

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