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Leviticus 23:24-44

24Speakדַּבֵּ֛רda.BerH1696unto the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,In the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֜יha.she.vi.'IH7637monthבַּחֹ֨דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,in the firstבְּאֶחָ֣דbe.'e.ChadH259dayof the monthלַחֹ֗דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,shall ye have a sabbathשַׁבָּת֔וֹןsha.ba.TonH7677,a memorialזִכְר֥וֹןzikh.RonH2146of blowingתְּרוּעָ֖הte.ru.'AhH8643of trumpets, an holyקֹֽדֶשׁ׃Ko.deshH6944convocationמִקְרָא־mik.ra'-H4744.

25Ye shall doתַעֲשׂ֑וּta.'a.SuH6213no servileעֲבֹדָ֖ה'a.vo.DahH5656workמְלֶ֥אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399therein:but ye shall offerוְהִקְרַבְתֶּ֥םve.hik.rav.TemH7126an offering made by fireאִשֶּׁ֖ה'i.ShehH801unto the Lordלַיהוָֽה׃ סla.Yah.wehH3068.

26And the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

27Alsoאַ֡ךְ'akhH389on the tenthבֶּעָשׂ֣וֹרbe.'a.SorH6218dayof this seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֨יha.she.vi.'IH7637monthלַחֹדֶשׁ֩la.cho.DeshH2320there shall bea dayי֧וֹםYomH3117of atonementהַכִּפֻּרִ֣יםha.ki.pu.RimH3725:it shall be an holyקֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ko.deshH6944convocationמִֽקְרָא־mik.ra'-H4744unto you; and ye shall afflictוְעִנִּיתֶ֖םve.'i.ni.TemH6031your soulsנַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶ֑םnaf.sho.tei.KhemH5315,and offerוְהִקְרַבְתֶּ֥םve.hik.rav.TemH7126an offering made by fireאִשֶּׁ֖ה'i.ShehH801unto the Lordלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

28And ye shall doתַעֲשׂ֔וּta.'a.SuH6213no workמְלָאכָה֙me.la.KhahH4399in that sameבְּעֶ֖צֶםbe.'E.tzemH6106dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117: for it isa dayי֤וֹםYomH3117of atonementכִּפֻּרִים֙ki.pu.RimH3725,to make an atonementלְכַפֵּ֣רle.kha.PerH3722for you beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

29For whatsoever soulהַנֶּ֙פֶשׁ֙ha.Ne.feshH5315it bethat shall not be afflictedתְעֻנֶּ֔הte.'u.NehH6031in that sameבְּעֶ֖צֶםbe.'E.tzemH6106dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,he shall be cut offוְנִכְרְתָ֖הve.nikh.re.TahH3772from among his peopleמֵֽעַמֶּֽיהָ׃Me.'a.Mei.haH5971.

30And whatsoever soulהַנֶּ֗פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315it bethat doethתַּעֲשֶׂה֙ta.'a.SehH6213any workמְלָאכָ֔הme.la.KhahH4399in that sameבְּעֶ֖צֶםbe.'E.tzemH6106dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,the same soulהַנֶּ֥פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315will I destroyוְהַֽאֲבַדְתִּ֛יve.ha.'a.vad.TiH6from amongמִקֶּ֥רֶבmi.Ke.revH7130his peopleעַמָּֽהּ׃'a.MahH5971.

31Ye shall doתַעֲשׂ֑וּta.'a.SuH6213no manner of workמְלָאכָ֖הme.la.KhahH4399: it shall bea statuteחֻקַּ֤תchu.KatH2708for everעוֹלָם֙o.LamH5769throughout your generationsלְדֹרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םle.do.Ro.tei.KhemH1755in all your dwellingsמֹֽשְׁבֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃Mo.she.Vo.tei.KhemH4186.

32It shall beunto you a sabbathשַׁבַּ֨תsha.BatH7676of restשַׁבָּת֥וֹןsha.ba.TonH7677,and ye shall afflictוְעִנִּיתֶ֖םve.'i.ni.TemH6031your soulsנַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶ֑םnaf.sho.tei.KhemH5315:in the ninthבְּתִשְׁעָ֤הbe.tish.'AhH8672dayof the monthלַחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙la.Cho.deshH2320at evenבָּעֶ֔רֶבba.'E.revH6153,from evenמֵעֶ֣רֶבme.'E.revH6153unto evenעֶ֔רֶב'E.revH6153,shall ye celebrateתִּשְׁבְּת֖וּtish.be.TuH7673your sabbathשַׁבַּתְּכֶֽם׃ פsha.ba.te.KhemH7676.

33And the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

34Speakדַּבֵּ֛רda.BerH1696unto the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,The fifteenthבַּחֲמִשָּׁ֨ה עָשָׂ֜רba.cha.mi.Shah 'a.SarH6240 H2568dayי֗וֹםYomH3117of this seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִי֙ha.she.vi.'IH7637monthלַחֹ֤דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320shall bethe feastחַ֧גchagH2282of tabernaclesהַסֻּכּ֛וֹתha.su.KotH5521forsevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117unto the Lordלַיהֹוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

35On the firstהָרִאשׁ֖וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117shall bean holyקֹ֑דֶשׁKo.deshH6944convocationמִקְרָא־mik.ra'-H4744:ye shall doתַעֲשֽׂוּ׃ta.'a.SuH6213no servileעֲבֹדָ֖ה'a.vo.DahH5656workמְלֶ֥אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399therein.

36Sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117ye shall offerתַּקְרִ֥יבוּtak.Ri.vuH7126an offering made by fireאִשֶּׁ֖ה'i.ShehH801unto the Lordלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068:on the eighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֡יha.she.mi.NiH8066dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117shall be an holyקֹדֶשׁ֩ko.DeshH6944convocationמִקְרָא־mik.ra'-H4744unto you; and ye shall offerוְהִקְרַבְתֶּ֨םve.hik.rav.TemH7126an offering made by fireאִשֶּׁ֤ה'i.ShehH801unto the Lordלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068: it isa solemn assemblyעֲצֶ֣רֶת'a.Tze.retH6116; andye shall doתַעֲשֽׂוּ׃ta.'a.SuH6213no servileעֲבֹדָ֖ה'a.vo.DahH5656workמְלֶ֥אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399therein.

37These arethe feastsמוֹעֲדֵ֣יmo.'a.DeiH4150of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,which ye shall proclaimתִּקְרְא֥וּtik.re.'UH7121to beholyקֹ֑דֶשׁKo.deshH6944convocationsמִקְרָאֵ֣יmik.ra.'EiH4744,to offerלְהַקְרִ֨יבle.hak.RivH7126an offering made by fireאִשֶּׁ֜ה'i.ShehH801unto the Lordלַיהוָ֗הla.Yah.wehH3068,a burnt offeringעֹלָ֧ה'o.LahH5930,and a meat offeringוּמִנְחָ֛הu.min.ChahH4503,a sacrificeזֶ֥בַחZe.vachH2077,and drink offeringsוּנְסָכִ֖יםu.ne.sa.KhimH5262,every thingדְּבַר־de.var-H1697upon hisי֥וֹםYomH3117dayבְּיוֹמֽוֹ׃be.yo.MoH3117:

38Beside the sabbathsשַׁבְּתֹ֣תsha.be.TotH7676of the Lordיְּהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and beside your giftsמַתְּנֽוֹתֵיכֶ֗םma.te.no.tei.KhemH4979,and beside all your vowsנִדְרֵיכֶם֙nid.rei.KhemH5088,and beside all your freewill offeringsנִדְב֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔םnid.Vo.tei.KhemH5071,which ye giveתִּתְּנ֖וּti.te.NuH5414unto the Lordלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

39Also in the fifteenthבַּחֲמִשָּׁה֩ עָשָׂ֨רba.cha.mi.Shah 'a.SarH6240 H2568dayי֜וֹםYomH3117of the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יha.she.vi.'IH7637monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,when ye have gatheredבְּאָסְפְּכֶם֙be.'as.pe.KhemH622in the fruitתְּבוּאַ֣תte.vu.'AtH8393of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,ye shall keepתָּחֹ֥גּוּta.Cho.guH2287a feastחַג־chag-H2282unto the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117:on the firstהָֽרִאשׁוֹן֙ha.ri.shOnH7223dayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117shall bea sabbathשַׁבָּת֔וֹןsha.ba.TonH7677,and on the eighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֖יha.she.mi.NiH8066dayוּבַיּ֥וֹםu.vai.YomH3117shall bea sabbathשַׁבָּתֽוֹן׃sha.ba.TonH7677.

40And ye shall takeוּלְקַחְתֶּ֨םu.le.kach.TemH3947you on the firstהָרִאשׁ֗וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117the boughsפְּרִ֨יpe.RiH6529of goodlyהָדָר֙ha.DarH1926treesעֵ֤ץ'etzH6086,branchesכַּפֹּ֣תka.PotH3709of palmתְּמָרִ֔יםte.ma.RimH8558trees, and the boughsוַעֲנַ֥ףva.'a.NafH6057of thickעָבֹ֖ת'a.VotH5687treesעֵץ־'etz-H6086,and willowsוְעַרְבֵי־ve.'ar.vei-H6155of the brookנָ֑חַלNa.chalH5158;and ye shall rejoiceוּשְׂמַחְתֶּ֗םu.se.mach.TemH8055beforeלִפְנֵ֛יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117.

41And ye shall keepוְחַגֹּתֶ֤םve.cha.go.TemH2287it a feastחַ֣גchagH2282unto the Lordלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117in the yearבַּשָּׁנָ֑הba.sha.NahH8141. It shall bea statuteחֻקַּ֤תchu.KatH2708for everעוֹלָם֙o.LamH5769in your generationsלְדֹרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םle.do.Ro.tei.KhemH1755:ye shall celebrateתָּחֹ֥גּוּta.Cho.guH2287it in the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֖יha.she.vi.'IH7637monthבַּחֹ֥דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320.

42Ye shall dwellתֵּשְׁב֖וּte.she.VuH3427in boothsבַּסֻּכֹּ֥תba.su.KotH5521sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117;all that are Israelitesבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478bornהָֽאֶזְרָח֙ha.'ez.RachH249shall dwellיֵשְׁב֖וּye.she.VuH3427in boothsבַּסֻּכֹּֽת׃ba.su.KotH5521:

43That your generationsדֹרֹֽתֵיכֶם֒do.ro.tei.KhemH1755may knowיֵדְע֣וּye.de.'UH3045that I made the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478to dwellהוֹשַׁ֙בְתִּי֙ho.Shav.tiH3427in boothsבַסֻּכּ֗וֹתva.su.KotH5521,when I brought them outבְּהוֹצִיאִ֥יbe.ho.tzi.'IH3318of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714: I amthe Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

44And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872declaredוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696unto the childrenבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478the feastsמֹעֲדֵ֖יmo.'a.DeiH4150of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.

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