New American Standard Bible 1995

Leviticus 19

Idolatry Forbidden

1Then the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽרle.MorH559:

2“Speakדַּבֵּ֞רda.BerH1696to allכָּל־kol-H3605the congregationעֲדַ֧ת'a.DatH5712of the sonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֥ve.'a.mar.TaH559to them, ‘You shall be holyקְדֹשִׁ֣יםke.do.ShimH6918,for I the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430am holyקָד֔וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918.

3EveryH376oneH376of youshall reverenceתִּירָ֔אוּti.Ra.'uH3372his motherאִמּ֤וֹ'i.MoH517and his fatherוְאָבִיו֙ve.'a.VivH1,and you shall keepתִּשְׁמֹ֑רוּtish.Mo.ruH8104My sabbathsשַׁבְּתֹתַ֖יsha.be.to.TaiH7676;I am the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

4Do not turnתִּפְנוּ֙tif.NuH6437toidolsהָ֣אֱלִילִ֔יםha.'e.li.LimH457or makeתַעֲשׂ֖וּta.'a.SuH6213for yourselves moltenמַסֵּכָ֔הma.se.KhahH4541godsוֵֽאלֹהֵי֙ve.lo.HeiH430;I am the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

5‘Now whenוְכִ֧יve.KhiH3588you offerתִזְבְּח֛וּtiz.be.ChuH2076a sacrificeזֶ֥בַחZe.vachH2077of peaceשְׁלָמִ֖יםshe.la.MimH8002offeringsH8002to the Lordלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068,you shall offerתִּזְבָּחֻֽהוּ׃tiz.ba.Chu.huH2076it so that you may be acceptedלִֽרְצֹנְכֶ֖םlir.tzo.ne.KhemH7522.

6It shall be eatenיֵאָכֵ֖לye.'a.KhelH398the same dayבְּי֧וֹםbe.YomH3117you offerזִבְחֲכֶ֛םziv.cha.KhemH2077it,and the nextוּמִֽמָּחֳרָ֑תu.mi.mo.cho.RatH4283dayH4283;but what remainsוְהַנּוֹתָר֙ve.ha.no.TarH3498untilעַד־'ad-H5704the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayי֣וֹםYomH3117shall be burnedיִשָּׂרֵֽף׃yi.sa.RefH8313with fireבָּאֵ֖שׁba.'EshH784.

7So ifוְאִ֛םve.'ImH518it is eatenהֵאָכֹ֥לhe.'a.KholH398at allיֵאָכֵ֖לye.'a.KhelH398on the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,it is an offenseפִּגּ֥וּלpi.GulH6292;it will not be acceptedיֵרָצֶֽה׃ye.ra.TzehH7521.

8Everyone who eatsוְאֹֽכְלָיו֙ve.'o.khe.LavH398it will bearיִשָּׂ֔אyi.Sa'H5375his iniquityעֲוֹנ֣וֹa.vo.NoH5771,for he has profanedחִלֵּ֑לchi.LelH2490the holyקֹ֥דֶשׁKo.deshH6944thingH6944of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068;and that personהַנֶּ֥פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315shall be cutוְנִכְרְתָ֛הve.nikh.re.TahH3772offH3772from his peopleמֵעַמֶּֽיהָ׃me.'a.Mei.haH5971.

Sundry Laws

9‘Now when you reapוּֽבְקֻצְרְכֶם֙u.ve.kutz.re.KhemH7114the harvestקְצִ֣ירke.TzirH7105of your landאַרְצְכֶ֔ם'ar.tze.KhemH776,you shall not reapלִקְצֹ֑רlik.TzorH7114to the very cornersפְּאַ֥תpe.'AtH6285of your fieldשָׂדְךָ֖sa.de.KhaH7704,norH3808shall you gatherתְלַקֵּֽט׃te.la.KetH3950the gleaningsוְלֶ֥קֶטve.Le.ketH3951of your harvestקְצִֽירְךָ֖ke.tzi.re.ChaH7105.

10Norלֹ֣אlo'H3808shall you gleanתְעוֹלֵ֔לte.'o.LelH5953your vineyardוְכַרְמְךָ֙ve.khar.me.KhaH3754,norלֹ֣אlo'H3808shall you gatherתְלַקֵּ֑טte.la.KetH3950the fallenH6528fruitH6528of your vineyardכַּרְמְךָ֖kar.me.KhaH3754;you shall leaveתַּעֲזֹ֣בta.'a.ZoH5800them for the needyלֶֽעָנִ֤יle.'a.NiH6041and for the strangerוְלַגֵּר֙ve.la.GerH1616.I am the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

11‘You shall not stealתִּגְנֹ֑בוּtig.NouH1589,norH3808dealתְשַׁקְּר֖וּte.sha.ke.RuH8266falselyH8266,norH3808lieH8266to oneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376anotherבַּעֲמִיתֽוֹ׃ba.'a.mi.ToH5997.

12You shall not swearתִשָּׁבְע֥וּti.sha.ve.'UH7650falselyלַשָּׁ֑קֶרla.Sha.kerH8267by My nameבִשְׁמִ֖יvish.MiH8034, so as toprofaneH2455the nameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034of your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430;I am the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

13‘You shall not oppressתַעֲשֹׁ֥קta.'a.ShokH6231your neighborרֵֽעֲךָ֖re.'a.KhaH7453,norH3808robתִגְזֹ֑לtig.ZolH1497him.The wagesפְּעֻלַּ֥תpe.'u.LatH6468of a hiredשָׂכִ֛ירsa.KhirH7916manH7916are not to remainתָלִ֞יןta.LinH3885with you all nightH3885untilעַד־'ad-H5704morningבֹּֽקֶר׃Bo.kerH1242.

14You shall not curseתְקַלֵּ֣לte.ka.LelH7043a deafחֵרֵ֔שׁche.ReshH2795manH2795,norH3808placeתִתֵּ֖ןti.TenH5414a stumblingמִכְשֹׁ֑לmikh.SholH4383blockH4383beforeוְלִפְנֵ֣יve.lif.NeiH6440the blindעִוֵּ֔ר'i.VerH5787,but you shall revereוְיָרֵ֥אתָve.ya.Re.taH3372your Godמֵּאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָme.'e.lo.Hei.khaH430;I am the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

15‘You shall doתַעֲשׂ֥וּta.'a.SuH6213noH3808injusticeעָ֙וֶל֙'a.velH5766in judgmentבַּמִּשְׁפָּ֔טba.mish.PatH4941;you shall not be partialתִשָּׂ֣א פְנֵי־ti.Sa' fe.nei-H5375 H6440to the poorדָ֔לDalH1800norH3808deferתֶהְדַּ֖ר פְּנֵ֣יteh.Dar pe.NeiH1921 H6440to the greatגָד֑וֹלga.DolH1419,but you are to judgeתִּשְׁפֹּ֥טtish.PotH8199your neighborעֲמִיתֶֽךָ׃'a.mi.Te.khaH5997fairlyבְּצֶ֖דֶקbe.Tze.dekH6664.

16You shall not goתֵלֵ֤ךְte.LekhH1980about asa slandererרָכִיל֙ra.KhilH7400among your peopleבְּעַמֶּ֔יךָbe.'a.Mei.khaH5971, and you are not toactתַעֲמֹ֖דta.'a.ModH5975againstעַל־'al-H5921thelifeדַּ֣םdamH1818of your neighborרֵעֶ֑ךָre.'E.khaH7453;I am the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

17‘Youshall not hateתִשְׂנָ֥אtis.Na'H8130yourfellowH251countrymanH251in your heartבִּלְבָבֶ֑ךָbil.va.Ve.khaH3824; youmay surelyהוֹכֵ֤חַho.Khe.achH3198reproveתּוֹכִ֙יחַ֙to.Khi.achH3198your neighborעֲמִיתֶ֔ךָ'a.mi.Te.khaH5997,but shall not incurתִשָּׂ֥אti.Sa'H5375sinחֵֽטְא׃Chet'H2399becauseעָלָ֖יו'a.LavH5921of him.

18You shall not takeH5358vengeanceH5358,norH3808bearH5201any grudgeH5201againstH854the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of your peopleעַמֶּ֔ךָ'a.Me.khaH5971, butyou shall loveוְאָֽהַבְתָּ֥ve.'a.hav.TaH157your neighborלְרֵעֲךָ֖le.re.'a.KhaH7453as yourself; I am the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

19‘You are to keepתִּשְׁמֹרוּ֒tish.mo.RuH8104My statutesחֻקֹּתַי֮chu.ko.TaiH2708.You shall not breedH7250togetherH7250twoכִּלְאַ֔יִםkil.'A.yimH3610kindsכִּלְאָ֑יִםkil.'A.yimH3610of your cattleבְּהֶמְתְּךָ֙be.hem.te.KhaH929;you shall not sowתִזְרַ֣עtiz.Ra'H2232your fieldשָׂדְךָ֖sa.de.KhaH7704with twoכִּלְאַ֙יִם֙kil.'A.yimH3610kindsH3610of seed, norH3808wearיַעֲלֶ֖הya.'a.LehH5927a garmentוּבֶ֤גֶדu.Ve.gedH899upon you of twoH3610kindsH3610of materialH8162mixedשַֽׁעַטְנֵ֔זsha.'at.NezH8162togetherH8162.

20‘Now ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588a manוְ֠אִישׁVe.'ishH376liesיִשְׁכַּ֨בyish.KavH7901carnallyשִׁכְבַת־ זֶ֗רַעshikh.vat- Ze.ra'H7902 H2233with a womanאִשָּׁ֜ה'i.ShahH802whoוְהִ֤ואve.Hiv'H1931is a slaveשִׁפְחָה֙shif.ChahH8198acquiredנֶחֱרֶ֣פֶתne.che.Re.fetH2778for anothermanלְאִ֔ישׁle.'IshH376,but who has in noH3808wayוְהָפְדֵּה֙ve.ha.fe.DehH6299been redeemedנִפְדָּ֔תָהnif.Da.tahH6299norH3808givenנִתַּן־ni.tan-H5414her freedomחֻפְשָׁ֖הchuf.ShahH2668,there shall be punishmentבִּקֹּ֧רֶתbi.Ko.retH1244; they shall not, however,be putיוּמְת֖וּyu.me.TuH4191to deathH4191,becauseכִּי־ki-H3588she was not freeחֻפָּֽשָׁה׃chu.Pa.shahH2666.

21He shall bringוְהֵבִ֤יאve.he.Vi'H935his guiltאֲשָׁמוֹ֙'a.sha.MoH817offeringאָשָֽׁם׃'a.ShamH817to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068to the doorwayפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of the tentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150,a ramאֵ֖יל'eilH352for a guiltH817offeringH817.

22The priestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548shall also makeוְכִפֶּר֩ve.khi.PerH3722atonementH3722for him with the ramבְּאֵ֤ילbe.'EilH352of the guiltהָֽאָשָׁם֙ha.'a.ShamH817offeringH817beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068for his sinחַטָּאת֖וֹcha.ta.ToH2403whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he has committedחָטָ֑אcha.Ta'H2398,and the sinמֵחַטָּאת֖וֹme.cha.ta.ToH2403whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he has committedחָטָֽא׃ פcha.Ta'H2398will be forgivenוְנִסְלַ֣חve.nis.LachH5545him.

23‘Whenוְכִי־ve.khi-H3588you enterתָבֹ֣אוּta.Vo.'uH935the landהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776and plantוּנְטַעְתֶּם֙u.ne.ta'.TemH5193allכָּל־kol-H3605kinds of treesעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086for foodמַאֲכָ֔לma.'a.KhalH3978,then you shall countוַעֲרַלְתֶּ֥םva.'a.ral.TemH6188their fruitפִּרְי֑וֹpir.YoH6529asforbiddenעָרְלָת֖וֹa.re.la.ToH6190.Threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֗יםsha.NimH8141it shall beforbiddenעֲרֵלִ֖ים'a.re.LimH6189to you; itshall not be eatenיֵאָכֵֽל׃ye.'a.KhelH398.

24But in the fourthהָרְבִיעִ֔תha.re.vi.'ItH7243yearוּבַשָּׁנָה֙u.va.sha.NahH8141allכָּל־kol-H3605its fruitפִּרְי֑וֹpir.YoH6529shall be holyקֹ֥דֶשׁKo.deshH6944,an offering of praiseהִלּוּלִ֖יםhi.lu.LimH1974to the Lordלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

25In the fifthהַחֲמִישִׁ֗תha.cha.mi.ShitH2549yearוּבַשָּׁנָ֣הu.va.sha.NahH8141you are to eatתֹּֽאכְלוּ֙to.khe.LuH398of its fruitפִּרְי֔וֹpir.YoH6529,that its yieldH8393may increaseH8393for you; I am the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

26‘You shall not eatתֹאכְל֖וּto.khe.LuH398anythingwith the bloodהַדָּ֑םha.DamH1818,norH3808practiceH5172divinationתְנַחֲשׁ֖וּte.na.cha.ShuH5172or soothsayingתְעוֹנֵֽנוּ׃te.'o.Ne.nuH6049.

27You shall not roundתַקִּ֔פוּta.Ki.fuH5362off the side-growthפְּאַ֖תpe.'AtH6285of your headsרֹאשְׁכֶ֑םrosh.KhemH7218norH3808harmתַשְׁחִ֔יתtash.ChitH7843the edgesפְּאַ֥תpe.'AtH6285of your beardזְקָנֶֽךָ׃ze.ka.Ne.chaH2206.

28You shall not makeתִתְּנוּ֙ti.te.NuH5414any cutsוְשֶׂ֣רֶטve.Se.retH8296in yourbodyבִּבְשַׂרְכֶ֔םbiv.sar.KhemH1320for thedeadלָנֶ֗פֶשׁla.Ne.feshH5315norH3808makeתִתְּנ֖וּti.te.NuH5414any tattooקַֽעֲקַ֔עka.'a.Ka'H3793 H7085marksH3793on yourselves: I am the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

29‘Do notprofaneH2455your daughterבִּתְּךָ֖bi.te.KhaH1323by makingH2181her a harlotH2181,so that the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776will not fallH2181to harlotryH2181and the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776becomeH4390fullוּמָלְאָ֥הu.mal.'AhH4390of lewdnessזִמָּֽה׃zi.MahH2154.

30You shallkeepתִּשְׁמֹ֔רוּtish.Mo.ruH8104My sabbathsשַׁבְּתֹתַ֣יsha.be.to.TaiH7676andrevereתִּירָ֑אוּti.Ra.'uH3372My sanctuaryוּמִקְדָּשִׁ֖יu.mik.da.ShiH4720;I am the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

31‘Do not turnתִּפְנ֤וּtif.NuH6437tomediumsהָאֹבֹת֙ha.'o.VotH178or spiritistsהַיִּדְּעֹנִ֔יםhai.yi.de.'o.NimH3049;do not seekתְּבַקְשׁ֖וּte.vak.ShuH1245them out to be defiledלְטָמְאָ֣הle.ta.me.'AhH2930by them. I am the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

32‘You shall riseתָּק֔וּםta.KumH6965up beforeמִפְּנֵ֤יmi.pe.NeiH4480 H6440the grayheadedשֵׂיבָה֙sei.VahH7872and honorוְהָדַרְתָּ֖ve.ha.dar.TaH1921theagedפְּנֵ֣י זָקֵ֑ןpe.Nei za.KenH6440 H2205,and you shall revereוְיָרֵ֥אתָve.ya.Re.taH3372your Godמֵּאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָme.'e.lo.Hei.khaH430;I am the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

33‘Whenוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588a strangerגֵּ֖רgerH1616residesיָג֧וּרya.GurH1481with you in your landבְּאַרְצְכֶ֑םbe.'ar.tze.KhemH776,you shall not doH3238him wrongH3238.

34The strangerהַגֵּ֣ר׀ha.GerH1616who residesהַגָּ֣רha.GarH1481with you shall be to you as the nativeכְּאֶזְרָ֣חke.'ez.RachH249amongאִתְּכֶ֗ם'i.te.KhemH854you, andyou shall loveוְאָהַבְתָּ֥ve.'a.hav.TaH157him as yourself, for you were aliensגֵרִ֥יםge.RimH1616in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;I am the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

35‘You shall doתַעֲשׂ֥וּta.'a.SuH6213noלֹא־lo'-H3808wrongעָ֖וֶל'A.velH5766in judgmentבַּמִּשְׁפָּ֑טba.mish.PatH4941,in measurementבַּמִּדָּ֕הba.mi.DahH4060of weightבַּמִּשְׁקָ֖לba.mish.KalH4948,or capacityוּבַמְּשׂוּרָֽה׃u.va.me.su.RahH4884.

36You shall haveיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961justצֶ֣דֶקTze.dekH6664balancesמֹ֧אזְנֵיMoz.neiH3976,justצֶ֗דֶקTze.dekH6664weightsאַבְנֵי־'av.nei-H68,a justצֶ֛דֶקTze.dekH6664ephahאֵ֥יפַת'Ei.fatH374,and a justצֶ֖דֶקTze.dekH6664hinוְהִ֥יןve.HinH1969;I am the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834broughtהוֹצֵ֥אתִיho.Tze.tiH3318you out from the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

37You shall thus observeוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֤םu.she.mar.TemH8104allכָּל־kol-H3605My statutesחֻקֹּתַי֙chu.ko.TaiH2708and allכָּל־kol-H3605My ordinancesמִשְׁפָּטַ֔יmish.pa.TaiH4941and doוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖םva.'a.si.TemH6213them; I am the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.’”

Idolatry Forbidden

Sundry Laws

Commentaries on Leviticus 19