New American Standard Bible 1995

Leviticus 20:22-27

22‘You are therefore to keepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֤םu.she.mar.TemH8104allכָּל־kol-H3605My statutesחֻקֹּתַי֙chu.ko.TaiH2708and allכָּל־kol-H3605My ordinancesמִשְׁפָּטַ֔יmish.pa.TaiH4941and doוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖םva.'a.si.TemH6213them, so that the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776to whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834I am bringingמֵבִ֥יאme.Vi'H935you toliveלָשֶׁ֥בֶתla.She.vetH3427will notspewH7006you out.

23Moreover, you shall notfollowתֵֽלְכוּ֙te.le.KhuH1980the customsבְּחֻקֹּ֣תbe.chu.KotH2708of the nationהַגּ֔וֹיha.GoyH1471whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I will driveמְשַׁלֵּ֖חַme.sha.Le.achH7971out beforeמִפְּנֵיכֶ֑םmi.pe.nei.KhemH6440you, for they didעָשׂ֔וּ'a.SuH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605theseH428thingsאֵ֙לֶּה֙'e.lehH428, andtherefore I have abhorredוָאָקֻ֖ץva.'a.KutzH6973them.

24Hence I have saidוָאֹמַ֣רva.'o.MarH559to you, “You are to possessתִּֽירְשׁ֣וּti.re.ShuH3423their landאַדְמָתָם֒'ad.ma.TamH127,and I MyselfH589will giveאֶתְּנֶ֤נָּה'et.te.Ne.nahH5414it to you to possessלָרֶ֣שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423it, a landאֶ֛רֶץ'E.retzH776flowingזָבַ֥תza.VatH2100with milkחָלָ֖בcha.LavH2461and honeyוּדְבָ֑שׁu.de.VashH1706.”I am the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834hasseparatedהִבְדַּ֥לְתִּיhiv.Dal.tiH914you from the peoplesהָֽעַמִּֽים׃Ha.'a.MimH5971.

25You are therefore to makeH914a distinctionH914betweenבֵּֽין־bein-H996the cleanהַטְּהֹרָה֙ha.te.ho.RahH2889animalהַבְּהֵמָ֤הha.be.he.MahH929and the uncleanלַטְּמֵאָ֔הla.te.me.'AhH2931,and betweenוּבֵין־u.vein-H996the uncleanהַטָּמֵ֖אha.ta.Me'H2931birdהָע֥וֹףha.'ofH5775and the cleanלַטָּהֹ֑רla.ta.HorH2889;and you shall not makeתְשַׁקְּצ֨וּte.sha.ke.TzuH8262yourselvesנַפְשֹֽׁתֵיכֶ֜םnaf.sho.tei.KhemH5315detestableH8262by animalבַּבְּהֵמָ֣הba.be.he.MahH929or by birdוּבָע֗וֹףu.va.'ofH5775or by anythingוּבְכֹל֙u.ve.KholH3605that creepsתִּרְמֹ֣שׂtir.MosH7430on the groundהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127,whichH834I have separatedH914for you as uncleanלְטַמֵּֽא׃le.ta.Me'H2930.

26Thus you are to be holyקְדֹשִׁ֔יםke.do.ShimH6918to Me, for I the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068am holyקָד֖וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918; and Ihave setH914you apartH914from the peoplesהָֽעַמִּ֖יםha.'a.MimH5971to be Mine.

27‘Now a manוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376orאֽוֹ־'ov-H176a womanאִשָּׁ֗ה'i.ShahH802who is a mediumא֛וֹב'ovH178orא֥וֹ'oH176aspiritistיִדְּעֹנִ֖יyi.de.'o.NiH3049shall surelyH4191be putH4191to deathH4191.They shall be stonedיִרְגְּמ֥וּyir.ge.MuH7275with stonesבָּאֶ֛בֶןba.'E.venH68,their bloodguiltinessדְּמֵיהֶ֥םde.mei.HemH1818is upon them.’”

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