New American Standard Bible 1995

Leviticus 22:1-16

1Then the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2“Tellדַּבֵּ֨רda.BerH1696Aaronאַהֲרֹ֜ן'a.ha.RonH175and his sonsבָּנָ֗יוba.NavH1121to be carefulוְיִנָּֽזְרוּ֙ve.yi.na.ze.RuH5144with the holyמִקָּדְשֵׁ֣יmi.ka.de.SheiH6944giftsof the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834they dedicateמַקְדִּשִׁ֛יםmak.di.ShimH6942to Me, so as not to profaneיְחַלְּל֖וּye.cha.le.LuH2490My holyקָדְשִׁ֑יkod.shiH6944nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034;I am the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

3Sayאֱמֹ֣ר'e.MorH559to them, ‘If anyכָּל־kol-H3605manאִ֣ישׁ׀'ishH376amongH4480allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605yourdescendantsזַרְעֲכֶ֗םzar.'a.KhemH2233throughout your generationsלְדֹרֹ֨תֵיכֶ֜םle.do.Ro.tei.KhemH1755approachesיִקְרַ֣בyik.RavH7126the holyהַקֳּדָשִׁים֙ha.ko.da.ShimH6944giftswhichH834the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478dedicateיַקְדִּ֤ישׁוּyak.Di.shuH6942to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,while he has an uncleannessוְטֻמְאָת֖וֹve.tum.'a.ToH2932,that personהַנֶּ֧פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315shall be cutוְנִכְרְתָ֞הve.nikh.re.TahH3772offH3772from beforeמִלְּפָנַ֖יmi.le.fa.NaiH4480 H6440Me; I am the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

4Noאִ֣ישׁ לֹ֣א'ish lo'H376 H3808manאִ֞ישׁ'ishH376of thedescendantsמִזֶּ֣רַעmi.Ze.ra'H2233of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֗ן'a.ha.RonH175,whoוְה֤וּאve.Hu'H1931is a leperצָר֙וּעַ֙tza.Ru.a'H6879orא֣וֹ'oH176who has a dischargeזָ֔בZavH2100,may eatיֹאכַ֔לyo.KhalH398of the holyבַּקֳּדָשִׁים֙ba.ko.da.ShimH6944giftsuntilעַ֖ד'adH5704 H834he is cleanיִטְהָ֑רyit.HarH2891.And if one touchesוְהַנֹּגֵ֙עַ֙ve.ha.no.Ge.a'H5060anythingבְּכָל־be.kholH3605made uncleanטְמֵא־te.me'-H2931by a corpseנֶ֔פֶשׁNe.feshH5315orא֣וֹ'oH176ifa manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376hasתֵּצֵ֥אte.Tze'H3318a seminalזָֽרַע׃Za.ra'H7902 H2233emissionH7902,

5orאוֹ־'ov-H176if a manאִישׁ֙'ishH376touchesיִגַּ֔עyi.Ga'H5060anyבְּכָל־be.kholH3605teemingH8318thingsשֶׁ֖רֶץShe.retzH8318by whichH834he is madeH2930uncleanיִטְמָא־yit.ma'-H2930,orא֤וֹ'oH176anyH120manH120by whomH834he is madeH2930uncleanיִטְמָא־yit.ma'-H2930,whateverלְכֹ֖לle.KholH3605his uncleannessטֻמְאָתֽוֹ׃tum.'a.ToH2932;

6apersonנֶ֚פֶשׁNe.feshH5315whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834touchesתִּגַּע־ti.ga'-H5060any such shall be uncleanוְטָמְאָ֖הve.ta.me.'AhH2930untilעַד־'ad-H5704eveningהָעָ֑רֶבha.'A.revH6153,and shall not eatיֹאכַל֙yo.KhalH398of the holyהַקֳּדָשִׁ֔יםha.ko.da.ShimH6944giftsunlessכִּ֛י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518he has bathedרָחַ֥ץra.ChatzH7364hisbodyבְּשָׂר֖וֹbe.sa.RoH1320in waterבַּמָּֽיִם׃ba.Ma.yimH4325.

7But when the sunהַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121setsוּבָ֥אu.Va'H935,he will be cleanוְטָהֵ֑רve.ta.HerH2891,and afterwardוְאַחַר֙ve.'a.CharH310he shall eatיֹאכַ֣לyo.KhalH398of the holyהַקֳּדָשִׁ֔יםha.ko.da.ShimH6944gifts, for it is hisfoodלַחְמ֖וֹlach.MoH3899.

8He shall not eatיֹאכַ֖לyo.KhalH398an animalwhichH5038diesH5038or is tornוּטְרֵפָ֛הu.te.re.FahH2966by beasts,becomingלְטָמְאָה־le.ta.me.'ah-H2930uncleanH2930by it; I am the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

9They shall therefore keepוְשָׁמְר֣וּve.sha.me.RuH8104My chargeמִשְׁמַרְתִּ֗יmish.mar.TiH4931, so thatthey will not bearיִשְׂא֤וּyis.'UH5375sinחֵ֔טְאChet'H2399becauseעָלָיו֙'a.LavH5921of it and dieוּמֵ֥תוּu.Me.tuH4191thereby becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588they profaneיְחַלְּלֻ֑הוּye.cha.le.Lu.huH2490it; I am the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068who sanctifiesמְקַדְּשָֽׁם׃me.ka.de.ShamH6942them.

10‘NoH3808laymanזָ֖רzarH2114,however, is to eatיֹ֣אכַלYo.khalH398the holyקֹ֑דֶשׁKo.deshH6944gift;a sojournerתּוֹשַׁ֥בto.ShavH8453with the priestכֹּהֵ֛ןko.HenH3548or a hiredוְשָׂכִ֖ירve.sa.KhirH7916manH7916shall not eatיֹ֥אכַלYo.khalH398of the holyקֹֽדֶשׁ׃Ko.deshH6944gift.

11But ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588a priestוְכֹהֵ֗ןve.kho.HenH3548buysיִקְנֶ֥הyik.NehH7069aslaveנֶ֙פֶשׁ֙ne.feshH5315as hispropertyקִנְיַ֣ןkin.YanH7075with his moneyכַּסְפּ֔וֹkas.PoH3701,that oneה֖וּאhu'H1931may eatיֹ֣אכַלYo.khalH398of it, and thoseהֵ֖םhemH1992whoH3211are bornH3211in his houseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004may eatיֹאכְל֥וּyo.khe.LuH398of hisfoodבְלַחְמֽוֹ׃ve.lach.MoH3899.

12Ifכִּ֥יkiH3588a priest’sכֹּהֵ֔ןko.HenH3548daughterוּבַת־u.vat-H1323is marriedH802to alaymanזָ֑רZarH2114,she shall not eatתֹאכֵֽל׃to.KhelH398of theofferingבִּתְרוּמַ֥תbit.ru.MatH8641of the gifts.

13But ifכִּ֨יkiH3588a priest’sכֹּהֵן֩ko.HenH3548daughterוּבַת־u.vat-H1323becomesתִהְיֶ֜הtih.YehH1961a widowאַלְמָנָ֣ה'al.ma.NahH490or divorcedוּגְרוּשָׁ֗הu.ge.ru.ShahH1644,and hasH369noH369childוְזֶרַע֮ve.ze.Ra'H2233and returnsוְשָׁבָ֞הve.sha.VahH7725to her father’sאָבִ֙יהָ֙'a.Vi.haH1houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004as in her youthכִּנְעוּרֶ֔יהָkin.'u.Rei.haH5271,she shall eatתֹּאכֵ֑לto.KhelH398of her father’sאָבִ֖יהָ'a.Vi.haH1foodמִלֶּ֥חֶםmi.Le.chemH3899;but noוְכָל־ לֹא־ve.khol lo'-H3808 H3605laymanזָ֖רzarH2114shall eatיֹ֥אכַלYo.khalH398of it.

14But ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588a manוְאִ֕ישׁve.'IshH376eatsיֹאכַ֥לyo.KhalH398a holyקֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944giftunintentionallyבִּשְׁגָגָ֑הbish.ga.GahH7684,then he shall addוְיָסַ֤ףve.ya.SafH3254to it a fifthחֲמִֽשִׁיתוֹ֙cha.mi.shi.ToH2549of it and shall giveוְנָתַ֥ןve.na.TanH5414the holyהַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ha.Ko.deshH6944giftto the priestלַכֹּהֵ֖ןla.ko.HenH3548.

15They shall not profaneיְחַלְּל֔וּye.cha.le.LuH2490the holyקָדְשֵׁ֖יka.de.SheiH6944giftsof the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834they offerיָרִ֖ימוּya.Ri.muH7311to the Lordלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068,

16and so cause themto bearוְהִשִּׂ֤יאוּve.hi.Si.'uH5375punishmentעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771for guiltאַשְׁמָ֔ה'ash.MahH819by eatingבְּאָכְלָ֖םbe.'a.khe.LamH398their holyקָדְשֵׁיהֶ֑םka.de.shei.HemH6944gifts;for I am the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068who sanctifiesמְקַדְּשָֽׁם׃ פme.ka.de.ShamH6942them.’”

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