New American Standard Bible 1995

Leviticus 22:17-33

17Then the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

18“Speakדַּבֵּ֨רda.BerH1696to Aaronאַהֲרֹ֜ן'a.ha.RonH175and to his sonsבָּנָ֗יוba.NavH1121and to allכָּל־kol-H3605the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֖ve.'a.mar.TaH559to them, ‘Anyאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376manאִישׁ֩'ishH376of the houseמִבֵּ֨יתmi.BeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478or of the aliensהַגֵּ֣רha.GerH1616in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834presentsיַקְרִ֤יבyak.RivH7126his offeringקָרְבָּנוֹ֙ka.re.ba.NoH7133,whether it is anyלְכָל־le.kholH3605of theirvotiveנִדְרֵיהֶם֙nid.rei.HemH5088or anyוּלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605of their freewillנִדְבוֹתָ֔םnid.vo.TamH5071offeringsH5071,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834they presentיַקְרִ֥יבוּyak.Ri.vuH7126to the Lordלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068for a burntלְעֹלָֽה׃le.'o.LahH5930offeringH5930--

19for you to be acceptedלִֽרְצֹנְכֶ֑םlir.tzo.ne.KhemH7522--it must bea maleזָכָ֔רza.KharH2145withoutH8549defectH8549from the cattleבַּבָּקָ֕רba.ba.KarH1241,the sheepבַּכְּשָׂבִ֖יםba.ke.sa.VimH3775,or the goatsוּבָֽעִזִּֽים׃u.Va.'i.ZimH5795.

20Whateverכֹּ֛ל אֲשֶׁר־kol 'a.Sher-H3605 H834has a defectH4140,you shall not offerתַקְרִ֑יבוּtak.Ri.vuH7126,for it will not be acceptedלְרָצ֖וֹןle.ra.TzonH7522for you.

21Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588a manוְאִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376offersיַקְרִ֤יבyak.RivH7126a sacrificeזֶֽבַח־ze.vach-H2077of peaceשְׁלָמִים֙she.la.MimH8002offeringsH8002to the Lordלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068tofulfillלְפַלֵּא־le.fa.le'-H6381a specialH6381vowנֶ֙דֶר֙ne.derH5088orא֣וֹ'oH176for a freewillלִנְדָבָ֔הlin.da.VahH5071offeringH5071,of the herdבַּבָּקָ֖רba.ba.KarH1241orא֣וֹ'oH176of the flockבַצֹּ֑אןva.TzonH6629,it must be perfectתָּמִ֤יםta.MimH8549to be acceptedלְרָצ֔וֹןle.ra.TzonH7522;there shall be noכָּל־ לֹ֥אkol- lo'H3808 H3605defectH4140in it.

22Those that areblindעַוֶּרֶת֩'a.ve.RetH5788orא֨וֹ'oH176fracturedH7665orאוֹ־'ov-H176maimedH2782orאֽוֹ־'ov-H176having a runningH2990soreH2990orא֤וֹ'oH176eczemaגָרָב֙ga.RavH1618orא֣וֹ'oH176scabsיַלֶּ֔פֶתya.Le.fetH3217,you shall not offerתַקְרִ֥יבוּtak.Ri.vuH7126to the Lordלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068,norH3808makeתִתְּנ֥וּti.te.NuH5414of them an offeringוְאִשֶּׁ֗הve.'i.ShehH801by fireH801on the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196to the Lordלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

23In respect to an oxוְשׁ֥וֹרve.ShorH7794or a lambוָשֶׂ֖הva.SehH7716which has anovergrownשָׂר֣וּעַsa.Ru.a'H8311or stuntedוְקָל֑וּטve.ka.LutH7038member,you may presentתַּעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213it for a freewillנְדָבָה֙ne.da.VahH5071offeringH5071,but for a vowוּלְנֵ֖דֶרu.le.Ne.derH5088it will not be acceptedיֵרָצֶֽה׃ye.ra.TzehH7521.

24Also anything with its testiclesbruisedוּמָע֤וּךְu.ma.'UkhH4600or crushedוְכָתוּת֙ve.kha.TutH3807or tornוְנָת֣וּקve.na.TukH5423or cutוְכָר֔וּתve.kha.RutH3772,you shall not offerתַקְרִ֖יבוּtak.Ri.vuH7126to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068, orsacrificeתַעֲשֽׂוּ׃ta.'a.SuH6213in your landוּֽבְאַרְצְכֶ֖םu.ve.'ar.tze.KhemH776,

25norH3808shall you acceptH7126anyמִכָּל־mi.kolH4480 H3605suchאֵ֑לֶּה'E.lehH428from the handוּמִיַּ֣דu.mi.YadH3027of a foreignerבֶּן־ נֵכָ֗רben- ne.KharH1121 H5236for offeringH7126as thefoodלֶ֥חֶםLe.chemH3899of your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430;for their corruptionמָשְׁחָתָ֤םma.she.cha.TamH4893is in them, they have a defectH4140,they shall not be acceptedיֵרָצ֖וּye.ra.TzuH7521for you.’”

26Then the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

27“Whenכִּ֣יkiH3588an oxשׁ֣וֹרShorH7794orאוֹ־'ov-H176a sheepכֶ֤שֶׂבKhe.sevH3775orאוֹ־'ov-H176a goatעֵז֙'ezH5795is bornיִוָּלֵ֔דyi.va.LedH3205, it shallremainוְהָיָ֛הve.ha.YahH1961sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117with its motherאִמּ֑וֹ'i.MoH517,and from the eighthהַשְּׁמִינִי֙ha.she.mi.NiH8066dayוּמִיּ֤וֹםu.mi.YomH3117on it shall be acceptedיֵרָצֶ֕הye.ra.TzehH7521as a sacrificeלְקָרְבַּ֥ןle.kar.BanH7133of an offeringאִשֶּׁ֖ה'i.ShehH801by fireH801to the Lordלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

28But, whetherit is an oxוְשׁ֖וֹרve.ShorH7794orאוֹ־'ov-H176a sheepשֶׂ֑הSehH7716,you shall not killתִשְׁחֲט֖וּtish.cha.TuH7819bothit and its youngבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121in oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117.

29Whenוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588you sacrificeתִזְבְּח֥וּtiz.be.ChuH2076a sacrificeזֶֽבַח־ze.vach-H2077of thanksgivingתּוֹדָ֖הto.DahH8426to the Lordלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068,you shall sacrificeתִּזְבָּֽחוּ׃tiz.Ba.chuH2076it so that you may be acceptedלִֽרְצֹנְכֶ֖םlir.tzo.ne.KhemH7522.

30It shall be eatenיֵאָכֵ֔לye.'a.KhelH398on the sameהַהוּא֙ha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117,you shall leaveתוֹתִ֥ירוּto.Ti.ruH3498noneלֹֽא־lo'-H3808of it untilעַד־'ad-H5704morningבֹּ֑קֶרBo.kerH1242;I am the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

31So you shall keepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּם֙u.she.mar.TemH8104My commandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֔יmitz.vo.TaiH4687,and doוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖םva.'a.si.TemH6213them; I am the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

32“You shall not profaneתְחַלְּלוּ֙te.cha.le.LuH2490My holyקָדְשִׁ֔יkod.shiH6944nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034,but I will be sanctifiedוְנִ֨קְדַּשְׁתִּ֔יve.Nik.dash.TiH6942amongבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;I am the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068who sanctifiesמְקַדִּשְׁכֶֽם׃me.ka.dish.KhemH6942you,

33who broughtהַמּוֹצִ֤יאha.mo.Tzi'H3318you out from the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,to be your Godלֵאלֹהִ֑יםle.lo.HimH430;I am the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.”

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