New American Standard Bible 1995

Leviticus 23:24-44

24“Speakדַּבֵּ֛רda.BerH1696to the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, ‘In the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֜יha.she.vi.'IH7637monthבַּחֹ֨דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320on the firstבְּאֶחָ֣דbe.'e.ChadH259of the monthלַחֹ֗דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320you shall haveיִהְיֶ֤הyih.YehH1961arestשַׁבָּת֔וֹןsha.ba.TonH7677, areminderזִכְר֥וֹןzikh.RonH2146by blowingתְּרוּעָ֖הte.ru.'AhH8643of trumpets,a holyקֹֽדֶשׁ׃Ko.deshH6944convocationמִקְרָא־mik.ra'-H4744.

25You shallnot doתַעֲשׂ֑וּta.'a.SuH6213anyכָּל־kol-H3605laboriousעֲבֹדָ֖ה'a.vo.DahH5656workמְלֶ֥אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399,but you shall presentוְהִקְרַבְתֶּ֥םve.hik.rav.TemH7126an offeringאִשֶּׁ֖ה'i.ShehH801by fireH801to the Lordלַיהוָֽה׃ סla.Yah.wehH3068.’”

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

27“On exactlyאַ֡ךְ'akhH389the tenthבֶּעָשׂ֣וֹרbe.'a.SorH6218day of thisהַזֶּ֜הha.ZehH2088seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֨יha.she.vi.'IH7637monthלַחֹדֶשׁ֩la.cho.DeshH2320isthe dayי֧וֹםYomH3117of atonementהַכִּפֻּרִ֣יםha.ki.pu.RimH3725;it shall be a holyקֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ko.deshH6944convocationמִֽקְרָא־mik.ra'-H4744for you, and you shall humbleוְעִנִּיתֶ֖םve.'i.ni.TemH6031your soulsנַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶ֑םnaf.sho.tei.KhemH5315and presentוְהִקְרַבְתֶּ֥םve.hik.rav.TemH7126an offeringאִשֶּׁ֖ה'i.ShehH801by fireH801to the Lordלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

28You shall not doתַעֲשׂ֔וּta.'a.SuH6213anyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605workמְלָאכָה֙me.la.KhahH4399on thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088sameבְּעֶ֖צֶםbe.'E.tzemH6106dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117, for it is adayי֤וֹםYomH3117of atonementכִּפֻּרִים֙ki.pu.RimH3725,to makeלְכַפֵּ֣רle.kha.PerH3722atonementH3722on your behalfעֲלֵיכֶ֔ם'a.lei.KhemH5921beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

29Ifכִּ֤יkiH3588there is anyכָל־khol-H3605personהַנֶּ֙פֶשׁ֙ha.Ne.feshH5315whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834will not humbleתְעֻנֶּ֔הte.'u.NehH6031himself on thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088sameבְּעֶ֖צֶםbe.'E.tzemH6106dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,he shall be cutוְנִכְרְתָ֖הve.nikh.re.TahH3772offH3772from his peopleמֵֽעַמֶּֽיהָ׃Me.'a.Mei.haH5971.

30As for anyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605personהַנֶּ֗פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834doesתַּעֲשֶׂה֙ta.'a.SehH6213anyכָּל־kol-H3605workמְלָאכָ֔הme.la.KhahH4399on thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088sameבְּעֶ֖צֶםbe.'E.tzemH6106dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,that personהַנֶּ֥פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315I will destroyוְהַֽאֲבַדְתִּ֛יve.ha.'a.vad.TiH6from amongמִקֶּ֥רֶבmi.Ke.revH7130his peopleעַמָּֽהּ׃'a.MahH5971.

31You shall doתַעֲשׂ֑וּta.'a.SuH6213noלֹ֣אlo'H3808 H3605workמְלָאכָ֖הme.la.KhahH4399at allH3605.It is to be a perpetualעוֹלָם֙o.LamH5769statuteחֻקַּ֤תchu.KatH2708throughout your generationsלְדֹרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םle.do.Ro.tei.KhemH1755in allH3605your dwellingמֹֽשְׁבֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃Mo.she.Vo.tei.KhemH4186placesH4186.

32It is to be a sabbathשַׁבַּ֨תsha.BatH7676of completeH7677restH7677to you, and you shall humbleוְעִנִּיתֶ֖םve.'i.ni.TemH6031your soulsנַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶ֑םnaf.sho.tei.KhemH5315;on the ninthבְּתִשְׁעָ֤הbe.tish.'AhH8672of the monthלַחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙la.Cho.deshH2320at eveningבָּעֶ֔רֶבba.'E.revH6153,from eveningמֵעֶ֣רֶבme.'E.revH6153untilעַד־'ad-H5704eveningעֶ֔רֶב'E.revH6153you shall keepתִּשְׁבְּת֖וּtish.be.TuH7673your sabbathשַׁבַּתְּכֶֽם׃ פsha.ba.te.KhemH7676.”

33Again the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

34“Speakדַּבֵּ֛רda.BerH1696to the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, ‘Onthe fifteenthבַּחֲמִשָּׁ֨ה עָשָׂ֜רba.cha.mi.Shah 'a.SarH2568 H6240of thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִי֙ha.she.vi.'IH7637monthלַחֹ֤דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320is theFeastחַ֧גchagH2282of Boothsהַסֻּכּ֛וֹתha.su.KotH5521for sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysH3117to the Lordלַיהֹוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

35On the firstהָרִאשׁ֖וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117is a holyקֹ֑דֶשׁKo.deshH6944convocationמִקְרָא־mik.ra'-H4744;you shall doתַעֲשֽׂוּ׃ta.'a.SuH6213noלֹ֥אlo'H3808 H3605laboriousעֲבֹדָ֖ה'a.vo.DahH5656workמְלֶ֥אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399of anyH3605kind.

36For sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117you shall presentתַּקְרִ֥יבוּtak.Ri.vuH7126an offeringאִשֶּׁ֖ה'i.ShehH801by fireאִשֶּׁ֤ה'i.ShehH801to the Lordלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068. Onthe eighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֡יha.she.mi.NiH8066dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117you shall haveיִהְיֶ֨הyih.YehH1961a holyקֹדֶשׁ֩ko.DeshH6944convocationמִקְרָא־mik.ra'-H4744and presentוְהִקְרַבְתֶּ֨םve.hik.rav.TemH7126an offeringH801by fireH801to the Lordלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068;it is an assemblyעֲצֶ֣רֶת'a.Tze.retH6116.You shall doתַעֲשֽׂוּ׃ta.'a.SuH6213noכָּל־ לֹ֥אkol- lo'H3808 H3605laboriousעֲבֹדָ֖ה'a.vo.DahH5656workמְלֶ֥אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399.

37‘Theseאֵ֚לֶּה'E.lehH428arethe appointedמוֹעֲדֵ֣יmo.'a.DeiH4150timesH4150of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you shall proclaimתִּקְרְא֥וּtik.re.'UH7121as holyקֹ֑דֶשׁKo.deshH6944convocationsמִקְרָאֵ֣יmik.ra.'EiH4744,to presentלְהַקְרִ֨יבle.hak.RivH7126offeringsאִשֶּׁ֜ה'i.ShehH801by fireH801to the Lordלַיהוָ֗הla.Yah.wehH3068--burntעֹלָ֧ה'o.LahH5930offeringsH5930and grain offeringsוּמִנְחָ֛הu.min.ChahH4503,sacrificesזֶ֥בַחZe.vachH2077and drinkוּנְסָכִ֖יםu.ne.sa.KhimH5262offeringsH5262, eachday’sי֥וֹםYomH3117matterדְּבַר־de.var-H1697on its own dayבְּיוֹמֽוֹ׃be.yo.MoH3117--

38besidesH4480 H905those ofthe sabbathsשַׁבְּתֹ֣תsha.be.TotH7676of the Lordיְּהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and besidesH4480 H905your giftsמַתְּנֽוֹתֵיכֶ֗םma.te.no.tei.KhemH4979and besidesH4480 H905allH3605yourvotiveנִדְרֵיכֶם֙nid.rei.KhemH5088and freewillנִדְב֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔םnid.Vo.tei.KhemH5071offeringsH5071,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you giveתִּתְּנ֖וּti.te.NuH5414to the Lordלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

39‘On exactlyאַ֡ךְ'akhH389the fifteenthבַּחֲמִשָּׁה֩ עָשָׂ֨רba.cha.mi.Shah 'a.SarH2568 H6240dayי֜וֹםYomH3117of the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יha.she.vi.'IH7637monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,when you have gatheredבְּאָסְפְּכֶם֙be.'as.pe.KhemH622in the cropsתְּבוּאַ֣תte.vu.'AtH8393of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,you shall celebrateתָּחֹ֥גּוּta.Cho.guH2287the feastחַג־chag-H2282of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068for sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117, with arestשַׁבָּת֔וֹןsha.ba.TonH7677on the firstהָֽרִאשׁוֹן֙ha.ri.shOnH7223dayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117and arestשַׁבָּתֽוֹן׃sha.ba.TonH7677on the eighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֖יha.she.mi.NiH8066dayוּבַיּ֥וֹםu.vai.YomH3117.

40Now on the firstהָרִאשׁ֗וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117you shall takeוּלְקַחְתֶּ֨םu.le.kach.TemH3947for yourselves thefoliageפְּרִ֨יpe.RiH6529of beautifulהָדָר֙ha.DarH1926treesעֵ֤ץ'etzH6086,palmתְּמָרִ֔יםte.ma.RimH8558branchesכַּפֹּ֣תka.PotH3709and boughsוַעֲנַ֥ףva.'a.NafH6057of leafyעָבֹ֖ת'a.VotH5687treesעֵץ־'etz-H6086and willowsוְעַרְבֵי־ve.'ar.vei-H6155of the brookנָ֑חַלNa.chalH5158,and you shall rejoiceוּשְׂמַחְתֶּ֗םu.se.mach.TemH8055beforeלִפְנֵ֛יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430for sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117.

41You shall thus celebrateוְחַגֹּתֶ֤םve.cha.go.TemH2287it asa feastחַ֣גchagH2282to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068for sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117in the yearבַּשָּׁנָ֑הba.sha.NahH8141. It shall bea perpetualעוֹלָם֙o.LamH5769statuteחֻקַּ֤תchu.KatH2708throughout your generationsלְדֹרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םle.do.Ro.tei.KhemH1755;you shall celebrateתָּחֹ֥גּוּta.Cho.guH2287it in the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֖יha.she.vi.'IH7637monthבַּחֹ֥דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320.

42You shallliveתֵּשְׁב֖וּte.she.VuH3427in boothsבַּסֻּכֹּ֥תba.su.KotH5521for sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117;allכָּל־kol-H3605the native-bornהָֽאֶזְרָח֙ha.'ez.RachH249in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478shallliveיֵשְׁב֖וּye.she.VuH3427in boothsבַּסֻּכֹּֽת׃ba.su.KotH5521,

43soלְמַעַן֮le.ma.'AnH4616thatyour generationsדֹרֹֽתֵיכֶם֒do.ro.tei.KhemH1755may knowיֵדְע֣וּye.de.'UH3045that I had the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478liveהוֹשַׁ֙בְתִּי֙ho.Shav.tiH3427in boothsבַסֻּכּ֗וֹתva.su.KotH5521when I broughtבְּהוֹצִיאִ֥יbe.ho.tzi.'IH3318them out from the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714.I am the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.’”

44So Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872declaredוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696to the sonsבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478the appointedמֹעֲדֵ֖יmo.'a.DeiH4150timesH4150of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.

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