New American Standard Bible 1995

Leviticus 6:9-29

9“Commandצַ֤וtzavH6680AaronH175and his sonsH1121,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘ThisH2088isthe lawתּוֹרַ֖תto.RatH8451for the burntהָעֹלָ֑הha.'o.LahH5930offeringהָעֹלָ֡הha.'o.LahH5930:the burntH5930offeringH5930itselfהִ֣ואhi'H1931shall remainon the hearthמוֹקְדָ֨הmok.DahH4169on the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֤חַha.miz.Be.achH4196allכָּל־kol-H3605nightהַלַּ֙יְלָה֙ha.Lay.lahH3915untilעַד־'ad-H5704the morningהַבֹּ֔קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242, andthe fireוְאֵ֥שׁve.'EshH784on the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196is to be kept burningתּ֥וּקַדTu.kadH3344on it.

10The priestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548is to putוְלָבַ֨שׁve.la.VashH3847onhis linenH906robeמִדּ֣וֹmi.DoH4055,and he shall putיִלְבַּ֣שׁyil.BashH3847on undergarmentsוּמִֽכְנְסֵי־u.mikh.ne.sei-H4370nextH5921to his fleshבְּשָׂרוֹ֒be.sa.RoH1320;and he shall takeוְהֵרִ֣יםve.he.RimH7311up theashesהַדֶּ֗שֶׁןha.De.shenH1880towhichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the fireהָאֵ֛שׁha.'EshH784reducesתֹּאכַ֥לto.KhalH398the burntהָעֹלָ֖הha.'o.LahH5930offeringH5930on the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196and placeוְשָׂמ֕וֹve.sa.MoH7760them besideאֵ֖צֶל'E.tzelH681the altarהַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ha.miz.Be.achH4196.

11Then he shall takeH6584offH6584his garmentsבְּגָדָ֔יוbe.ga.DavH899and putוְלָבַ֖שׁve.la.VashH3847on otherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312garmentsבְּגָדִ֣יםbe.ga.DimH899,and carryוְהוֹצִ֤יאve.ho.Tzi'H3318theashesהַדֶּ֙שֶׁן֙ha.De.shenH1880outsideמִח֣וּץmi.ChutzH413 H4480 H2351the campלַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הla.ma.cha.NehH4264to a cleanטָהֽוֹר׃ta.HorH2889placeמָק֖וֹםma.KomH4725.

12The fireוְהָאֵ֨שׁve.ha.'EshH784on the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֤חַha.miz.Be.achH4196shall be kept burningתּֽוּקַד־tu.kad-H3344on it. It shall not goתִכְבֶּ֔הtikh.BehH3518out, but the priestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.HenH3548shall burnוּבִעֵ֨רu.vi.'ErH1197woodעֵצִ֖ים'e.TzimH6086on it everyבַּבֹּ֣קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242morningבַּבֹּ֑קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242;and he shall layוְעָרַ֤ךְve.'a.RakhH6186out the burntהָֽעֹלָ֔הha.'o.LahH5930offeringH5930on it, and offerH6999up in smokeוְהִקְטִ֥ירve.hik.TirH6999the fatחֶלְבֵ֥יchel.VeiH2459portionsH2459of the peaceהַשְּׁלָמִֽים׃ha.she.la.MimH8002offeringsH8002on it.

13Fireאֵ֗שׁ'EshH784shall be kept burningתּוּקַ֥דtu.KadH3344continuallyH8548on the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196;it is not to goתִכְבֶֽה׃ סtikh.VehH3518out.

14‘Now thisH2088is the lawתּוֹרַ֖תto.RatH8451of the grain offeringH4503:the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175shall presentH7126it beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the LordH3068in frontפְּנֵ֖יpe.NeiH6440of the altarהַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ha.miz.Be.achH4196.

15Then one of themshall liftוְהֵרִ֨יםve.he.RimH7311up from it a handfulבְּקֻמְצ֗וֹbe.kum.TzoH7062of the fineמִסֹּ֤לֶתmi.So.letH5560flourH5560of the grain offeringהַמִּנְחָה֙ha.min.ChahH4503,with its oilוּמִשַּׁמְנָ֔הּu.mi.sham.NahH8081and allכָּל־kol-H3605the incenseהַלְּבֹנָ֔הha.le.vo.NahH3828that is on the grain offeringהַמִּנְחָ֑הha.min.ChahH4503,and he shall offerתָּקְטָֽר׃ta.ke.TarH6999itup in smokeוְהִקְטִ֣ירve.hik.TirH6999on the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֗חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,a soothingנִיחֹ֛חַni.Cho.achH5207aromaרֵ֧יחַRei.achH7381,as its memorialאַזְכָּרָתָ֖הּ'az.ka.ra.TahH234offeringH234to the LordH3068.

16What is leftוְהַנּוֹתֶ֣רֶתve.ha.no.Te.retH3498of it Aaronאַהֲרֹ֣ן'a.ha.RonH175and his sonsוּבָנָ֑יוu.va.NavH1121are to eatH398.It shall be eatenH398as unleavenedמַצּ֤וֹתma.TzotH4682cakesH4682in a holyקָדֹ֔שׁka.DoshH6918placeבְּמָק֣וֹםbe.ma.KomH4725;they are to eatH398it in the courtבַּחֲצַ֥רba.cha.TzarH2691of the tentאֹֽהֶל־'o.hel-H168of meetingמוֹעֵ֖דmo.'EdH4150.

17It shall not be bakedתֵאָפֶה֙te.'a.PehH644with leavenחָמֵ֔ץcha.MetzH2557.I have givenנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414it as their shareחֶלְקָ֛םchel.KamH2506from My offeringsH801by fireמֵאִשָּׁ֑יme.'i.ShaiH801;it is mostקֹ֤דֶשׁKo.deshH6944holyקָֽדָשִׁים֙ka.da.ShimH6944,like the sinכַּחַטָּ֖אתka.cha.TatH2403offeringH2403andthe guiltוְכָאָשָֽׁם׃ve.kha.'a.ShamH817offeringH817.

18Everyכָּל־kol-H3605maleזָכָ֞רza.KharH2145among the sonsH1121of AaronH175may eatיֹֽאכֲלֶ֔נָּהyo.kha.Le.nahH398it; it is a permanentעוֹלָם֙o.LamH5769ordinanceחָק־chok-H2706throughout your generationsלְדֹרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םle.do.Ro.tei.KhemH1755,from the offeringsH801by fireמֵאִשֵּׁ֖יme.'i.SheiH801to the LordH3068.Whoeverכֹּ֛לkolH3605 H834touchesיִגַּ֥עyi.Ga'H5060them will becomeH6942consecratedH6942.’”

19Then the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

20“Thisזֶ֡הzehH2088is the offeringקָרְבַּן֩ka.re.BanH7133whichH834Aaronאַהֲרֹ֨ן'a.ha.RonH175and his sonsוּבָנָ֜יוu.va.NavH1121are to presentיַקְרִ֣יבוּyak.Ri.vuH7126to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֗הla.Yah.wehH3068on the dayבְּיוֹם֙be.yOmH3117when he is anointedהִמָּשַׁ֣חhi.ma.ShachH4886;the tenthעֲשִׂירִ֨ת'a.si.RitH6224of anephahהָאֵפָ֥הha.'e.FahH374of fineסֹ֛לֶתSo.letH5560flourH5560as aregularתָּמִ֑ידta.MidH8548grain offeringמִנְחָ֖הmin.ChahH4503,halfמַחֲצִיתָ֣הּma.cha.tzi.TahH4276of it in the morningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242and halfוּמַחֲצִיתָ֖הּu.ma.cha.tzi.TahH4276of it in the eveningבָּעָֽרֶב׃ba.'A.revH6153.

21It shall be preparedתֵּעָשֶׂ֖הte.'a.SehH6213with oilבַּשֶּׁ֛מֶןba.She.menH8081on agriddleמַחֲבַ֗תma.cha.VatH4227. When it is wellstirredמֻרְבֶּ֣כֶתmur.Be.khetH7246,you shall bringתְּבִיאֶ֑נָּהte.vi.'E.nahH935it. You shall presentתַּקְרִ֥יבtak.RivH7126the grain offeringמִנְחַ֣תmin.ChatH4503in bakedתֻּפִינֵי֙tu.fi.NeiH8601piecesפִּתִּ֔יםpi.TimH6595as a soothingנִיחֹ֖חַni.Cho.achH5207aromaרֵֽיחַ־rei.ach-H7381to the Lordלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

22The anointedהַמָּשִׁ֧יחַha.ma.Shi.achH4899priestH3548who will be in his placeתַּחְתָּ֛יוtach.TavH8478amongH4480his sonsמִבָּנָ֖יוmi.ba.NavH1121shallofferיַעֲשֶׂ֣הya.'a.SehH6213it. By a permanentעוֹלָ֕םo.LamH5769ordinanceחָק־chok-H2706it shall be entirelyכָּלִ֥ילka.LilH3632offeredH6999up in smokeתָּקְטָֽר׃ta.ke.TarH6999to the Lordלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068.

23So everyH3605grain offeringמִנְחַ֥תmin.ChatH4503of the priestכֹּהֵ֛ןko.HenH3548shall be burnedH3632entirelyH3632.It shall not be eatenH398.”

24Then the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

25“Speakדַּבֵּ֤רda.BerH1696to Aaronאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175and to his sonsבָּנָ֣יוba.NavH1121,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘ThisH2088is the lawתּוֹרַ֖תto.RatH8451of the sinהַֽחַטָּ֑אתha.cha.TatH2403offeringהַֽחַטָּאת֙ha.cha.taTH2403:in the placeבִּמְק֡וֹםbim.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834the burntהָעֹלָ֜הha.'o.LahH5930offeringH5930is slainתִּשָּׁחֵ֨טti.sha.ChetH7819the sinH2403offeringH2403shall be slainתִּשָּׁחֵ֤טti.sha.ChetH7819beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;it is mostקֹ֥דֶשׁKo.deshH6944holyקָֽדָשִׁ֖יםka.da.ShimH6944.

26The priestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.HenH3548who offersH2398it for sinהַֽמְחַטֵּ֥אham.cha.Te'H2398shall eatיֹאכֲלֶ֑נָּהyo.kha.Le.nahH398it. It shall be eatenתֵּֽאָכֵ֔לte.'a.KhelH398in a holyקָדֹשׁ֙ka.DoshH6918placeבְּמָק֤וֹםbe.ma.KomH4725,in the courtבַּחֲצַ֖רba.cha.TzarH2691of the tentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

27Anyoneכֹּ֛לkolH3605whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834touchesיִגַּ֥עyi.Ga'H5060its fleshבִּבְשָׂרָ֖הּbiv.sa.RahH1320will becomeH6942consecratedH6942;and whenוַאֲשֶׁ֨רva.'a.SherH834anyH4480of its bloodמִדָּמָהּ֙mi.da.MahH1818splashesיִזֶּ֤הyi.ZehH5137on a garmentהַבֶּ֔גֶדha.Be.gedH899,in a holyקָדֹֽשׁ׃ka.DoshH6918placeבְּמָק֥וֹםbe.ma.KomH4725you shall washתְּכַבֵּ֖סte.kha.BesH3526whatאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834was splashedיִזֶּ֣הyi.ZehH5137on.

28Alsothe earthenwareחֶ֛רֶשׂChe.resH2789vesselוּכְלִי־u.khe.li-H3627in whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834it was boiledתְּבֻשַּׁל־te.vu.shal-H1310shall be brokenיִשָּׁבֵ֑רyi.sha.VerH7665;and ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518it was boiledבֻּשָּׁ֔לָהbu.Sha.lahH1310in a bronzeנְחֹ֙שֶׁת֙ne.Cho.shetH5178vesselבִּכְלִ֤יbikh.LiH3627,then it shall be scouredוּמֹרַ֥קu.mo.RakH4838and rinsedוְשֻׁטַּ֖ףve.shu.TafH7857in waterבַּמָּֽיִם׃ba.Ma.yimH4325.

29Everyכָּל־kol-H3605maleזָכָ֥רza.KharH2145among the priestsבַּכֹּהֲנִ֖יםba.ko.ha.NimH3548may eatיֹאכַ֣לyo.KhalH398of it;it is mostקֹ֥דֶשׁKo.deshH6944holyקָֽדָשִׁ֖יםka.da.ShimH6944.

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