New American Standard Bible 1995

Numbers 15:18-41

18“Speakדַּבֵּר֙da.BerH1696to the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֖ve.'a.mar.TaH559to them, ‘When you enterבְּבֹֽאֲכֶם֙be.vo.'a.KhemH935the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whereאֲשֶׁ֥ר שָֽׁמָּה׃'a.Sher Sha.mahH834 H8033I bringמֵבִ֥יאme.Vi'H935you,

19then it shall be, that when you eatבַּאֲכָלְכֶ֖םba.'a.kha.le.KhemH398of thefoodמִלֶּ֣חֶםmi.Le.chemH3899of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,you shall liftתָּרִ֥ימוּta.Ri.muH7311upan offeringתְרוּמָ֖הte.ru.MahH8641to the Lordלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

20Of the firstרֵאשִׁית֙re.ShitH7225of yourdoughעֲרִסֹ֣תֵכֶ֔ם'a.ri.So.te.KhemH6182you shall liftתָּרִ֣ימוּta.Ri.muH7311up a cakeחַלָּ֖הcha.LahH2471as anofferingתְרוּמָ֑הte.ru.MahH8641; as theofferingכִּתְרוּמַ֣תkit.ru.MatH8641of the threshingגֹּ֔רֶןGo.renH1637floorH1637,soכֵּ֖ןkenH3651you shall liftתָּרִ֥ימוּta.Ri.muH7311it up.

21From the firstמֵרֵאשִׁית֙me.re.ShitH7225of yourdoughעֲרִסֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם'a.ri.So.tei.KhemH6182you shall giveתִּתְּנ֥וּti.te.NuH5414to the Lordלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068anofferingתְּרוּמָ֑הte.ru.MahH8641throughout your generationsלְדֹרֹ֖תֵיכֶֽם׃ סle.do.Ro.tei.KhemH1755.

22‘But whenוְכִ֣יve.KhiH3588youunwittinglyתִשְׁגּ֔וּtish.GuH7686failH7368and do not observeתַעֲשׂ֔וּta.'a.SuH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428commandmentsהַמִּצְוֹ֖תha.mitz.VotH4687,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has spokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696to Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872,

23evenallכָּל־kol-H3605that the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068has commandedH6680youthroughבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872,from the dayהַיּ֞וֹםhai.YomH3117whenH834the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068gaveH6680commandmentH6680and onwardוָהָ֖לְאָהva.Hal.'ahH1973throughout your generationsלְדֹרֹתֵיכֶֽם׃le.do.ro.tei.KhemH1755,

24then it shall be, ifאִ֣ם'imH518it is doneנֶעֶשְׂתָ֣הne.'es.TahH6213unintentionallyלִשְׁגָגָה֒lish.ga.GahH7684,withoutH4480the knowledgeמֵעֵינֵ֣יme.'ei.NeiH5869of the congregationהָעֵדָה֮ha.'e.DahH5712,that allכָל־khol-H3605the congregationהָעֵדָ֡הha.'e.DahH5712shall offerוְעָשׂ֣וּve.'a.SuH6213oneאֶחָ֨ד'e.ChadH259bullפַּ֣ר בֶּן־ בָּקָר֩par ben- ba.KarH6499 H1121 H1241for a burntלְעֹלָ֜הle.'o.LahH5930offeringH5930,as a soothingנִיחֹ֙חַ֙ni.Cho.achH5207aromaלְרֵ֤יחַle.Rei.achH7381to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,with its grain offeringוּמִנְחָת֥וֹu.min.cha.ToH4503and its drinkוְנִסְכּ֖וֹve.nis.KoH5262offeringH5262,according to the ordinanceכַּמִּשְׁפָּ֑טka.mish.PatH4941,and oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259maleוּשְׂעִיר־u.se.'ir-H8163goatעִזִּ֥ים'i.ZimH5795for a sinלְחַטָּֽת׃le.cha.TatH2403offeringH2403.

25Thenthe priestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548shall makeוְכִפֶּ֣רve.khi.PerH3722atonementH3722for allכָּל־kol-H3605the congregationעֲדַ֛ת'a.DatH5712of the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and they will be forgivenוְנִסְלַ֣חve.nis.LachH5545;for it was an errorשְׁגָגָ֣הshe.ga.GahH7684,and they have broughtהֵבִ֨יאוּhe.Vi.'uH935their offeringקָרְבָּנָ֜םka.re.ba.NamH7133,an offeringאִשֶּׁ֣ה'i.ShehH801by fireH801to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֗הla.Yah.wehH3068,and their sinוְחַטָּאתָ֛םve.cha.ta.TamH2403offeringH2403beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,for their errorשִׁגְגָתָֽם׃shi.ga.TamH7684.

26So allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the congregationעֲדַת֙'a.DatH5712of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478will be forgivenוְנִסְלַ֗חve.nis.LachH5545,with the alienוְלַגֵּ֖רve.la.GerH1616who sojournsהַגָּ֣רha.GarH1481amongבְּתוֹכָ֑םbe.to.KhamH8432them, for it happenedto allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971througherrorבִּשְׁגָגָֽה׃ סbish.ga.GahH7684.

27‘Also ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518oneאַחַ֖ת'a.ChatH259personנֶ֥פֶשׁNe.feshH5315sinsתֶּחֱטָ֣אte.che.Ta'H2398unintentionallyבִשְׁגָגָ֑הvish.ga.GahH7684,then he shall offerוְהִקְרִ֛יבָהve.hik.Ri.vahH7126a one yearשְׁנָתָ֖הּshe.na.TahH8141oldבַּת־bat-H1323femaleעֵ֥ז'ezH5795goatH5795for a sinלְחַטָּֽאת׃le.cha.TatH2403offeringH2403.

28The priestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548shall makeוְכִפֶּ֣רve.khi.PerH3722atonementלְכַפֵּ֥רle.kha.PerH3722beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068for the personהַנֶּ֧פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315who goesH7683astrayהַשֹּׁגֶ֛גֶתha.sho.Ge.getH7683when he sinsבְּחֶטְאָ֥הbe.chet.'AhH2398unintentionallyבִשְׁגָגָ֖הvish.ga.GahH7684,makingH3722atonementH3722for himthat he may be forgivenוְנִסְלַ֥חve.nis.LachH5545.

29You shall haveיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961oneאַחַת֙'a.ChatH259lawתּוֹרָ֤הto.RahH8451for him who doesלָעֹשֶׂ֖הla.'o.SehH6213anythingunintentionallyבִּשְׁגָגָֽה׃bish.ga.GahH7684,for him who is nativeהָֽאֶזְרָח֙ha.'ez.RachH249among the sonsבִּבְנֵ֣יbiv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478and for the alienוְלַגֵּ֖רve.la.GerH1616who sojournsהַגָּ֣רha.GarH1481amongבְּתוֹכָ֑םbe.to.KhamH8432them.

30But the personוְהַנֶּ֜פֶשׁve.ha.Ne.feshH5315whoאֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834doesתַּעֲשֶׂ֣ה׀ta.'a.SehH6213anythingdefiantlyבְּיָ֣ד רָמָ֗הbe.Yad ra.MahH7311 H3027,whetherH4480he is nativeהָֽאֶזְרָח֙ha.'ez.RachH249or an alienהַגֵּ֔רha.GerH1616,that oneH1931is blasphemingמְגַדֵּ֑ףme.ga.DefH1442the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068;and that personהַנֶּ֥פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315shall be cutוְנִכְרְתָ֛הve.nikh.re.TahH3772offH3772from amongמִקֶּ֥רֶבmi.Ke.revH7130his peopleעַמָּֽהּ׃'a.MahH5971.

31Becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588he hasdespisedבָּזָ֔הba.ZahH959the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068and has brokenהֵפַ֑רhe.FarH6565His commandmentמִצְוָת֖וֹmitz.va.ToH4687,that personהַנֶּ֥פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315shall be completelyH3772cutH3772offH3772; hisguiltעֲוֹנָ֥ה'a.vo.NahH5771will be on him.’”

32Now while the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478were in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057,they foundוַֽיִּמְצְא֗וּvai.yim.tze.'UH4672a manאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376gatheringמְקֹשֵׁ֥שׁme.ko.SheshH7197woodעֵצִ֖ים'e.TzimH6086on the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּֽת׃ha.sha.BatH7676dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117.

33Those who foundהַמֹּצְאִ֥יםha.mo.tze.'ImH4672him gatheringמְקֹשֵׁ֣שׁme.ko.SheshH7197woodעֵצִ֑ים'e.TzimH6086broughtוַיַּקְרִ֣יבוּvai.yak.Ri.vuH7126him to Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872and Aaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175and to allכָּל־kol-H3605the congregationהָעֵדָֽה׃ha.'e.DahH5712;

34and they putוַיַּנִּ֥יחוּvai.ya.Ni.chuH5117him incustodyבַּמִּשְׁמָ֑רba.mish.MarH4929becauseכִּ֚יkiH3588it had not beendeclaredפֹרַ֔שׁfo.RashH6567whatמַה־mah-H4100should be doneיֵּעָשֶׂ֖הye.'a.SehH6213to him.

35Then the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, “The manהָאִ֑ישׁha.'IshH376shall surelyH4191be putH4191to deathH4191;allכָּל־kol-H3605the congregationהָ֣עֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712shall stoneרָג֨וֹםra.GomH7275him with stonesבָֽאֲבָנִים֙va.'a.va.NimH68outsideמִח֖וּץmi.ChutzH4480 H2351the campלַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃La.ma.cha.NehH4264.”

36So allכָּל־kol-H3605the congregationהָעֵדָ֗הha.'e.DahH5712broughtוַיֹּצִ֨יאוּvai.yo.Tzi.'uH3318him outsideאֶל־ מִחוּץ֙'el- mi.ChutzH413 H4480 H2351the campלַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הla.ma.cha.NehH4264and stonedוַיִּרְגְּמ֥וּvai.yir.ge.MuH7275himto deathוַיָּמֹ֑תvai.ya.MotH4191with stonesבָּאֲבָנִ֖יםba.'a.va.NimH68,justH3512as the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ פmo.ShehH4872.

37The Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068also spokeוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

38“Speakדַּבֵּ֞רda.BerH1696to the sonsבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,and tellוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559them that they shall makeוְעָשׂ֨וּve.'a.SuH6213for themselvestasselsצִיצִ֛תtzi.TzitH6734on the cornersכַּנְפֵ֥יkan.FeiH3671of their garmentsבִגְדֵיהֶ֖םvig.dei.HemH899throughout their generationsלְדֹרֹתָ֑םle.do.ro.TamH1755,and that they shall putוְנָֽתְנ֛וּve.Na.te.NuH5414on the tasselצִיצִ֥תtzi.TzitH6734of each cornerהַכָּנָ֖ףha.ka.NafH3671a cordפְּתִ֥ילpe.TilH6616of blueתְּכֵֽלֶת׃te.Khe.letH8504.

39It shall be a tasselלְצִיצִת֒le.tzi.TzitH6734for youto lookוּרְאִיתֶ֣םu.re.'i.TemH7200at andrememberוּזְכַרְתֶּם֙u.ze.khar.TemH2142allכָּל־kol-H3605the commandmentsמִצְוֹ֣תmitz.VotH4687of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,so as to doוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖םva.'a.si.TemH6213them and notfollowתָתֻ֜רוּta.Tu.ruH8446afterH310your own heartלְבַבְכֶם֙le.vav.KhemH3824and your own eyesעֵֽינֵיכֶ֔ם'ei.nei.KhemH5869,afterH310whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you playedH2181the harlotH2181,

40soלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616that you may rememberתִּזְכְּר֔וּtiz.ke.RuH2142to doוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖םva.'a.si.TemH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605My commandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֑יmitz.vo.TaiH4687andbe holyקְדֹשִׁ֖יםke.do.ShimH6918to your Godלֵֽאלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃Le.lo.hei.KhemH430.

41I am the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֗ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834broughtהוֹצֵ֤אתִיho.Tze.tiH3318you out from the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714to be your Godלֵאלֹהִ֑יםle.lo.HimH430;I am the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ פ'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.”

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