New American Standard Bible 2020

Leviticus 19:1-8

1Then the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽרle.MorH559:

2“Speakדַּבֵּ֞רda.BerH1696to allכָּל־kol-H3605the congregationעֲדַ֧ת'a.DatH5712of the sonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֥ve.'a.mar.TaH559to them, ‘You shall be holyקְדֹשִׁ֣יםke.do.ShimH6918,for I the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430am holyקָד֔וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918.

3EveryH376oneH376of youshall revereתִּירָ֔אוּti.Ra.'uH3372his motherאִמּ֤וֹ'i.MoH517and his fatherוְאָבִיו֙ve.'a.VivH1,and you shall keepתִּשְׁמֹ֑רוּtish.Mo.ruH8104My Sabbathsשַׁבְּתֹתַ֖יsha.be.to.TaiH7676;I am the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

4Do not turnתִּפְנוּ֙tif.NuH6437toidolsהָ֣אֱלִילִ֔יםha.'e.li.LimH457or makeתַעֲשׂ֖וּta.'a.SuH6213for yourselves castH4541metalמַסֵּכָ֔הma.se.KhahH4541godsוֵֽאלֹהֵי֙ve.lo.HeiH430;I am the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

5‘Now whenוְכִ֧יve.KhiH3588you offerתִזְבְּח֛וּtiz.be.ChuH2076a sacrificeזֶ֥בַחZe.vachH2077of peaceשְׁלָמִ֖יםshe.la.MimH8002offeringsH8002to the Lordלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068,you shall offerתִּזְבָּחֻֽהוּ׃tiz.ba.Chu.huH2076it so that you may be acceptedלִֽרְצֹנְכֶ֖םlir.tzo.ne.KhemH7522.

6It shall be eatenיֵאָכֵ֖לye.'a.KhelH398on the same dayבְּי֧וֹםbe.YomH3117you offerזִבְחֲכֶ֛םziv.cha.KhemH2077it,and on the nextוּמִֽמָּחֳרָ֑תu.mi.mo.cho.RatH4283dayH4283;but what remainsוְהַנּוֹתָר֙ve.ha.no.TarH3498untilעַד־'ad-H5704the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayי֣וֹםYomH3117shall be burnedיִשָּׂרֵֽף׃yi.sa.RefH8313with fireבָּאֵ֖שׁba.'EshH784.

7So ifוְאִ֛םve.'ImH518it is eatenH398atH398allH398on the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,it is uncleanפִּגּ֥וּלpi.GulH6292;it will not be acceptedיֵרָצֶֽה׃ye.ra.TzehH7521.

8And everyone who eatsוְאֹֽכְלָיו֙ve.'o.khe.LavH398it will bearיִשָּׂ֔אyi.Sa'H5375the consequences forhis guiltעֲוֹנ֣וֹa.vo.NoH5771,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588he has profanedחִלֵּ֑לchi.LelH2490the holyקֹ֥דֶשׁKo.deshH6944thingH6944of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068;and that personהַנֶּ֥פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315shall be cutוְנִכְרְתָ֛הve.nikh.re.TahH3772offH3772from his peopleמֵעַמֶּֽיהָ׃me.'a.Mei.haH5971.

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