New American Standard Bible 2020

Leviticus 19:19-32

19‘You are to keepתִּשְׁמֹרוּ֒tish.mo.RuH8104My statutesחֻקֹּתַי֮chu.ko.TaiH2708.You shall not cross-breedתַרְבִּ֣יעַtar.Bi.a'H7250twoכִּלְאַ֔יִםkil.'A.yimH3610kindsH3610of your cattleבְּהֶמְתְּךָ֙be.hem.te.KhaH929;you shall not sowתִזְרַ֣עtiz.Ra'H2232your fieldשָׂדְךָ֖sa.de.KhaH7704with twoכִּלְאָ֑יִםkil.'A.yimH3610kindsH3610of seed, norH3808wearיַעֲלֶ֖ה עָלֶֽיךָ׃ פya.'a.Leh 'a.Lei.khaH5927 H5921a garmentוּבֶ֤גֶדu.Ve.gedH899of twoכִּלְאַ֙יִם֙kil.'A.yimH3610kindsH3610of materialH8162mixedשַֽׁעַטְנֵ֔זsha.'at.NezH8162togetherH8162.

20‘Now ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588a manוְ֠אִישׁVe.'ishH376hasיִשְׁכַּ֨בyish.KavH7901sexualזֶ֗רַעZe.ra'H2233relationsשִׁכְבַת־shikh.vat-H7902with a womanאִשָּׁ֜ה'i.ShahH802whoוְהִ֤ואve.Hiv'H1931is a slaveשִׁפְחָה֙shif.ChahH8198acquiredנֶחֱרֶ֣פֶתne.che.Re.fetH2778for anothermanלְאִ֔ישׁle.'IshH376,but who has inH6299noH3808wayH6299been redeemedH6299norH3808givenנִתַּן־ni.tan-H5414her freedomחֻפְשָׁ֖הchuf.ShahH2668,there shall be punishmentבִּקֹּ֧רֶתbi.Ko.retH1244; they shall not, however,be putיוּמְת֖וּyu.me.TuH4191toH4191deathH4191,becauseכִּי־ki-H3588she was not freeחֻפָּֽשָׁה׃chu.Pa.shahH2666.

21He shall bringוְהֵבִ֤יאve.he.Vi'H935his guiltאֲשָׁמוֹ֙'a.sha.MoH817offeringאָשָֽׁם׃'a.ShamH817to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068to the doorwayפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of the tentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150,a ramאֵ֖יל'eilH352as a guiltH817offeringH817.

22The priestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548shall also makeוְכִפֶּר֩ve.khi.PerH3722atonementH3722for him with the ramבְּאֵ֤ילbe.'EilH352of the guiltהָֽאָשָׁם֙ha.'a.ShamH817offeringH817beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068for his sinחַטָּאת֖וֹcha.ta.ToH2403whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he has committedחָטָ֑אcha.Ta'H2398,and the sinמֵחַטָּאת֖וֹme.cha.ta.ToH2403whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he has committedחָטָֽא׃ פcha.Ta'H2398will be forgivenוְנִסְלַ֣חve.nis.LachH5545him.

23‘Now whenוְכִי־ve.khi-H3588you enterתָבֹ֣אוּta.Vo.'uH935the landהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776and plantוּנְטַעְתֶּם֙u.ne.ta'.TemH5193allכָּל־kol-H3605kinds of treesעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086for foodמַאֲכָ֔לma.'a.KhalH3978,then you shall countוַעֲרַלְתֶּ֥םva.'a.ral.TemH6188their fruitפִּרְי֑וֹpir.YoH6529asforbiddenעָרְלָת֖וֹa.re.la.ToH6190.For threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֗יםsha.NimH8141it shall beforbiddenעֲרֵלִ֖ים'a.re.LimH6189to you; itshall not be eatenיֵאָכֵֽל׃ye.'a.KhelH398.

24And in the fourthהָרְבִיעִ֔תha.re.vi.'ItH7243yearוּבַשָּׁנָה֙u.va.sha.NahH8141allכָּל־kol-H3605its fruitפִּרְי֑וֹpir.YoH6529shall be holyקֹ֥דֶשׁKo.deshH6944,an offering of praiseהִלּוּלִ֖יםhi.lu.LimH1974to the Lordלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

25But in the fifthהַחֲמִישִׁ֗תha.cha.mi.ShitH2549yearוּבַשָּׁנָ֣הu.va.sha.NahH8141you shall eatתֹּֽאכְלוּ֙to.khe.LuH398its fruitפִּרְי֔וֹpir.YoH6529,so that its yieldתְּבוּאָת֑וֹte.vu.'a.ToH8393may increaseלְהוֹסִ֥יףle.ho.SifH3254for you; I am the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

26‘You shall not eatתֹאכְל֖וּto.khe.LuH398any meatwith the bloodהַדָּ֑םha.DamH1818.You shall not practiceH5172divinationתְנַחֲשׁ֖וּte.na.cha.ShuH5172nor soothsayingתְעוֹנֵֽנוּ׃te.'o.Ne.nuH6049.

27You shall not roundתַקִּ֔פוּta.Ki.fuH5362offH5362thehairlineפְּאַ֖תpe.'AtH6285of your headsרֹאשְׁכֶ֑םrosh.KhemH7218,norH3808trimתַשְׁחִ֔יתtash.ChitH7843the edgesפְּאַ֥תpe.'AtH6285of your beardזְקָנֶֽךָ׃ze.ka.Ne.chaH2206.

28You shall not makeתִתְּנוּ֙ti.te.NuH5414any cutsוְשֶׂ֣רֶטve.Se.retH8296in yourbodyבִּבְשַׂרְכֶ֔םbiv.sar.KhemH1320for thedeadלָנֶ֗פֶשׁla.Ne.feshH5315,norH3808makeתִתְּנ֖וּti.te.NuH5414any tattooקַֽעֲקַ֔עka.'a.Ka'H3793 H7085marksH3793on yourselves: I am the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

29‘Do not profaneH2455your daughterבִּתְּךָ֖bi.te.KhaH1323by makingH2181her a prostituteH2181,so that the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776does not fallH2181intoH2181prostitutionH2181,and the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776does notbecomeH4390fullוּמָלְאָ֥הu.mal.'AhH4390of outrageousH2154sinH2154.

30You shallkeepתִּשְׁמֹ֔רוּtish.Mo.ruH8104My Sabbathsשַׁבְּתֹתַ֣יsha.be.to.TaiH7676andrevereתִּירָ֑אוּti.Ra.'uH3372My sanctuaryוּמִקְדָּשִׁ֖יu.mik.da.ShiH4720;I am the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

31‘Do not turnתִּפְנ֤וּtif.NuH6437tomediumsהָאֹבֹת֙ha.'o.VotH178or spiritistsהַיִּדְּעֹנִ֔יםhai.yi.de.'o.NimH3049;do not seekתְּבַקְשׁ֖וּte.vak.ShuH1245them outH1245to be defiledלְטָמְאָ֣הle.ta.me.'AhH2930by them. I am the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

32‘You shall standH6965upH6965in the presenceמִפְּנֵ֤יmi.pe.NeiH6440of the grayheadedשֵׂיבָה֙sei.VahH7872and honorוְהָדַרְתָּ֖ve.ha.dar.TaH1921eldersפְּנֵ֣י זָקֵ֑ןpe.Nei za.KenH6440 H2205, and you shallfearוְיָרֵ֥אתָve.ya.Re.taH3372your Godמֵּאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָme.'e.lo.Hei.khaH430;I am the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

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