New American Standard Bible 2020

Leviticus 21:1-9

1Then the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, “Speakאֱמֹ֥ר'e.MorH559to the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֑ן'a.ha.RonH175,and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to them: ‘Noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808one shall defileיִטַּמָּ֖אyi.ta.Ma'H2930himself for a deadpersonלְנֶ֥פֶשׁle.Ne.feshH5315among his peopleבְּעַמָּֽיו׃be.'a.MavH5971,

2exceptכִּ֚י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518for his relativesלִשְׁאֵר֔וֹlish.'e.RoH7607who are nearestהַקָּרֹ֖בha.ka.RoH7138to him, his motherלְאִמּ֣וֹle.'i.MoH517,his fatherוּלְאָבִ֔יוu.le.'a.VivH1,his sonוְלִבְנ֥וֹve.liv.NoH1121,his daughterוּלְבִתּ֖וֹu.le.vi.ToH1323,and his brotherוּלְאָחִֽיו׃u.le.'a.ChivH251,

3also for his virginהַבְּתוּלָה֙ha.be.tu.LahH1330sisterוְלַאֲחֹת֤וֹve.la.'a.cho.ToH269who is nearהַקְּרוֹבָ֣הha.ke.ro.VahH7138to himbecauseאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834she hasH1961not hadH1961a husbandלְאִ֑ישׁle.'IshH376;for her, he may defileיִטַּמָּֽא׃yi.ta.Ma'H2930himself.

4He shall not defileיִטַּמָּ֖אyi.ta.Ma'H2930himself as arelativeH1167byH1167marriageH1167among his peopleבְּעַמָּ֑יוbe.'a.MavH5971,so as to profaneלְהֵ֖חַלּֽוֹ׃le.He.cha.LoH2490himself.

5They shall not shaveיִקְרְח֤וּyik.re.chahH7139any areaH7144on their headsבְּרֹאשָׁ֔םbe.ro.ShamH7218baldH7144,norH3808shaveיְגַלֵּ֑חוּye.ga.Le.chuH1548offH1548the edgesוּפְאַ֥תu.fe.'AtH6285of their beardsזְקָנָ֖םze.ka.NamH2206,norH3808makeיִשְׂרְט֖וּyis.re.TuH8295any cutsשָׂרָֽטֶת׃sa.Ra.tetH8296in their fleshוּבִ֨בְשָׂרָ֔םu.Viv.sa.RamH1320.

6They shall be holyקְדֹשִׁ֤יםke.do.ShimH6918to their Godלֵאלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔םle.Lo.hei.HemH430andnot profaneיְחַלְּל֔וּye.cha.le.LuH2490the nameשֵׁ֖םshemH8034of their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430,becauseכִּי֩kiH3588they presentמַקְרִיבִ֖םmak.ri.VimH7126the offeringsH801byH801fireאִשֵּׁ֨י'i.SheiH801to the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068,the foodלֶ֧חֶםLe.chemH3899of their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֛ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430;so they shall be holyקֹֽדֶשׁ׃Ko.deshH6944.

7They shall not takeיִקָּ֔חוּyi.Ka.chuH3947a womanאִשָּׁ֨ה'i.ShahH802who is a prostituteזֹנָ֤הzo.NahH2181andprofanedוַחֲלָלָה֙va.cha.la.LahH2491,norH3808shall they takeיִקָּ֑חוּyi.Ka.chuH3947a womanוְאִשָּׁ֛הve.'i.ShahH802divorcedגְּרוּשָׁ֥הge.ru.ShahH1644from her husbandמֵאִישָׁ֖הּme.'i.ShahH376;for he is holyקָדֹ֥שׁka.DoshH6918to his Godלֵאלֹהָֽיו׃le.lo.HavH430.

8You shall consecrateוְקִדַּשְׁתּ֔וֹve.ki.dash.ToH6942him, therefore, becauseH3588he offersמַקְרִ֑יבmak.RivH7126the foodלֶ֥חֶםLe.chemH3899of your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.He shall be holyקָדֹשׁ֙ka.DoshH6918to you; for I the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,who sanctifiesמְקַדִּשְׁכֶֽם׃me.ka.dish.KhemH6942you, am holyקָד֔וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918.

9Also the daughterוּבַת֙u.VatH1323of anyאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376priestכֹּהֵ֔ןko.HenH3548,ifכִּ֥יkiH3588she profanesתֵחֵ֖לte.ChelH2490herself by prostitutionלִזְנ֑וֹתliz.NotH2181,she profanesמְחַלֶּ֔לֶתme.cha.Le.letH2490her fatherאָבִ֙יהָ֙'a.Vi.haH1;she shall be burnedתִּשָּׂרֵֽף׃ סti.sa.RefH8313with fireבָּאֵ֖שׁba.'EshH784.

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