New American Standard Bible 2020

Leviticus 21:7-15

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.

10‘The priestוְהַכֹּהֵן֩ve.ha.ko.HenH3548who ishighestהַגָּד֨וֹלha.ga.DolH1419amongH4480his brothersמֵאֶחָ֜יוme.'e.ChavH251,on whoseאֲֽשֶׁר־'asher-H834headרֹאשׁ֣וֹ׀ro.ShoH7218the anointingהַמִּשְׁחָה֙ha.mish.ChahH4888oilשֶׁ֤מֶןShe.menH8081has been pouredיוּצַ֥קyu.TzakH3332andwho has been consecratedוּמִלֵּ֣א יָד֔וֹu.mi.Le' ya.DoH4390 H3027to wearלִלְבֹּ֖שׁlil.BoshH3847the garmentsהַבְּגָדִ֑יםha.be.ga.DimH899, shall notuncoverיִפְרָ֔עyif.Ra'H6544his headרֹאשׁוֹ֙ro.ShoH7218norH3808tearיִפְרֹֽם׃yif.RomH6533his clothesוּבְגָדָ֖יוu.ve.ga.DavH899;

11norלֹ֣אlo'H3808shall he approachיָבֹ֑אya.Vo'H935anyכָּל־kol-H3605deadמֵ֖תmetH4191personנַפְשֹׁ֥תnaf.ShotH5315,norלֹ֥אlo'H3808defileיִטַּמָּֽא׃yi.ta.Ma'H2930himself evenfor his fatherלְאָבִ֥יוle.'a.VivH1or his motherוּלְאִמּ֖וֹu.le.'i.MoH517;

12norלֹ֣אlo'H3808shall he leaveיֵצֵ֔אye.Tze'H3318the sanctuaryהַמִּקְדָּשׁ֙ha.mik.DashH4720norוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808profaneיְחַלֵּ֔לye.cha.LelH2490the sanctuaryמִקְדַּ֣שׁmik.DashH4720of his Godאֱלֹהָ֑יו'e.lo.HavH430, forthe consecrationנֵ֠זֶרNe.zerH5145of the anointingמִשְׁחַ֧תmish.ChatH4888oilשֶׁ֣מֶןShe.menH8081of his Godאֱלֹהָ֛יו'e.lo.HavH430is on him; I am the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

13He shall takeיִקָּֽח׃yi.KachH3947a wifeאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802in her virginityבִבְתוּלֶ֖יהָviv.tu.Lei.haH1331.

14A widowאַלְמָנָ֤ה'al.ma.NahH490,or a divorcedוּגְרוּשָׁה֙u.ge.ru.ShahH1644woman, or one who is profanedוַחֲלָלָ֣הva.cha.la.LahH2491by prostitutionזֹנָ֔הzo.NahH2181,theseאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428he shall not takeיִקָּ֑חyi.KachH3947;but ratherכִּ֛י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518he is tomarryיִקַּ֥חyi.KachH3947a virginבְּתוּלָ֥הbe.tu.LahH1330of his own peopleמֵעַמָּ֖יוme.'a.MavH5971,

15so that he will not profaneיְחַלֵּ֥לye.cha.LelH2490hischildrenזַרְע֖וֹzar.'OH2233among his peopleבְּעַמָּ֑יוbe.'a.MavH5971;for I am the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068who sanctifiesמְקַדְּשֽׁוֹ׃ פme.ka.de.ShoH6942him.’”

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