New American Standard Bible 2020

Leviticus 23:1-18

1The Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696again to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2“Speakדַּבֵּ֞רda.BerH1696to the sonsבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to them, ‘The Lord’sיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068appointedמוֹעֲדֵ֣יmo.'a.DeiH4150timesH4150whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you shallproclaimתִּקְרְא֥וּtik.re.'UH7121as holyקֹ֑דֶשׁKo.deshH6944convocationsמִקְרָאֵ֣יmik.ra.'EiH4744--My appointedמוֹעֲדָֽי׃mo.'a.DaiH4150timesH4150are theseאֵ֥לֶּה'E.lehH428:

3‘For sixשֵׁ֣שֶׁתShe.shetH8337daysיָמִים֮ya.MimH3117workמְלָאכָה֒me.la.KhahH4399may be doneתֵּעָשֶׂ֣הte.'a.SehH6213,but on the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוּבַיּ֣וֹםu.vai.YomH3117there is a Sabbathשַׁבַּ֤תsha.BatH7676of completeH7677restH7677,a holyקֹ֔דֶשׁKo.deshH6944convocationמִקְרָא־mik.ra'-H4744.You shall not doתַעֲשׂ֑וּta.'a.SuH6213anyכָּל־kol-H3605workמְלָאכָ֖הme.la.KhahH4399;it is a Sabbathשַׁבָּ֥תsha.BatH7676to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068in allבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3605your dwellingsמֽוֹשְׁבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃ פMo.o.she.vo.tei.KhemH4186.

4‘Theseאֵ֚לֶּה'E.lehH428are theappointedמוֹעֲדֵ֣יmo.'a.DeiH4150timesבְּמוֹעֲדָֽם׃be.mo.'a.DamH4150of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,holyקֹ֑דֶשׁKo.deshH6944convocationsמִקְרָאֵ֖יmik.ra.'EiH4744whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you shall proclaimתִּקְרְא֥וּtik.re.'UH7121at the timesH4150appointedH4150for them.

5In thefirstהָרִאשׁ֗וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,on the fourteenthבְּאַרְבָּעָ֥ה עָשָׂ֛רbe.'ar.ba.'Ah 'a.SarH702 H6240day of the monthלַחֹ֖דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320at twilightהָעַרְבָּ֑יִםha.'ar.Ba.yimH6153is the Lord’sלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068Passoverפֶּ֖סַחPe.sachH6453.

6Then on the fifteenthוּבַחֲמִשָּׁ֨ה עָשָׂ֥רu.va.cha.mi.Shah 'a.SarH2568 H6240dayיוֹם֙yOmH3117of the sameהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320there is theFeastחַ֥גchagH2282of Unleavenedהַמַּצּ֖וֹתha.ma.TzotH4682BreadH4682to the Lordלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068;for sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117you shall eatתֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃to.Khe.luH398unleavenedמַצּ֥וֹתma.TzotH4682breadH4682.

7On the firstהָֽרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223dayבַּיּוֹם֙bai.yOmH3117you shall haveיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961a holyקֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944convocationמִקְרָא־mik.ra'-H4744; you shallnot doתַעֲשֽׂוּ׃ta.'a.SuH6213anyכָּל־kol-H3605laboriousעֲבֹדָ֖ה'a.vo.DahH5656workמְלֶ֥אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399.

8But for sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117you shall presentוְהִקְרַבְתֶּ֥םve.hik.rav.TemH7126an offeringאִשֶּׁ֛ה'i.ShehH801byH801fireH801to the Lordלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068.On the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִי֙ha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117is a holyקֹ֔דֶשׁKo.deshH6944convocationמִקְרָא־mik.ra'-H4744;you shall not doתַעֲשֽׂוּ׃ פta.'a.SuH6213anyכָּל־kol-H3605laboriousעֲבֹדָ֖ה'a.vo.DahH5656workמְלֶ֥אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399.’”

9Then the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

10“Speakדַּבֵּ֞רda.BerH1696to the sonsבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to them, ‘Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588you enterH935the landהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834I am going to giveנֹתֵ֣ןno.TenH5414to you and yougatherוּקְצַרְתֶּ֖םu.ke.tzar.TemH7114its harvestקְצִירָ֑הּke.tzi.RahH7105,then you shall bringH935inH935the sheafעֹ֛מֶר'O.merH6016of the firstרֵאשִׁ֥יתre.ShitH7225fruitsH7225of your harvestקְצִירְכֶ֖םke.tzi.re.KhemH7105to the priestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ha.ko.HenH3548.

11He shall waveוְהֵנִ֧יףve.he.NifH5130the sheafהָעֹ֛מֶרha.'O.merH6016beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068for you to be acceptedלִֽרְצֹנְכֶ֑םlir.tzo.ne.KhemH7522;on the dayמִֽמָּחֳרַת֙mi.mo.cho.RatH4283afterH4283the Sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676the priestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ha.ko.HenH3548shall waveיְנִיפֶ֖נּוּye.ni.Fe.nuH5130it.

12Now on the dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117when you waveהֲנִֽיפְכֶ֖םha.nif.KhemH5130the sheafהָעֹ֑מֶרha.'O.merH6016,you shall offerוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֕םva.'a.si.TemH6213a maleכֶּ֣בֶשׂKe.vesH3532lambH3532one yearשְׁנָת֛וֹshe.na.ToH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121withoutH8549defectH8549as a burntלְעֹלָ֖הle.'o.LahH5930offeringH5930to the Lordלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

13Itsgrain offeringוּמִנְחָתוֹ֩u.min.cha.ToH4503shall then betwo-tenthsשְׁנֵ֨י עֶשְׂרֹנִ֜יםshe.Nei 'es.ro.NimH8147 H6241of an ephahof fineסֹ֣לֶתSo.letH5560flourH5560mixedבְּלוּלָ֥הbe.lu.LahH1101with oilבַשֶּׁ֛מֶןva.She.menH8081,an offeringאִשֶּׁ֥ה'i.ShehH801byH801fireH801to the Lordלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068fora soothingנִיחֹ֑חַni.Cho.achH5207aromaרֵ֣יחַRei.achH7381,with its drinkוְנִסְכּ֥וֹve.nis.KoH5262offeringH5262, afourthרְבִיעִ֥תre.vi.'ItH7243of a hinהַהִֽין׃ha.HinH1969of wineיַ֖יִןYa.yinH3196.

14Untilעַד־'ad-H5704thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088veryעֶ֙צֶם֙'e.tzemH6106dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,untilעַ֚ד'adH5704you have broughtהֲבִ֣יאֲכֶ֔םha.Vi.'a.KhemH935inH935the offeringקָרְבַּ֖ןkar.BanH7133of your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,you shall eatתֹֽאכְל֗וּto.khe.LuH398neitherH3808breadוְלֶחֶם֩ve.le.ChemH3899norH3808roastedH7039grainוְקָלִ֨יve.ka.LiH7039norH3808newוְכַרְמֶ֜לve.khar.MelH3759produceH3759.It is to be a permanentעוֹלָם֙o.LamH5769statuteחֻקַּ֤תchu.KatH2708throughout your generationsלְדֹרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םle.do.Ro.tei.KhemH1755in allבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3605your dwellingמֹשְׁבֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃ סmo.she.Vo.tei.KhemH4186placesH4186.

15‘You shall also countוּסְפַרְתֶּ֤םu.se.far.TemH5608for yourselves from the dayמִמָּחֳרַ֣תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283afterH4283the Sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676,from the dayמִיּוֹם֙mi.yOmH3117when you broughtH935inH935the sheafעֹ֖מֶר'O.merH6016of the waveH8573offeringH8573;there shall be sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651completeתְּמִימֹ֥תte.mi.MotH8549Sabbathsשַׁבָּת֖וֹתsha.ba.TotH7676.

16You shall countתִּסְפְּר֖וּtis.pe.RuH5608fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572daysי֑וֹםYomH3117to the dayמִֽמָּחֳרַ֤תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283afterH4283the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔תha.she.vi.'ItH7637Sabbathהַשַּׁבָּת֙ha.sha.BatH7676;then you shall presentוְהִקְרַבְתֶּ֛םve.hik.rav.TemH7126anewחֲדָשָׁ֖הcha.da.ShahH2319grain offeringמִנְחָ֥הmin.ChahH4503to the Lordלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

17You shall bringתָּבִ֣יאּוּ׀ta.Vi'.'uH935inH935from your dwellingמִמּוֹשְׁבֹ֨תֵיכֶ֜םmi.mo.she.Vo.tei.KhemH4186placesH4186twoשְׁ֚תַּיִםShe.ta.yimH8147loavesof breadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899as a waveH8573offeringH8573, made oftwo-tenthsשְׁנֵ֣י עֶשְׂרֹנִ֔יםshe.Nei 'es.ro.NimH8147 H6241of an ephah;they shall be of a fineסֹ֣לֶתSo.letH5560flourH5560,bakedתֵּאָפֶ֑ינָהte.'a.Fei.nahH644with leavenחָמֵ֖ץcha.MetzH2557as firstH1061fruitsH1061to the Lordלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

18AlongH5921withH5921the breadהַלֶּ֗חֶםha.Le.chemH3899you shall presentוְהִקְרַבְתֶּ֣םve.hik.rav.TemH7126sevenשִׁבְעַ֨תshiv.'AtH7651one-year-oldבְּנֵ֣י שָׁנָ֔הbe.Nei sha.NahH8141 H1121maleכְּבָשִׂ֤יםke.va.SimH3532lambsH3532withoutH8549defectH8549,and a bullוּפַ֧ר בֶּן־u.Far ben-H6499 H1121of the herdבָּקָ֛רba.KarH1241and twoשְׁנָ֑יִםshe.Na.yimH8147ramsוְאֵילִ֣םve.'ei.LimH352;they are to be a burntעֹלָה֙'o.LahH5930offeringH5930to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,with their grain offeringוּמִנְחָתָם֙u.min.cha.TamH4503and their drinkוְנִסְכֵּיהֶ֔םve.nis.kei.HemH5262offeringsH5262,an offeringאִשֵּׁ֥ה'i.ShehH801byH801fireH801of a soothingנִיחֹ֖חַni.Cho.achH5207aromaרֵֽיחַ־rei.ach-H7381to the Lordלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

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