Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 22:18-31

18Thou shalt not suffer a witchמְכַשֵּׁפָ֖הme.kha.she.FahH3784to liveתְחַיֶּֽה׃ סte.chai.YehH2421.

19Whosoever liethשֹׁכֵ֥בsho.KhevH7901with a beastבְּהֵמָ֖הbe.he.MahH929shall surelyמ֥וֹתMotH4191be put to deathיוּמָֽת׃ סyu.MatH4191.

20He that sacrificethזֹבֵ֥חַzo.Ve.achH2076unto anygodלָאֱלֹהִ֖יםla.'E.lo.HimH430,saveבִּלְתִּ֥יbil.TiH1115unto Yhwhלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068only, he shall be utterly destroyedיָֽחֳרָ֑םyo.cho.RamH2763.

21Thou shalt neither vexתוֹנֶ֖הto.NehH3238a strangerוְגֵ֥רve.GerH1616,nor oppressתִלְחָצֶ֑נּוּtil.cha.Tze.nuH3905him: for ye were strangersגֵרִ֥יםge.RimH1616in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

22Ye shall not afflictH6031any widowאַלְמָנָ֥ה'al.ma.NahH490,or fatherless childוְיָת֖וֹםve.ya.TomH3490.

23IfH518thou afflictעַנֵּ֥ה'a.NehH6031them in any wiseתְעַנֶּ֖הte.'a.NehH6031,and they cryצָעֹ֤קtza.'OkH6817at allיִצְעַק֙yitz.'AkH6817unto me, I will surelyשָׁמֹ֥עַsha.Mo.a'H8085hearאֶשְׁמַ֖ע'esh.Ma'H8085their cryצַעֲקָתֽוֹ׃tza.'a.ka.ToH6818;

24And my wrathאַפִּ֔י'a.PiH639shall wax hotוְחָרָ֣הve.cha.RahH2734,and I will killוְהָרַגְתִּ֥יve.ha.rag.TiH2026you with the swordבֶּחָ֑רֶבbe.Cha.revH2719;and your wivesנְשֵׁיכֶם֙ne.shei.KhemH802shall be widowsאַלְמָנ֔וֹת'al.ma.NotH490,and your childrenוּבְנֵיכֶ֖םu.ve.nei.KhemH1121fatherlessיְתֹמִֽים׃ פye.to.MimH3490.

25If thou lendתַּלְוֶ֣הtal.VehH3867moneyכֶּ֣סֶף׀Ke.sefH3701to any ofmy peopleעַמִּ֗י'a.MiH5971that ispoorהֶֽעָנִי֙he.'a.NiH6041by thee, thou shalt not be to him as an usurerכְּנֹשֶׁ֑הke.no.ShehH5383,neither shalt thou layתְשִׂימ֥וּןte.si.MunH7760upon him usuryנֶֽשֶׁךְ׃Ne.shekhH5392.

26If thou at allH2254takeחָבֹ֥לcha.VolH2254thy neighbour’sרֵעֶ֑ךָre.'E.khaH7453raimentשַׂלְמַ֣תsal.MatH8008to pledgeתַּחְבֹּ֖לtach.BolH2254,thou shalt deliverתְּשִׁיבֶ֥נּוּte.shi.Ve.nuH7725it unto him byעַד־'ad-H5704that the sunהַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121goeth downבֹּ֥אbo'H935:

27For that ishis coveringכְסוּתוֹ֙khe.su.toH3682only, it ishis raimentשִׂמְלָת֖וֹsim.la.ToH8071for his skinלְעֹר֑וֹle.'o.RoH5785:wherein shall he sleepיִשְׁכָּ֔בyish.KavH7901?and it shall come to pass, when he criethיִצְעַ֣קyitz.'AkH6817unto me, that I will hearוְשָׁמַעְתִּ֖יve.sha.ma'.TiH8085; for I amgraciousחַנּ֥וּןcha.NunH2587.

28Thou shalt not blasphemeתְקַלֵּ֑לte.ka.LelH7043Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430,nor curseתָאֹֽר׃ta.'OrH779the rulerוְנָשִׂ֥יאve.na.Si'H5387of thy peopleבְעַמְּךָ֖ve.'a.me.KhaH5971.

29Thou shalt not delayתְאַחֵ֑רte.'a.CherH309to offerthe first of thy ripe fruitsמְלֵאָתְךָ֥me.le.'a.te.KhaH4395,and of thy liquorsוְדִמְעֲךָ֖ve.dim.'a.KhaH1831:the firstbornבְּכ֥וֹרbe.KhorH1060of thy sonsבָּנֶ֖יךָba.Nei.khaH1121shalt thou giveH5414unto me.

30Likewiseכֵּֽן־ken-H3651shalt thou doתַּעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.SehH6213with thine oxenלְשֹׁרְךָ֖le.sho.re.KhaH7794, andwith thy sheepלְצֹאנֶ֑ךָle.tzo.Ne.khaH6629:sevenשִׁבְעַ֤תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִים֙ya.MimH3117it shall be with his damאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517;on the eighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֖יha.she.mi.NiH8066dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117thou shalt giveתִּתְּנוֹ־ti.te.nov-H5414it me.

31And ye shall be holyקֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944menוְאַנְשֵׁי־ve.'an.shei-H582unto me: neither shall ye eatתֹאכֵ֔לוּto.Khe.luH398anyfleshוּבָשָׂ֨רu.va.SarH1320that istorn of beastsטְרֵפָה֙te.re.FahH2966in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֤הba.sa.DehH7704;ye shall castתַּשְׁלִכ֥וּןtash.li.KhunH7993it to the dogsלַכֶּ֖לֶבla.Ke.levH3611.

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