Revised Literal Translation

Leviticus 10:1-7

1And Nadabנָדָ֨בna.DavH5070and Abihuוַאֲבִיה֜וּאva.'a.vi.Hu'H30,the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Aaronאַ֠הֲרֹן'A.ha.ronH175,tookוַיִּקְח֣וּvai.yik.ChuH3947eitherאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of them his censerמַחְתָּת֗וֹmach.ta.ToH4289,and putוַיִּתְּנ֤וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414fireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784thereinH2004,and putוַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760incenseקְטֹ֑רֶתke.To.retH7004thereon, and offeredוַיַּקְרִ֜בוּvai.yak.Ri.vuH7126profaneזָרָ֔הza.RahH2114fireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784beforeלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,which he commandedצִוָּ֖הtzi.VahH6680them not.

2And there went outוַתֵּ֥צֵאva.Te.tze'H3318fireאֵ֛שׁ'eshH784from Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,and devouredוַתֹּ֣אכַלva.To.khalH398them, and they diedוַיָּמֻ֖תוּvai.ya.Mu.tuH4191beforeH6440Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

3Then Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Aaronאַהֲרֹ֗ן'a.ha.RonH175, This is itthat Yhwhיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068spakeדִּבֶּ֨רdi.BerH1696,sayingלֵאמֹר֙le.MorH559,I will be sanctifiedאֶקָּדֵ֔שׁ'e.ka.DeshH6942in them that come nighבִּקְרֹבַ֣יbik.ro.VaiH7138me, and beforeפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440all the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971I will be glorifiedאֶכָּבֵ֑ד'e.ka.VedH3513.And Aaronאַהֲרֹֽן׃'a.ha.RonH175held his peaceוַיִּדֹּ֖םvai.yi.DomH1826.

4And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872calledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Mishaelמִֽישָׁאֵל֙mi.sha.'ElH4332and Elzaphanאֶלְצָפָ֔ן'el.tza.FanH469,the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Uzzielעֻזִּיאֵ֖ל'u.zi.'ElH5816the uncleדֹּ֣דdodH1730of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֑ן'a.ha.RonH175,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Come nearקִ֠רְב֞וּkir.VuH7126,carryשְׂא֤וּse.'UH5375your brethrenאֲחֵיכֶם֙'a.chei.KhemH251from beforeפְּנֵי־pe.nei-H6440the sanctuaryהַקֹּ֔דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944outמִח֖וּץmi.ChutzH2351of the campלַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃La.ma.cha.NehH4264.

5So they went nearוַֽיִּקְרְב֗וּvai.yik.re.VuH7126,and carriedוַיִּשָּׂאֻם֙vai.yi.sa.'UmH5375them in their coatsבְּכֻתֳּנֹתָ֔םbe.khu.to.no.TamH3801outמִח֖וּץmi.ChutzH2351of the campלַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הla.ma.cha.NehH4264;as Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872had saidדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696.

6And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Aaronאַהֲרֹ֡ן'a.ha.RonH175,and unto Eleazarוּלְאֶלְעָזָר֩u.le.'el.'a.ZarH499and unto Ithamarוּלְאִֽיתָמָ֨ר׀u.le.'i.ta.MarH385,his sonsבָּנָ֜יוba.NavH1121,Uncoverתִּפְרָ֣עוּ׀tif.Ra.'uH6544not your headsרָֽאשֵׁיכֶ֥םra.shei.KhemH7218,neither rendתִפְרֹ֙מוּ֙tif.Ro.muH6533your clothesוּבִגְדֵיכֶ֤םu.vig.dei.KhemH899;lest ye dieתָמֻ֔תוּta.Mu.tuH4191,and lest wrathיִקְצֹ֑ףyik.TzofH7107come upon all the peopleהָעֵדָ֖הha.'e.DahH5712:but let your brethrenוַאֲחֵיכֶם֙va.'a.chei.KhemH251,the whole houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,bewailיִבְכּוּ֙yiv.KuH1058the burningהַשְּׂרֵפָ֔הha.se.re.FahH8316which Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068hath kindledשָׂרַ֥ףsa.RafH8313.

7And ye shall not go outתֵֽצְאוּ֙te.tze.'UH3318from the doorוּמִפֶּתַח֩u.mi.pe.TachH6607of the tabernacleאֹ֨הֶל'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵ֜דmo.'EdH4150,lest ye dieתָּמֻ֔תוּta.Mu.tuH4191:for the anointingמִשְׁחַ֥תmish.ChatH4888oilשֶׁ֛מֶןShe.menH8081of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068isupon you. And they didוַֽיַּעֲשׂ֖וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213according to the wordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697of Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ פmo.ShehH4872.

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