Revised Literal Translation

Leviticus 18:20-29

20Moreover thou shalt notתִתֵּ֥ןti.TenH5414lieשְׁכָבְתְּךָ֖she.kha.ve.te.KhaH7903carnallyלְזָ֑רַעle.Za.ra'H2233with thy neighbour’sעֲמִֽיתְךָ֔'a.mi.te.KhaH5997wifeאֵ֙שֶׁת֙'e.shetH802,to defileלְטָמְאָה־le.ta.me.'ah-H2930thyself with her.

21And thou shalt notתִתֵּ֖ןti.TenH5414let any of thy seedוּמִֽזַּרְעֲךָ֥u.mi.zar.'a.KhaH2233passלְהַעֲבִ֣ירle.ha.'a.VirH5674through the fireto Molechלַמֹּ֑לֶךְla.Mo.lekhH4432,neither shalt thou profaneתְחַלֵּ֛לte.cha.LelH2490the nameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034of thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430: I amYhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

22Thou shalt not lieתִשְׁכַּ֖בtish.KavH7901with mankindזָכָ֔רza.KharH2145,as withמִשְׁכְּבֵ֣יmish.ke.VeiH4904womankindאִשָּׁ֑ה'i.ShahH802: it isabominationתּוֹעֵבָ֖הto.'e.VahH8441.

23Neither shalt thouתִתֵּ֥ןti.TenH5414lieשְׁכָבְתְּךָ֖she.kha.ve.te.KhaH7903with any beastבְּהֵמָ֛הbe.he.MahH929to defileלְטָמְאָה־le.ta.me.'ah-H2930thyself therewith: neither shall any womanוְאִשָּׁ֗הve.'i.ShahH802standתַעֲמֹ֞דta.'a.ModH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֧יlif.NeiH6440a beastבְהֵמָ֛הve.he.MahH929to lie downלְרִבְעָ֖הּle.riv.'AhH7250thereto: it isconfusionתֶּ֥בֶלTe.velH8397.

24Defileתִּֽטַּמְּא֖וּti.ta.me.'UH2930not ye yourselves in any of these thingsH428:for in all these the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471are defiledנִטְמְא֣וּnit.me.'UH2930which I cast outמְשַׁלֵּ֖חַme.sha.Le.achH7971beforeמִפְּנֵיכֶֽם׃mi.pe.nei.KhemH6440you:

25And the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776is defiledוַתִּטְמָ֣אva.tit.Ma'H2930:therefore I do visitוָאֶפְקֹ֥דva.'ef.KodH6485the iniquityעֲוֹנָ֖הּ'a.vo.NahH5771thereof upon it, and the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776itself vomiteth outוַתָּקִ֥אva.ta.Ki'H6958her inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֶֽיהָ׃yo.she.Vei.haH3427.

26Ye shall therefore keepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֣םu.she.mar.TemH8104my statutesחֻקֹּתַי֙chu.ko.TaiH2708and my judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטַ֔יmish.pa.TaiH4941,and shall not commitתַעֲשׂ֔וּta.'a.SuH6213anyof these abominationsהַתּוֹעֵבֹ֖תha.to.'e.VotH8441; neitherany of your own nationהָֽאֶזְרָ֔חha.'ez.RachH249,nor any strangerוְהַגֵּ֖רve.ha.GerH1616that sojournethהַגָּ֥רha.GarH1481amongבְּתוֹכְכֶֽם׃be.tokh.KhemH8432you:

27(For all theseהָאֵ֔לha.'ElH411abominationsהַתּוֹעֵבֹ֣תha.to.'e.VotH8441have the menאַנְשֵֽׁי־'an.shei-H582of the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776doneעָשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213, which werebeforeלִפְנֵיכֶ֑םlif.nei.KhemH6440you, and the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776is defiledוַתִּטְמָ֖אva.tit.Ma'H2930;)

28That the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776spue not you outתָקִ֤יאta.Ki'H6958also, when ye defileבְּטַֽמַּאֲכֶ֖םbe.ta.ma.'a.KhemH2930it, as it spued outקָאָ֛הka.'AhH6958the nationsהַגּ֖וֹיha.GoyH1471that werebeforeלִפְנֵיכֶֽם׃lif.nei.KhemH6440you.

29For whosoever shall commitיַעֲשֶׂ֔הya.'a.SehH6213any of these abominationsהַתּוֹעֵב֖וֹתha.to.'e.VotH8441,even the soulsהַנְּפָשׁ֥וֹתha.ne.fa.ShotH5315that commitהָעֹשֹׂ֖תha.'o.SotH6213themshall be cut offוְנִכְרְת֛וּve.nikh.re.TuH3772from amongמִקֶּ֥רֶבmi.Ke.revH7130their peopleעַמָּֽם׃'a.MamH5971.

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