Revised Literal Translation

Leviticus 19:1-8

1And Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽרle.MorH559,

2Speakדַּבֵּ֞רda.BerH1696unto all the congregationעֲדַ֧ת'a.DatH5712of the childrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֥ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto them, Ye shall be holyקְדֹשִׁ֣יםke.do.ShimH6918:for I Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430amholyקָד֔וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918.

3Ye shall fearתִּירָ֔אוּti.Ra.'uH3372every manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376his motherאִמּ֤וֹ'i.MoH517,and his fatherוְאָבִיו֙ve.'a.VivH1,and keepתִּשְׁמֹ֑רוּtish.Mo.ruH8104my sabbathsשַׁבְּתֹתַ֖יsha.be.to.TaiH7676: I amYhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

4Turnתִּפְנוּ֙tif.NuH6437ye not unto idolsהָ֣אֱלִילִ֔יםha.'e.li.LimH457,nor makeתַעֲשׂ֖וּta.'a.SuH6213to yourselves moltenמַסֵּכָ֔הma.se.KhahH4541godsוֵֽאלֹהֵי֙ve.lo.HeiH430: I amYhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

5And if ye offerתִזְבְּח֛וּtiz.be.ChuH2076a sacrificeזֶ֥בַחZe.vachH2077of peace offeringsשְׁלָמִ֖יםshe.la.MimH8002unto Yhwhלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068,ye shall offerתִּזְבָּחֻֽהוּ׃tiz.ba.Chu.huH2076it at your own willלִֽרְצֹנְכֶ֖םlir.tzo.ne.KhemH7522.

6It shall be eatenיֵאָכֵ֖לye.'a.KhelH398the same dayבְּי֧וֹםbe.YomH3117ye offerזִבְחֲכֶ֛םziv.cha.KhemH2077it, and on the morrowוּמִֽמָּחֳרָ֑תu.mi.mo.cho.RatH4283:and if ought remainוְהַנּוֹתָר֙ve.ha.no.TarH3498until the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayי֣וֹםYomH3117,it shall be burntיִשָּׂרֵֽף׃yi.sa.RefH8313in the fireבָּאֵ֖שׁba.'EshH784.

7And if it be eatenהֵאָכֹ֥לhe.'a.KholH398at allיֵאָכֵ֖לye.'a.KhelH398on the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, it isabominableפִּגּ֥וּלpi.GulH6292;it shall not be acceptedיֵרָצֶֽה׃ye.ra.TzehH7521.

8Therefore every onethat eatethוְאֹֽכְלָיו֙ve.'o.khe.LavH398it shall bearיִשָּׂ֔אyi.Sa'H5375his iniquityעֲוֹנ֣וֹa.vo.NoH5771,because he hath profanedחִלֵּ֑לchi.LelH2490the hallowed thingקֹ֥דֶשׁKo.deshH6944of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068:and that soulהַנֶּ֥פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315shall be cut offוְנִכְרְתָ֛הve.nikh.re.TahH3772from among his peopleמֵעַמֶּֽיהָ׃me.'a.Mei.haH5971.

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