Revised Literal Translation

Leviticus 19:19-32

19Ye shall keepתִּשְׁמֹרוּ֒tish.mo.RuH8104my statutesחֻקֹּתַי֮chu.ko.TaiH2708.Thou shalt not let thy cattleבְּהֶמְתְּךָ֙be.hem.te.KhaH929genderתַרְבִּ֣יעַtar.Bi.a'H7250with a diverse kindכִּלְאַ֔יִםkil.'A.yimH3610:thou shalt not sowתִזְרַ֣עtiz.Ra'H2232thy fieldשָׂדְךָ֖sa.de.KhaH7704with mingled seedכִּלְאָ֑יִםkil.'A.yimH3610:neither shall a garmentוּבֶ֤גֶדu.Ve.gedH899mingledכִּלְאַ֙יִם֙kil.'A.yimH3610of linen and woollenשַֽׁעַטְנֵ֔זsha.'at.NezH8162comeיַעֲלֶ֖הya.'a.LehH5927upon thee.

20And whosoeverוְ֠אִישׁVe.'ishH376liethיִשְׁכַּ֨בyish.KavH7901carnallyשִׁכְבַת־ זֶ֗רַעshikh.vat- Ze.ra'H7902 H2233with a womanאִשָּׁ֜ה'i.ShahH802, that isa bondmaidשִׁפְחָה֙shif.ChahH8198,betrothedנֶחֱרֶ֣פֶתne.che.Re.fetH2778to an husbandלְאִ֔ישׁle.'IshH376,and not at allוְהָפְדֵּה֙ve.ha.fe.DehH6299redeemedנִפְדָּ֔תָהnif.Da.tahH6299,nor freedomחֻפְשָׁ֖הchuf.ShahH2668givenנִתַּן־ni.tan-H5414her; she shall be scourgedבִּקֹּ֧רֶתbi.Ko.retH1244;they shall not be put to deathיוּמְת֖וּyu.me.TuH4191,because she was not freeחֻפָּֽשָׁה׃chu.Pa.shahH2666.

21And he shall bringוְהֵבִ֤יאve.he.Vi'H935his trespass offeringאֲשָׁמוֹ֙'a.sha.MoH817unto Yhwhלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,unto the doorפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of the tabernacleאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150, evena ramאֵ֖יל'eilH352for a trespass offeringאָשָֽׁם׃'a.ShamH817.

22And the priestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548shall make an atonementוְכִפֶּר֩ve.khi.PerH3722for him with the ramבְּאֵ֤ילbe.'EilH352of the trespass offeringהָֽאָשָׁם֙ha.'a.ShamH817beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068for his sinחַטָּאת֖וֹcha.ta.ToH2403which he hath doneחָטָ֑אcha.Ta'H2398:and the sinמֵחַטָּאת֖וֹme.cha.ta.ToH2403which he hath doneחָטָֽא׃ פcha.Ta'H2398shall be forgivenוְנִסְלַ֣חve.nis.LachH5545him.

23And when ye shall comeתָבֹ֣אוּta.Vo.'uH935into the landהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and shall have plantedוּנְטַעְתֶּם֙u.ne.ta'.TemH5193all manner of treesעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086for foodמַאֲכָ֔לma.'a.KhalH3978,then ye shall countוַעֲרַלְתֶּ֥םva.'a.ral.TemH6188the fruitפִּרְי֑וֹpir.YoH6529thereof as uncircumcisedעָרְלָת֖וֹa.re.la.ToH6190:threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֗יםsha.NimH8141shall it be as uncircumcisedעֲרֵלִ֖ים'a.re.LimH6189unto you: it shall not be eatenיֵאָכֵֽל׃ye.'a.KhelH398of.

24But in the fourthהָרְבִיעִ֔תha.re.vi.'ItH7243yearוּבַשָּׁנָה֙u.va.sha.NahH8141all the fruitפִּרְי֑וֹpir.YoH6529thereof shall be holyקֹ֥דֶשׁKo.deshH6944to praiseהִלּוּלִ֖יםhi.lu.LimH1974Yhwhלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068withal.

25And in the fifthהַחֲמִישִׁ֗תha.cha.mi.ShitH2549yearוּבַשָּׁנָ֣הu.va.sha.NahH8141shall ye eatתֹּֽאכְלוּ֙to.khe.LuH398of the fruitפִּרְי֔וֹpir.YoH6529thereof, that it may yieldלְהוֹסִ֥יףle.ho.SifH3254unto you the increaseתְּבוּאָת֑וֹte.vu.'a.ToH8393thereof: I amYhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

26Ye shall not eatתֹאכְל֖וּto.khe.LuH398any thingwith the bloodהַדָּ֑םha.DamH1818:neither shall ye use enchantmentתְנַחֲשׁ֖וּte.na.cha.ShuH5172,nor observe timesתְעוֹנֵֽנוּ׃te.'o.Ne.nuH6049.

27Ye shall not roundתַקִּ֔פוּta.Ki.fuH5362the cornersפְּאַ֖תpe.'AtH6285of your headsרֹאשְׁכֶ֑םrosh.KhemH7218,neither shalt thou marתַשְׁחִ֔יתtash.ChitH7843the cornersפְּאַ֥תpe.'AtH6285of thy beardזְקָנֶֽךָ׃ze.ka.Ne.chaH2206.

28Ye shall not makeתִתְּנוּ֙ti.te.NuH5414anyוּכְתֹ֣בֶתu.khe.ToetH3793cuttingsוְשֶׂ֣רֶטve.Se.retH8296in your fleshבִּבְשַׂרְכֶ֔םbiv.sar.KhemH1320for the deadלָנֶ֗פֶשׁla.Ne.feshH5315,nor printתִתְּנ֖וּti.te.NuH5414any marksקַֽעֲקַ֔עka.'a.Ka'H7085upon you: I amYhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

29Do not prostituteתְּחַלֵּ֥לte.cha.LelH2490thy daughterבִּתְּךָ֖bi.te.KhaH1323,to cause her to be a whoreלְהַזְנוֹתָ֑הּle.haz.no.TahH2181;lest the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776fall to whoredomתִזְנֶ֣הtiz.NehH2181,and the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776become fullוּמָלְאָ֥הu.mal.'AhH4390of wickednessזִמָּֽה׃zi.MahH2154.

30Ye shall keepתִּשְׁמֹ֔רוּtish.Mo.ruH8104my sabbathsשַׁבְּתֹתַ֣יsha.be.to.TaiH7676,and reverenceתִּירָ֑אוּti.Ra.'uH3372my sanctuaryוּמִקְדָּשִׁ֖יu.mik.da.ShiH4720: I amYhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

31Regardתִּפְנ֤וּtif.NuH6437not them that have familiar spiritsהָאֹבֹת֙ha.'o.VotH178,neither seekתְּבַקְשׁ֖וּte.vak.ShuH1245after wizardsהַיִּדְּעֹנִ֔יםhai.yi.de.'o.NimH3049,to be defiledלְטָמְאָ֣הle.ta.me.'AhH2930by them: I amYhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

32Thou shalt rise upתָּק֔וּםta.KumH6965beforeמִפְּנֵ֤יmi.pe.NeiH6440the hoary headשֵׂיבָה֙sei.VahH7872,and honourוְהָדַרְתָּ֖ve.ha.dar.TaH1921the faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the old manזָקֵ֑ןza.KenH2205,and fearוְיָרֵ֥אתָve.ya.Re.taH3372thy Godמֵּאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָme.'e.lo.Hei.khaH430: I amYhwhיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

Read all of Leviticus 19

Commentaries on Leviticus 19