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Leviticus 20:24-26

24But I have saidוָאֹמַ֣רva.'o.MarH559unto you, Ye shall inheritתִּֽירְשׁ֣וּti.re.ShuH3423their landאַדְמָתָם֒'ad.ma.TamH127,and I will giveאֶתְּנֶ֤נָּה'et.te.Ne.nahH5414it unto you to possessלָרֶ֣שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423it, a landאֶ֛רֶץ'E.retzH776that flowethזָבַ֥תza.VatH2100with milkחָלָ֖בcha.LavH2461and honeyוּדְבָ֑שׁu.de.VashH1706: I amYhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,which have separatedהִבְדַּ֥לְתִּיhiv.Dal.tiH914you from otherpeopleהָֽעַמִּֽים׃Ha.'a.MimH5971.

25Ye shall therefore put differenceוְהִבְדַּלְתֶּ֞םve.hiv.dal.TemH914between cleanהַטְּהֹרָה֙ha.te.ho.RahH2889beastsהַבְּהֵמָ֤הha.be.he.MahH929and uncleanלַטְּמֵאָ֔הla.te.me.'AhH2931,and between uncleanהַטָּמֵ֖אha.ta.Me'H2931fowlsהָע֥וֹףha.'ofH5775and cleanלַטָּהֹ֑רla.ta.HorH2889:and ye shall not make your soulsנַפְשֹֽׁתֵיכֶ֜םnaf.sho.tei.KhemH5315abominableתְשַׁקְּצ֨וּte.sha.ke.TzuH8262by beastבַּבְּהֵמָ֣הba.be.he.MahH929,or by fowlוּבָע֗וֹףu.va.'ofH5775,or by any manner of living thing that creepethתִּרְמֹ֣שׂtir.MosH7430on the groundהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127,which I have separatedהִבְדַּ֥לְתִּיhiv.Dal.tiH914from you as uncleanלְטַמֵּֽא׃le.ta.Me'H2930.

26And ye shall be holyקְדֹשִׁ֔יםke.do.ShimH6918unto me: for I Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068amholyקָד֖וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918,and have severedוָאַבְדִּ֥לva.'av.DilH914you from otherpeopleהָֽעַמִּ֖יםha.'a.MimH5971, that ye should be mine.

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