Revised Literal Translation

Leviticus 21:7-15

7They shall not takeיִקָּ֔חוּyi.Ka.chuH3947a wifeאִשָּׁ֨ה'i.ShahH802that isa whoreזֹנָ֤הzo.NahH2181,or profaneוַחֲלָלָה֙va.cha.la.LahH2491;neither shall they takeיִקָּ֑חוּyi.Ka.chuH3947a womanוְאִשָּׁ֛הve.'i.ShahH802put awayגְּרוּשָׁ֥הge.ru.ShahH1644from her husbandמֵאִישָׁ֖הּme.'i.ShahH376: for he isholyקָדֹ֥שׁka.DoshH6918unto his Godלֵאלֹהָֽיו׃le.lo.HavH430.

8Thou shalt sanctifyוְקִדַּשְׁתּ֔וֹve.ki.dash.ToH6942him therefore; for he offerethמַקְרִ֑יבmak.RivH7126the breadלֶ֥חֶםLe.chemH3899of thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430:he shall be holyקָדֹשׁ֙ka.DoshH6918unto thee: for I Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,which sanctifyמְקַדִּשְׁכֶֽם׃me.ka.dish.KhemH6942you, amholyקָד֔וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918.

9And the daughterוּבַת֙u.VatH1323of anyאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376priestכֹּהֵ֔ןko.HenH3548,if she profaneתֵחֵ֖לte.ChelH2490herself by playing the whoreלִזְנ֑וֹתliz.NotH2181,she profanethמְחַלֶּ֔לֶתme.cha.Le.letH2490her fatherאָבִ֙יהָ֙'a.Vi.haH1:she shall be burntתִּשָּׂרֵֽף׃ סti.sa.RefH8313with fireבָּאֵ֖שׁba.'EshH784.

10And he that isthe highהַגָּד֨וֹלha.ga.DolH1419priestוְהַכֹּהֵן֩ve.ha.ko.HenH3548among his brethrenמֵאֶחָ֜יוme.'e.ChavH251,upon whose headרֹאשׁ֣וֹ׀ro.ShoH7218the anointingהַמִּשְׁחָה֙ha.mish.ChahH4888oilשֶׁ֤מֶןShe.menH8081was pouredיוּצַ֥קyu.TzakH3332,and that is consecratedוּמִלֵּ֣א יָד֔וֹu.mi.Le' ya.DoH3027 H4390to putלִלְבֹּ֖שׁlil.BoshH3847on the garmentsהַבְּגָדִ֑יםha.be.ga.DimH899,shall not uncoverיִפְרָ֔עyif.Ra'H6544his headרֹאשׁוֹ֙ro.ShoH7218,nor rendיִפְרֹֽם׃yif.RomH6533his clothesוּבְגָדָ֖יוu.ve.ga.DavH899;

11Neither shall he go inיָבֹ֑אya.Vo'H935to any deadמֵ֖תmetH4191bodyנַפְשֹׁ֥תnaf.ShotH5315,nor defileיִטַּמָּֽא׃yi.ta.Ma'H2930himself for his fatherלְאָבִ֥יוle.'a.VivH1,or for his motherוּלְאִמּ֖וֹu.le.'i.MoH517;

12Neither shall he go outיֵצֵ֔אye.Tze'H3318of the sanctuaryהַמִּקְדָּשׁ֙ha.mik.DashH4720,nor profaneיְחַלֵּ֔לye.cha.LelH2490the sanctuaryמִקְדַּ֣שׁmik.DashH4720of his Godאֱלֹהָ֑יו'e.lo.HavH430;for the crownנֵ֠זֶרNe.zerH5145of the anointingמִשְׁחַ֧תmish.ChatH4888oilשֶׁ֣מֶןShe.menH8081of his Godאֱלֹהָ֛יו'e.lo.HavH430is upon him: I amYhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

13And he shall takeיִקָּֽח׃yi.KachH3947a wifeאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802in her virginityבִבְתוּלֶ֖יהָviv.tu.Lei.haH1331.

14A widowאַלְמָנָ֤ה'al.ma.NahH490,or a divorced womanוּגְרוּשָׁה֙u.ge.ru.ShahH1644,or profaneוַחֲלָלָ֣הva.cha.la.LahH2491, oran harlotזֹנָ֔הzo.NahH2181,these shall he not takeיִקָּ֑חyi.KachH3947:but he shall takeיִקַּ֥חyi.KachH3947a virginבְּתוּלָ֥הbe.tu.LahH1330of his own peopleמֵעַמָּ֖יוme.'a.MavH5971to wifeאִשָּֽׁה׃'i.ShahH802.

15Neither shall he profaneיְחַלֵּ֥לye.cha.LelH2490his seedזַרְע֖וֹzar.'OH2233among his peopleבְּעַמָּ֑יוbe.'a.MavH5971:for I Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068do sanctifyמְקַדְּשֽׁוֹ׃ פme.ka.de.ShoH6942him.

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