Revised Literal Translation

Leviticus 22

1And Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Speakדַּבֵּ֨רda.BerH1696unto Aaronאַהֲרֹ֜ן'a.ha.RonH175and to his sonsבָּנָ֗יוba.NavH1121,that they separateוְיִנָּֽזְרוּ֙ve.yi.na.ze.RuH5144themselves from the holy thingsמִקָּדְשֵׁ֣יmi.ka.de.SheiH6944of the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and that they profaneיְחַלְּל֖וּye.cha.le.LuH2490not my holyקָדְשִׁ֑יkod.shiH6944nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034in those thingswhich they hallowמַקְדִּשִׁ֛יםmak.di.ShimH6942unto me: I amYhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

3Sayאֱמֹ֣ר'e.MorH559unto them, Whosoeverאִ֣ישׁ׀'ishH376he beof all your seedזַרְעֲכֶ֗םzar.'a.KhemH2233among your generationsלְדֹרֹ֨תֵיכֶ֜םle.do.Ro.tei.KhemH1755,that goethיִקְרַ֣בyik.RavH7126unto the holy thingsהַקֳּדָשִׁים֙ha.ko.da.ShimH6944,which the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478hallowיַקְדִּ֤ישׁוּyak.Di.shuH6942unto Yhwhלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,having his uncleannessוְטֻמְאָת֖וֹve.tum.'a.ToH2932upon him, that soulהַנֶּ֧פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315shall be cut offוְנִכְרְתָ֞הve.nikh.re.TahH3772from my presenceמִלְּפָנַ֖יmi.le.fa.NaiH6440: I amYhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

4What man soeverH376of the seedמִזֶּ֣רַעmi.Ze.ra'H2233of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֗ן'a.ha.RonH175isa leperצָר֙וּעַ֙tza.Ru.a'H6879,or hath a running issueזָ֔בZavH2100;he shall not eatיֹאכַ֔לyo.KhalH398of the holy thingsבַּקֳּדָשִׁים֙ba.ko.da.ShimH6944,until he be cleanיִטְהָ֑רyit.HarH2891.And whoso touchethוְהַנֹּגֵ֙עַ֙ve.ha.no.Ge.a'H5060any thing that isuncleanטְמֵא־te.me'-H2931bythe deadנֶ֔פֶשׁNe.feshH5315,or a manH376whose seedשִׁכְבַת־ זָֽרַע׃shikh.vat- Za.ra'H7902 H2233goethתֵּצֵ֥אte.Tze'H3318from him;

5Or whosoeverאִישׁ֙'ishH376touchethיִגַּ֔עyi.Ga'H5060any creeping thingשֶׁ֖רֶץShe.retzH8318,whereby he may be made uncleanיִטְמָא־yit.ma'-H2930,or a manבְאָדָם֙ve.'a.DamH120of whom he may take uncleannessיִטְמָא־yit.ma'-H2930,whatsoever uncleannessטֻמְאָתֽוֹ׃tum.'a.ToH2932he hath;

6The soulנֶ֚פֶשׁNe.feshH5315which hath touchedתִּגַּע־ti.ga'-H5060any such shall be uncleanוְטָמְאָ֖הve.ta.me.'AhH2930until evenהָעָ֑רֶבha.'A.revH6153,and shall not eatיֹאכַל֙yo.KhalH398of the holy thingsהַקֳּדָשִׁ֔יםha.ko.da.ShimH6944,unlessאִם־'im-H518he washרָחַ֥ץra.ChatzH7364his fleshבְּשָׂר֖וֹbe.sa.RoH1320with waterבַּמָּֽיִם׃ba.Ma.yimH4325.

7And when the sunהַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121is downוּבָ֥אu.Va'H935,he shall be cleanוְטָהֵ֑רve.ta.HerH2891,and shall afterwardוְאַחַר֙ve.'a.CharH310eatיֹאכַ֣לyo.KhalH398of the holy thingsהַקֳּדָשִׁ֔יםha.ko.da.ShimH6944; because it ishis foodלַחְמ֖וֹlach.MoH3899.

8That which dieth of itselfנְבֵלָ֧הne.ve.LahH5038,or is tornוּטְרֵפָ֛הu.te.re.FahH2966with beasts,he shall not eatיֹאכַ֖לyo.KhalH398to defileלְטָמְאָה־le.ta.me.'ah-H2930himself therewith: I amYhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

9They shall therefore keepוְשָׁמְר֣וּve.sha.me.RuH8104mine ordinanceמִשְׁמַרְתִּ֗יmish.mar.TiH4931,lest they bearיִשְׂא֤וּyis.'UH5375sinחֵ֔טְאChet'H2399for it, and dieוּמֵ֥תוּu.Me.tuH4191therefore, if they profaneיְחַלְּלֻ֑הוּye.cha.le.Lu.huH2490it: I Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068do sanctifyמְקַדְּשָֽׁם׃me.ka.de.ShamH6942them.

10There shall no strangerזָ֖רzarH2114eatיֹ֣אכַלYo.khalH398ofthe holy thingקֹ֑דֶשׁKo.deshH6944:a sojournerתּוֹשַׁ֥בto.ShavH8453of the priestכֹּהֵ֛ןko.HenH3548,or an hired servantוְשָׂכִ֖ירve.sa.KhirH7916,shall not eatיֹ֥אכַלYo.khalH398ofthe holy thingקֹֽדֶשׁ׃Ko.deshH6944.

11But if the priestוְכֹהֵ֗ןve.kho.HenH3548buyיִקְנֶ֥הyik.NehH7069anysoulנֶ֙פֶשׁ֙ne.feshH5315withקִנְיַ֣ןkin.YanH7075his moneyכַּסְפּ֔וֹkas.PoH3701,he shall eatיֹ֣אכַלYo.khalH398of it, and he that is bornוִילִ֣ידvi.LidH3211in his houseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004:they shall eatיֹאכְל֥וּyo.khe.LuH398of his meatבְלַחְמֽוֹ׃ve.lach.MoH3899.

12If the priest’sכֹּהֵ֔ןko.HenH3548daughterוּבַת־u.vat-H1323also be marriedunto a strangerלְאִ֣ישׁ זָ֑רle.'Ish ZarH2114 H376,she may not eatתֹאכֵֽל׃to.KhelH398of an offeringבִּתְרוּמַ֥תbit.ru.MatH8641of the holy thingsהַקֳּדָשִׁ֖יםha.ko.da.ShimH6944.

13But if the priest’sכֹּהֵן֩ko.HenH3548daughterוּבַת־u.vat-H1323be a widowאַלְמָנָ֣ה'al.ma.NahH490,or divorcedוּגְרוּשָׁ֗הu.ge.ru.ShahH1644,and have no childוְזֶרַע֮ve.ze.Ra'H2233,and is returnedוְשָׁבָ֞הve.sha.VahH7725unto her father’sאָבִ֙יהָ֙'a.Vi.haH1houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004,as in her youthכִּנְעוּרֶ֔יהָkin.'u.Rei.haH5271,she shall eatתֹּאכֵ֑לto.KhelH398of her father’sאָבִ֖יהָ'a.Vi.haH1meatמִלֶּ֥חֶםmi.Le.chemH3899:but there shall no strangerזָ֖רzarH2114eatיֹ֥אכַלYo.khalH398thereof.

14And if a manוְאִ֕ישׁve.'IshH376eatיֹאכַ֥לyo.KhalH398ofthe holy thingקֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944unwittinglyבִּשְׁגָגָ֑הbish.ga.GahH7684,then he shall putוְיָסַ֤ףve.ya.SafH3254the fifthחֲמִֽשִׁיתוֹ֙cha.mi.shi.ToH2549partthereof unto it, and shall giveוְנָתַ֥ןve.na.TanH5414itunto the priestלַכֹּהֵ֖ןla.ko.HenH3548with the holy thingהַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ha.Ko.deshH6944.

15And they shall not profaneיְחַלְּל֔וּye.cha.le.LuH2490the holy thingsקָדְשֵׁ֖יka.de.SheiH6944of the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,which they offerיָרִ֖ימוּya.Ri.muH7311unto Yhwhלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068;

16Or suffer them to bearוְהִשִּׂ֤יאוּve.hi.Si.'uH5375the iniquityעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771of trespassאַשְׁמָ֔ה'ash.MahH819,when they eatבְּאָכְלָ֖םbe.'a.khe.LamH398their holy thingsקָדְשֵׁיהֶ֑םka.de.shei.HemH6944:for I Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068do sanctifyמְקַדְּשָֽׁם׃ פme.ka.de.ShamH6942them.

17And Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

18Speakדַּבֵּ֨רda.BerH1696unto Aaronאַהֲרֹ֜ן'a.ha.RonH175,and to his sonsבָּנָ֗יוba.NavH1121,and unto all the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֖ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto them, WhatsoeverH376he beof the houseמִבֵּ֨יתmi.BeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478,or of the strangersהַגֵּ֣רha.GerH1616in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,that will offerיַקְרִ֤יבyak.RivH7126his oblationקָרְבָּנוֹ֙ka.re.ba.NoH7133for all his vowsנִדְרֵיהֶם֙nid.rei.HemH5088,and for all his freewill offeringsנִדְבוֹתָ֔םnid.vo.TamH5071,which they will offerיַקְרִ֥יבוּyak.Ri.vuH7126unto Yhwhלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068for a burnt offeringלְעֹלָֽה׃le.'o.LahH5930;

19Ye shall offerat your own willלִֽרְצֹנְכֶ֑םlir.tzo.ne.KhemH7522a maleזָכָ֔רza.KharH2145without blemishתָּמִ֣יםta.MimH8549,of the beevesבַּבָּקָ֕רba.ba.KarH1241,of the sheepבַּכְּשָׂבִ֖יםba.ke.sa.VimH3775,or of the goatsוּבָֽעִזִּֽים׃u.Va.'i.ZimH5795.

20Butwhatsoever hath a blemishמ֖וּםmumH3971, thatshall ye not offerתַקְרִ֑יבוּtak.Ri.vuH7126:for it shall not be acceptableלְרָצ֖וֹןle.ra.TzonH7522for you.

21And whosoeverוְאִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376offerethיַקְרִ֤יבyak.RivH7126a sacrificeזֶֽבַח־ze.vach-H2077of peace offeringsשְׁלָמִים֙she.la.MimH8002unto Yhwhלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068to accomplishלְפַלֵּא־le.fa.le'-H6381hisvowנֶ֙דֶר֙ne.derH5088,or a freewill offeringלִנְדָבָ֔הlin.da.VahH5071in beevesבַּבָּקָ֖רba.ba.KarH1241or sheepבַצֹּ֑אןva.TzonH6629,it shall be perfectתָּמִ֤יםta.MimH8549to be acceptedלְרָצ֔וֹןle.ra.TzonH7522;there shall be no blemishמ֖וּםmumH3971therein.

22Blindעַוֶּרֶת֩'a.ve.RetH5788,or brokenH7665,or maimedH2782,or having a wenיַבֶּ֗לֶתya.Be.letH2990,or scurvyגָרָב֙ga.RavH1618,or scabbedיַלֶּ֔פֶתya.Le.fetH3217,ye shall not offerתַקְרִ֥יבוּtak.Ri.vuH7126these unto Yhwhלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068,nor makeתִתְּנ֥וּti.te.NuH5414an offering by fireוְאִשֶּׁ֗הve.'i.ShehH801of them upon the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196unto Yhwhלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

23Either a bullockוְשׁ֥וֹרve.ShorH7794or a lambוָשֶׂ֖הva.SehH7716that hath any thing superfluousשָׂר֣וּעַsa.Ru.a'H8311or lacking in his partsוְקָל֑וּטve.ka.LutH7038,that mayest thou offerתַּעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213fora freewill offeringנְדָבָה֙ne.da.VahH5071;but for a vowוּלְנֵ֖דֶרu.le.Ne.derH5088it shall not be acceptedיֵרָצֶֽה׃ye.ra.TzehH7521.

24Ye shall not offerתַקְרִ֖יבוּtak.Ri.vuH7126unto Yhwhלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068that which is bruisedוּמָע֤וּךְu.ma.'UkhH4600,or crushedוְכָתוּת֙ve.kha.TutH3807,or brokenוְנָת֣וּקve.na.TukH5423,or cutוְכָר֔וּתve.kha.RutH3772;neither shall ye makeתַעֲשֽׂוּ׃ta.'a.SuH6213any offering thereofin your landוּֽבְאַרְצְכֶ֖םu.ve.'ar.tze.KhemH776.

25Neither from a stranger’sנֵכָ֗רne.KharH5236handוּמִיַּ֣ד בֶּן־u.mi.Yad ben-H1121 H3027shall ye offerתַקְרִ֛יבוּtak.Ri.vuH7126the breadלֶ֥חֶםLe.chemH3899of your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430of any of these; because their corruptionמָשְׁחָתָ֤םma.she.cha.TamH4893is in them, andblemishesמ֣וּםmumH3971bein them: they shall not be acceptedיֵרָצ֖וּye.ra.TzuH7521for you.

26And Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

27When a bullockשׁ֣וֹרShorH7794,or a sheepכֶ֤שֶׂבKhe.sevH3775,or a goatעֵז֙'ezH5795,is brought forthיִוָּלֵ֔דyi.va.LedH3205,then it shall be sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117under the damאִמּ֑וֹ'i.MoH517;and from the eighthהַשְּׁמִינִי֙ha.she.mi.NiH8066dayוּמִיּ֤וֹםu.mi.YomH3117and thenceforthוָהָ֔לְאָהva.Hal.'ahH1973it shall be acceptedיֵרָצֶ֕הye.ra.TzehH7521for an offeringלְקָרְבַּ֥ןle.kar.BanH7133made by fireאִשֶּׁ֖ה'i.ShehH801unto Yhwhלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

28And whether it becowוְשׁ֖וֹרve.ShorH7794or eweשֶׂ֑הSehH7716,ye shall not killתִשְׁחֲט֖וּtish.cha.TuH7819it and her youngבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121both in oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117.

29And when ye will offerתִזְבְּח֥וּtiz.be.ChuH2076a sacrificeזֶֽבַח־ze.vach-H2077of thanksgivingתּוֹדָ֖הto.DahH8426unto Yhwhלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068,offerתִּזְבָּֽחוּ׃tiz.Ba.chuH2076itat your own willלִֽרְצֹנְכֶ֖םlir.tzo.ne.KhemH7522.

30On the same dayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117it shall be eaten upיֵאָכֵ֔לye.'a.KhelH398;ye shall leaveתוֹתִ֥ירוּto.Ti.ruH3498none of it until the morrowבֹּ֑קֶרBo.kerH1242: I amYhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

31Therefore shall ye keepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּם֙u.she.mar.TemH8104my commandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֔יmitz.vo.TaiH4687,and doוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖םva.'a.si.TemH6213them: I amYhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

32Neither shall ye profaneתְחַלְּלוּ֙te.cha.le.LuH2490my holyקָדְשִׁ֔יkod.shiH6944nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034;but I will be hallowedוְנִ֨קְדַּשְׁתִּ֔יve.Nik.dash.TiH6942amongבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: I amYhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068which hallowמְקַדִּשְׁכֶֽם׃me.ka.dish.KhemH6942you,

33That brought you outהַמּוֹצִ֤יאha.mo.Tzi'H3318of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,to be your Godלֵאלֹהִ֑יםle.lo.HimH430: I amYhwhיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

Commentaries on Leviticus 22