Revised Literal Translation

Leviticus 22:1-16

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.

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