Revised Literal Translation

Leviticus 22:17-33

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.

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