Revised Literal Translation

Leviticus 23:1-18

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

2Speakדַּבֵּ֞רda.BerH1696unto the childrenבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto them, Concerningthe feastsמוֹעֲדֵ֣יmo.'a.DeiH4150of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,which ye shall proclaimתִּקְרְא֥וּtik.re.'UH7121to beholyקֹ֑דֶשׁKo.deshH6944convocationsמִקְרָאֵ֣יmik.ra.'EiH4744, even these aremy feastsמוֹעֲדָֽי׃mo.'a.DaiH4150.

3Sixשֵׁ֣שֶׁתShe.shetH8337daysיָמִים֮ya.MimH3117shall workמְלָאכָה֒me.la.KhahH4399be doneתֵּעָשֶׂ֣הte.'a.SehH6213:but the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוּבַיּ֣וֹםu.vai.YomH3117isthe sabbathשַׁבַּ֤תsha.BatH7676of restשַׁבָּתוֹן֙sha.ba.tOnH7677,an holyקֹ֔דֶשׁKo.deshH6944convocationמִקְרָא־mik.ra'-H4744;ye shall doתַעֲשׂ֑וּta.'a.SuH6213no workמְלָאכָ֖הme.la.KhahH4399therein: it isthe sabbathשַׁבָּ֥תsha.BatH7676of Yhwhלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068in all your dwellingsמֽוֹשְׁבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃ פMo.o.she.vo.tei.KhemH4186.

4These arethe feastsמוֹעֲדֵ֣יmo.'a.DeiH4150of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, evenholyקֹ֑דֶשׁKo.deshH6944convocationsמִקְרָאֵ֖יmik.ra.'EiH4744,which ye shall proclaimתִּקְרְא֥וּtik.re.'UH7121in their seasonsבְּמוֹעֲדָֽם׃be.mo.'a.DamH4150.

5In the fourteenthבְּאַרְבָּעָ֥ה עָשָׂ֛רbe.'ar.ba.'Ah 'a.SarH6240 H702dayof the firstהָרִאשׁ֗וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223monthH2320at evenהָעַרְבָּ֑יִםha.'ar.Ba.yimH6153isYhwh'sלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068passoverפֶּ֖סַחPe.sachH6453.

6And on the fifteenthוּבַחֲמִשָּׁ֨ה עָשָׂ֥רu.va.cha.mi.Shah 'a.SarH6240 H2568dayיוֹם֙yOmH3117of the same monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320isthe feastחַ֥גchagH2282of unleavened breadהַמַּצּ֖וֹתha.ma.TzotH4682unto Yhwhלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068:sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117ye must eatתֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃to.Khe.luH398unleavened breadמַצּ֥וֹתma.TzotH4682.

7In the firstהָֽרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223dayבַּיּוֹם֙bai.yOmH3117ye shall have an holyקֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944convocationמִקְרָא־mik.ra'-H4744:ye shall doתַעֲשֽׂוּ׃ta.'a.SuH6213no servileעֲבֹדָ֖ה'a.vo.DahH5656workמְלֶ֥אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399therein.

8But ye shall offerוְהִקְרַבְתֶּ֥םve.hik.rav.TemH7126an offering made by fireאִשֶּׁ֛ה'i.ShehH801unto Yhwhלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117:in the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִי֙ha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117isan holyקֹ֔דֶשׁKo.deshH6944convocationמִקְרָא־mik.ra'-H4744:ye shall doתַעֲשֽׂוּ׃ פta.'a.SuH6213no servileעֲבֹדָ֖ה'a.vo.DahH5656workמְלֶ֥אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399therein.

9And Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

10Speakדַּבֵּ֞רda.BerH1696unto the childrenבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto them, When ye be comeתָבֹ֣אוּta.Vo.'uH935into the landהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776which I giveנֹתֵ֣ןno.TenH5414unto you, and shall reapוּקְצַרְתֶּ֖םu.ke.tzar.TemH7114the harvestקְצִירָ֑הּke.tzi.RahH7105thereof, then ye shall bringוַהֲבֵאתֶ֥םva.ha.ve.TemH935a sheafעֹ֛מֶר'O.merH6016of the firstfruitsרֵאשִׁ֥יתre.ShitH7225of your harvestקְצִירְכֶ֖םke.tzi.re.KhemH7105unto the priestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ha.ko.HenH3548:

11And he shall waveוְהֵנִ֧יףve.he.NifH5130the sheafהָעֹ֛מֶרha.'O.merH6016beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,to be acceptedלִֽרְצֹנְכֶ֑םlir.tzo.ne.KhemH7522for you: on the morrowמִֽמָּחֳרַת֙mi.mo.cho.RatH4283after the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676the priestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ha.ko.HenH3548shall waveיְנִיפֶ֖נּוּye.ni.Fe.nuH5130it.

12And ye shall offerוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֕םva.'a.si.TemH6213that dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117when ye waveהֲנִֽיפְכֶ֖םha.nif.KhemH5130the sheafהָעֹ֑מֶרha.'O.merH6016an he lambכֶּ֣בֶשׂKe.vesH3532without blemishתָּמִ֧יםta.MimH8549of the firstבֶּן־ben-H1121yearשְׁנָת֛וֹshe.na.ToH8141for a burnt offeringלְעֹלָ֖הle.'o.LahH5930unto Yhwhלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

13And the grain offeringוּמִנְחָתוֹ֩u.min.cha.ToH4503thereof shall betwoשְׁנֵ֨יshe.NeiH8147tenth dealsעֶשְׂרֹנִ֜ים'es.ro.NimH6241of fine flourסֹ֣לֶתSo.letH5560mingledבְּלוּלָ֥הbe.lu.LahH1101with oilבַשֶּׁ֛מֶןva.She.menH8081,an offering made by fireאִשֶּׁ֥ה'i.ShehH801unto Yhwhלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068fora sweetנִיחֹ֑חַni.Cho.achH5207savourרֵ֣יחַRei.achH7381:and the drink offeringוְנִסְכּ֥וֹve.nis.KoH5262thereof shall beof wineיַ֖יִןYa.yinH3196,the fourthרְבִיעִ֥תre.vi.'ItH7243partof an hinהַהִֽין׃ha.HinH1969.

14And ye shall eatתֹֽאכְל֗וּto.khe.LuH398neither breadוְלֶחֶם֩ve.le.ChemH3899,nor parched grainוְקָלִ֨יve.ka.LiH7039,nor green headsוְכַרְמֶ֜לve.khar.MelH3759,until the selfsameעֶ֙צֶם֙ הַזֶּ֔ה'e.tzem ha.ZehH2088 H6106dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117thatH5704ye have broughtהֲבִ֣יאֲכֶ֔םha.Vi.'a.KhemH935an offeringקָרְבַּ֖ןkar.BanH7133unto your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430: it shall bea statuteחֻקַּ֤תchu.KatH2708for everעוֹלָם֙o.LamH5769throughout your generationsלְדֹרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םle.do.Ro.tei.KhemH1755in all your dwellingsמֹשְׁבֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃ סmo.she.Vo.tei.KhemH4186.

15And ye shall countוּסְפַרְתֶּ֤םu.se.far.TemH5608unto you from the morrowמִמָּחֳרַ֣תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283after the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676,from the dayמִיּוֹם֙mi.yOmH3117that ye broughtהֲבִ֣יאֲכֶ֔םha.Vi.'a.KhemH935the sheafעֹ֖מֶר'O.merH6016of the wave offeringהַתְּנוּפָ֑הha.te.nu.FahH8573;sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651sabbathsשַׁבָּת֖וֹתsha.ba.TotH7676shall beתִּהְיֶֽינָה׃tih.Yei.nahH1961completeתְּמִימֹ֥תte.mi.MotH8549:

16Even untoעַ֣ד'adH5704the morrowמִֽמָּחֳרַ֤תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283after the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔תha.she.vi.'ItH7637sabbathהַשַּׁבָּת֙ha.sha.BatH7676shall ye numberתִּסְפְּר֖וּtis.pe.RuH5608fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572daysי֑וֹםYomH3117;and ye shall offerוְהִקְרַבְתֶּ֛םve.hik.rav.TemH7126a newחֲדָשָׁ֖הcha.da.ShahH2319grain offeringמִנְחָ֥הmin.ChahH4503unto Yhwhלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

17Ye shall bring outתָּבִ֣יאּוּ׀ta.Vi'.'uH935of your habitationsמִמּוֹשְׁבֹ֨תֵיכֶ֜םmi.mo.she.Vo.tei.KhemH4186twoשְׁ֚תַּיִםShe.ta.yimH8147waveתְּנוּפָ֗הte.nu.FahH8573loavesלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899of twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147tenth dealsעֶשְׂרֹנִ֔ים'es.ro.NimH6241:they shall be of fine flourסֹ֣לֶתSo.letH5560;they shall be bakenתֵּאָפֶ֑ינָהte.'a.Fei.nahH644with leavenחָמֵ֖ץcha.MetzH2557; they arethe firstfruitsבִּכּוּרִ֖יםbi.ku.RimH1061unto Yhwhלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

18And ye shall offerוְהִקְרַבְתֶּ֣םve.hik.rav.TemH7126with the breadהַלֶּ֗חֶםha.Le.chemH3899sevenשִׁבְעַ֨תshiv.'AtH7651lambsכְּבָשִׂ֤יםke.va.SimH3532without blemishתְּמִימִם֙te.mi.MimH8549of the firstבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121yearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141,and oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259youngבֶּן־ בָּקָ֛רben- ba.KarH1121 H1241bullockוּפַ֧רu.FarH6499,and twoשְׁנָ֑יִםshe.Na.yimH8147ramsוְאֵילִ֣םve.'ei.LimH352: they shall be fora burnt offeringעֹלָה֙'o.LahH5930unto Yhwhלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,with their grain offeringוּמִנְחָתָם֙u.min.cha.TamH4503,and their drink offeringsוְנִסְכֵּיהֶ֔םve.nis.kei.HemH5262, evenan offering made by fireאִשֵּׁ֥ה'i.ShehH801,of sweetנִיחֹ֖חַni.Cho.achH5207savourרֵֽיחַ־rei.ach-H7381unto Yhwhלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

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