Revised Literal Translation

Leviticus 23:22-32

22And when ye reapוּֽבְקֻצְרְכֶ֞םu.ve.kutz.re.KhemH7114the harvestקְצִ֣ירke.TzirH7105of your landאַרְצְכֶ֗ם'ar.tze.KhemH776,thou shalt not make clean riddanceתְכַלֶּ֞הte.kha.LehH3615of the cornersפְּאַ֤תpe.'AtH6285of thy fieldשָֽׂדְךָ֙sa.de.KhaH7704when thou reapestבְּקֻצְרֶ֔ךָbe.kutz.Re.chaH7114,neither shalt thou gatherתְלַקֵּ֑טte.la.KetH3950any gleaningוְלֶ֥קֶטve.Le.ketH3951of thy harvestקְצִירְךָ֖ke.tzi.re.ChaH7105:thou shalt leaveתַּעֲזֹ֣בta.'a.ZoH5800them unto the poorלֶֽעָנִ֤יle.'a.NiH6041,and to the strangerוְלַגֵּר֙ve.la.GerH1616: I amYhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ ס'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

23And Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

24Speakדַּבֵּ֛רda.BerH1696unto the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,In the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֜יha.she.vi.'IH7637monthבַּחֹ֨דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,in the firstבְּאֶחָ֣דbe.'e.ChadH259dayof the monthלַחֹ֗דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,shall ye have a sabbathשַׁבָּת֔וֹןsha.ba.TonH7677,a memorialזִכְר֥וֹןzikh.RonH2146of blowingתְּרוּעָ֖הte.ru.'AhH8643of trumpets, an holyקֹֽדֶשׁ׃Ko.deshH6944convocationמִקְרָא־mik.ra'-H4744.

25Ye shall doתַעֲשׂ֑וּta.'a.SuH6213no servileעֲבֹדָ֖ה'a.vo.DahH5656workמְלֶ֥אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399therein:but ye shall offerוְהִקְרַבְתֶּ֥םve.hik.rav.TemH7126an offering made by fireאִשֶּׁ֖ה'i.ShehH801unto Yhwhלַיהוָֽה׃ סla.Yah.wehH3068.

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

27Alsoאַ֡ךְ'akhH389on the tenthבֶּעָשׂ֣וֹרbe.'a.SorH6218dayof this seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֨יha.she.vi.'IH7637monthלַחֹדֶשׁ֩la.cho.DeshH2320there shall bea dayי֧וֹםYomH3117of atonementהַכִּפֻּרִ֣יםha.ki.pu.RimH3725:it shall be an holyקֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ko.deshH6944convocationמִֽקְרָא־mik.ra'-H4744unto you; and ye shall afflictוְעִנִּיתֶ֖םve.'i.ni.TemH6031your soulsנַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶ֑םnaf.sho.tei.KhemH5315,and offerוְהִקְרַבְתֶּ֥םve.hik.rav.TemH7126an offering made by fireאִשֶּׁ֖ה'i.ShehH801unto Yhwhלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

28And ye shall doתַעֲשׂ֔וּta.'a.SuH6213no workמְלָאכָה֙me.la.KhahH4399in that sameבְּעֶ֖צֶםbe.'E.tzemH6106dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117: for it isa dayי֤וֹםYomH3117of atonementכִּפֻּרִים֙ki.pu.RimH3725,to make an atonementלְכַפֵּ֣רle.kha.PerH3722for you beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

29For whatsoever soulהַנֶּ֙פֶשׁ֙ha.Ne.feshH5315it bethat shall not be afflictedתְעֻנֶּ֔הte.'u.NehH6031in that sameבְּעֶ֖צֶםbe.'E.tzemH6106dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,he shall be cut offוְנִכְרְתָ֖הve.nikh.re.TahH3772from among his peopleמֵֽעַמֶּֽיהָ׃Me.'a.Mei.haH5971.

30And whatsoever soulהַנֶּ֗פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315it bethat doethתַּעֲשֶׂה֙ta.'a.SehH6213any workמְלָאכָ֔הme.la.KhahH4399in that sameבְּעֶ֖צֶםbe.'E.tzemH6106dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,the same soulהַנֶּ֥פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315will I destroyוְהַֽאֲבַדְתִּ֛יve.ha.'a.vad.TiH6from amongמִקֶּ֥רֶבmi.Ke.revH7130his peopleעַמָּֽהּ׃'a.MahH5971.

31Ye shall doתַעֲשׂ֑וּta.'a.SuH6213no manner of workמְלָאכָ֖הme.la.KhahH4399: it shall bea statuteחֻקַּ֤תchu.KatH2708for everעוֹלָם֙o.LamH5769throughout your generationsלְדֹרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םle.do.Ro.tei.KhemH1755in all your dwellingsמֹֽשְׁבֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃Mo.she.Vo.tei.KhemH4186.

32It shall beunto you a sabbathשַׁבַּ֨תsha.BatH7676of restשַׁבָּת֥וֹןsha.ba.TonH7677,and ye shall afflictוְעִנִּיתֶ֖םve.'i.ni.TemH6031your soulsנַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶ֑םnaf.sho.tei.KhemH5315:in the ninthבְּתִשְׁעָ֤הbe.tish.'AhH8672dayof the monthלַחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙la.Cho.deshH2320at evenבָּעֶ֔רֶבba.'E.revH6153,from evenמֵעֶ֣רֶבme.'E.revH6153unto evenעֶ֔רֶב'E.revH6153,shall ye celebrateתִּשְׁבְּת֖וּtish.be.TuH7673your sabbathשַׁבַּתְּכֶֽם׃ פsha.ba.te.KhemH7676.

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