Revised Literal Translation

Leviticus 24

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

2Commandצַ֞וtzavH6680the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,that they bringוְיִקְח֨וּve.yik.ChuH3947unto thee pureזָ֛ךְzakhH2134oilשֶׁ֣מֶןShe.menH8081oliveזַ֥יִתZa.yitH2132beatenכָּתִ֖יתka.TitH3795for the lightלַמָּא֑וֹרla.ma.'orH3974,to cause the lampsנֵ֖רnerH5216to burnלְהַעֲלֹ֥תle.ha.'a.LotH5927continuallyתָּמִֽיד׃ta.MidH8548.

3Withoutמִחוּץ֩mi.ChutzH2351the vailלְפָרֹ֨כֶתle.fa.Ro.khetH6532of the testimonyהָעֵדֻ֜תha.'ei.DutH5715,in the tabernacleבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵ֗דmo.'EdH4150,shall Aaronאַהֲרֹ֜ן'a.ha.RonH175orderיַעֲרֹךְ֩ya.'a.roKhH6186it from the eveningמֵעֶ֧רֶבme.'E.revH6153unto the morningבֹּ֛קֶרBo.kerH1242beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068continuallyתָּמִ֑ידta.MidH8548: it shall bea statuteחֻקַּ֥תchu.KatH2708for everעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769in your generationsלְדֹרֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃le.do.Ro.tei.KhemH1755.

4He shall orderיַעֲרֹ֖ךְya.'a.RokhH6186the lampsהַנֵּר֑וֹתha.ne.RotH5216upon the pureהַטְּהֹרָ֔הha.te.ho.RahH2889lampstandהַמְּנֹרָ֣הha.me.no.RahH4501beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068continuallyתָּמִֽיד׃ פta.MidH8548.

5And thou shalt takeוְלָקַחְתָּ֣ve.la.kach.TaH3947fine flourסֹ֔לֶתSo.letH5560,and bakeוְאָפִיתָ֣ve.'a.fi.TaH644twelveעֶשְׂרֵ֖ה'es.RehH6240cakesחַלּ֑וֹתcha.LotH2471thereof: twoH8147tenth dealsעֶשְׂרֹנִ֔ים'es.ro.NimH6241shall be in oneהָאֶחָֽת׃ha.'e.ChatH259cakeהַֽחַלָּ֥הha.cha.LahH2471.

6And thou shalt setוְשַׂמְתָּ֥ve.sam.TaH7760them in twoשְׁתַּ֥יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147rowsH4634,sixשֵׁ֣שׁsheshH8337on a rowH4635,upon the pureהַטָּהֹ֖רha.ta.HorH2889tableהַשֻּׁלְחָ֥ןha.shul.ChanH7979beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

7And thou shalt putוְנָתַתָּ֥ve.na.ta.TaH5414pureזַכָּ֑הza.KahH2134frankincenseלְבֹנָ֣הle.vo.NahH3828upon eachrowהַֽמַּעֲרֶ֖כֶתha.ma.'a.Re.khetH4635,that it may be on the breadלַלֶּ֙חֶם֙la.Le.chemH3899for a memorialלְאַזְכָּרָ֔הle.'az.ka.RahH234, evenan offering made by fireאִשֶּׁ֖ה'i.ShehH801unto Yhwhלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

8Every sabbathH7676he shall set itH3117in orderיַֽעַרְכֶ֛נּוּya.'ar.Khe.nuH6186beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068continuallyתָּמִ֑ידta.MidH8548, being takenfrom the childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478by an everlastingעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769covenantבְּרִ֥יתbe.RitH1285.

9And it shall be Aaron’sלְאַהֲרֹ֣ןle.'a.ha.RonH175and his sons’וּלְבָנָ֔יוu.le.va.NavH1121;and they shall eatוַאֲכָלֻ֖הוּva.'a.kha.Lu.huH398it in the holyקָדֹ֑שׁka.DoshH6918placeבְּמָק֣וֹםbe.ma.KomH4725: for it ismostקֹדֶשׁ֩ko.DeshH6944holyקָֽדָשִׁ֨יםka.da.ShimH6944unto him of the offeringsH801of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068made by fireמֵאִשֵּׁ֥יme.'i.SheiH801by a perpetualעוֹלָֽם׃ סo.LamH5769statuteחָק־chok-H2706.

10And the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of an IsraelitishH3482womanאִשָּׁ֣ה'i.ShahH802,whose fatherבֶּן־ben-H1121wasan Egyptianאִ֣ישׁ מִצְרִ֔י'ish mitz.RiH4713 H376,went outוַיֵּצֵא֙vai.ye.Tze'H3318amongבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3481 H3478:and this sonבֶּ֚ןbenH1121of the IsraelitishH3482womanand a manוְאִ֖ישׁve.'IshH376of IsraelH3478strove togetherוַיִּנָּצוּ֙vai.yi.na.TzuH5327in the campבַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הba.ma.cha.NehH4264;

11And the IsraelitishH3482woman’sהָֽאִשָּׁ֨הha.'i.ShahH802sonבֶּן־ben-H1121blasphemedוַ֠יִּקֹּבvai.yi.koH5344the nameהַשֵּׁם֙ha.ShemH8034of Yhwh,and cursedוַיְקַלֵּ֔לvay.ka.LelH7043.And they broughtוַיָּבִ֥יאוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935him unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872: (and his mother’sאִמּ֛וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034wasShelomithשְׁלֹמִ֥יתshe.lo.MitH8019,the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Dibriדִּבְרִ֖יdiv.RiH1704,of the tribeלְמַטֵּה־le.ma.teh-H4294of Danדָֽן׃DanH1835:)

12And they putH3240him in wardבַּמִּשְׁמָ֑רba.mish.MarH4929,that the mindפִּ֥יpiH6310of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068might be shewedלִפְרֹ֥שׁlif.RoshH6567them.

13And Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

14Bring forthהוֹצֵ֣אho.Tze'H3318him that hath cursedהַֽמְקַלֵּ֗לham.ka.LelH7043withoutמִחוּץ֙mi.ChutzH2351the campלַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הla.ma.cha.NehH4264;and let all that heardהַשֹּׁמְעִ֛יםha.sho.me.'ImH8085himlayוְסָמְכ֧וּve.sa.me.KhuH5564their handsיְדֵיהֶ֖םye.dei.HemH3027upon his headרֹאשׁ֑וֹro.ShoH7218,and let all the congregationהָעֵדָֽה׃ha.'e.DahH5712stoneוְרָגְמ֥וּve.rag.MuH7275him.

15And thou shalt speakתְּדַבֵּ֣רte.da.BerH1696unto the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,WhosoeverH376cursethכִּֽי־ יְקַלֵּ֥לki- ye.ka.LelH7043 H3588his Godאֱלֹהָ֖יו'e.lo.HavH430shall bearוְנָשָׂ֥אve.na.Sa'H5375his sinחֶטְאֽוֹ׃chet.'OH2399.

16And he that blasphemethוְנֹקֵ֤בve.no.KevH5344the nameשֵׁם־shem-H8034of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,he shall surelyמ֣וֹתMotH4191be put to deathיוּמָ֔תyu.MatH4191, andall the congregationהָעֵדָ֑הha.'e.DahH5712shall certainlyרָג֥וֹםra.GomH7275stoneיִרְגְּמוּ־yir.ge.mu-H7275him: as well the strangerכַּגֵּר֙ka.GerH1616,as he that is born in the landכָּֽאֶזְרָ֔חka.'ez.RachH249,when he blasphemethבְּנָקְבוֹ־be.nak.vo-H5344the nameשֵׁ֖םshemH8034of Yhwh,shall be put to deathיוּמָֽת׃yu.MatH4191.

17And heוְאִ֕ישׁve.'IshH376that killethיַכֶּ֖הya.KehH5221anyנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315manאָדָ֑ם'a.DamH120shall surelyמ֖וֹתMotH4191be put to deathיוּמָֽת׃yu.MatH4191.

18And he that killethוּמַכֵּ֥הu.ma.KehH5221a beastנֶֽפֶשׁ־ בְּהֵמָ֖הne.fesh- be.he.MahH929 H5315shall make it goodיְשַׁלְּמֶ֑נָּהye.shal.le.Me.nahH7999;beastנֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshH5315for beastנָֽפֶשׁ׃Na.feshH5315.

19And if a manוְאִ֕ישׁve.'IshH376causeיִתֵּ֥ןyi.TenH5414a blemishמ֖וּםmumH3971in his neighbourבַּעֲמִית֑וֹba.'a.mi.ToH5997;as he hath doneעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213,so shall it be doneיֵעָ֥שֶׂהye.'A.sehH6213to him;

20Breachשֶׁ֚בֶרShe.verH7667for breachשֶׁ֔בֶרShe.verH7667,eyeעַ֚יִן'A.yinH5869for eyeעַ֔יִן'A.yinH5869,toothשֵׁ֖ןshenH8127for toothשֵׁ֑ןShenH8127:as he hath causedיִתֵּ֥ןyi.TenH5414a blemishמוּם֙mumH3971in a manבָּֽאָדָ֔םba.'a.DamH120,so shall it be doneיִנָּ֥תֶןyi.Na.tenH5414to him again.

21And he that killethוּמַכֵּ֥הu.ma.KehH5221a beastבְהֵמָ֖הve.he.MahH929,he shall restoreיְשַׁלְּמֶ֑נָּהye.shal.le.Me.nahH7999it: and he that killethוּמַכֵּ֥הu.ma.KehH5221a manאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120,he shall be put to deathיוּמָֽת׃yu.MatH4191.

22Ye shall have oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259manner of lawמִשְׁפַּ֤טmish.PatH4941,as well for the strangerכַּגֵּ֥רka.GerH1616,as for one of your own countryכָּאֶזְרָ֖חka.'ez.RachH249: for I amYhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

23And Mosesמֹשֶׁה֮mo.ShehH4872spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696to the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478,that they should bring forthוַיּוֹצִ֣יאוּvai.yo.Tzi.'uH3318him that had cursedהַֽמְקַלֵּ֗לham.ka.LelH7043outמִחוּץ֙mi.ChutzH2351of the campלַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הla.ma.cha.NehH4264,and stoneוַיִּרְגְּמ֥וּvai.yir.ge.MuH7275him with stonesאָ֑בֶן'A.venH68.And the childrenוּבְנֵֽי־u.ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478didעָשׂ֔וּ'a.SuH6213as Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ פmo.ShehH4872.

Commentaries on Leviticus 24