Revised Literal Translation

Leviticus 6

1And YhwhH3068spakeH1696unto MosesH4872,sayingH559,

2If a soulנֶ֚פֶשׁNe.feshH5315sinתֶחֱטָ֔אte.che.Ta'H2398,and commitוּמָעֲלָ֥הu.ma.'a.LahH4603a trespassמַ֖עַלMa.'alH4604against Yhwhבַּיהוָ֑הba.Yah.wehH3068,and lieוְכִחֵ֨שׁve.khi.CheshH3584unto his neighbourבַּעֲמִית֜וֹba.'a.mi.ToH5997in that which was deliveredבְּפִקָּד֗וֹןbe.fi.ka.DonH6487him to keep, or in fellowshipבִתְשׂ֤וּמֶת יָד֙vit.Su.met yadH3027 H8667,or in a thing taken away by violenceבְגָזֵ֔לve.ga.ZelH1498,or hath deceivedעָשַׁ֥ק'a.ShakH6231his neighbourעֲמִיתֽוֹ׃a.mi.ToH5997;

3Or have foundמָצָ֧אma.Tza'H4672that which was lostאֲבֵדָ֛ה'a.ve.DahH9,and liethוְכִ֥חֶשׁve.Khi.cheshH3584concerning it, and swearethוְנִשְׁבַּ֣עve.nish.Ba'H7650falselyשָׁ֑קֶרSha.kerH8267;in anyאַחַ֗ת'a.ChatH259of all these that a manהָאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120doethיַעֲשֶׂ֥הya.'a.SehH6213,sinningלַחֲטֹ֥אla.cha.To'H2398thereinH2007:

4Then it shall be, because he hath sinnedיֶחֱטָ֣אye.che.Ta'H2398,and is guiltyוְאָשֵׁם֒ve.'a.ShemH816,that he shall restoreוְהֵשִׁ֨יבve.he.ShivH7725thatהַגְּזֵלָ֜הha.ge.ze.LahH1500which he took violently awayגָּזָ֗לga.ZalH1497,or the thingהָעֹ֙שֶׁק֙ha.'O.shekH6233which he hath deceitfully gottenעָשָׁ֔ק'a.ShakH6231,or that which was deliveredהַפִּקָּד֔וֹןha.pi.ka.DonH853 H6487him to keepהָפְקַ֖דha.fe.KadH6485,or the lost thingהָאֲבֵדָ֖הha.'a.ve.DahH9which he foundמָצָֽא׃ma.Tza'H4672,

5Or all that about which he hath swornיִשָּׁבַ֣עyi.sha.Va'H7650falselyלַשֶּׁקֶר֒la.she.KerH8267;he shall even restoreוְשִׁלַּ֤םve.shi.LamH7999it in the principalבְּרֹאשׁ֔וֹbe.ro.ShoH7218,and shall addיֹסֵ֣ףyo.SefH3254the fifth partוַחֲמִשִׁתָ֖יוva.cha.mi.shi.TavH2549moreH3254thereto, andgiveיִתְּנֶ֖נּוּyi.te.Ne.nuH5414it unto him to whom it appertaineth, in the dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117of his trespass offeringאַשְׁמָתֽוֹ׃'ash.ma.ToH819.

6And he shall bringיָבִ֖יאya.Vi'H935his trespass offeringאֲשָׁמ֥וֹ'a.sha.MoH817unto Yhwhלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068,a ramאַ֣יִל'A.yilH352without blemishתָּמִ֧יםta.MimH8549out of the flockהַצֹּ֛אןha.TzonH6629,with thy estimationבְּעֶרְכְּךָ֥be.'er.ke.KhaH6187,for a trespass offeringלְאָשָׁ֖םle.'a.ShamH817,unto the priestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ha.ko.HenH3548:

7And the priestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.HenH3548shall make an atonementוְכִפֶּ֨רve.khi.PerH3722for him beforeH6440YhwhH3068:and it shall be forgivenוְנִסְלַ֣חve.nis.LachH5545him for any thingאַחַ֛ת'a.ChatH259of all that he hath doneיַעֲשֶׂ֖הya.'a.SehH6213in trespassingלְאַשְׁמָ֥הle.'ash.MahH819therein.

8And YhwhH3068spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

9Commandצַ֤וtzavH6680AaronH175and his sonsH1121,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, This isthe lawתּוֹרַ֖תto.RatH8451of the burnt offeringהָעֹלָ֑הha.'o.LahH5930: It isthe burnt offeringהָעֹלָ֡הha.'o.LahH5930,because of the burningמוֹקְדָ֨הmok.DahH4169upon the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֤חַha.miz.Be.achH4196all nightהַלַּ֙יְלָה֙ha.Lay.lahH3915unto the morningהַבֹּ֔קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242,and the fireוְאֵ֥שׁve.'EshH784of the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196shall be burningתּ֥וּקַדTu.kadH3344in it.

10And the priestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548shall putוְלָבַ֨שׁve.la.VashH3847on his linenבַ֗דVadH906garmentמִדּ֣וֹmi.DoH4055,and his linenבַד֮vadH906breechesוּמִֽכְנְסֵי־u.mikh.ne.sei-H4370shall he putיִלְבַּ֣שׁyil.BashH3847upon his fleshבְּשָׂרוֹ֒be.sa.RoH1320,and take upוְהֵרִ֣יםve.he.RimH7311the ashesהַדֶּ֗שֶׁןha.De.shenH1880which the fireהָאֵ֛שׁha.'EshH784hath consumedתֹּאכַ֥לto.KhalH398with the burnt offeringהָעֹלָ֖הha.'o.LahH5930on the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,and he shall putוְשָׂמ֕וֹve.sa.MoH7760them besideאֵ֖צֶל'E.tzelH681the altarהַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ha.miz.Be.achH4196.

11And he shall put offוּפָשַׁט֙u.fa.ShatH6584his garmentsבְּגָדָ֔יוbe.ga.DavH899,and put onוְלָבַ֖שׁve.la.VashH3847otherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312garmentsבְּגָדִ֣יםbe.ga.DimH899,and carry forthוְהוֹצִ֤יאve.ho.Tzi'H3318the ashesהַדֶּ֙שֶׁן֙ha.De.shenH1880withoutמִח֣וּץmi.ChutzH2351the campלַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הla.ma.cha.NehH4264unto a cleanטָהֽוֹר׃ta.HorH2889placeמָק֖וֹםma.KomH4725.

12And the fireוְהָאֵ֨שׁve.ha.'EshH784upon the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֤חַha.miz.Be.achH4196shall be burningתּֽוּקַד־tu.kad-H3344in it; it shall not be put outתִכְבֶּ֔הtikh.BehH3518:and the priestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.HenH3548shall burnוּבִעֵ֨רu.vi.'ErH1197woodעֵצִ֖ים'e.TzimH6086on it every morningH1242,and lay the burnt offeringהָֽעֹלָ֔הha.'o.LahH5930in orderוְעָרַ֤ךְve.'a.RakhH6186upon it; and he shall burnוְהִקְטִ֥ירve.hik.TirH6999thereon the fatחֶלְבֵ֥יchel.VeiH2459of the peace offeringsהַשְּׁלָמִֽים׃ha.she.la.MimH8002.

13The fireאֵ֗שׁ'EshH784shall everH8548be burningתּוּקַ֥דtu.KadH3344upon the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196;it shall never go outתִכְבֶֽה׃ סtikh.VehH3518.

14And this isthe lawתּוֹרַ֖תto.RatH8451of the grain offeringH4503:the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175shall offerH7126it beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440YhwhH3068,beforeפְּנֵ֖יpe.NeiH6440the altarהַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ha.miz.Be.achH4196.

15And he shall takeוְהֵרִ֨יםve.he.RimH7311of it his handfulבְּקֻמְצ֗וֹbe.kum.TzoH7062,of the flourמִסֹּ֤לֶתmi.So.letH5560of the grain offeringהַמִּנְחָה֙ha.min.ChahH4503,and of the oilוּמִשַּׁמְנָ֔הּu.mi.sham.NahH8081thereof, and all the frankincenseהַלְּבֹנָ֔הha.le.vo.NahH3828which isupon the grain offeringהַמִּנְחָ֑הha.min.ChahH4503,and shall burnH6999itupon the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֗חַha.miz.Be.achH4196fora sweetנִיחֹ֛חַni.Cho.achH5207savourרֵ֧יחַRei.achH7381, eventhe memorialאַזְכָּרָתָ֖הּ'az.ka.ra.TahH234of it, unto YhwhH3068.

16And the remainderוְהַנּוֹתֶ֣רֶתve.ha.no.Te.retH3498thereof shall Aaronאַהֲרֹ֣ן'a.ha.RonH175and his sonsוּבָנָ֑יוu.va.NavH1121eatH398:with unleavened breadמַצּ֤וֹתma.TzotH4682shall it be eatenH398in the holyקָדֹ֔שׁka.DoshH6918placeבְּמָק֣וֹםbe.ma.KomH4725;in the courtבַּחֲצַ֥רba.cha.TzarH2691of the tabernacleאֹֽהֶל־'o.hel-H168of the congregationמוֹעֵ֖דmo.'EdH4150they shall eatH398it.

17It shall not be bakenתֵאָפֶה֙te.'a.PehH644with leavenחָמֵ֔ץcha.MetzH2557.I have givenנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414it unto them fortheir portionחֶלְקָ֛םchel.KamH2506of my offerings made by fireמֵאִשָּׁ֑יme.'i.ShaiH801; it ismostקֹ֤דֶשׁKo.deshH6944holyקָֽדָשִׁים֙ka.da.ShimH6944, as isthe sin offeringכַּחַטָּ֖אתka.cha.TatH2403,and as the trespass offeringוְכָאָשָֽׁם׃ve.kha.'a.ShamH817.

18All the malesזָכָ֞רza.KharH2145among the childrenH1121of AaronH175shall eatיֹֽאכֲלֶ֔נָּהyo.kha.Le.nahH398of it. It shall bea statuteחָק־chok-H2706for everעוֹלָם֙o.LamH5769in your generationsלְדֹרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םle.do.Ro.tei.KhemH1755concerning the offeringsH801of YhwhH3068made by fireמֵאִשֵּׁ֖יme.'i.SheiH801:every one that touchethיִגַּ֥עyi.Ga'H5060them shall be holyיִקְדָּֽשׁ׃ פyik.DashH6942.

19And Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

20This isthe offeringקָרְבַּן֩ka.re.BanH7133of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֨ן'a.ha.RonH175and of his sonsוּבָנָ֜יוu.va.NavH1121,which they shall offerיַקְרִ֣יבוּyak.Ri.vuH7126unto Yhwhלַֽיהוָ֗הla.Yah.wehH3068in the dayבְּיוֹם֙be.yOmH3117when he is anointedהִמָּשַׁ֣חhi.ma.ShachH4886;the tenth partעֲשִׂירִ֨ת'a.si.RitH6224of an ephahהָאֵפָ֥הha.'e.FahH374of fine flourסֹ֛לֶתSo.letH5560for a grain offeringמִנְחָ֖הmin.ChahH4503perpetualתָּמִ֑ידta.MidH8548,halfמַחֲצִיתָ֣הּma.cha.tzi.TahH4276of it in the morningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,and halfוּמַחֲצִיתָ֖הּu.ma.cha.tzi.TahH4276thereof at nightבָּעָֽרֶב׃ba.'A.revH6153.

21In a panמַחֲבַ֗תma.cha.VatH4227it shall be madeתֵּעָשֶׂ֖הte.'a.SehH6213with oilבַּשֶּׁ֛מֶןba.She.menH8081; and when it isbakenמֻרְבֶּ֣כֶתmur.Be.khetH7246,thou shalt bringתְּבִיאֶ֑נָּהte.vi.'E.nahH935it in: andthe bakenתֻּפִינֵי֙tu.fi.NeiH8601piecesפִּתִּ֔יםpi.TimH6595of the grain offeringמִנְחַ֣תmin.ChatH4503shalt thou offerתַּקְרִ֥יבtak.RivH7126fora sweetנִיחֹ֖חַni.Cho.achH5207savourרֵֽיחַ־rei.ach-H7381unto Yhwhלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

22And the priestH3548of his sonsמִבָּנָ֖יוmi.ba.NavH1121that is anointedהַמָּשִׁ֧יחַha.ma.Shi.achH4899in his stead shall offerיַעֲשֶׂ֣הya.'a.SehH6213it: it isa statuteחָק־chok-H2706for everעוֹלָ֕םo.LamH5769unto Yhwhלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068;it shall be whollyכָּלִ֥ילka.LilH3632burntתָּקְטָֽר׃ta.ke.TarH6999.

23For every grain offeringמִנְחַ֥תmin.ChatH4503for the priestכֹּהֵ֛ןko.HenH3548shall be wholly burntכָּלִ֥ילka.LilH3632:it shall not be eatenH398.

24And Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

25Speakדַּבֵּ֤רda.BerH1696unto Aaronאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175and to his sonsבָּנָ֣יוba.NavH1121,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, This isthe lawתּוֹרַ֖תto.RatH8451of the sin offeringהַֽחַטָּ֑אתha.cha.TatH2403:In the placeבִּמְק֡וֹםbim.KomH4725where the burnt offeringהָעֹלָ֜הha.'o.LahH5930is killedתִּשָּׁחֵ֨טti.sha.ChetH7819shall the sin offeringהַֽחַטָּאת֙ha.cha.taTH2403be killedתִּשָּׁחֵ֤טti.sha.ChetH7819beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068: it ismostקֹ֥דֶשׁKo.deshH6944holyקָֽדָשִׁ֖יםka.da.ShimH6944.

26The priestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.HenH3548that offereth it for sinהַֽמְחַטֵּ֥אham.cha.Te'H2398shall eatיֹאכֲלֶ֑נָּהyo.kha.Le.nahH398it: in the holyקָדֹשׁ֙ka.DoshH6918placeבְּמָק֤וֹםbe.ma.KomH4725shall it be eatenתֵּֽאָכֵ֔לte.'a.KhelH398,in the courtבַּחֲצַ֖רba.cha.TzarH2691of the tabernacleאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

27Whatsoever shall touchיִגַּ֥עyi.Ga'H5060the fleshבִּבְשָׂרָ֖הּbiv.sa.RahH1320thereof shall be holyיִקְדָּ֑שׁyik.DashH6942:and when there is sprinkledיִזֶּ֤הyi.ZehH5137of the bloodמִדָּמָהּ֙mi.da.MahH1818thereof upon any garmentהַבֶּ֔גֶדha.Be.gedH899,thou shalt washתְּכַבֵּ֖סte.kha.BesH3526that whereon it was sprinkledיִזֶּ֣הyi.ZehH5137in the holyקָדֹֽשׁ׃ka.DoshH6918placeבְּמָק֥וֹםbe.ma.KomH4725.

28But the earthenחֶ֛רֶשׂChe.resH2789vesselוּכְלִי־u.khe.li-H3627wherein it is soddenתְּבֻשַּׁל־te.vu.shal-H1310shall be brokenיִשָּׁבֵ֑רyi.sha.VerH7665:and if it be soddenבֻּשָּׁ֔לָהbu.Sha.lahH1310in a brasenנְחֹ֙שֶׁת֙ne.Cho.shetH5178potבִּכְלִ֤יbikh.LiH3627,it shall be both scouredוּמֹרַ֥קu.mo.RakH4838,and rinsedוְשֻׁטַּ֖ףve.shu.TafH7857in waterבַּמָּֽיִם׃ba.Ma.yimH4325.

29All the malesזָכָ֥רza.KharH2145among the priestsבַּכֹּהֲנִ֖יםba.ko.ha.NimH3548shall eatיֹאכַ֣לyo.KhalH398thereof: it ismostקֹ֥דֶשׁKo.deshH6944holyקָֽדָשִׁ֖יםka.da.ShimH6944.

30And no sin offeringחַטָּ֡אתcha.TatH2403, whereof anyof the bloodמִדָּמָ֜הּmi.da.MahH1818is broughtיוּבָ֨אyu.Va'H935into the tabernacleאֹ֧הֶל'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵ֛דmo.'EdH4150to reconcileלְכַפֵּ֥רle.kha.PerH3722withalin the holyבַּקֹּ֖דֶשׁba.Ko.deshH6944place,shall be eatenתֵאָכֵ֑לte.'a.KhelH398:it shall be burntתִּשָּׂרֵֽף׃ פti.sa.RefH8313in the fireבָּאֵ֖שׁba.'EshH784.

Commentaries on Leviticus 6