Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 15:18-41

18Speakדַּבֵּר֙da.BerH1696unto the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֖ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto them, When ye comeבְּבֹֽאֲכֶם֙be.vo.'a.KhemH935into the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whither I bringמֵבִ֥יאme.Vi'H935you,

19Then it shall be, that, when ye eatבַּאֲכָלְכֶ֖םba.'a.kha.le.KhemH398of the breadמִלֶּ֣חֶםmi.Le.chemH3899of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,ye shall offer upתָּרִ֥ימוּta.Ri.muH7311an heave offeringתְרוּמָ֖הte.ru.MahH8641unto Yhwhלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

20Ye shall offer upתָּרִ֣ימוּta.Ri.muH7311a cakeחַלָּ֖הcha.LahH2471of the firstרֵאשִׁית֙re.ShitH7225of your doughעֲרִסֹ֣תֵכֶ֔ם'a.ri.So.te.KhemH6182foran heave offeringתְרוּמָ֑הte.ru.MahH8641: as ye dothe heave offeringכִּתְרוּמַ֣תkit.ru.MatH8641of the threshingfloorגֹּ֔רֶןGo.renH1637,so shall ye heaveתָּרִ֥ימוּta.Ri.muH7311it.

21Of the firstמֵרֵאשִׁית֙me.re.ShitH7225of your doughעֲרִסֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם'a.ri.So.tei.KhemH6182ye shall giveתִּתְּנ֥וּti.te.NuH5414unto Yhwhלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068an heave offeringתְּרוּמָ֑הte.ru.MahH8641in your generationsלְדֹרֹ֖תֵיכֶֽם׃ סle.do.Ro.tei.KhemH1755.

22And if ye have erredתִשְׁגּ֔וּtish.GuH7686,and not observedתַעֲשׂ֔וּta.'a.SuH6213all these commandmentsהַמִּצְוֹ֖תha.mitz.VotH4687,which Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hath spokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696unto Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872,

23Evenall that Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hath commandedצִוָּ֧הtzi.VahH6680you by the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872,from the dayהַיּ֞וֹםhai.YomH3117that Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֧הtzi.VahH6680Moses,and henceforwardוָהָ֖לְאָהva.Hal.'ahH1973among your generationsלְדֹרֹתֵיכֶֽם׃le.do.ro.tei.KhemH1755;

24Then it shall be, if oughtbe committedנֶעֶשְׂתָ֣הne.'es.TahH6213by ignoranceלִשְׁגָגָה֒lish.ga.GahH7684without the knowledgeמֵעֵינֵ֣יme.'ei.NeiH5869of the congregationהָעֵדָה֮ha.'e.DahH5712,that all the congregationהָעֵדָ֡הha.'e.DahH5712shall offerוְעָשׂ֣וּve.'a.SuH6213oneאֶחָ֨ד'e.ChadH259youngבֶּן־ בָּקָר֩ben- ba.KarH1241 H1121bullockפַּ֣רparH6499for a burnt offeringלְעֹלָ֜הle.'o.LahH5930,for a sweetנִיחֹ֙חַ֙ni.Cho.achH5207savourלְרֵ֤יחַle.Rei.achH7381unto Yhwhלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,with his grain offeringוּמִנְחָת֥וֹu.min.cha.ToH4503,and his drink offeringוְנִסְכּ֖וֹve.nis.KoH5262,according to the mannerכַּמִּשְׁפָּ֑טka.mish.PatH4941,and oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259kidוּשְׂעִיר־u.se.'ir-H8163of the goatsעִזִּ֥ים'i.ZimH5795for a sin offeringלְחַטָּֽת׃le.cha.TatH2403.

25And the priestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548shall make an atonementוְכִפֶּ֣רve.khi.PerH3722for all the congregationעֲדַ֛ת'a.DatH5712of the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and it shall be forgivenוְנִסְלַ֣חve.nis.LachH5545them; for it isignoranceשְׁגָגָ֣הshe.ga.GahH7684:and they shall bringהֵבִ֨יאוּhe.Vi.'uH935their offeringקָרְבָּנָ֜םka.re.ba.NamH7133,a sacrifice made by fireאִשֶּׁ֣ה'i.ShehH801unto Yhwhלַֽיהוָ֗הla.Yah.wehH3068,and their sin offeringוְחַטָּאתָ֛םve.cha.ta.TamH2403beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,for their ignoranceשִׁגְגָתָֽם׃shi.ga.TamH7684:

26And it shall be forgivenוְנִסְלַ֗חve.nis.LachH5545all the congregationעֲדַת֙'a.DatH5712of the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and the strangerוְלַגֵּ֖רve.la.GerH1616that sojournethהַגָּ֣רha.GarH1481amongבְּתוֹכָ֑םbe.to.KhamH8432them; seeing all the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971werein ignoranceבִּשְׁגָגָֽה׃ סbish.ga.GahH7684.

27And if anyאַחַ֖ת'a.ChatH259soulנֶ֥פֶשׁNe.feshH5315sinתֶּחֱטָ֣אte.che.Ta'H2398through ignoranceבִשְׁגָגָ֑הvish.ga.GahH7684,then he shall bringוְהִקְרִ֛יבָהve.hik.Ri.vahH7126a she goatעֵ֥ז'ezH5795of the firstבַּת־bat-H1323yearשְׁנָתָ֖הּshe.na.TahH8141for a sin offeringלְחַטָּֽאת׃le.cha.TatH2403.

28And the priestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548shall make an atonementוְכִפֶּ֣רve.khi.PerH3722for the soulהַנֶּ֧פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315that sinneth ignorantlyהַשֹּׁגֶ֛גֶתha.sho.Ge.getH7683,when he sinnethבְּחֶטְאָ֥הbe.chet.'AhH2398by ignoranceבִשְׁגָגָ֖הvish.ga.GahH7684beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,to make an atonementלְכַפֵּ֥רle.kha.PerH3722for him; and it shall be forgivenוְנִסְלַ֥חve.nis.LachH5545him.

29Ye shall have oneאַחַת֙'a.ChatH259lawתּוֹרָ֤הto.RahH8451for him that sinnethלָעֹשֶׂ֖הla.'o.SehH6213through ignoranceבִּשְׁגָגָֽה׃bish.ga.GahH7684, both forhim that is bornהָֽאֶזְרָח֙ha.'ez.RachH249among the childrenבִּבְנֵ֣יbiv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and for the strangerוְלַגֵּ֖רve.la.GerH1616that sojournethהַגָּ֣רha.GarH1481amongבְּתוֹכָ֑םbe.to.KhamH8432them.

30But the soulוְהַנֶּ֜פֶשׁve.ha.Ne.feshH5315that doethתַּעֲשֶׂ֣ה׀ta.'a.SehH6213oughtpresumptuouslyבְּיָ֣ד רָמָ֗הbe.Yad ra.MahH3027 H7311, whether he beborn in the landהָֽאֶזְרָח֙ha.'ez.RachH249,or a strangerהַגֵּ֔רha.GerH1616 H4480,the same reproachethמְגַדֵּ֑ףme.ga.DefH1442Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068;and that soulהַנֶּ֥פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315shall be cut offוְנִכְרְתָ֛הve.nikh.re.TahH3772from amongמִקֶּ֥רֶבmi.Ke.revH7130his peopleעַמָּֽהּ׃'a.MahH5971.

31Because he hath despisedבָּזָ֔הba.ZahH959the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,and hath brokenהֵפַ֑רhe.FarH6565his commandmentמִצְוָת֖וֹmitz.va.ToH4687,that soulהַנֶּ֥פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315shall utterlyהִכָּרֵ֧ת׀hi.ka.RetH3772be cut offתִּכָּרֵ֛תti.ka.RetH3772;his iniquityעֲוֹנָ֥ה'a.vo.NahH5771shall be upon him.

32And while the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478were in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057,they foundוַֽיִּמְצְא֗וּvai.yim.tze.'UH4672a manאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376that gatheredמְקֹשֵׁ֥שׁme.ko.SheshH7197sticksעֵצִ֖ים'e.TzimH6086upon the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּֽת׃ha.sha.BatH7676dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117.

33And they that foundהַמֹּצְאִ֥יםha.mo.tze.'ImH4672him gatheringמְקֹשֵׁ֣שׁme.ko.SheshH7197sticksעֵצִ֑ים'e.TzimH6086broughtוַיַּקְרִ֣יבוּvai.yak.Ri.vuH7126him unto Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872and Aaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175,and unto all the congregationהָעֵדָֽה׃ha.'e.DahH5712.

34And they putH3240him in wardבַּמִּשְׁמָ֑רba.mish.MarH4929,because it was not declaredפֹרַ֔שׁfo.RashH6567what should be doneיֵּעָשֶׂ֖הye.'a.SehH6213to him.

35And Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,The manהָאִ֑ישׁha.'IshH376shall be surelyמ֥וֹתMotH4191put to deathיוּמַ֖תyu.MatH4191:all the congregationהָ֣עֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712shall stoneרָג֨וֹםra.GomH7275him with stonesבָֽאֲבָנִים֙va.'a.va.NimH68withoutמִח֖וּץmi.ChutzH2351the campלַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃La.ma.cha.NehH4264.

36And all the congregationהָעֵדָ֗הha.'e.DahH5712broughtוַיֹּצִ֨יאוּvai.yo.Tzi.'uH3318him withoutמִחוּץ֙mi.ChutzH2351the campלַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הla.ma.cha.NehH4264,and stonedוַיִּרְגְּמ֥וּvai.yir.ge.MuH7275him with stonesבָּאֲבָנִ֖יםba.'a.va.NimH68,and he diedוַיָּמֹ֑תvai.ya.MotH4191;as Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ פmo.ShehH4872.

37And Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spakeוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

38Speakדַּבֵּ֞רda.BerH1696unto the childrenבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,and bidוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559them that they makeוְעָשׂ֨וּve.'a.SuH6213them fringesצִיצִ֛תtzi.TzitH6734in the bordersכַּנְפֵ֥יkan.FeiH3671of their garmentsבִגְדֵיהֶ֖םvig.dei.HemH899throughout their generationsלְדֹרֹתָ֑םle.do.ro.TamH1755,and that they putוְנָֽתְנ֛וּve.Na.te.NuH5414upon the fringeצִיצִ֥תtzi.TzitH6734of the bordersהַכָּנָ֖ףha.ka.NafH3671a ribbandפְּתִ֥ילpe.TilH6616of blueתְּכֵֽלֶת׃te.Khe.letH8504:

39And it shall be unto you for a fringeלְצִיצִת֒le.tzi.TzitH6734,that ye may lookוּרְאִיתֶ֣םu.re.'i.TemH7200upon it, and rememberוּזְכַרְתֶּם֙u.ze.khar.TemH2142all the commandmentsמִצְוֹ֣תmitz.VotH4687of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and doוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖םva.'a.si.TemH6213them; and that ye seekתָתֻ֜רוּta.Tu.ruH8446not afterH310your own heartלְבַבְכֶם֙le.vav.KhemH3824and your own eyesעֵֽינֵיכֶ֔ם'ei.nei.KhemH5869,afterH310which ye use to go a whoringזֹנִ֖יםzo.NimH2181:

40That ye may rememberתִּזְכְּר֔וּtiz.ke.RuH2142,and doוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖םva.'a.si.TemH6213all my commandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֑יmitz.vo.TaiH4687,and beוִהְיִיתֶ֥םvih.yi.TemH1961holyקְדֹשִׁ֖יםke.do.ShimH6918unto your Godלֵֽאלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃Le.lo.hei.KhemH430.

41I amYhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֗ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,which brought you outהוֹצֵ֤אתִיho.Tze.tiH3318of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,to be your Godלֵאלֹהִ֑יםle.lo.HimH430: I amYhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ פ'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

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