Revised Version 1895

Leviticus 18

1And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Speakדַּבֵּר֙da.BerH1696unto thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֖ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto them, I am theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

3AfterH776the doings of thelandאֶֽרֶץ־'e.retz-H776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,whereinאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834yedweltיְשַׁבְתֶּם־ye.shav.tem-H3427, shall yenotלֹ֣אlo'H3808doתַעֲשׂ֑וּta.'a.SuH6213: andafterH776the doings of thelandאֶֽרֶץ־'e.retz-H776ofCanaanכְּנַ֡עַןke.Na.'anH3667, whither Ibringמֵבִ֨יאme.Vi'H935youאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834, shall yenotלֹ֣אlo'H3808doתַעֲשׂ֔וּta.'a.SuH6213:neitherלֹ֥אlo'H3808shall ye walk in theirstatutesוּבְחֻקֹּתֵיהֶ֖םu.ve.chu.ko.tei.HemH2708.

4Myjudgmentsמִשְׁפָּטַ֧יmish.pa.TaiH4941shall yedoתַּעֲשׂ֛וּta.'a.SuH6213, and mystatutesחֻקֹּתַ֥יchu.ko.TaiH2708shall yekeepתִּשְׁמְר֖וּtish.me.RuH8104, to walk therein: I am theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

5Ye shall thereforekeepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֤םu.she.mar.TemH8104mystatutesחֻקֹּתַי֙chu.ko.TaiH2708, and myjudgmentsמִשְׁפָּטַ֔יmish.pa.TaiH4941:whichH834ifH834amanהָאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120doיַעֲשֶׂ֥הya.'a.SehH6213, he shall live in them: I am theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

6Noneלֹ֥אlo'H3808ofyouH3605shallapproachH7126toanyH3605that isnearH7126of kin to him, touncoverלְגַלּ֣וֹתle.ga.LotH1540theirnakednessעֶרְוָ֑ה'er.VahH6172: I am theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

7Thenakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172of thyfatherאָבִ֛יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1,evenH3808thenakednessוְעֶרְוַ֥תve.'er.VatH6172of thymotherאִמְּךָ֖'i.me.KhaH517, shalt thounotH3808uncoverתְגַלֵּ֑הte.ga.LehH1540:sheהִ֔ואhi'H1931is thymotherאִמְּךָ֣'i.me.KhaH517; thou shaltnotH3808uncoverתְגַלֶּ֖הte.ga.LehH1540herH1540nakednessעֶרְוָתָֽהּ׃ ס'er.va.TahH6172.

8Thenakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172of thyfather’sאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1wifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802shalt thounotלֹ֣אlo'H3808uncoverתְגַלֵּ֑הte.ga.LehH1540: it is thyfather’sאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1nakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172.

9Thenakednessעֶרְוַ֨ת'er.VatH6172of thysisterאֲחֽוֹתְךָ֤'a.chot.KhaH269, thedaughterבַת־vat-H1323of thyfatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1, or thedaughterבַת־vat-H1323of thymotherאִמֶּ֔ךָ'i.Me.khaH517,whetherH176bornמוֹלֶ֣דֶתmo.Le.detH4138athomeבַּ֔יִתBa.yitH1004, orbornמוֹלֶ֣דֶתmo.Le.detH4138abroadח֑וּץChutzH2351,evenH3808theirnakednessעֶרְוָתָֽן׃ ס'er.va.TanH6172thou shaltnotH3808uncoverתְגַלֶּ֖הte.ga.LehH1540.

10Thenakednessעֶרְוַ֤ת'er.VatH6172of thyson’sבִּנְךָ֙bin.KhaH1121daughterבַּת־bat-H1323, or of thydaughter’sבַֽת־vat-H1323daughterבִּתְּךָ֔bi.te.KhaH1323,evenכִּ֥יkiH3588theirnakednessעֶרְוָתָ֑ן'er.va.TanH6172thou shaltnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808uncoverתְגַלֶּ֖הte.ga.LehH1540: for theirs is thine ownnakednessעֶרְוָתְךָ֖'er.va.te.KhaH6172.

11Thenakednessעֶרְוַ֨ת'er.VatH6172of thyfather’sאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1wife’sאֵ֤שֶׁת'E.shetH802daughterבַּת־bat-H1323, begotten of thyfatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1,sheהִ֑ואhi'H1931is thysisterאֲחוֹתְךָ֖'a.chot.KhaH269, thou shaltnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808uncoverתְגַלֶּ֖הte.ga.LehH1540herH1540nakednessעֶרְוָתָֽהּ׃ ס'er.va.TahH6172.

12Thou shaltnotH3808uncoverתְגַלֵּ֑הte.ga.LehH1540thenakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172of thyfather’sאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1sisterאֲחוֹת־'a.chot-H269:sheהִֽוא׃ סhi'H1931is thyfather’sאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1nearH3808kinswoman.

13Thou shaltnotH3808uncoverתְגַלֵּ֑הte.ga.LehH1540thenakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172of thymother’sאִמְּךָ֖'i.me.KhaH517sisterאֲחֽוֹת־'a.chot-H269: forsheהִֽוא׃ סhi'H1931is thymother’sאִמְּךָ֖'i.me.KhaH517nearH3808kinswoman.

14Thou shaltnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808uncoverתְגַלֵּ֑הte.ga.LehH1540thenakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172of thyfather’sאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1brotherאֲחִֽי־'a.chi-H251, thou shaltnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808approachתִקְרָ֔בtik.RavH7126to hiswifeאִשְׁתּוֹ֙'ish.ToH802:sheהִֽוא׃ סhi'H1931is thineauntדֹּדָֽתְךָ֖do.da.te.KhaH1733.

15Thou shaltnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808uncoverתְגַלֵּ֑הte.ga.LehH1540thenakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172of thy daughter in law:sheהִ֔ואhi'H1931is thyson’sבִּנְךָ֙bin.KhaH1121wifeאֵ֤שֶׁת'E.shetH802; thou shaltnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808uncoverתְגַלֶּ֖הte.ga.LehH1540herH1540nakednessעֶרְוָתָֽהּ׃ ס'er.va.TahH6172.

16Thou shaltnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808uncoverתְגַלֵּ֑הte.ga.LehH1540thenakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172of thybrother’sאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251wifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802: it is thybrother’sאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251nakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172.

17Thou shaltnotH3808uncoverתְגַלֵּ֑הte.ga.LehH1540thenakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172of awomanאִשָּׁ֛ה'i.ShahH802andherH1540daughterוּבִתָּ֖הּu.vi.TahH1323; thou shaltnotH3808takeתִקַּח֙ti.KachH3947herH1540son’sבְּנָ֞הּbe.NahH1121daughterבַּת־bat-H1323, orherH1540daughter’sבַּת־bat-H1323daughterבִּתָּ֗הּbi.TahH1323, touncoverלְגַלּ֣וֹתle.ga.LotH1540herH1540nakednessעֶרְוָתָ֔הּ'er.va.TahH6172; they arenearH3808kinswomen: it iswickednessזִמָּ֥הzi.MahH2154.

18And thou shaltnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808takeתִקָּ֑חti.KachH3947awomanוְאִשָּׁ֥הve.'i.ShahH802toherH413sisterאֲחֹתָ֖הּ'a.cho.TahH269, to be a rival toherH413, touncoverלְגַלּ֧וֹתle.ga.LotH1540herH413nakednessעֶרְוָתָ֛הּ'er.va.TahH6172,besideעָלֶ֖יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921theotherH269inherH413lifeבְּחַיֶּֽיהָ׃be.chai.Yei.haH2416time.

19And thou shaltnotH3808approachתִקְרַ֔בtik.RavH7126unto awomanאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802touncoverלְגַלּ֖וֹתle.ga.LotH1540herH413nakednessעֶרְוָתָֽהּ׃'er.va.TahH6172, aslongH413assheH3808is impure byherH413uncleannessבְּנִדַּ֣תbe.ni.DatH5079.

20And thou shaltnotלֹא־lo'-H3808lie carnally with thy neighbour’swifeאֵ֙שֶׁת֙'e.shetH802, todefileלְטָמְאָה־le.ta.me.'ah-H2930thyself withherוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413.

21And thou shaltnotלֹא־lo'-H3808giveתִתֵּ֖ןti.TenH5414anyH5414of thyseedוּמִֽזַּרְעֲךָ֥u.mi.zar.'a.KhaH2233tomakeH5414thempassלְהַעֲבִ֣ירle.ha.'a.VirH5674throughH5674the fire toMolechלַמֹּ֑לֶךְla.Mo.lekhH4432,neitherוְלֹ֧אve.Lo'H3808shalt thouprofaneתְחַלֵּ֛לte.cha.LelH2490thenameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034of thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430: I am theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

22Thou shaltnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808lieתִשְׁכַּ֖בtish.KavH7901with mankind, as with womankind: it isabominationתּוֹעֵבָ֖הto.'e.VahH8441.

23And thou shaltnotלֹא־lo'-H3808lie withanyH3605beastבְּהֵמָ֛הbe.he.MahH929todefileלְטָמְאָה־le.ta.me.'ah-H2930thyself therewith:neitherלֹֽא־lo'-H3808shallanyH3605womanוְאִשָּׁ֗הve.'i.ShahH802standתַעֲמֹ֞דta.'a.ModH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֧יlif.NeiH6440abeastבְהֵמָ֛הve.he.MahH929, to liedownתִתֵּ֥ןti.TenH5414thereto: it is confusion.

24Defileתִּֽטַּמְּא֖וּti.ta.me.'UH2930notאַל־'al-H408ye yourselves inanyבְּכָל־be.kholH3605oftheseאֵ֑לֶּה'E.lehH428things: for inallבְכָל־ve.khol-H3605theseאֵ֙לֶּה֙'e.lehH428thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471aredefiledנִטְמְא֣וּnit.me.'UH2930whichH834IcastH7971outH7971frombeforeמִפְּנֵיכֶֽם׃mi.pe.nei.KhemH6440youH834:

25And thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776isdefiledוַתִּטְמָ֣אva.tit.Ma'H2930: therefore I dovisitוָאֶפְקֹ֥דva.'ef.KodH6485theiniquityעֲוֹנָ֖הּ'a.vo.NahH5771thereofuponH5921it, and thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776vomitethoutH5921herH5921inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֶֽיהָ׃yo.she.Vei.haH3427.

26Ye therefore shallkeepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֣םu.she.mar.TemH8104mystatutesחֻקֹּתַי֙chu.ko.TaiH2708and myjudgmentsמִשְׁפָּטַ֔יmish.pa.TaiH4941, and shallnotH3808doתַעֲשׂ֔וּta.'a.SuH6213anyמִכֹּ֥לmi.KolH3605oftheseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428abominationsהַתּוֹעֵבֹ֖תha.to.'e.VotH8441;neitherH3808the homeborn,norH3808thestrangerוְהַגֵּ֖רve.ha.GerH1616that sojourneth amongyouאַתֶּ֗ם'a.TemH859:

27(forallכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֔לha.'ElH411abominationsהַתּוֹעֵבֹ֣תha.to.'e.VotH8441have themenH376of thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776doneעָשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213,whichH834werebeforeלִפְנֵיכֶ֑םlif.nei.KhemH6440youH834, and thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776isdefiledוַתִּטְמָ֖אva.tit.Ma'H2930;)

28that thelandהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776vomitH6958notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808youכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834outH6440also, when yedefileבְּטַֽמַּאֲכֶ֖םbe.ta.ma.'a.KhemH2930it, as it vomitedoutH6440thenationהַגּ֖וֹיha.GoyH1471that wasbeforeH6440youאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834.

29For whosoever shalldoיַעֲשֶׂ֔הya.'a.SehH6213anyH3605oftheseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428abominationsהַתּוֹעֵב֖וֹתha.to.'e.VotH8441,evenכִּ֚יkiH3588thesoulsהַנְּפָשׁ֥וֹתha.ne.fa.ShotH5315thatdoהָעֹשֹׂ֖תha.'o.SotH6213them shall becutוְנִכְרְת֛וּve.nikh.re.TuH3772offH3772from among theirpeopleעַמָּֽם׃'a.MamH5971.

30Therefore shall yekeepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֣םu.she.mar.TemH8104mychargeמִשְׁמַרְתִּ֗יmish.mar.TiH4931, that yedoעֲשׂ֜וֹתa.SotH6213notH3808anyH6440oftheseH834abominableהַתּֽוֹעֵבֹת֙ha.to.'e.VotH8441customsמֵחֻקּ֤וֹתme.chu.KotH2708,whichH834weredoneנַעֲשׂ֣וּna.'a.SuH6213beforeH6440youH834, and that yedefileתִֽטַּמְּא֖וּti.ta.me.'UH2930notH3808yourselves therein: I am theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ פ'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

Commentaries on Leviticus 18

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