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Leviticus 18:24-30

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.

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