Revised Version 1895

Leviticus 19

1And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽרle.MorH559,

2Speakדַּבֵּ֞רda.BerH1696untoallכָּל־kol-H3605thecongregationעֲדַ֧ת'a.DatH5712of thechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֥ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto them, Ye shall beholyקְדֹשִׁ֣יםke.do.ShimH6918: for I theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430amholyקָד֔וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918.

3Ye shallfearתִּירָ֔אוּti.Ra.'uH3372everyH376manH376hismotherאִמּ֤וֹ'i.MoH517, and hisfatherוְאָבִיו֙ve.'a.VivH1, and ye shallkeepתִּשְׁמֹ֑רוּtish.Mo.ruH8104mysabbathsשַׁבְּתֹתַ֖יsha.be.to.TaiH7676: I am theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

4Turnתִּפְנוּ֙tif.NuH6437yenotH3808untoidolsהָ֣אֱלִילִ֔יםha.'e.li.LimH457,norH3808makeתַעֲשׂ֖וּta.'a.SuH6213to yourselves moltengodsוֵֽאלֹהֵי֙ve.lo.HeiH430: I am theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

5And when yeofferתִזְבְּח֛וּtiz.be.ChuH2076asacrificeזֶ֥בַחZe.vachH2077ofpeaceשְׁלָמִ֖יםshe.la.MimH8002offeringsH8002unto theLORDלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068, ye shallofferתִּזְבָּחֻֽהוּ׃tiz.ba.Chu.huH2076it that ye may beacceptedלִֽרְצֹנְכֶ֖םlir.tzo.ne.KhemH7522.

6It shall beeatenיֵאָכֵ֖לye.'a.KhelH398the samedayבְּי֧וֹםbe.YomH3117yeofferזִבְחֲכֶ֛םziv.cha.KhemH2077it, and on the morrow: and if aughtremainוְהַנּוֹתָר֙ve.ha.no.TarH3498untilעַד־'ad-H5704thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayי֣וֹםYomH3117, it shall beburntיִשָּׂרֵֽף׃yi.sa.RefH8313withfireבָּאֵ֖שׁba.'EshH784.

7Andifוְאִ֛םve.'ImH518it beeatenH398atallH3117on thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, it is an abomination; it shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808beacceptedיֵרָצֶֽה׃ye.ra.TzehH7521:

8but every one that eateth it shallbearיִשָּׂ֔אyi.Sa'H5375hisiniquityעֲוֹנ֣וֹa.vo.NoH5771,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588he hathprofanedחִלֵּ֑לchi.LelH2490theholyקֹ֥דֶשׁKo.deshH6944thingH6944of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068: and thatsoulהַנֶּ֥פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315shall becutוְנִכְרְתָ֛הve.nikh.re.TahH3772offH3772from hispeopleמֵעַמֶּֽיהָ׃me.'a.Mei.haH5971.

9And when yereapוּֽבְקֻצְרְכֶם֙u.ve.kutz.re.KhemH7114theharvestקְצִ֣ירke.TzirH7105of yourlandאַרְצְכֶ֔ם'ar.tze.KhemH776, thou shaltnotלֹ֧אlo'H3808whollyreapלִקְצֹ֑רlik.TzorH7114thecornersפְּאַ֥תpe.'AtH6285of thyfieldשָׂדְךָ֖sa.de.KhaH7704,neitherלֹ֥אlo'H3808shalt thougatherתְלַקֵּֽט׃te.la.KetH3950thegleaningוְלֶ֥קֶטve.Le.ketH3951of thyharvestקְצִֽירְךָ֖ke.tzi.re.ChaH7105.

10And thou shaltnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808gleanH3950thyvineyardוְכַרְמְךָ֙ve.khar.me.KhaH3754,neitherלֹ֣אlo'H3808shalt thougatherתְלַקֵּ֑טte.la.KetH3950thefallenH6528fruitH6528of thyvineyardכַּרְמְךָ֖kar.me.KhaH3754; thou shaltleaveתַּעֲזֹ֣בta.'a.ZoH5800them for thepoorלֶֽעָנִ֤יle.'a.NiH6041and for thestrangerוְלַגֵּר֙ve.la.GerH1616: I am theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

11Ye shallnotלֹ֖אlo'H3808stealתִּגְנֹ֑בוּtig.NouH1589;neitherוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808shall yedealתְשַׁקְּר֖וּte.sha.ke.RuH8266falselyH8266,norוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808lieH8266one toanotherאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376.

12And ye shallnotH3808swearתִשָּׁבְע֥וּti.sha.ve.'UH7650by mynameבִשְׁמִ֖יvish.MiH8034falselyלַשָּׁ֑קֶרla.Sha.kerH8267,soH3808that thouprofaneוְחִלַּלְתָּ֛ve.chi.lal.TaH2490thenameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034of thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430: I am theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

13Thou shaltnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808oppressתַעֲשֹׁ֥קta.'a.ShokH6231thy neighbour,norוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808robתִגְזֹ֑לtig.ZolH1497him: thewagesפְּעֻלַּ֥תpe.'u.LatH6468of ahiredH7916servantH7916shallnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808abide with theeallH5704nightuntilH5704themorningבֹּֽקֶר׃Bo.kerH1242.

14Thou shaltnotלֹא־lo'-H3808curseתְקַלֵּ֣לte.ka.LelH7043thedeafחֵרֵ֔שׁche.ReshH2795,norלֹ֥אlo'H3808putתִתֵּ֖ןti.TenH5414a stumblingblockbeforeוְלִפְנֵ֣יve.lif.NeiH6440theblindעִוֵּ֔ר'i.VerH5787, but thou shaltfearוְיָרֵ֥אתָve.ya.Re.taH3372thyGodמֵּאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָme.'e.lo.Hei.khaH430: I am theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

15Ye shalldoתַעֲשׂ֥וּta.'a.SuH6213noלֹא־lo'-H3808unrighteousnessעָ֙וֶל֙'a.velH5766injudgmentבַּמִּשְׁפָּ֔טba.mish.PatH4941: thou shaltnotלֹא־lo'-H3808respectH6440thepersonH8199of thepoorדָ֔לDalH1800,norוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808honour thepersonH8199of themightyגָד֑וֹלga.DolH1419: but inrighteousnessבְּצֶ֖דֶקbe.Tze.dekH6664shalt thoujudgeתִּשְׁפֹּ֥טtish.PotH8199thy neighbour.

16Thou shaltnotלֹא־lo'-H3808goupH5975anddownH5921as atalebearerרָכִיל֙ra.KhilH7400among thypeopleבְּעַמֶּ֔יךָbe.'a.Mei.khaH5971:neitherלֹ֥אlo'H3808shalt thoustandתַעֲמֹ֖דta.'a.ModH5975againstH5921thebloodדַּ֣םdamH1818of thy neighbour: I am theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

17Thou shaltnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808hateתִשְׂנָ֥אtis.Na'H8130thybrotherאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251in thineheartבִּלְבָבֶ֑ךָbil.va.Ve.khaH3824: thou shaltsurelyהוֹכֵ֤חַho.Khe.achH3198rebukeתּוֹכִ֙יחַ֙to.Khi.achH3198thy neighbour, andnotוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808bearתִשָּׂ֥אti.Sa'H5375sinחֵֽטְא׃Chet'H2399becauseעָלָ֖יו'a.LavH5921of him.

18Thou shaltnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808takeH5358vengeanceH5358,norוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808bearH5201anyH5201grudgeH5201againstלְרֵעֲךָ֖le.re.'a.KhaH7453thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of thypeopleעַמֶּ֔ךָ'a.Me.khaH5971, but thou shaltloveוְאָֽהַבְתָּ֥ve.'a.hav.TaH157thy neighbour as thyself: I am theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

19Ye shallkeepתִּשְׁמֹרוּ֒tish.mo.RuH8104mystatutesחֻקֹּתַי֮chu.ko.TaiH2708. Thou shaltnotH3808letH3808thycattleבְּהֶמְתְּךָ֙be.hem.te.KhaH929gender with a diverse kind: thou shaltnotH3808sowתִזְרַ֣עtiz.Ra'H2232thyfieldשָׂדְךָ֖sa.de.KhaH7704withtwoכִּלְאַ֔יִםkil.'A.yimH3610kindsכִּלְאָ֑יִםkil.'A.yimH3610ofseedH2232:neitherH3808shall therecomeיַעֲלֶ֖הya.'a.LehH5927uponH5921thee agarmentוּבֶ֤גֶדu.Ve.gedH899oftwoכִּלְאַ֙יִם֙kil.'A.yimH3610kindsH3610of stuff mingledtogetherH5921.

20And whosoever lieth carnally with awomanאִשָּׁ֜ה'i.ShahH802, that is a bondmaid, betrothed to anhusbandוְ֠אִישׁVe.'ishH376, andnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808atallלְאִ֔ישׁle.'IshH376redeemedH6299,norלֹ֣אlo'H3808freedomחֻפְשָׁ֖הchuf.ShahH2668givenH5414herH802; they shall be punished; they shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808beputH5414todeathיוּמְת֖וּyu.me.TuH4191,becauseH3588sheוְהִ֤ואve.Hiv'H1931wasnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808freeחֻפָּֽשָׁה׃chu.Pa.shahH2666.

21And he shallbringוְהֵבִ֤יאve.he.Vi'H935hisguiltאֲשָׁמוֹ֙'a.sha.MoH817offering unto theLORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068, unto thedoorפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of thetentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150,evenאֶת־'et-H853aramאֵ֖יל'eilH352for aguiltאָשָֽׁם׃'a.ShamH817offering.

22And thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548shall makeatonementוְכִפֶּר֩ve.khi.PerH3722for him with theramבְּאֵ֤ילbe.'EilH352of theguiltהָֽאָשָׁם֙ha.'a.ShamH817offeringbeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068for hissinH2398whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he hathsinnedH2398: and he shall beforgivenוְנִסְלַ֣חve.nis.LachH5545for hissinH2398whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he hathsinnedH2398.

23And when ye shallcomeתָבֹ֣אוּta.Vo.'uH935intoאֶל־'el-H413thelandהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and shall haveplantedוּנְטַעְתֶּם֙u.ne.ta'.TemH5193allכָּל־kol-H3605manner oftreesעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086forfoodמַאֲכָ֔לma.'a.KhalH3978, then ye shallcountH8141thefruitפִּרְי֑וֹpir.YoH6529thereof as their uncircumcision:threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֗יםsha.NimH8141shall they be asuncircumcisedעֲרֵלִ֖ים'a.re.LimH6189untoyouוְכִי־ve.khi-H3588; it shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808beeatenיֵאָכֵֽל׃ye.'a.KhelH398.

24But in thefourthהָרְבִיעִ֔תha.re.vi.'ItH7243yearוּבַשָּׁנָה֙u.va.sha.NahH8141allכָּל־kol-H3605thefruitפִּרְי֑וֹpir.YoH6529thereof shall beholyקֹ֥דֶשׁKo.deshH6944, for givingpraiseהִלּוּלִ֖יםhi.lu.LimH1974unto theLORDלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

25And in thefifthהַחֲמִישִׁ֗תha.cha.mi.ShitH2549yearוּבַשָּׁנָ֣הu.va.sha.NahH8141shall yeeatתֹּֽאכְלוּ֙to.khe.LuH398of thefruitפִּרְי֔וֹpir.YoH6529thereof, that it mayyieldתְּבוּאָת֑וֹte.vu.'a.ToH8393untoyouאֶת־'et-H853theincreaseלְהוֹסִ֥יףle.ho.SifH3254thereof: I am theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

26Ye shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808eatתֹאכְל֖וּto.khe.LuH398anyH398thing with thebloodהַדָּ֑םha.DamH1818:neitherלֹ֥אlo'H3808shall yeuseH398enchantmentsתְנַחֲשׁ֖וּte.na.cha.ShuH5172,norוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808practise augury.

27Ye shallnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808roundתַקִּ֔פוּta.Ki.fuH5362thecornersפְּאַ֖תpe.'AtH6285of yourheadsרֹאשְׁכֶ֑םrosh.KhemH7218,neitherוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808shalt thou mar thecornersפְּאַ֥תpe.'AtH6285of thybeardזְקָנֶֽךָ׃ze.ka.Ne.chaH2206.

28Ye shallnotלֹ֤אlo'H3808makeH5414anyH5414cuttings in yourfleshבִּבְשַׂרְכֶ֔םbiv.sar.KhemH1320for thedeadלָנֶ֗פֶשׁla.Ne.feshH5315,norלֹ֥אlo'H3808printanyH5414marksוּכְתֹ֣בֶתu.khe.ToetH3793uponyouH5414: I am theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

29Profaneתְּחַלֵּ֥לte.cha.LelH2490notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808thydaughterבִּתְּךָ֖bi.te.KhaH1323, to makeherH4390aharlotלְהַזְנוֹתָ֑הּle.haz.no.TahH2181; lest thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776fallתִזְנֶ֣הtiz.NehH2181to whoredom, and thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776becomeH4390fullוּמָלְאָ֥הu.mal.'AhH4390ofwickednessזִמָּֽה׃zi.MahH2154.

30Ye shallkeepתִּשְׁמֹ֔רוּtish.Mo.ruH8104mysabbathsשַׁבְּתֹתַ֣יsha.be.to.TaiH7676, and reverence mysanctuaryוּמִקְדָּשִׁ֖יu.mik.da.ShiH4720: I am theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

31Turnתִּפְנ֤וּtif.NuH6437yenotH408unto them that have familiar spirits,norH408unto the wizards;seekתְּבַקְשׁ֖וּte.vak.ShuH1245themnotH408outH413, to bedefiledלְטָמְאָ֣הle.ta.me.'AhH2930by them: I am theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

32Thou shaltriseH6965upH6965beforeH6440the hoaryheadH6440, and honour thefaceH6440of theoldזָקֵ֑ןza.KenH2205manH2205, and thou shaltfearוְיָרֵ֥אתָve.ya.Re.taH3372thyGodמֵּאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָme.'e.lo.Hei.khaH430: I am theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

33Andifוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588astrangerגֵּ֖רgerH1616sojourn with thee in yourlandבְּאַרְצְכֶ֑םbe.'ar.tze.KhemH776, ye shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808doH3238himwrongH3238.

34Thestrangerהַגֵּ֣ר׀ha.GerH1616that sojourneth withyouH3588shall be untoyouH3588as the homeborn amongyouH3588, and thou shaltloveוְאָהַבְתָּ֥ve.'a.hav.TaH157him as thyself; for ye werestrangersגֵרִ֥יםge.RimH1616in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714: I am theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

35Ye shalldoתַעֲשׂ֥וּta.'a.SuH6213noלֹא־lo'-H3808unrighteousnessעָ֖וֶל'A.velH5766injudgmentבַּמִּשְׁפָּ֑טba.mish.PatH4941, in meteyard, inweightבַּמִּשְׁקָ֖לba.mish.KalH4948, or inmeasureוּבַמְּשׂוּרָֽה׃u.va.me.su.RahH4884.

36JustH834balancesמֹ֧אזְנֵיMoz.neiH3976,justH834weightsאַבְנֵי־'av.nei-H68, ajustH834ephahאֵ֥יפַת'Ei.fatH374, and ajustH834hinוְהִ֥יןve.HinH1969, shall ye have: I am theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,whichH834broughtH3318youH834outH3318of thelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

37And ye shallobserveוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֤םu.she.mar.TemH8104allכָּל־kol-H3605mystatutesחֻקֹּתַי֙chu.ko.TaiH2708, andallכָּל־kol-H3605myjudgmentsמִשְׁפָּטַ֔יmish.pa.TaiH4941, anddoוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖םva.'a.si.TemH6213them: I am theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

Commentaries on Leviticus 19

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