Revised Version 1895

Leviticus 19:19-32

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.

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