Revised Version 1895

Leviticus 19:21-37

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.

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