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Leviticus 20:22-26

22Ye shall thereforekeepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֤םu.she.mar.TemH8104allH3605mystatutesחֻקֹּתַי֙chu.ko.TaiH2708, andallH3605myjudgmentsמִשְׁפָּטַ֔יmish.pa.TaiH4941, anddoוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖םva.'a.si.TemH6213them: that thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, whither Ibringמֵבִ֥יאme.Vi'H935youH834todwellלָשֶׁ֥בֶתla.She.vetH3427therein,vomitתָקִ֤יאta.Ki'H6958youH834notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808outH3605.

23And ye shallnotוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808walk in thecustomsבְּחֻקֹּ֣תbe.chu.KotH2708of thenationהַגּ֔וֹיha.GoyH1471,whichH834IcastH7971outH7971beforeמִפְּנֵיכֶ֑םmi.pe.nei.KhemH6440youH834: for theydidעָשׂ֔וּ'a.SuH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605theseאֵ֙לֶּה֙'e.lehH428things, and therefore Iabhorredוָאָקֻ֖ץva.'a.KutzH6973them.

24But I havesaidוָאֹמַ֣רva.'o.MarH559untoyouH859, Ye shallinheritתִּֽירְשׁ֣וּti.re.ShuH3423theirlandאֶ֛רֶץ'E.retzH776, and I willgiveאֶתְּנֶ֤נָּה'et.te.Ne.nahH5414it untoyouH859topossessלָרֶ֣שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423it, alandH776flowingזָבַ֥תza.VatH2100withmilkחָלָ֖בcha.LavH2461andhoneyוּדְבָ֑שׁu.de.VashH1706: I am theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834haveseparatedהִבְדַּ֥לְתִּיhiv.Dal.tiH914youH859from thepeoplesהָֽעַמִּֽים׃Ha.'a.MimH5971.

25Ye shall thereforeseparateH914betweenבֵּֽין־bein-H996thecleanהַטְּהֹרָה֙ha.te.ho.RahH2889beastהַבְּהֵמָ֤הha.be.he.MahH929and theuncleanלַטְּמֵאָ֔הla.te.me.'AhH2931, andbetweenוּבֵין־u.vein-H996theuncleanהַטָּמֵ֖אha.ta.Me'H2931fowlהָע֥וֹףha.'ofH5775and thecleanלַטָּהֹ֑רla.ta.HorH2889: and ye shallnotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808makeH914yoursoulsנַפְשֹֽׁתֵיכֶ֜םnaf.sho.tei.KhemH5315abominable bybeastבַּבְּהֵמָ֣הba.be.he.MahH929, or byfowlוּבָע֗וֹףu.va.'ofH5775, or byanyH3605thingH3605wherewith thegroundהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127teemeth,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I haveseparatedH914fromyouאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834asuncleanH2931.

26And ye shall beholyקְדֹשִׁ֔יםke.do.ShimH6918untomeH4480: for I theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068amholyקָד֖וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918, and haveseparatedוָאַבְדִּ֥לva.'av.DilH914youכִּ֥יkiH3588from thepeoplesהָֽעַמִּ֖יםha.'a.MimH5971, that ye should bemineH4480.

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