Revised Version 1895

Leviticus 21:1-9

1And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,Speakאֱמֹ֥ר'e.MorH559unto thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֑ן'a.ha.RonH175, andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto them, There shallnoneלֹֽא־lo'-H3808defileיִטַּמָּ֖אyi.ta.Ma'H2930himselfH5315for thedeadH5315among hispeopleבְּעַמָּֽיו׃be.'a.MavH5971;

2exceptאִם־'im-H518for his kin, that isnearהַקָּרֹ֖בha.ka.RoH7138unto him, for hismotherלְאִמּ֣וֹle.'i.MoH517, and for hisfatherוּלְאָבִ֔יוu.le.'a.VivH1, and for hissonוְלִבְנ֥וֹve.liv.NoH1121, and for hisdaughterוּלְבִתּ֖וֹu.le.vi.ToH1323, and for hisbrotherוּלְאָחִֽיו׃u.le.'a.ChivH251;

3and for hissisterוְלַאֲחֹת֤וֹve.la.'a.cho.ToH269avirginהַבְּתוּלָה֙ha.be.tu.LahH1330, that isnearהַקְּרוֹבָ֣הha.ke.ro.VahH7138unto him,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834hath hadnoלֹֽא־lo'-H3808husbandלְאִ֑ישׁle.'IshH376, forherאֵלָ֔יו'e.LavH413may hedefileH2930himselfH2930.

4He shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808defileH2930himselfH2930, being a chiefmanבַּ֣עַלBa.'alH1167among hispeopleבְּעַמָּ֑יוbe.'a.MavH5971, toprofaneלְהֵ֖חַלּֽוֹ׃le.He.cha.LoH2490himselfH2930.

5They shallnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808makeיִקְרְח֤וּyik.re.chahH7139baldnessקָרְחָה֙ka.re.ChahH7144upon theirheadבְּרֹאשָׁ֔םbe.ro.ShamH7218,neitherלֹ֣אlo'H3808shall theyshaveיְגַלֵּ֑חוּye.ga.Le.chuH1548offH1548thecornerH7218of theirbeardזְקָנָ֖םze.ka.NamH2206,norלֹ֥אlo'H3808makeH7139anyH7139cuttings in theirfleshוּבִ֨בְשָׂרָ֔םu.Viv.sa.RamH1320.

6They shall beholyקֹֽדֶשׁ׃Ko.deshH6944unto theirGodלֵאלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔םle.Lo.hei.HemH430, andnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808profaneיְחַלְּל֔וּye.cha.le.LuH2490thenameשֵׁ֖םshemH8034of theirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430: for theofferingsH801of theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068madeH1961byfireאִשֵּׁ֨י'i.SheiH801, thebreadלֶ֧חֶםLe.chemH3899of theirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֛ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430, they doofferמַקְרִיבִ֖םmak.ri.VimH7126: therefore they shall beholyH6944.

7They shallnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808takeיִקָּ֔חוּyi.Ka.chuH3947awomanאִשָּׁ֨ה'i.ShahH802that is aharlotזֹנָ֤הzo.NahH2181, orprofaneוַחֲלָלָה֙va.cha.la.LahH2491;neitherלֹ֣אlo'H3808shall theytakeיִקָּ֑חוּyi.Ka.chuH3947awomanוְאִשָּׁ֛הve.'i.ShahH802putH3947awayH3947fromherH3947husbandמֵאִישָׁ֖הּme.'i.ShahH376: for he isholyקָדֹ֥שׁka.DoshH6918unto hisGodלֵאלֹהָֽיו׃le.lo.HavH430.

8Thou shaltsanctifyוְקִדַּשְׁתּ֔וֹve.ki.dash.ToH6942him therefore; for he offereth thebreadלֶ֥חֶםLe.chemH3899of thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430: he shall beholyקָדֹשׁ֙ka.DoshH6918unto thee: for I theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,whichה֣וּאhu'H1931sanctifyמְקַדִּשְׁכֶֽם׃me.ka.dish.KhemH6942youH3588, amholyקָד֔וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918.

9And thedaughterוּבַת֙u.VatH1323ofanyאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376priestכֹּהֵ֔ןko.HenH3548,ifH3588sheH1931profaneH2490herselfH1931byplayingH2181theharlotH2181,sheH1931profanethherH3588fatherאָבִ֙יהָ֙'a.Vi.haH1:sheH1931shall beburntתִּשָּׂרֵֽף׃ סti.sa.RefH8313withfireבָּאֵ֖שׁba.'EshH784.

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