Revised Version 1895

Leviticus 21:7-15

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.

10And he that is thehighהַגָּד֨וֹלha.ga.DolH1419priestוְהַכֹּהֵן֩ve.ha.ko.HenH3548among hisbrethrenמֵאֶחָ֜יוme.'e.ChavH251,uponH5921whoseאֲֽשֶׁר־'asher-H834headרֹאשׁ֣וֹ׀ro.ShoH7218theanointingהַמִּשְׁחָה֙ha.mish.ChahH4888oilשֶׁ֤מֶןShe.menH8081ispouredיוּצַ֥קyu.TzakH3332, and that is consecrated toputלִלְבֹּ֖שׁlil.BoshH3847on thegarmentsהַבְּגָדִ֑יםha.be.ga.DimH899, shallnotH3808letH3808thehairH7218of hisheadרֹאשׁוֹ֙ro.ShoH7218golooseH5921,norH3808rend hisclothesוּבְגָדָ֖יוu.ve.ga.DavH899;

11neitherלֹ֣אlo'H3808shall hegoיָבֹ֑אya.Vo'H935in toanyכָּל־kol-H3605deadמֵ֖תmetH4191bodyH5315,norלֹ֥אlo'H3808defileיִטַּמָּֽא׃yi.ta.Ma'H2930himselfH5315for hisfatherלְאָבִ֥יוle.'a.VivH1, or for hismotherוּלְאִמּ֖וֹu.le.'i.MoH517;

12neitherלֹ֣אlo'H3808shall hegoיֵצֵ֔אye.Tze'H3318outH3318of thesanctuaryהַמִּקְדָּשׁ֙ha.mik.DashH4720,norוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808profaneיְחַלֵּ֔לye.cha.LelH2490thesanctuaryמִקְדַּ֣שׁmik.DashH4720of hisGodאֱלֹהָ֑יו'e.lo.HavH430; for thecrownנֵ֠זֶרNe.zerH5145of theanointingמִשְׁחַ֧תmish.ChatH4888oilשֶׁ֣מֶןShe.menH8081of hisGodאֱלֹהָ֛יו'e.lo.HavH430isuponעָלָ֖יו'a.LavH5921him: I am theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

13And he shalltakeיִקָּֽח׃yi.KachH3947awifeאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802inherH3947virginityבִבְתוּלֶ֖יהָviv.tu.Lei.haH1331.

14Awidowאַלְמָנָ֤ה'al.ma.NahH490, or onedivorcedוּגְרוּשָׁה֙u.ge.ru.ShahH1644, or aprofaneוַחֲלָלָ֣הva.cha.la.LahH2491womanH802, anharlotזֹנָ֔הzo.NahH2181,theseאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428shall henotלֹ֣אlo'H3808takeיִקָּ֑חyi.KachH3947: but avirginבְּתוּלָ֥הbe.tu.LahH1330of his ownpeopleמֵעַמָּ֖יוme.'a.MavH5971shall hetakeיִקַּ֥חyi.KachH3947towifeאִשָּֽׁה׃'i.ShahH802.

15And he shallnotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808profaneיְחַלֵּ֥לye.cha.LelH2490hisseedזַרְע֖וֹzar.'OH2233among hispeopleבְּעַמָּ֑יוbe.'a.MavH5971: for I am theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068whichsanctifyמְקַדְּשֽׁוֹ׃ פme.ka.de.ShoH6942him.

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