Revised Version 1895

Leviticus 22

1And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Speakדַּבֵּ֨רda.BerH1696untoAaronאַהֲרֹ֜ן'a.ha.RonH175and to hissonsבָּנָ֗יוba.NavH1121, that they separatethemselvesמַקְדִּשִׁ֛יםmak.di.ShimH6942from theholyמִקָּדְשֵׁ֣יmi.ka.de.SheiH6944things of thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834they hallow untomeH413, and that theyprofaneיְחַלְּל֖וּye.cha.le.LuH2490notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808myholyקָדְשִׁ֑יkod.shiH6944nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034: I am theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

3Sayאֱמֹ֣ר'e.MorH559unto them, Whosoever he be ofallכָּל־kol-H3605yourseedזַרְעֲכֶ֗םzar.'a.KhemH2233throughoutמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605yourgenerationsלְדֹרֹ֨תֵיכֶ֜םle.do.Ro.tei.KhemH1755, that approacheth unto theholyהַקֳּדָשִׁים֙ha.ko.da.ShimH6944things,whichH834thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478hallow unto theLORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,havingH5315hisuncleannessוְטֻמְאָת֖וֹve.tum.'a.ToH2932uponעָלָ֑יו'a.LavH5921him, thatsoulH5315shall becutוְנִכְרְתָ֞הve.nikh.re.TahH3772offH3772frombeforeמִלְּפָנַ֖יmi.le.fa.NaiH6440meH413: I am theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

4Whatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834manH376soever of theseedמִזֶּ֣רַעmi.Ze.ra'H2233ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֗ן'a.ha.RonH175is aleperצָר֙וּעַ֙tza.Ru.a'H6879, or hath anissueתֵּצֵ֥אte.Tze'H3318; he shallnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808eatיֹאכַ֔לyo.KhalH398of theholyבַּקֳּדָשִׁים֙ba.ko.da.ShimH6944things,untilעַ֖ד'adH5704he becleanיִטְהָ֑רyit.HarH2891. And whoso touchethanyבְּכָל־be.kholH3605thingH6944that isuncleanטְמֵא־te.me'-H2931by thedeadנֶ֔פֶשׁNe.feshH5315, or amanH376whoseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834seedזָֽרַע׃Za.ra'H2233goeth from him;

5or whosoever touchethanyבְּכָל־be.kholH3605creepingthingשֶׁ֖רֶץShe.retzH8318,wherebyH834he may bemadeיִטְמָא־yit.ma'-H2930uncleanיִטְמָא־yit.ma'-H2930, or amanאִישׁ֙'ishH376ofwhomH834he may takeuncleannessטֻמְאָתֽוֹ׃tum.'a.ToH2932,whatsoeverלְכֹ֖לle.KholH3605uncleannessH2932he hath;

6thesoulנֶ֚פֶשׁNe.feshH5315whichH834touchethanyמִן־min-H4480suchH834shall beuncleanוְטָמְאָ֖הve.ta.me.'AhH2930untilH5704theevenH5704, and shallnotוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808eatיֹאכַל֙yo.KhalH398of theholyהַקֳּדָשִׁ֔יםha.ko.da.ShimH6944things,unlessאִם־'im-H518hebatheרָחַ֥ץra.ChatzH7364hisfleshבְּשָׂר֖וֹbe.sa.RoH1320inwaterבַּמָּֽיִם׃ba.Ma.yimH4325.

7And when thesunהַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121isdownH3588, he shall becleanוְטָהֵ֑רve.ta.HerH2891; andafterwardוְאַחַר֙ve.'a.CharH310he shalleatיֹאכַ֣לyo.KhalH398of theholyהַקֳּדָשִׁ֔יםha.ko.da.ShimH6944things,becauseH3588it is hisbreadלַחְמ֖וֹlach.MoH3899.

8Thatwhichנְבֵלָ֧הne.ve.LahH5038dieth of itself, or istornוּטְרֵפָ֛הu.te.re.FahH2966ofbeastsH2966, he shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808eatיֹאכַ֖לyo.KhalH398todefileH2930himselfH2930therewith: I am theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

9They shall thereforekeepוְשָׁמְר֣וּve.sha.me.RuH8104mychargeמִשְׁמַרְתִּ֗יmish.mar.TiH4931, lest theybearיִשְׂא֤וּyis.'UH5375sinחֵ֔טְאChet'H2399for it, anddieוּמֵ֥תוּu.Me.tuH4191therein,ifכִּ֣יkiH3588theyprofaneיְחַלְּלֻ֑הוּye.cha.le.Lu.huH2490it: I am theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068whichsanctifyמְקַדְּשָֽׁם׃me.ka.de.ShamH6942them.

10There shallnoלֹא־lo'-H3808strangereatיֹ֣אכַלYo.khalH398of theholyקֹ֑דֶשׁKo.deshH6944thingקֹֽדֶשׁ׃Ko.deshH6944: asojournerתּוֹשַׁ֥בto.ShavH8453of thepriest’sכֹּהֵ֛ןko.HenH3548, or anhiredH7916servantH7916, shallnotלֹא־lo'-H3808eatיֹ֥אכַלYo.khalH398of theholyH6944thingH6944.

11Butifכִּֽי־ki-H3588apriestוְכֹהֵ֗ןve.kho.HenH3548buyיִקְנֶ֥הyik.NehH7069anyH398soulנֶ֙פֶשׁ֙ne.feshH5315, thepurchaseH3701of hismoneyכַּסְפּ֔וֹkas.PoH3701, he shalleatיֹ֣אכַלYo.khalH398of it; andsuchה֖וּאhu'H1931as arebornוִילִ֣ידvi.LidH3211in hishouseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004, they shalleatיֹאכְל֥וּyo.khe.LuH398of hisbreadבְלַחְמֽוֹ׃ve.lach.MoH3899.

12Andifכִּ֥יkiH3588apriest’sכֹּהֵ֔ןko.HenH3548daughterוּבַת־u.vat-H1323be married unto a stranger,sheהִ֕ואhi'H1931shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808eatתֹאכֵֽל׃to.KhelH398of theheaveבִּתְרוּמַ֥תbit.ru.MatH8641offering of theholyהַקֳּדָשִׁ֖יםha.ko.da.ShimH6944things.

13ButifH3588apriest’sכֹּהֵן֩ko.HenH3548daughterוּבַת־u.vat-H1323be awidowאַלְמָנָ֣ה'al.ma.NahH490, ordivorcedוּגְרוּשָׁ֗הu.ge.ru.ShahH1644, and havenoH3808childוְזֶרַע֮ve.ze.Ra'H2233, and isreturnedוְשָׁבָ֞הve.sha.VahH7725untoherH3605father’sאָבִ֙יהָ֙'a.Vi.haH1houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004, as inherH3605youthכִּנְעוּרֶ֔יהָkin.'u.Rei.haH5271,sheH3588shalleatתֹּאכֵ֑לto.KhelH398ofherH3605father’sאָבִ֖יהָ'a.Vi.haH1breadמִלֶּ֥חֶםmi.Le.chemH3899: but there shallnoH3808strangereatיֹ֥אכַלYo.khalH398thereof.

14Andifכִּֽי־ki-H3588amanוְאִ֕ישׁve.'IshH376eatיֹאכַ֥לyo.KhalH398of theholyקֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944thingהַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ha.Ko.deshH6944unwittingly, then he shallputH5414thefifthחֲמִֽשִׁיתוֹ֙cha.mi.shi.ToH2549partעָלָ֔יו'a.LavH5921thereof unto it, and shallgiveוְנָתַ֥ןve.na.TanH5414unto thepriestלַכֹּהֵ֖ןla.ko.HenH3548theholyH6944thingH6944.

15And they shallnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808profaneיְחַלְּל֔וּye.cha.le.LuH2490theholyקָדְשֵׁ֖יka.de.SheiH6944things of thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834theyofferיָרִ֖ימוּya.Ri.muH7311unto theLORDלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068;

16andsoH5375causeאַשְׁמָ֔ה'ash.MahH819them tobearוְהִשִּׂ֤יאוּve.hi.Si.'uH5375theiniquityעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771that bringethguiltH5771, when theyeatבְּאָכְלָ֖םbe.'a.khe.LamH398theirholyקָדְשֵׁיהֶ֑םka.de.shei.HemH6944things: for I am theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068whichsanctifyמְקַדְּשָֽׁם׃ פme.ka.de.ShamH6942them.

17And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

18Speakדַּבֵּ֨רda.BerH1696untoAaronאַהֲרֹ֜ן'a.ha.RonH175, and to hissonsבָּנָ֗יוba.NavH1121, and untoallכָּל־kol-H3605thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֖ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto them, Whosoever he be of thehouseמִבֵּ֨יתmi.BeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478, or of thestrangersהַגֵּ֣רha.GerH1616inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, that offereth his oblation,whetherוּמִן־u.min-H4480it beanyלְכָל־le.kholH3605of theirvowsנִדְרֵיהֶם֙nid.rei.HemH5088, oranyוּלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605of theirfreewillנִדְבוֹתָ֔םnid.vo.TamH5071offeringsH5071,whichH834theyofferH7126unto theLORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068for aburntלְעֹלָֽה׃le.'o.LahH5930offering;

19that ye may beacceptedלִֽרְצֹנְכֶ֑םlir.tzo.ne.KhemH7522, ye shall offer amaleזָכָ֔רza.KharH2145withoutH8549blemishH8549, of the beeves, of thesheepבַּכְּשָׂבִ֖יםba.ke.sa.VimH3775, or of thegoatsוּבָֽעִזִּֽים׃u.Va.'i.ZimH5795.

20Butwhatsoeverכֹּ֛לkolH3605hath ablemishמ֖וּםmumH3971, that shall yenotלֹ֣אlo'H3808offerתַקְרִ֑יבוּtak.Ri.vuH7126: for it shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808beacceptableלְרָצ֖וֹןle.ra.TzonH7522foryouאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834.

21And whosoever offereth asacrificeזֶֽבַח־ze.vach-H2077ofpeaceשְׁלָמִים֙she.la.MimH8002offeringsH8002unto theLORDלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068to accomplish avowנֶ֙דֶר֙ne.derH5088, or for afreewillלִנְדָבָ֔הlin.da.VahH5071offering, of theherdבַּבָּקָ֖רba.ba.KarH1241or of theflockבַצֹּ֑אןva.TzonH6629, it shall beperfectH8549to beacceptedלְרָצ֔וֹןle.ra.TzonH7522; there shall benoלֹ֥אlo'H3808blemishH8549therein.

22Blind, orbrokenH7665, ormaimedH2782, orhavingH3808a wen, or scurvy, or scabbed, ye shallnotH3808offerתַקְרִ֥יבוּtak.Ri.vuH7126theseאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428unto theLORDלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068,norH3808makeתִתְּנ֥וּti.te.NuH5414an offering byfireוְאִשֶּׁ֗הve.'i.ShehH801of themuponעַל־'al-H5921thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196unto theLORDלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

23Either a bullock or alambוָשֶׂ֖הva.SehH7716that hathanyH3808thing superfluous or lacking in his parts, that mayest thouofferתַּעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213for afreewillנְדָבָה֙ne.da.VahH5071offering; but for avowוּלְנֵ֖דֶרu.le.Ne.derH5088it shallnotH3808beacceptedיֵרָצֶֽה׃ye.ra.TzehH7521.

24That which hathitsH3772stonesbruisedוּמָע֤וּךְu.ma.'UkhH4600, orcrushedוְכָתוּת֙ve.kha.TutH3807, orbrokenוְנָת֣וּקve.na.TukH5423, orcutוְכָר֔וּתve.kha.RutH3772, ye shallnotH3808offerתַקְרִ֖יבוּtak.Ri.vuH7126unto theLORDלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068;neitherH3808shall yedoתַעֲשֽׂוּ׃ta.'a.SuH6213thusH3808in yourlandוּֽבְאַרְצְכֶ֖םu.ve.'ar.tze.KhemH776.

25Neitherלֹ֥אlo'H3808from thehandוּמִיַּ֣דu.mi.YadH3027of aforeignerנֵכָ֗רne.KharH5236shall yeofferתַקְרִ֛יבוּtak.Ri.vuH7126thebreadלֶ֥חֶםLe.chemH3899of yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430ofanyמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605oftheseאֵ֑לֶּה'E.lehH428;becauseH3588their corruption is in them, there is ablemishמ֣וּםmumH3971in them: they shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808beacceptedיֵרָצ֖וּye.ra.TzuH7521foryouH3588.

26And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

27When a bullock, or asheepכֶ֤שֶׂבKhe.sevH3775, or agoatעֵז֙'ezH5795, isbroughtH3205forthH3205, then it shall besevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478the dam; and from theeighthהַשְּׁמִינִי֙ha.she.mi.NiH8066dayוּמִיּ֤וֹםu.mi.YomH3117and thenceforth it shall beacceptedיֵרָצֶ֕הye.ra.TzehH7521for the oblation of an offeringmadeוְהָיָ֛הve.ha.YahH1961byfireאִשֶּׁ֖ה'i.ShehH801unto theLORDלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

28Andwhetherאוֹ־'ov-H176it be cow or ewe, ye shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808killתִשְׁחֲט֖וּtish.cha.TuH7819it andherH3117youngבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121both in onedayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117.

29And when yesacrificeזֶֽבַח־ze.vach-H2077asacrificeH2077ofthanksgivingתּוֹדָ֖הto.DahH8426unto theLORDלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068, ye shallsacrificeH2077it that ye may beacceptedלִֽרְצֹנְכֶ֖םlir.tzo.ne.KhemH7522.

30On thesameהַהוּא֙ha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117it shall beeatenיֵאָכֵ֔לye.'a.KhelH398; ye shallleaveתוֹתִ֥ירוּto.Ti.ruH3498noneלֹֽא־lo'-H3808of ituntilעַד־'ad-H5704themorningבֹּ֑קֶרBo.kerH1242: I am theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

31Therefore shall yekeepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּם֙u.she.mar.TemH8104mycommandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֔יmitz.vo.TaiH4687, anddoוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖םva.'a.si.TemH6213them: I am theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

32And ye shallnotH3808profaneתְחַלְּלוּ֙te.cha.le.LuH2490myholyקָדְשִׁ֔יkod.shiH6944nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034; but I will be hallowed among thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: I am theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068which hallowyouH3808,

33thatbroughtH3318youאֶתְכֶם֙'et.KhemH853outH3318of thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, to be yourGodלֵאלֹהִ֑יםle.lo.HimH430: I am theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

Commentaries on Leviticus 22

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