Revised Version 1895

Leviticus 23:1-18

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

2Speakדַּבֵּ֞רda.BerH1696unto thechildrenבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto them, ThesetH834feastsמוֹעֲדֵ֣יmo.'a.DeiH4150of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,whichH834ye shallproclaimתִּקְרְא֥וּtik.re.'UH7121to beholyקֹ֑דֶשׁKo.deshH6944convocationsמִקְרָאֵ֣יmik.ra.'EiH4744,evenאֹתָ֖ם'o.TamH853theseאֵ֥לֶּה'E.lehH428are mysetH834feastsמוֹעֲדָֽי׃mo.'a.DaiH4150.

3Sixשֵׁ֣שֶׁתShe.shetH8337daysיָמִים֮ya.MimH3117shallworkמְלָאכָה֒me.la.KhahH4399bedoneתֵּעָשֶׂ֣הte.'a.SehH6213: but on theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוּבַיּ֣וֹםu.vai.YomH3117is asabbathשַׁבַּ֤תsha.BatH7676ofsolemnH7677restH7677, anholyקֹ֔דֶשׁKo.deshH6944convocationמִקְרָא־mik.ra'-H4744; ye shalldoתַעֲשׂ֑וּta.'a.SuH6213noלֹ֣אlo'H3808manner ofworkמְלָאכָ֖הme.la.KhahH4399: it is asabbathשַׁבָּ֥תsha.BatH7676unto theLORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068inallH3605yourdwellingsמֽוֹשְׁבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃ פMo.o.she.vo.tei.KhemH4186.

4Theseאֵ֚לֶּה'E.lehH428are thesetH834feastsמוֹעֲדֵ֣יmo.'a.DeiH4150of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,evenאֹתָ֖ם'o.TamH853holyקֹ֑דֶשׁKo.deshH6944convocationsמִקְרָאֵ֖יmik.ra.'EiH4744,whichH834ye shallproclaimתִּקְרְא֥וּtik.re.'UH7121in theirappointedבְּמוֹעֲדָֽם׃be.mo.'a.DamH4150seasonH4150.

5In thefirstהָרִאשׁ֗וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320, on the fourteenthdayH2320of themonthלַחֹ֖דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320at even, is theLORD’Sלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068passoverפֶּ֖סַחPe.sachH6453.

6And on the fifteenthdayיוֹם֙yOmH3117of thesameהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320is thefeastחַ֥גchagH2282ofunleavenedהַמַּצּ֖וֹתha.ma.TzotH4682breadH4682unto theLORDלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068:sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117ye shalleatתֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃to.Khe.luH398unleavenedמַצּ֥וֹתma.TzotH4682breadH4682.

7In thefirstהָֽרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223dayבַּיּוֹם֙bai.yOmH3117ye shall have anholyקֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944convocationמִקְרָא־mik.ra'-H4744: ye shalldoתַעֲשֽׂוּ׃ta.'a.SuH6213noלֹ֥אlo'H3808servileworkמְלֶ֥אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399.

8But ye shallofferוְהִקְרַבְתֶּ֥םve.hik.rav.TemH7126an offeringmadeH6213byfireאִשֶּׁ֛ה'i.ShehH801unto theLORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117: in theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִי֙ha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117is anholyקֹ֔דֶשׁKo.deshH6944convocationמִקְרָא־mik.ra'-H4744; ye shalldoH6213noלֹ֥אlo'H3808servileworkמְלֶ֥אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399.

9And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

10Speakדַּבֵּ֞רda.BerH1696unto thechildrenבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto them, When ye becomeתָבֹ֣אוּta.Vo.'uH935intoH413thelandהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichH834Igiveנֹתֵ֣ןno.TenH5414untoyouH834, and shallreapוּקְצַרְתֶּ֖םu.ke.tzar.TemH7114theharvestקְצִירָ֑הּke.tzi.RahH7105thereof, then ye shallbringוַהֲבֵאתֶ֥םva.ha.ve.TemH935thesheafעֹ֛מֶר'O.merH6016of the firstfruits of yourharvestקְצִירְכֶ֖םke.tzi.re.KhemH7105unto thepriestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ha.ko.HenH3548:

11and he shallwaveוְהֵנִ֧יףve.he.NifH5130thesheafהָעֹ֛מֶרha.'O.merH6016beforeH6440theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, to beacceptedלִֽרְצֹנְכֶ֑םlir.tzo.ne.KhemH7522foryouH6440: on the morrowafterמִֽמָּחֳרַת֙mi.mo.cho.RatH4283thesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676thepriestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ha.ko.HenH3548shallwaveיְנִיפֶ֖נּוּye.ni.Fe.nuH5130it.

12And in thedayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117when yewaveהֲנִֽיפְכֶ֖םha.nif.KhemH5130thesheafהָעֹ֑מֶרha.'O.merH6016, ye shallofferוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֕םva.'a.si.TemH6213a he-lambwithoutH8549blemishH8549of thefirstH3117yearשְׁנָת֛וֹshe.na.ToH8141for aburntלְעֹלָ֖הle.'o.LahH5930offering unto theLORDלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

13And themealוּמִנְחָתוֹ֩u.min.cha.ToH4503offering thereof shall betwoשְׁנֵ֨יshe.NeiH8147tenthעֶשְׂרֹנִ֜ים'es.ro.NimH6241parts of an ephah offineסֹ֣לֶתSo.letH5560flourH5560mingled withoilבַשֶּׁ֛מֶןva.She.menH8081, an offering made byfireאִשֶּׁ֥ה'i.ShehH801unto theLORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068for a sweet savour: and the drink offering thereof shall be ofwineיַ֖יִןYa.yinH3196, thefourthרְבִיעִ֥תre.vi.'ItH7243part of anhinהַהִֽין׃ha.HinH1969.

14And ye shalleatתֹֽאכְל֗וּto.khe.LuH398neitherH3808breadוְלֶחֶם֩ve.le.ChemH3899,norH3808parchedוְקָלִ֨יve.ka.LiH7039corn,norH3808freshH3759earsH3759,untilעַד־'ad-H5704this selfsamedayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,untilעַ֚ד'adH5704ye havebroughtהֲבִ֣יאֲכֶ֔םha.Vi.'a.KhemH935the oblation of yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430: it is astatuteחֻקַּ֤תchu.KatH2708foreverעוֹלָם֙o.LamH5769throughoutH3605yourgenerationsלְדֹרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םle.do.Ro.tei.KhemH1755inallH3605yourdwellingsמֹשְׁבֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃ סmo.she.Vo.tei.KhemH4186.

15And ye shallcountוּסְפַרְתֶּ֤םu.se.far.TemH5608untoyouH3117from the morrowafterמִמָּחֳרַ֣תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283thesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676, from thedayמִיּוֹם֙mi.yOmH3117that yebroughtהֲבִ֣יאֲכֶ֔םha.Vi.'a.KhemH935thesheafעֹ֖מֶר'O.merH6016of thewaveהַתְּנוּפָ֑הha.te.nu.FahH8573offering;sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651sabbathsשַׁבָּת֖וֹתsha.ba.TotH7676shall there becompleteתְּמִימֹ֥תte.mi.MotH8549:

16evenעַ֣ד'adH5704unto the morrowafterמִֽמָּחֳרַ֤תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔תha.she.vi.'ItH7637sabbathהַשַּׁבָּת֙ha.sha.BatH7676shall yenumberתִּסְפְּר֖וּtis.pe.RuH5608fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572daysי֑וֹםYomH3117; and ye shallofferוְהִקְרַבְתֶּ֛םve.hik.rav.TemH7126anewחֲדָשָׁ֖הcha.da.ShahH2319mealמִנְחָ֥הmin.ChahH4503offering unto theLORDלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

17Ye shallbringתָּבִ֣יאּוּ׀ta.Vi'.'uH935outH8147of yourhabitationsמִמּוֹשְׁבֹ֨תֵיכֶ֜םmi.mo.she.Vo.tei.KhemH4186twoשְׁ֚תַּיִםShe.ta.yimH8147waveתְּנוּפָ֗הte.nu.FahH8573loavesלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899oftwoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147tenthעֶשְׂרֹנִ֔ים'es.ro.NimH6241parts of an ephah: they shall be offineסֹ֣לֶתSo.letH5560flourH5560, they shall be baken withleavenחָמֵ֖ץcha.MetzH2557, for firstfruits unto theLORDלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

18And ye shallpresentוְהִקְרַבְתֶּ֣םve.hik.rav.TemH7126with thebreadהַלֶּ֗חֶםha.Le.chemH3899sevenשִׁבְעַ֨תshiv.'AtH7651lambsכְּבָשִׂ֤יםke.va.SimH3532withoutH8549blemishH8549of thefirstאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259yearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141, and oneyoungH1121bullock, andtwoשְׁנָ֑יִםshe.Na.yimH8147ramsוְאֵילִ֣םve.'ei.LimH352: they shall be aburntעֹלָה֙'o.LahH5930offering unto theLORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068, with theirmealוּמִנְחָתָם֙u.min.cha.TamH4503offering, and their drinkofferingsאִשֵּׁ֥ה'i.ShehH801,evenH7651an offeringmadeיִהְי֤וּyih.YuH1961byfireH801, of a sweet savour unto theLORDלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

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