Revised Version 1895

Leviticus 7

1And this is thelawתּוֹרַ֖תto.RatH8451of theguiltהָאָשָׁ֑םha.'a.ShamH817offering: it ismostקֹ֥דֶשׁKo.deshH6944holyקָֽדָשִׁ֖יםka.da.ShimH6944.

2In theplaceבִּמְק֗וֹםbim.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834theykillיִשְׁחֲטוּ֙yish.cha.TuH7819theburntהָ֣עֹלָ֔הha.'o.LahH5930offering shall theykillיִשְׁחֲט֖וּyish.cha.TuH7819theguiltהָאָשָׁ֑םha.'a.ShamH817offering: and thebloodדָּמ֛וֹda.MoH1818thereof shall hesprinkleיִזְרֹ֥קyiz.RokH2236uponעַל־'al-H5921thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196roundH5439aboutH5439.

3And he shallofferיַקְרִ֣יבyak.RivH7126of itallכָּל־kol-H3605thefatחֶלְבּ֖וֹchel.BoH2459thereof; thefatהַחֵ֖לֶבha.Che.levH2459tailהָֽאַלְיָ֔הha.'al.YahH451, and thefatH2459that covereth the inwards,

4and thetwoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147kidneysהַכְּלָיֹ֔תha.ke.la.YotH3629, and thefatהַחֵ֙לֶב֙ha.Che.levH2459that is on them,whichH834is by theloinsהַכְּסָלִ֑יםha.ke.sa.LimH3689, and the cauluponH5921theliverהַכָּבֵ֔דha.ka.VedH3516, with thekidneysהַכְּלָיֹ֖תha.ke.la.YotH3629, shall hetakeH5493awayH5493:

5and thepriestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548shallburnוְהִקְטִ֨ירve.hik.TirH6999them upon thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חָהha.miz.Be.chahH4196for an offering made byfireאִשֶּׁ֖ה'i.ShehH801unto theLORDלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068: it is aguiltאָשָׁ֖ם'a.ShamH817offering.

6Everyכָּל־kol-H3605maleזָכָ֥רza.KharH2145among thepriestsבַּכֹּהֲנִ֖יםba.ko.ha.NimH3548shalleatיֹאכְלֶ֑נּוּyo.khe.Le.nuH398thereof: it shall beeatenיֵאָכֵ֔לye.'a.KhelH398in aholyקֹ֥דֶשׁKo.deshH6944placeבְּמָק֤וֹםbe.ma.KomH4725: it ismostH6944holyקָֽדָשִׁ֖יםka.da.ShimH6944.

7As is thesinכַּֽחַטָּאת֙ka.cha.taTH2403offering,soיִהְיֶֽה׃yih.YehH1961is theguiltכָּֽאָשָׁ֔םka.'a.ShamH817offering: there is onelawתּוֹרָ֥הto.RahH8451for them: thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.HenH3548that makethatonementיְכַפֶּר־ye.kha.per-H3722therewith, he shall have it.

8And thepriestוְהַ֨כֹּהֵ֔ןve.Ha.ko.HenH3548that offerethanyH376man’sH376burntעֹ֣לַת'O.latH5930offering,evenאֶת־'et-H853thepriestלַכֹּהֵ֖ןla.ko.HenH3548shall have tohimselfH376theskinע֤וֹרorH5785of theburntהָֽעֹלָה֙ha.'o.LahH5930offeringwhichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he hathofferedH7126.

9Andeveryוְכָל־ve.kholH3605mealמִנְחָ֗הmin.ChahH4503offering that is baken in theovenבַּתַּנּ֔וּרba.ta.NurH8574, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605that is dressed in thefryingמַחֲבַ֑תma.cha.VatH4227panבַמַּרְחֶ֖שֶׁתva.mar.Che.shetH4802, and on the bakingpanH4802, shall be thepriest’sלַכֹּהֵ֛ןla.ko.HenH3548that offereth it.

10Andeveryוְכָל־ve.kholH3605mealמִנְחָ֥הmin.ChahH4503offering, mingled withoilבַשֶּׁ֖מֶןva.She.menH8081, or dry, shallallלְכָל־le.kholH3605thesonsבְּנֵ֧יbe.NeiH1121ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֛ן'a.ha.RonH175have, one as well asanotherכְּאָחִֽיו׃ פke.'a.ChivH251.

11And this is thelawתּוֹרַ֖תto.RatH8451of thesacrificeזֶ֣בַחZe.vachH2077ofpeaceהַשְּׁלָמִ֑יםha.she.la.MimH8002offeringsH8002,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834one shallofferיַקְרִ֖יבyak.RivH7126unto theLORDלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

12Ifאִ֣ם'imH518heofferיַקְרִיבֶנּוּ֒yak.ri.ve.NuH7126it for athanksgivingתּוֹדָה֮to.DahH8426, then he shallofferוְהִקְרִ֣יב׀ve.hik.RivH7126with thesacrificeזֶ֣בַחZe.vachH2077ofthanksgivingהַתּוֹדָ֗הha.to.DahH8426unleavenedמַצּוֹת֙ma.tzOtH4682cakesחַלּ֤וֹתcha.LotH2471mingled withoilבַּשֶּׁ֔מֶןba.She.menH8081, andunleavenedמַצּ֖וֹתma.TzotH4682wafersוּרְקִיקֵ֥יu.re.ki.KeiH7550anointedמְשֻׁחִ֣יםme.shu.ChimH4886withoilבַּשָּׁ֑מֶןba.Sha.menH8081, andcakesחַלֹּ֖תcha.LotH2471mingled withoilבַּשָּֽׁמֶן׃ba.Sha.menH8081, offineוְסֹ֣לֶתve.So.letH5560flourH5560soaked.

13Withcakesחַלֹּת֙cha.LotH2471ofleavenedחָמֵ֔ץcha.MetzH2557breadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899he shallofferיַקְרִ֖יבyak.RivH7126his oblation with thesacrificeזֶ֖בַחZe.vachH2077of hispeaceשְׁלָמָֽיו׃she.la.MavH8002offeringsH8002forthanksgivingתּוֹדַ֥תto.DatH8426.

14And of it he shallofferוְהִקְרִ֨יבve.hik.RivH7126oneoutמִמֶּ֤נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480ofeachאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259oblation for anheaveתְּרוּמָ֖הte.ru.MahH8641offering unto theLORDלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068; it shall be thepriest’sלַכֹּהֵ֗ןla.ko.HenH3548that sprinkleth thebloodדַּ֥םdamH1818of thepeaceהַשְּׁלָמִ֖יםha.she.la.MimH8002offeringsH8002.

15And thefleshוּבְשַׂ֗רu.ve.SarH1320of thesacrificeזֶ֚בַחZe.vachH2077of hispeaceשְׁלָמָ֔יוshe.la.MavH8002offeringsH8002forthanksgivingתּוֹדַ֣תto.DatH8426shall beeatenיֵאָכֵ֑לye.'a.KhelH398on thedayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117of his oblation; he shallnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808leaveH4480anyH4480of ituntilעַד־'ad-H5704themorningבֹּֽקֶר׃Bo.kerH1242.

16Butifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518thesacrificeזֶ֚בַחZe.vachH2077of his oblation be avowנֶ֣דֶר׀Ne.derH5088, or afreewillנְדָבָ֗הne.da.VahH5071offering, it shall beeatenיֵאָכֵ֑לye.'a.KhelH398on thedayבְּי֛וֹםbe.YomH3117that he offereth hissacrificeזִבְח֖וֹziv.ChoH2077: and on the morrow that which remaineth of it shall beeatenיֵאָכֵֽל׃ye.'a.KhelH398:

17but thatwhichH784remaineth of thefleshמִבְּשַׂ֣רmi.be.SarH1320of thesacrificeהַזָּ֑בַחha.Za.vachH2077on thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּוֹם֙bai.yOmH3117shall beburntיִשָּׂרֵֽף׃yi.sa.RefH8313withfireבָּאֵ֖שׁba.'EshH784.

18Andifוְאִ֣םve.'ImH518anyמִמֶּ֖נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480of thefleshמִבְּשַׂר־mi.be.sar-H1320of thesacrificeזֶ֨בַחZe.vachH2077of hispeaceשְׁלָמָ֜יוshe.la.MavH8002offeringsH8002beeatenH398on thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁי֮ha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, it shallnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808beacceptedיֵרָצֶה֒ye.ra.TzehH7521,neitherלֹ֧אlo'H3808shall it be imputed unto him that offereth it: it shall be an abomination, and thesoulוְהַנֶּ֛פֶשׁve.ha.Ne.feshH5315that eateth of it shallbearתִּשָּֽׂא׃ti.Sa'H5375hisiniquityעֲוֹנָ֥הּ'a.vo.NahH5771.

19And thefleshH1320that touchethanyH3605uncleanטָמֵא֙ta.Me'H2931thingH3605shallnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808beeatenיֵֽאָכֵ֔לye.'a.KhelH398; it shall beburntיִשָּׂרֵ֑ףyi.sa.RefH8313withfireבָּאֵ֖שׁba.'EshH784. And as for thefleshH1320,everyH3605one that iscleanטָה֖וֹרta.HorH2889shalleatיֹאכַ֥לyo.KhalH398thereof:

20but thesoulH5315that eateth of thefleshבָּשָׂ֗רba.SarH1320of thesacrificeמִזֶּ֤בַחmi.Ze.vachH2077ofpeaceהַשְּׁלָמִים֙ha.she.la.MimH8002offeringsH8002, that pertain unto theLORDלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,havingH5315hisuncleannessוְטֻמְאָת֖וֹve.tum.'a.ToH2932uponעָלָ֑יו'a.LavH5921him, thatsoulH5315shall becutוְנִכְרְתָ֛הve.nikh.re.TahH3772offH3772from hispeopleמֵעַמֶּֽיהָ׃me.'a.Mei.haH5971.

21And whenanyH3605one shalltouchתִגַּ֣עti.Ga'H5060anyH3605uncleanטָמֵ֗אta.Me'H2931thingכִּֽי־ki-H3588, theuncleannessבְּטֻמְאַ֤תbe.tum.'AtH2932ofmanאָדָם֙'a.DamH120, or anuncleanטְמֵאָ֗הte.me.'AhH2931beastבִּבְהֵמָ֣הbiv.he.MahH929, oranyH3605uncleanטָמֵ֔אta.Me'H2931abomination, andeatוְאָכַ֛לve.'a.KhalH398of thefleshמִבְּשַׂר־mi.be.sar-H1320of thesacrificeזֶ֥בַחZe.vachH2077ofpeaceהַשְּׁלָמִ֖יםha.she.la.MimH8002offeringsH8002,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834pertain unto theLORDלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068, thatsoulH5315shall becutוְנִכְרְתָ֛הve.nikh.re.TahH3772offH3772from hispeopleמֵעַמֶּֽיהָ׃ פme.'a.Mei.haH5971.

22And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

23Speakדַּבֵּ֛רda.BerH1696unto thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Ye shalleatתֹאכֵֽלוּ׃to.Khe.luH398noלֹ֥אlo'H3808fatחֵ֜לֶבChe.levH2459, ofoxשׁ֥וֹרShorH7794, orsheepוְכֶ֛שֶׂבve.Khe.sevH3775, orgoatוָעֵ֖זva.'EzH5795.

24And thefatוְחֵ֤לֶבve.Che.levH2459of thatwhichH5038dieth ofitselfH6213, and thefatוְחֵ֣לֶבve.Che.levH2459of thatwhichH5038istornטְרֵפָ֔הte.re.FahH2966ofbeastsH2966, may beusedH6213foranyH3605otherH3605serviceמְלָאכָ֑הme.la.KhahH4399: but ye shall innoלֹ֥אlo'H3808wiseeatH398of it.

25For whosoever eateth thefatחֵ֔לֶבChe.levH2459of thebeastהַ֨בְּהֵמָ֔הha.be.he.MahH929, ofwhichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834menH5971offerיַקְרִ֥יבyak.RivH7126an offeringmadeH3772byfireאִשֶּׁ֖ה'i.ShehH801unto theLORDלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068,evenכִּ֚יkiH3588thesoulהַנֶּ֥פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315that eateth it shall becutוְנִכְרְתָ֛הve.nikh.re.TahH3772offH3772from hispeopleH5971.

26And ye shalleatתֹאכְל֔וּto.khe.LuH398noלֹ֣אlo'H3808manner ofbloodדָּם֙damH1818, whether it be offowlלָע֖וֹףla.'ofH5775or ofbeastוְלַבְּהֵמָֽה׃ve.la.be.he.MahH929, inanyH3605of yourdwellingsמוֹשְׁבֹתֵיכֶ֑םmo.she.vo.tei.KhemH4186.

27Whosoever it be that eatethanyH3605bloodדָּ֑םDamH1818, thatsoulH5315shall becutוְנִכְרְתָ֛הve.nikh.re.TahH3772offH3772from hispeopleמֵֽעַמֶּֽיהָ׃ פMe.'a.Mei.haH5971.

28And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

29Speakדַּבֵּ֛רda.BerH1696unto thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, He that offereth thesacrificeזֶ֤בַחZe.vachH2077of hispeaceשְׁלָמָיו֙she.la.MavH8002offeringsH8002unto theLORDלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068shallbringיָבִ֧יאya.Vi'H935his oblation unto theLORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068outאֶל־'el-H413of thesacrificeמִזֶּ֥בַחmi.Ze.vachH2077of hispeaceשְׁלָמָֽיו׃she.la.MavH8002offeringsH8002:

30hisownH6440handsיָדָ֣יוya.DavH3027shallbringתְּבִיאֶ֔ינָהte.vi.'Ei.nahH935theofferingsH801of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068made byfireאִשֵּׁ֣י'i.SheiH801; thefatהַחֵ֤לֶבha.Che.levH2459with thebreastהֶֽחָזֶה֙he.cha.ZehH2373shall hebringיְבִיאֶ֔נּוּye.vi.'E.nuH935, that thebreastהֶחָזֶ֗הhe.cha.ZehH2373may bewavedלְהָנִ֥יףle.ha.NifH5130for awaveתְּנוּפָ֖הte.nu.FahH8573offeringbeforeH6440theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

31And thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.HenH3548shallburnוְהִקְטִ֧ירve.hik.TirH6999thefatהַחֵ֖לֶבha.Che.levH2459uponוְהָיָה֙ve.ha.YahH1961thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חָהha.miz.Be.chahH4196: but thebreastהֶֽחָזֶ֔הhe.cha.ZehH2373shall beAaron’sלְאַהֲרֹ֖ןle.'a.ha.RonH175and hissons’וּלְבָנָֽיו׃u.le.va.NavH1121.

32And therightהַיָּמִ֔יןhai.ya.MinH3225thighשׁ֣וֹקShokH7785shall yegiveתִּתְּנ֥וּti.te.NuH5414unto thepriestלַכֹּהֵ֑ןla.ko.HenH3548for anheaveתְרוּמָ֖הte.ru.MahH8641offeringoutוְאֵת֙ve.'EtH853of thesacrificesמִזִּבְחֵ֖יmi.ziv.CheiH2077of yourpeaceשַׁלְמֵיכֶֽם׃shal.mei.KhemH8002offeringsH8002.

33He among thesonsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֑ן'a.ha.RonH175, that offereth thebloodדַּ֧םdamH1818of thepeaceהַשְּׁלָמִ֛יםha.she.la.MimH8002offeringsH8002, and thefatהַחֵ֖לֶבha.Che.levH2459, shall have therightהַיָּמִ֖יןhai.ya.MinH3225thighשׁ֥וֹקShokH7785for aportionלְמָנָֽה׃le.ma.NahH4490.

34For thewaveהַתְּנוּפָ֜הha.te.nu.FahH8573breastחֲזֵ֨הcha.ZehH2373and theheaveהַתְּרוּמָ֗הha.te.ru.MahH8641thighשׁ֣וֹקShokH7785have Itakenלָקַ֙חְתִּי֙la.Kach.tiH3947of thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478outH853of thesacrificesמִזִּבְחֵ֖יmi.ziv.CheiH2077of theirpeaceשַׁלְמֵיהֶ֑םshal.mei.HemH8002offeringsH8002, and havegivenוָאֶתֵּ֣ןva.'e.TenH5414them untoAaronלְאַהֲרֹ֨ןle.'a.ha.RonH175thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֤ןha.ko.HenH3548and unto hissonsוּלְבָנָיו֙u.le.va.NavH1121as adueלְחָק־le.chok-H2706foreverעוֹלָ֔םo.LamH5769from thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

35This is the anointing-portion ofAaronאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175, and the anointing-portion of hissonsבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121,outאֹתָ֔ם'o.TamH853of theofferingsH801of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068madeH7126byfireמֵאִשֵּׁ֖יme.'i.SheiH801, in thedayבְּיוֹם֙be.yOmH3117when hepresentedהִקְרִ֣יבhik.RivH7126them toministerלְכַהֵ֖ןle.kha.HenH3547unto theLORDלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068in the priest’s office;

36whichאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֨הtzi.VahH6680to begivenלָתֵ֣תla.TetH5414them of thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, in thedayבְּיוֹם֙be.yOmH3117that heanointedמָשְׁח֣וֹma.she.ChoH4886them. It is adueחֻקַּ֥תchu.KatH2708foreverעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769throughoutH1755theirgenerationsלְדֹרֹתָֽם׃le.do.ro.TamH1755.

37This is thelawהַתּוֹרָ֗הha.to.RahH8451of theburntלָֽעֹלָה֙la.'o.LahH5930offering, of themealלַמִּנְחָ֔הla.min.ChahH4503offering, and of thesinוְלַֽחַטָּ֖אתve.la.cha.TatH2403offering, and of theguiltוְלָאָשָׁ֑םve.la.'a.ShamH817offering, and of theconsecrationוְלַ֨מִּלּוּאִ֔יםve.Lam.mi.lu.'ImH4394, and of thesacrificeוּלְזֶ֖בַחu.le.Ze.vachH2077ofpeaceהַשְּׁלָמִֽים׃ha.she.la.MimH8002offeringsH8002;

38whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֧הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872inmountבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022Sinaiסִינָ֑יsi.NaiH5514, in thedayבְּי֨וֹםbe.YomH3117that hecommandedצַוֹּת֜וֹtza.vo.ToH6680thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478toofferלְהַקְרִ֧יבle.hak.RivH7126their oblations unto theLORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068, in thewildernessבְּמִדְבַּ֥רbe.mid.BarH4057ofSinaiסִינָֽי׃ פsi.NaiH5514.

Commentaries on Leviticus 7

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