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Leviticus 18

1And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696toMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Speakדַּבֵּר֙da.BerH1696to thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֖ve.'a.mar.TaH559to them, I am theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

3After thedoingsכְּמַעֲשֵׂ֧הke.ma.'a.SehH4639of thelandאֶֽרֶץ־'e.retz-H776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, in which yedweltיְשַׁבְתֶּם־ye.shav.tem-H3427, shall ye notdoתַעֲשׂ֑וּta.'a.SuH6213: and after thedoingsוּכְמַעֲשֵׂ֣הu.khe.ma.'a.SehH4639of thelandאֶֽרֶץ־'e.retz-H776ofCanaanכְּנַ֡עַןke.Na.'anH3667, where Ibringמֵבִ֨יאme.Vi'H935you, shall ye notdoתַעֲשׂ֔וּta.'a.SuH6213: neither shall yewalkH3212in theirordinancesוּבְחֻקֹּתֵיהֶ֖םu.ve.chu.ko.tei.HemH2708.

4Ye shallperformתַּעֲשׂ֛וּta.'a.SuH6213myjudgmentsמִשְׁפָּטַ֧יmish.pa.TaiH4941, andkeepתִּשְׁמְר֖וּtish.me.RuH8104myordinancesחֻקֹּתַ֥יchu.ko.TaiH2708, towalkH3212in them: I am theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

5Ye shall thereforekeepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֤םu.she.mar.TemH8104mystatutesחֻקֹּתַי֙chu.ko.TaiH2708, and myjudgmentsמִשְׁפָּטַ֔יmish.pa.TaiH4941:whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834if amanהָאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120doethיַעֲשֶׂ֥הya.'a.SehH6213, he shallliveH2425in them: I am theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

6None of you shallapproachתִקְרְב֖וּtik.re.VuH7126toanyH376that isnearשְׁאֵ֣רshe.'ErH7607ofkinבְּשָׂר֔וֹbe.sa.RoH1320to him, touncoverלְגַלּ֣וֹתle.ga.LotH1540theirnakednessעֶרְוָ֑ה'er.VahH6172: I am theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

7Thenakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172of thyfatherאָבִ֛יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1, or thenakednessוְעֶרְוַ֥תve.'er.VatH6172of thymotherאִמְּךָ֖'i.me.KhaH517, shalt thou notuncoverתְגַלֵּ֑הte.ga.LehH1540: she is thymotherאִמְּךָ֣'i.me.KhaH517; thou shalt notuncoverתְגַלֶּ֖הte.ga.LehH1540hernakednessעֶרְוָתָֽהּ׃ ס'er.va.TahH6172.

8Thenakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172of thyfather’sאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1wifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802shalt thou notuncoverתְגַלֵּ֑הte.ga.LehH1540: it is thyfather’sאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1nakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172.

9Thenakednessעֶרְוַ֨ת'er.VatH6172of thysisterאֲחֽוֹתְךָ֤'a.chot.KhaH269, thedaughterבַת־vat-H1323of thyfatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1, ordaughterבַת־vat-H1323of thymotherאִמֶּ֔ךָ'i.Me.khaH517, whetherbornמוֹלֶ֣דֶתmo.Le.detH4138athomeבַּ֔יִתBa.yitH1004, orbornמוֹלֶ֣דֶתmo.Le.detH4138abroadח֑וּץChutzH2351, even theirnakednessעֶרְוָתָֽן׃ ס'er.va.TanH6172thou shalt notuncoverתְגַלֶּ֖הte.ga.LehH1540.

10Thenakednessעֶרְוַ֤ת'er.VatH6172of thyson’sבִּנְךָ֙bin.KhaH1121daughterבַּת־bat-H1323, or of thydaughter’sבַֽת־vat-H1323daughterבִּתְּךָ֔bi.te.KhaH1323, even theirnakednessעֶרְוָתָ֑ן'er.va.TanH6172thou shalt notuncoverתְגַלֶּ֖הte.ga.LehH1540: fortheirsהֵֽנָּה׃ סHe.nahH2007is thy ownnakednessעֶרְוָתְךָ֖'er.va.te.KhaH6172.

11Thenakednessעֶרְוַ֨ת'er.VatH6172of thyfather’sאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1wife’sאֵ֤שֶׁת'E.shetH802daughterבַּת־bat-H1323,begottenמוֹלֶ֣דֶתmo.Le.detH4138by thyfatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1, she is thysisterאֲחוֹתְךָ֖'a.chot.KhaH269, thou shalt notuncoverתְגַלֶּ֖הte.ga.LehH1540hernakednessעֶרְוָתָֽהּ׃ ס'er.va.TahH6172.

12Thou shalt notuncoverתְגַלֵּ֑הte.ga.LehH1540thenakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172of thyfather’sאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1sisterאֲחוֹת־'a.chot-H269: she is thyfather’sאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1nearkinswomanשְׁאֵ֥רshe.'ErH7607.

13Thou shalt notuncoverתְגַלֵּ֑הte.ga.LehH1540thenakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172of thymother’sאִמְּךָ֖'i.me.KhaH517sisterאֲחֽוֹת־'a.chot-H269: for she is thymother’sאִמְּךָ֖'i.me.KhaH517nearkinswomanשְׁאֵ֥רshe.'ErH7607.

14Thou shalt notuncoverתְגַלֵּ֑הte.ga.LehH1540thenakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172of thyfather’sאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1brotherאֲחִֽי־'a.chi-H251, thou shalt notapproachתִקְרָ֔בtik.RavH7126to hiswifeאִשְׁתּוֹ֙'ish.ToH802: she is thyauntדֹּדָֽתְךָ֖do.da.te.KhaH1733.

15Thou shalt notuncoverתְגַלֵּ֑הte.ga.LehH1540thenakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172of thy daughter inlawכַּלָּֽתְךָ֖ka.la.te.KhaH3618: she is thyson’sבִּנְךָ֙bin.KhaH1121wifeאֵ֤שֶׁת'E.shetH802; thou shalt notuncoverתְגַלֶּ֖הte.ga.LehH1540hernakednessעֶרְוָתָֽהּ׃ ס'er.va.TahH6172.

16Thou shalt notuncoverתְגַלֵּ֑הte.ga.LehH1540thenakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172of thybrother’sאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251wifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802: it is thybrother’sאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251nakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172.

17Thou shalt notuncoverתְגַלֵּ֑הte.ga.LehH1540thenakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172of awomanאִשָּׁ֛ה'i.ShahH802and herdaughterוּבִתָּ֖הּu.vi.TahH1323, neither shalt thoutakeתִקַּח֙ti.KachH3947herson’sבְּנָ֞הּbe.NahH1121daughterבַּת־bat-H1323, or herdaughter’sבַּת־bat-H1323daughterבִּתָּ֗הּbi.TahH1323, touncoverלְגַלּ֣וֹתle.ga.LotH1540hernakednessעֶרְוָתָ֔הּ'er.va.TahH6172; for they are her nearkinswomenשַׁאֲרָ֥הsha.'a.RahH7608: it iswickednessזִמָּ֥הzi.MahH2154.

18Neither shalt thoutakeתִקָּ֑חti.KachH3947awifeוְאִשָּׁ֥הve.'i.ShahH802to hersisterאֲחֹתָ֖הּ'a.cho.TahH269, tovexלִצְרֹ֗רlitz.RorH6887her, touncoverלְגַלּ֧וֹתle.ga.LotH1540hernakednessעֶרְוָתָ֛הּ'er.va.TahH6172, beside the other in herlifeבְּחַיֶּֽיהָ׃be.chai.Yei.haH2416time .

19Also thou shalt notapproachתִקְרַ֔בtik.RavH7126to awomanאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802touncoverלְגַלּ֖וֹתle.ga.LotH1540hernakednessעֶרְוָתָֽהּ׃'er.va.TahH6172, as long as she is putapartבְּנִדַּ֣תbe.ni.DatH5079for heruncleannessטֻמְאָתָ֑הּtum.'a.TahH2932.

20Moreover thou shaltnotתִתֵּ֥ןti.TenH5414lieשְׁכָבְתְּךָ֖she.kha.ve.te.KhaH7903carnallyלְזָ֑רַעle.Za.ra'H2233with thyneighbour’sעֲמִֽיתְךָ֔'a.mi.te.KhaH5997wifeאֵ֙שֶׁת֙'e.shetH802, todefileלְטָמְאָה־le.ta.me.'ah-H2930thyself with her.

21And thou shaltnotתִתֵּ֖ןti.TenH5414let any of thyseedוּמִֽזַּרְעֲךָ֥u.mi.zar.'a.KhaH2233passלְהַעֲבִ֣ירle.ha.'a.VirH5674through the fire toMolechלַמֹּ֑לֶךְla.Mo.lekhH4432, neither shalt thouprofaneתְחַלֵּ֛לte.cha.LelH2490thenameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034of thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430: I am theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

22Thou shalt notlieתִשְׁכַּ֖בtish.KavH7901withmankindזָכָ֔רza.KharH2145, aswithמִשְׁכְּבֵ֣יmish.ke.VeiH4904womankindאִשָּׁ֑ה'i.ShahH802: it isabominationתּוֹעֵבָ֖הto.'e.VahH8441.

23Neither shaltthouתִתֵּ֥ןti.TenH5414lieשְׁכָבְתְּךָ֖she.kha.ve.te.KhaH7903with anybeastבְּהֵמָ֛הbe.he.MahH929todefileלְטָמְאָה־le.ta.me.'ah-H2930thyself with it: neither shall anywomanוְאִשָּׁ֗הve.'i.ShahH802standתַעֲמֹ֞דta.'a.ModH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֧יlif.NeiH6440abeastבְהֵמָ֛הve.he.MahH929to liedownלְרִבְעָ֖הּle.riv.'AhH7250with it: it isconfusionתֶּ֥בֶלTe.velH8397.

24Defileתִּֽטַּמְּא֖וּti.ta.me.'UH2930not ye yourselves in any of thesethingsH428: for in all these thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471aredefiledנִטְמְא֣וּnit.me.'UH2930which I castoutמְשַׁלֵּ֖חַme.sha.Le.achH7971beforeמִפְּנֵיכֶֽם׃mi.pe.nei.KhemH6440you:

25And thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776isdefiledוַתִּטְמָ֣אva.tit.Ma'H2930: therefore I dovisitוָאֶפְקֹ֥דva.'ef.KodH6485itsiniquityעֲוֹנָ֖הּ'a.vo.NahH5771upon it, and thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776itself spuethoutוַתָּקִ֥אva.ta.Ki'H6958herinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֶֽיהָ׃yo.she.Vei.haH3427.

26Ye shall thereforekeepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֣םu.she.mar.TemH8104mystatutesחֻקֹּתַי֙chu.ko.TaiH2708and myjudgmentsמִשְׁפָּטַ֔יmish.pa.TaiH4941, and shall notcommitתַעֲשׂ֔וּta.'a.SuH6213any of theseabominationsהַתּוֹעֵבֹ֖תha.to.'e.VotH8441; neither any of your ownnationהָֽאֶזְרָ֔חha.'ez.RachH249, nor anystrangerוְהַגֵּ֖רve.ha.GerH1616thatsojournethהַגָּ֥רha.GarH1481amongבְּתוֹכְכֶֽם׃be.tokh.KhemH8432you:

27(For alltheseהָאֵ֔לha.'ElH411abominationsהַתּוֹעֵבֹ֣תha.to.'e.VotH8441have themenאַנְשֵֽׁי־'an.shei-H582of thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776doneעָשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213, who werebeforeלִפְנֵיכֶ֑םlif.nei.KhemH6440you, and thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776isdefiledוַתִּטְמָ֖אva.tit.Ma'H2930;)

28That thelandהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776may not spue yououtתָקִ֤יאta.Ki'H6958also, when yedefileבְּטַֽמַּאֲכֶ֖םbe.ta.ma.'a.KhemH2930it, as it spuedoutקָאָ֛הka.'AhH6958thenationsהַגּ֖וֹיha.GoyH1471that werebeforeלִפְנֵיכֶֽם׃lif.nei.KhemH6440you.

29For whoever shallcommitיַעֲשֶׂ֔הya.'a.SehH6213any of theseabominationsהַתּוֹעֵב֖וֹתha.to.'e.VotH8441, even thesoulsהַנְּפָשׁ֥וֹתha.ne.fa.ShotH5315thatcommitהָעֹשֹׂ֖תha.'o.SotH6213them shall be cutoffוְנִכְרְת֛וּve.nikh.re.TuH3772fromamongמִקֶּ֥רֶבmi.Ke.revH7130theirpeopleעַמָּֽם׃'a.MamH5971.

30Therefore shall yekeepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֣םu.she.mar.TemH8104myordinanceמִשְׁמַרְתִּ֗יmish.mar.TiH4931, that yecommitעֲשׂ֜וֹתa.SotH6213not any one of theseabominableהַתּֽוֹעֵבֹת֙ha.to.'e.VotH8441customsמֵחֻקּ֤וֹתme.chu.KotH2708, which werecommittedנַעֲשׂ֣וּna.'a.SuH6213beforeלִפְנֵיכֶ֔םlif.nei.KhemH6440you, and that yedefileתִֽטַּמְּא֖וּti.ta.me.'UH2930not yourselves in them: I am theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ פ'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

Commentaries on Leviticus 18

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