Revised Webster's Bible

Leviticus 19

1And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696toMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽרle.MorH559,

2Speakדַּבֵּ֞רda.BerH1696to all thecongregationעֲדַ֧ת'a.DatH5712of thechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֥ve.'a.mar.TaH559to them, Ye shall beholyקְדֹשִׁ֣יםke.do.ShimH6918: for I theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430amholyקָד֔וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918.

3Ye shallfearתִּירָ֔אוּti.Ra.'uH3372everymanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376hismotherאִמּ֤וֹ'i.MoH517, and hisfatherוְאָבִיו֙ve.'a.VivH1, andkeepתִּשְׁמֹ֑רוּtish.Mo.ruH8104mysabbathsשַׁבְּתֹתַ֖יsha.be.to.TaiH7676: I am theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

4Turnתִּפְנוּ֙tif.NuH6437ye not toidolsהָ֣אֱלִילִ֔יםha.'e.li.LimH457, normakeתַעֲשׂ֖וּta.'a.SuH6213to yourselvesmoltenמַסֵּכָ֔הma.se.KhahH4541godsוֵֽאלֹהֵי֙ve.lo.HeiH430: I am theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

5And if yeofferתִזְבְּח֛וּtiz.be.ChuH2076asacrificeזֶ֥בַחZe.vachH2077of peaceofferingsשְׁלָמִ֖יםshe.la.MimH8002to theLORDלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068, ye shallofferתִּזְבָּחֻֽהוּ׃tiz.ba.Chu.huH2076it at your ownwillלִֽרְצֹנְכֶ֖םlir.tzo.ne.KhemH7522.

6It shall beeatenיֵאָכֵ֖לye.'a.KhelH398the samedayבְּי֧וֹםbe.YomH3117yeofferזִבְחֲכֶ֛םziv.cha.KhemH2077it, and on the nextdayוּמִֽמָּחֳרָ֑תu.mi.mo.cho.RatH4283: and if any thing shallremainוְהַנּוֹתָר֙ve.ha.no.TarH3498until thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayי֣וֹםYomH3117, it shall beburntיִשָּׂרֵֽף׃yi.sa.RefH8313in thefireבָּאֵ֖שׁba.'EshH784.

7And if it shall beeatenהֵאָכֹ֥לhe.'a.KholH398atallיֵאָכֵ֖לye.'a.KhelH398on thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, it isabominableפִּגּ֥וּלpi.GulH6292; it shall not beacceptedיֵרָצֶֽה׃ye.ra.TzehH7521.

8Therefore every one thateatethוְאֹֽכְלָיו֙ve.'o.khe.LavH398it shallbearיִשָּׂ֔אyi.Sa'H5375hisiniquityעֲוֹנ֣וֹa.vo.NoH5771, because he hathprofanedחִלֵּ֑לchi.LelH2490the hallowedthingקֹ֥דֶשׁKo.deshH6944of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068: and thatsoulהַנֶּ֥פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315shall be cutoffוְנִכְרְתָ֛הve.nikh.re.TahH3772from among hispeopleמֵעַמֶּֽיהָ׃me.'a.Mei.haH5971.

9And when yereapH7114theharvestקְצִ֣ירke.TzirH7105of yourlandאַרְצְכֶ֔ם'ar.tze.KhemH776, thou shalt not whollyreapתְכַלֶּ֛הte.kha.LehH3615thecornersפְּאַ֥תpe.'AtH6285of thyfieldשָׂדְךָ֖sa.de.KhaH7704, neither shalt thougatherתְלַקֵּֽט׃te.la.KetH3950thegleaningsוְלֶ֥קֶטve.Le.ketH3951of thyharvestקְצִֽירְךָ֖ke.tzi.re.ChaH7105.

10And thou shalt notgleanתְעוֹלֵ֔לte.'o.LelH5953thyvineyardוְכַרְמְךָ֙ve.khar.me.KhaH3754, neither shalt thougatherתְלַקֵּ֑טte.la.KetH3950everygrapeוּפֶ֥רֶטu.Fe.retH6528of thyvineyardכַּרְמְךָ֖kar.me.KhaH3754; thou shaltleaveתַּעֲזֹ֣בta.'a.ZoH5800them for thepoorלֶֽעָנִ֤יle.'a.NiH6041andstrangerוְלַגֵּר֙ve.la.GerH1616: I am theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

11Ye shall notstealתִּגְנֹ֑בוּtig.NouH1589, neither dealfalselyתְכַחֲשׁ֥וּte.kha.cha.ShuH3584, neitherlieתְשַׁקְּר֖וּte.sha.ke.RuH8266oneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376toanotherבַּעֲמִיתֽוֹ׃ba.'a.mi.ToH5997.

12And ye shall notswearתִשָּׁבְע֥וּti.sha.ve.'UH7650by mynameבִשְׁמִ֖יvish.MiH8034falselyלַשָּׁ֑קֶרla.Sha.kerH8267, neither shalt thouprofaneוְחִלַּלְתָּ֛ve.chi.lal.TaH2490thenameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034of thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430: I am theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

13Thou shalt notdefraudתַעֲשֹׁ֥קta.'a.ShokH6231thyneighbourרֵֽעֲךָ֖re.'a.KhaH7453, neitherrobתִגְזֹ֑לtig.ZolH1497him : thewagesפְּעֻלַּ֥תpe.'u.LatH6468of him that ishiredשָׂכִ֛ירsa.KhirH7916shall notabideתָלִ֞יןta.LinH3885with thee all night until themorningבֹּֽקֶר׃Bo.kerH1242.

14Thou shalt notcurseתְקַלֵּ֣לte.ka.LelH7043thedeafחֵרֵ֔שׁche.ReshH2795, norputתִתֵּ֖ןti.TenH5414astumblingblockמִכְשֹׁ֑לmikh.SholH4383beforeוְלִפְנֵ֣יve.lif.NeiH6440theblindעִוֵּ֔ר'i.VerH5787, but shaltfearוְיָרֵ֥אתָve.ya.Re.taH3372thyGodמֵּאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָme.'e.lo.Hei.khaH430: I am theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

15Ye shalldoתַעֲשׂ֥וּta.'a.SuH6213nounrighteousnessעָ֙וֶל֙'a.velH5766injudgmentבַּמִּשְׁפָּ֔טba.mish.PatH4941: thou shalt notrespectתִשָּׂ֣אti.Sa'H5375thepersonפְנֵי־fe.nei-H6440of thepoorדָ֔לDalH1800, norhonourתֶהְדַּ֖רteh.DarH1921thepersonפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of themightyגָד֑וֹלga.DolH1419: but inrighteousnessבְּצֶ֖דֶקbe.Tze.dekH6664shalt thoujudgeתִּשְׁפֹּ֥טtish.PotH8199thyneighbourעֲמִיתֶֽךָ׃'a.mi.Te.khaH5997.

16Thou shalt notgoH3212up and down as atalebearerרָכִיל֙ra.KhilH7400among thypeopleבְּעַמֶּ֔יךָbe.'a.Mei.khaH5971: neither shalt thoustandתַעֲמֹ֖דta.'a.ModH5975against thebloodדַּ֣םdamH1818of thyneighbourרֵעֶ֑ךָre.'E.khaH7453: I am theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

17Thou shalt nothateתִשְׂנָ֥אtis.Na'H8130thybrotherאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251in thyheartבִּלְבָבֶ֑ךָbil.va.Ve.khaH3824: thou shaltsurelyהוֹכֵ֤חַho.Khe.achH3198rebukeתּוֹכִ֙יחַ֙to.Khi.achH3198thyneighbourעֲמִיתֶ֔ךָ'a.mi.Te.khaH5997, and notallowתִשָּׂ֥אti.Sa'H5375sinחֵֽטְא׃Chet'H2399upon him.

18Thou shalt notavengeתִקֹּ֤םti.KomH5358, nor bear anygrudgeתִטֹּר֙ti.TorH5201against thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of thypeopleעַמֶּ֔ךָ'a.Me.khaH5971, but thou shaltloveוְאָֽהַבְתָּ֥ve.'a.hav.TaH157thyneighbourלְרֵעֲךָ֖le.re.'a.KhaH7453asthyselfכָּמ֑וֹךָka.Mo.khaH3644: I am theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

19Ye shallkeepתִּשְׁמֹרוּ֒tish.mo.RuH8104mystatutesחֻקֹּתַי֮chu.ko.TaiH2708. Thou shalt not let thycattleבְּהֶמְתְּךָ֙be.hem.te.KhaH929breedתַרְבִּ֣יעַtar.Bi.a'H7250with anotherkindכִּלְאַ֔יִםkil.'A.yimH3610: thou shalt notsowתִזְרַ֣עtiz.Ra'H2232thyfieldשָׂדְךָ֖sa.de.KhaH7704with mixedseedכִּלְאָ֑יִםkil.'A.yimH3610: neither shall agarmentוּבֶ֤גֶדu.Ve.gedH899of linen andwoollenשַֽׁעַטְנֵ֔זsha.'at.NezH8162woventogetherכִּלְאַ֙יִם֙kil.'A.yimH3610comeיַעֲלֶ֖הya.'a.LehH5927upon thee.

20Andwhoeverוְ֠אִישׁVe.'ishH376liethיִשְׁכַּ֨בyish.KavH7901carnallyשִׁכְבַת־ זֶ֗רַעshikh.vat- Ze.ra'H2233 H7902with awomanאִשָּׁ֜ה'i.ShahH802, that is aslaveשִׁפְחָה֙shif.ChahH8198,betrothedנֶחֱרֶ֣פֶתne.che.Re.fetH2778to anhusbandלְאִ֔ישׁle.'IshH376, and not atallוְהָפְדֵּה֙ve.ha.fe.DehH6299redeemedנִפְדָּ֔תָהnif.Da.tahH6299, norfreedomחֻפְשָׁ֖הchuf.ShahH2668givenנִתַּן־ni.tan-H5414her; she shall bescourgedבִּקֹּ֧רֶתbi.Ko.retH1244; they shall not be put todeathיוּמְת֖וּyu.me.TuH4191, because she was notfreeחֻפָּֽשָׁה׃chu.Pa.shahH2666.

21And he shallbringוְהֵבִ֤יאve.he.Vi'H935his trespassofferingאֲשָׁמוֹ֙'a.sha.MoH817to theLORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068, to thedoorפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of thetabernacleאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of thecongregationמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150, even aramאֵ֖יל'eilH352for a trespassofferingאָשָֽׁם׃'a.ShamH817.

22And thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548shall make anatonementוְכִפֶּר֩ve.khi.PerH3722for him with theramבְּאֵ֤ילbe.'EilH352of the trespassofferingהָֽאָשָׁם֙ha.'a.ShamH817beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068for hissinחַטָּאת֖וֹcha.ta.ToH2403which he hathdoneחָטָ֑אcha.Ta'H2398: and thesinמֵחַטָּאת֖וֹme.cha.ta.ToH2403which he hathdoneחָטָֽא׃ פcha.Ta'H2398shall beforgivenוְנִסְלַ֣חve.nis.LachH5545him.

23And when ye shallcomeתָבֹ֣אוּta.Vo.'uH935into thelandהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and shall haveplantedוּנְטַעְתֶּם֙u.ne.ta'.TemH5193all manner oftreesעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086forfoodמַאֲכָ֔לma.'a.KhalH3978, then ye shallcountH6188itsfruitפִּרְי֑וֹpir.YoH6529asuncircumcisedוַעֲרַלְתֶּ֥ם עָרְלָת֖וֹva.'a.ral.Tem a.re.la.ToH6188 H6190:threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֗יםsha.NimH8141shall it be asuncircumcisedעֲרֵלִ֖ים'a.re.LimH6189to you: it shall not beeatenיֵאָכֵֽל׃ye.'a.KhelH398of.

24But in thefourthהָרְבִיעִ֔תha.re.vi.'ItH7243yearוּבַשָּׁנָה֙u.va.sha.NahH8141all itsfruitפִּרְי֑וֹpir.YoH6529shall beholyקֹ֥דֶשׁKo.deshH6944topraiseהִלּוּלִ֖יםhi.lu.LimH1974theLORDלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068with .

25And in thefifthהַחֲמִישִׁ֗תha.cha.mi.ShitH2549yearוּבַשָּׁנָ֣הu.va.sha.NahH8141shall yeeatתֹּֽאכְלוּ֙to.khe.LuH398of itsfruitפִּרְי֔וֹpir.YoH6529, that it mayyieldלְהוֹסִ֥יףle.ho.SifH3254to you itsincreaseתְּבוּאָת֑וֹte.vu.'a.ToH8393: I am theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

26Ye shall noteatתֹאכְל֖וּto.khe.LuH398any thing with thebloodהַדָּ֑םha.DamH1818: neither shall ye useenchantmentתְנַחֲשׁ֖וּte.na.cha.ShuH5172, nor observetimesתְעוֹנֵֽנוּ׃te.'o.Ne.nuH6049.

27Ye shall not shavearoundתַקִּ֔פוּta.Ki.fuH5362thesidesפְּאַ֖תpe.'AtH6285of yourheadsרֹאשְׁכֶ֑םrosh.KhemH7218, neither shalt thoumarתַשְׁחִ֔יתtash.ChitH7843thecornersפְּאַ֥תpe.'AtH6285of thybeardזְקָנֶֽךָ׃ze.ka.Ne.chaH2206.

28Ye shall notmakeתִתְּנוּ֙ti.te.NuH5414anyוּכְתֹ֣בֶתu.khe.ToetH3793cuttingsוְשֶׂ֣רֶטve.Se.retH8296in yourfleshבִּבְשַׂרְכֶ֔םbiv.sar.KhemH1320for thedeadלָנֶ֗פֶשׁla.Ne.feshH5315, nortattooתִתְּנ֖וּti.te.NuH5414anymarksקַֽעֲקַ֔עka.'a.Ka'H7085upon you: I am theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

29Do notprostituteתְּחַלֵּ֥לte.cha.LelH2490thydaughterבִּתְּךָ֖bi.te.KhaH1323, to cause her to be anharlotלְהַזְנוֹתָ֑הּle.haz.no.TahH2181; lest thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776should fall toharlotryתִזְנֶ֣הtiz.NehH2181, and thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776becomefullוּמָלְאָ֥הu.mal.'AhH4390ofwickednessזִמָּֽה׃zi.MahH2154.

30Ye shallkeepתִּשְׁמֹ֔רוּtish.Mo.ruH8104mysabbathsשַׁבְּתֹתַ֣יsha.be.to.TaiH7676, andreverenceתִּירָ֑אוּti.Ra.'uH3372mysanctuaryוּמִקְדָּשִׁ֖יu.mik.da.ShiH4720: I am theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

31Regardתִּפְנ֤וּtif.NuH6437not them that havemediumsהָאֹבֹת֙ha.'o.VotH178, neitherseekתְּבַקְשׁ֖וּte.vak.ShuH1245afterwizardsהַיִּדְּעֹנִ֔יםhai.yi.de.'o.NimH3049, to bedefiledלְטָמְאָ֣הle.ta.me.'AhH2930by them: I am theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

32Thou shalt riseupתָּק֔וּםta.KumH6965beforeמִפְּנֵ֤יmi.pe.NeiH6440the hoaryheadשֵׂיבָה֙sei.VahH7872, andhonourוְהָדַרְתָּ֖ve.ha.dar.TaH1921thefaceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the oldmanזָקֵ֑ןza.KenH2205, andfearוְיָרֵ֥אתָve.ya.Re.taH3372thyGodמֵּאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָme.'e.lo.Hei.khaH430: I am theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

33And if astrangerגֵּ֖רgerH1616shallsojournיָג֧וּרya.GurH1481with thee in yourlandבְּאַרְצְכֶ֑םbe.'ar.tze.KhemH776, ye shall notoppressתוֹנ֖וּto.NuH3238him.

34But thestrangerהַגֵּ֣ר׀ha.GerH1616thatdwellethהַגָּ֣רha.GarH1481with you shall be to you as onebornכְּאֶזְרָ֣חke.'ez.RachH249among you, and thou shaltloveוְאָהַבְתָּ֥ve.'a.hav.TaH157him as thyself; for ye werestrangersגֵרִ֥יםge.RimH1616in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714: I am theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

35Ye shalldoתַעֲשׂ֥וּta.'a.SuH6213nounrighteousnessעָ֖וֶל'A.velH5766injudgmentבַּמִּשְׁפָּ֑טba.mish.PatH4941, inlengthבַּמִּדָּ֕הba.mi.DahH4060, inweightבַּמִּשְׁקָ֖לba.mish.KalH4948, or involumeוּבַמְּשׂוּרָֽה׃u.va.me.su.RahH4884.

36Justצֶ֣דֶקTze.dekH6664balancesמֹ֧אזְנֵיMoz.neiH3976,justצֶ֗דֶקTze.dekH6664weightsאַבְנֵי־'av.nei-H68, ajustצֶ֛דֶקTze.dekH6664ephahאֵ֥יפַת'Ei.fatH374, and ajustצֶ֖דֶקTze.dekH6664hinוְהִ֥יןve.HinH1969, shall ye have: I am theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430, who brought yououtהוֹצֵ֥אתִיho.Tze.tiH3318of thelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

37Therefore shall yeobserveוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֤םu.she.mar.TemH8104all mystatutesחֻקֹּתַי֙chu.ko.TaiH2708, and all myjudgmentsמִשְׁפָּטַ֔יmish.pa.TaiH4941, anddoוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖םva.'a.si.TemH6213them: I am theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

Commentaries on Leviticus 19

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