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Leviticus 21:1-8

1And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,Speakאֱמֹ֥ר'e.MorH559to thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֑ן'a.ha.RonH175, andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to them, There shall none bedefiledיִטַּמָּ֖אyi.ta.Ma'H2930for thedeadלְנֶ֥פֶשׁle.Ne.feshH5315among hispeopleבְּעַמָּֽיו׃be.'a.MavH5971:

2But for hiskinלִשְׁאֵר֔וֹlish.'e.RoH7607, that isnearהַקָּרֹ֖בha.ka.RoH7138to him, that is, for hismotherלְאִמּ֣וֹle.'i.MoH517, and for hisfatherוּלְאָבִ֔יוu.le.'a.VivH1, and for hissonוְלִבְנ֥וֹve.liv.NoH1121, and for hisdaughterוּלְבִתּ֖וֹu.le.vi.ToH1323, and for hisbrotherוּלְאָחִֽיו׃u.le.'a.ChivH251,

3And for hissisterוְלַאֲחֹת֤וֹve.la.'a.cho.ToH269avirginהַבְּתוּלָה֙ha.be.tu.LahH1330, that isnearהַקְּרוֹבָ֣הha.ke.ro.VahH7138to him, who hath had nohusbandלְאִ֑ישׁle.'IshH376; for her he may bedefiledיִטַּמָּֽא׃yi.ta.Ma'H2930.

4But he shall notdefileיִטַּמָּ֖אyi.ta.Ma'H2930himself, being a chiefmanבַּ֣עַלBa.'alH1167among hispeopleבְּעַמָּ֑יוbe.'a.MavH5971, toprofaneלְהֵ֖חַלּֽוֹ׃le.He.cha.LoH2490himself.

5They shall notmakeיִקְרְח֤וּyik.re.chahH7139baldnessקָרְחָה֙ka.re.ChahH7144upon theirheadבְּרֹאשָׁ֔םbe.ro.ShamH7218, neither shall they shaveoffיְגַלֵּ֑חוּye.ga.Le.chuH1548thecornerוּפְאַ֥תu.fe.'AtH6285of theirbeardזְקָנָ֖םze.ka.NamH2206, normakeיִשְׂרְט֖וּyis.re.TuH8295anycuttingsשָׂרָֽטֶת׃sa.Ra.tetH8296in theirfleshוּבִ֨בְשָׂרָ֔םu.Viv.sa.RamH1320.

6They shall beholyקֹֽדֶשׁ׃Ko.deshH6944to theirGodלֵאלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔םle.Lo.hei.HemH430, and notprofaneיְחַלְּל֔וּye.cha.le.LuH2490thenameשֵׁ֖םshemH8034of theirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430: for theofferingsH801of theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068made byfireאִשֵּׁ֨י'i.SheiH801, and thebreadלֶ֧חֶםLe.chemH3899of theirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֛ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430, they doofferמַקְרִיבִ֖םmak.ri.VimH7126: therefore they shall beholyקְדֹשִׁ֤יםke.do.ShimH6918.

7They shall nottakeיִקָּ֔חוּyi.Ka.chuH3947awifeאִשָּׁ֨ה'i.ShahH802that is anharlotזֹנָ֤הzo.NahH2181, orprofaneוַחֲלָלָה֙va.cha.la.LahH2491; neither shall theytakeיִקָּ֑חוּyi.Ka.chuH3947awomanוְאִשָּׁ֛הve.'i.ShahH802putawayגְּרוּשָׁ֥הge.ru.ShahH1644from herhusbandמֵאִישָׁ֖הּme.'i.ShahH376: for he isholyקָדֹ֥שׁka.DoshH6918to hisGodלֵאלֹהָֽיו׃le.lo.HavH430.

8Thou shaltsanctifyוְקִדַּשְׁתּ֔וֹve.ki.dash.ToH6942him therefore; for heofferethמַקְרִ֑יבmak.RivH7126thebreadלֶ֥חֶםLe.chemH3899of thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430: he shall beholyקָדֹשׁ֙ka.DoshH6918to thee: for I theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, whosanctifiethמְקַדִּשְׁכֶֽם׃me.ka.dish.KhemH6942you, amholyקָד֔וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918.

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