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Leviticus 22

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

2Speakדַּבֵּ֨רda.BerH1696toAaronאַהֲרֹ֜ן'a.ha.RonH175and to hissonsבָּנָ֗יוba.NavH1121, that theyseparateוְיִנָּֽזְרוּ֙ve.yi.na.ze.RuH5144themselves from the holythingsמִקָּדְשֵׁ֣יmi.ka.de.SheiH6944of thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and that theyprofaneיְחַלְּל֖וּye.cha.le.LuH2490not myholyקָדְשִׁ֑יkod.shiH6944nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034in those things which theyhallowמַקְדִּשִׁ֛יםmak.di.ShimH6942to me: I am theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

3Sayאֱמֹ֣ר'e.MorH559to them,Whoeverאִ֣ישׁ׀'ishH376he may be of all yourseedזַרְעֲכֶ֗םzar.'a.KhemH2233among yourgenerationsלְדֹרֹ֨תֵיכֶ֜םle.do.Ro.tei.KhemH1755, thatapproachethיִקְרַ֣בyik.RavH7126the holythingsהַקֳּדָשִׁים֙ha.ko.da.ShimH6944, which thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478hallowיַקְדִּ֤ישׁוּyak.Di.shuH6942to theLORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068, having hisuncleannessוְטֻמְאָת֖וֹve.tum.'a.ToH2932upon him, thatsoulהַנֶּ֧פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315shall be cutoffוְנִכְרְתָ֞הve.nikh.re.TahH3772from mypresenceמִלְּפָנַ֖יmi.le.fa.NaiH6440: I am theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

4WhatevermanH376of theseedמִזֶּ֣רַעmi.Ze.ra'H2233ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֗ן'a.ha.RonH175is aleperצָר֙וּעַ֙tza.Ru.a'H6879, or hath a runningissueזָ֔בZavH2100; he shall noteatיֹאכַ֔לyo.KhalH398of the holythingsבַּקֳּדָשִׁים֙ba.ko.da.ShimH6944, until he iscleanיִטְהָ֑רyit.HarH2891. And whoevertouchethוְהַנֹּגֵ֙עַ֙ve.ha.no.Ge.a'H5060any thing that isuncleanטְמֵא־te.me'-H2931by thedeadנֶ֔פֶשׁNe.feshH5315, or amanH376whoseseedשִׁכְבַת־ זָֽרַע׃shikh.vat- Za.ra'H2233 H7902goethתֵּצֵ֥אte.Tze'H3318from him;

5Orwhoeverאִישׁ֙'ishH376touchethיִגַּ֔עyi.Ga'H5060any creepingthingשֶׁ֖רֶץShe.retzH8318, by which he may be madeuncleanיִטְמָא־yit.ma'-H2930, or amanבְאָדָם֙ve.'a.DamH120of whom he may takeuncleannessיִטְמָא־yit.ma'-H2930, whateveruncleannessטֻמְאָתֽוֹ׃tum.'a.ToH2932he hath;

6Thesoulנֶ֚פֶשׁNe.feshH5315who hathtouchedתִּגַּע־ti.ga'-H5060any such shall beuncleanוְטָמְאָ֖הve.ta.me.'AhH2930untileveningהָעָ֑רֶבha.'A.revH6153, and shall noteatיֹאכַל֙yo.KhalH398of the holythingsהַקֳּדָשִׁ֔יםha.ko.da.ShimH6944,unlessאִם־'im-H518he shallwashרָחַ֥ץra.ChatzH7364hisfleshבְּשָׂר֖וֹbe.sa.RoH1320withwaterבַּמָּֽיִם׃ba.Ma.yimH4325.

7And when thesunהַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121issetוּבָ֥אu.Va'H935, he shall becleanוְטָהֵ֑רve.ta.HerH2891, and shallafterwardוְאַחַר֙ve.'a.CharH310eatיֹאכַ֣לyo.KhalH398of the holythingsהַקֳּדָשִׁ֔יםha.ko.da.ShimH6944; because it is hisfoodלַחְמ֖וֹlach.MoH3899.

8That which dieth ofitselfנְבֵלָ֧הne.ve.LahH5038, or istornוּטְרֵפָ֛הu.te.re.FahH2966by beasts, he shall noteatיֹאכַ֖לyo.KhalH398todefileלְטָמְאָה־le.ta.me.'ah-H2930himself with it: I am theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

9They shall thereforekeepוְשָׁמְר֣וּve.sha.me.RuH8104myordinanceמִשְׁמַרְתִּ֗יmish.mar.TiH4931, lest theybearיִשְׂא֤וּyis.'UH5375sinחֵ֔טְאChet'H2399for it, anddieוּמֵ֥תוּu.Me.tuH4191therefore, if theyprofaneיְחַלְּלֻ֑הוּye.cha.le.Lu.huH2490it: I theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068sanctifiethמְקַדְּשָֽׁם׃me.ka.de.ShamH6942them.

10There shall nostrangerזָ֖רzarH2114eatיֹ֣אכַלYo.khalH398of the holythingקֹ֑דֶשׁKo.deshH6944: asojournerתּוֹשַׁ֥בto.ShavH8453of thepriestכֹּהֵ֛ןko.HenH3548, or an hiredservantוְשָׂכִ֖ירve.sa.KhirH7916, shall noteatיֹ֥אכַלYo.khalH398of the holythingקֹֽדֶשׁ׃Ko.deshH6944.

11But if thepriestוְכֹהֵ֗ןve.kho.HenH3548shallbuyיִקְנֶ֥הyik.NehH7069anypersonנֶ֙פֶשׁ֙ne.feshH5315withקִנְיַ֣ןkin.YanH7075hismoneyכַּסְפּ֔וֹkas.PoH3701, he shalleatיֹ֣אכַלYo.khalH398of it, and he that isbornוִילִ֣ידvi.LidH3211in hishouseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004: they shalleatיֹאכְל֥וּyo.khe.LuH398of hisfoodבְלַחְמֽוֹ׃ve.lach.MoH3899.

12If thepriest’sכֹּהֵ֔ןko.HenH3548daughterוּבַת־u.vat-H1323also shall be married to astrangerלְאִ֣ישׁ זָ֑רle.'Ish ZarH376 H2114, she may noteatתֹאכֵֽל׃to.KhelH398of anofferingבִּתְרוּמַ֥תbit.ru.MatH8641of the holythingsהַקֳּדָשִׁ֖יםha.ko.da.ShimH6944.

13But if thepriest’sכֹּהֵן֩ko.HenH3548daughterוּבַת־u.vat-H1323shall be awidowאַלְמָנָ֣ה'al.ma.NahH490, ordivorcedוּגְרוּשָׁ֗הu.ge.ru.ShahH1644, and shall have nochildוְזֶרַע֮ve.ze.Ra'H2233, and havereturnedוְשָׁבָ֞הve.sha.VahH7725to herfather’sאָבִ֙יהָ֙'a.Vi.haH1houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004, as in heryouthכִּנְעוּרֶ֔יהָkin.'u.Rei.haH5271, she shalleatתֹּאכֵ֑לto.KhelH398of herfather’sאָבִ֖יהָ'a.Vi.haH1foodמִלֶּ֥חֶםmi.Le.chemH3899: but there shall nostrangerזָ֖רzarH2114eatיֹ֥אכַלYo.khalH398of it.

14And if amanוְאִ֕ישׁve.'IshH376shalleatיֹאכַ֥לyo.KhalH398of the holythingקֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944unknowinglyבִּשְׁגָגָ֑הbish.ga.GahH7684, then he shallputוְיָסַ֤ףve.ya.SafH3254to it thefifthחֲמִֽשִׁיתוֹ֙cha.mi.shi.ToH2549part, and shallgiveוְנָתַ֥ןve.na.TanH5414it to thepriestלַכֹּהֵ֖ןla.ko.HenH3548with the holythingהַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ha.Ko.deshH6944.

15And they shall notprofaneיְחַלְּל֔וּye.cha.le.LuH2490the holythingsקָדְשֵׁ֖יka.de.SheiH6944of thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, which theyofferיָרִ֖ימוּya.Ri.muH7311to theLORDלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068;

16Or allow them tobearוְהִשִּׂ֤יאוּve.hi.Si.'uH5375theiniquityעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771oftrespassאַשְׁמָ֔ה'ash.MahH819, when theyeatבְּאָכְלָ֖םbe.'a.khe.LamH398their holythingsקָדְשֵׁיהֶ֑םka.de.shei.HemH6944: for I theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068sanctifiethמְקַדְּשָֽׁם׃ פme.ka.de.ShamH6942them.

17And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696toMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

18Speakדַּבֵּ֨רda.BerH1696toAaronאַהֲרֹ֜ן'a.ha.RonH175, and to hissonsבָּנָ֗יוba.NavH1121, and to all thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֖ve.'a.mar.TaH559to them,WhoeverH376of thehouseמִבֵּ֨יתmi.BeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478, or of thestrangersהַגֵּ֣רha.GerH1616inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, that willofferיַקְרִ֤יבyak.RivH7126hisoblationקָרְבָּנוֹ֙ka.re.ba.NoH7133for all hisvowsנִדְרֵיהֶם֙nid.rei.HemH5088, and for all his freewillofferingsנִדְבוֹתָ֔םnid.vo.TamH5071, which they willofferיַקְרִ֥יבוּyak.Ri.vuH7126to theLORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068for a burntofferingלְעֹלָֽה׃le.'o.LahH5930;

19Ye shall offer at your ownwillלִֽרְצֹנְכֶ֑םlir.tzo.ne.KhemH7522amaleזָכָ֔רza.KharH2145withoutblemishתָּמִ֣יםta.MimH8549, of thecattleבַּבָּקָ֕רba.ba.KarH1241, of thesheepבַּכְּשָׂבִ֖יםba.ke.sa.VimH3775, or of thegoatsוּבָֽעִזִּֽים׃u.Va.'i.ZimH5795.

20But whatever hath ablemishמ֖וּםmumH3971, that shall ye notofferתַקְרִ֑יבוּtak.Ri.vuH7126: for it shall not beacceptableלְרָצ֖וֹןle.ra.TzonH7522for you.

21Andwhoeverוְאִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376offerethיַקְרִ֤יבyak.RivH7126asacrificeזֶֽבַח־ze.vach-H2077of peaceofferingsשְׁלָמִים֙she.la.MimH8002to theLORDלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068toaccomplishלְפַלֵּא־le.fa.le'-H6381hisvowנֶ֙דֶר֙ne.derH5088, or a freewillofferingלִנְדָבָ֔הlin.da.VahH5071incattleבַּבָּקָ֖רba.ba.KarH1241orsheepבַצֹּ֑אןva.TzonH6629, it shall beperfectתָּמִ֤יםta.MimH8549to beacceptedלְרָצ֔וֹןle.ra.TzonH7522; there shall be in it noblemishמ֖וּםmumH3971.

22Blindעַוֶּרֶת֩'a.ve.RetH5788, orbrokenH7665, ormaimedH2782, or having a runningsoreיַבֶּ֗לֶתya.Be.letH2990, oreczemaגָרָב֙ga.RavH1618, orscabsיַלֶּ֔פֶתya.Le.fetH3217, ye shall notofferתַקְרִ֥יבוּtak.Ri.vuH7126these to theLORDלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068, normakeתִתְּנ֥וּti.te.NuH5414an offering byfireוְאִשֶּׁ֗הve.'i.ShehH801of them upon thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196to theLORDלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

23Either abullוְשׁ֥וֹרve.ShorH7794or alambוָשֶׂ֖הva.SehH7716that hath any thingsuperfluousשָׂר֣וּעַsa.Ru.a'H8311or lacking in hispartsוְקָל֑וּטve.ka.LutH7038, that mayest thouofferתַּעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213for a freewillofferingנְדָבָה֙ne.da.VahH5071; but for avowוּלְנֵ֖דֶרu.le.Ne.derH5088it shall not beacceptedיֵרָצֶֽה׃ye.ra.TzehH7521.

24Ye shall notofferתַקְרִ֖יבוּtak.Ri.vuH7126to theLORDלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068that which isbruisedוּמָע֤וּךְu.ma.'UkhH4600, orcrushedוְכָתוּת֙ve.kha.TutH3807, orbrokenוְנָת֣וּקve.na.TukH5423, orcutוְכָר֔וּתve.kha.RutH3772; neither shall yemakeתַעֲשֽׂוּ׃ta.'a.SuH6213any offering of it in yourlandוּֽבְאַרְצְכֶ֖םu.ve.'ar.tze.KhemH776.

25Neither from astranger’sנֵכָ֗רne.KharH5236handוּמִיַּ֣ד בֶּן־u.mi.Yad ben-H3027 H1121shall yeofferתַקְרִ֛יבוּtak.Ri.vuH7126thebreadלֶ֥חֶםLe.chemH3899of yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430of any of these; because theircorruptionמָשְׁחָתָ֤םma.she.cha.TamH4893is in them, andblemishesמ֣וּםmumH3971are in them: they shall not beacceptedיֵרָצ֖וּye.ra.TzuH7521for you.

26And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696toMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

27When abullשׁ֣וֹרShorH7794, or asheepכֶ֤שֶׂבKhe.sevH3775, or agoatעֵז֙'ezH5795, is broughtforthיִוָּלֵ֔דyi.va.LedH3205, then it shall besevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117under thedamאִמּ֑וֹ'i.MoH517; and from theeighthהַשְּׁמִינִי֙ha.she.mi.NiH8066dayוּמִיּ֤וֹםu.mi.YomH3117onוָהָ֔לְאָהva.Hal.'ahH1973it shall beacceptedיֵרָצֶ֕הye.ra.TzehH7521for anofferingלְקָרְבַּ֥ןle.kar.BanH7133made byfireאִשֶּׁ֖ה'i.ShehH801to theLORDלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

28And whether it iscowוְשׁ֖וֹרve.ShorH7794oreweשֶׂ֑הSehH7716, ye shall notkillתִשְׁחֲט֖וּtish.cha.TuH7819it and heryoungבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121both inoneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117.

29And when ye willofferתִזְבְּח֥וּtiz.be.ChuH2076asacrificeזֶֽבַח־ze.vach-H2077ofthanksgivingתּוֹדָ֖הto.DahH8426to theLORDלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068,offerתִּזְבָּֽחוּ׃tiz.Ba.chuH2076it at your ownwillלִֽרְצֹנְכֶ֖םlir.tzo.ne.KhemH7522.

30On the samedayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117it shall be eatenupיֵאָכֵ֔לye.'a.KhelH398; ye shallleaveתוֹתִ֥ירוּto.Ti.ruH3498none of it until the nextmorningבֹּ֑קֶרBo.kerH1242: I am theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

31Therefore shall yekeepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּם֙u.she.mar.TemH8104mycommandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֔יmitz.vo.TaiH4687, anddoוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖םva.'a.si.TemH6213them: I am theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

32Neither shall yeprofaneתְחַלְּלוּ֙te.cha.le.LuH2490myholyקָדְשִׁ֔יkod.shiH6944nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034; but I will behallowedוְנִ֨קְדַּשְׁתִּ֔יve.Nik.dash.TiH6942amongבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: I am theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068who dothhallowמְקַדִּשְׁכֶֽם׃me.ka.dish.KhemH6942you,

33That brought yououtהַמּוֹצִ֤יאha.mo.Tzi'H3318of thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, to be yourGodלֵאלֹהִ֑יםle.lo.HimH430: I am theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

Commentaries on Leviticus 22

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