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Leviticus 22:1-16

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.

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