Leviticus 17
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וְאֶל־and toפֶּ֜תַחthe entrance ofאֹ֣הֶלthe tent ofמוֹעֵד֮meetingלֹ֣אnotהֱבִיאוֹ֒he has brought itלְהַקְרִ֤יבto presentקָרְבָּן֙a presentלַֽיהוָ֔הto Yahwehלִפְנֵ֖יto beforeמִשְׁכַּ֣ןthe dwelling place ofיְהוָ֑הYahwehדָּ֣םbloodיֵחָשֵׁ֞בit will be reckonedלָאִ֤ישׁto the personהַהוּא֙the thatדָּ֣םbloodשָׁפָ֔ךְhe has shedוְנִכְרַ֛תand he will be cut offהָאִ֥ישׁthe personהַה֖וּאthe thatמִקֶּ֥רֶבfrom amongעַמּֽוֹ׃people his
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לְמַעַן֩so thatאֲשֶׁ֨רthatיָבִ֜יאוּthey may bringבְּנֵ֣יthe people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לIsraelאֶֽת־obj.זִבְחֵיהֶם֮sacrifices theirאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichהֵ֣םtheyזֹבְחִים֮are sacrificingעַל־onפְּנֵ֣יthe face ofהַשָּׂדֶה֒the fieldוֶֽהֱבִיאֻ֣םand they will bring themלַֽיהוָ֗הto Yahwehאֶל־toפֶּ֛תַחthe entrance ofאֹ֥הֶלthe tent ofמוֹעֵ֖דmeetingאֶל־toהַכֹּהֵ֑ןthe priestוְזָ֨בְח֜וּand they will sacrificeזִבְחֵ֧יsacrifices ofשְׁלָמִ֛יםpeace offeringsלַֽיהוָ֖הto Yahwehאוֹתָֽם׃obj. them
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וְלֹא־and notיִזְבְּח֥וּthey will sacrificeעוֹד֙againאֶת־obj.זִבְחֵיהֶ֔םsacrifices theirלַשְּׂעִירִ֕םto the goat idolsאֲשֶׁ֛רwhichהֵ֥םtheyזֹנִ֖יםare prostituting themselvesאַחֲרֵיהֶ֑םafter themחֻקַּ֥תa statute ofעוֹלָ֛םperpetuityתִּֽהְיֶה־it will beזֹּ֥אתthisלָהֶ֖םfor the themלְדֹרֹתָֽם׃to generations their
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וְאִ֨ישׁand a personאִ֜ישׁa personמִבֵּ֣יתfrom the house ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לIsraelוּמִן־and ofהַגֵּר֙the sojournersהַגָּ֣רwho sojournsבְּתוֹכָ֔םin midst of themאֲשֶׁ֥רwhoיֹאכַ֖לhe will eatכָּל־anyדָּ֑םbloodוְנָתַתִּ֣יand I will setפָנַ֗יface myבַּנֶּ֙פֶשׁ֙on the personהָאֹכֶ֣לֶתwho eatsאֶת־obj.הַדָּ֔םthe bloodוְהִכְרַתִּ֥יand I will cut offאֹתָ֖הּobj. itמִקֶּ֥רֶבfrom amongעַמָּֽהּ׃people its
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כִּ֣יforנֶ֣פֶשׁthe life ofהַבָּשָׂר֮the fleshבַּדָּ֣םis in the bloodהִוא֒itוַאֲנִ֞יand Iנְתַתִּ֤יוI have given itלָכֶם֙to the youעַל־onהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַthe altarלְכַפֵּ֖רto make atonementעַל־onנַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶ֑םselves yourכִּֽי־forהַדָּ֥םis the bloodה֖וּאitבַּנֶּ֥פֶשׁwhich by the lifeיְכַפֵּֽר׃it makes atonement
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וְאִ֨ישׁand a personאִ֜ישׁa personמִבְּנֵ֣יfrom the people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לIsraelוּמִן־and ofהַגֵּר֙the sojournersהַגָּ֣רwho sojournsבְּתוֹכָ֔םin midst of themאֲשֶׁ֨רwhoיָצ֜וּדhe will huntצֵ֥ידhunted game ofחַיָּ֛הan animalאוֹ־orע֖וֹףa birdאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichיֵאָכֵ֑לit will be eatenוְשָׁפַךְ֙and he will pour outאֶת־obj.דָּמ֔וֹblood itsוְכִסָּ֖הוּand he will cover itבֶּעָפָֽר׃with the dust
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כִּֽי־forנֶ֣פֶשׁthe life ofכָּל־allבָּשָׂ֗רfleshדָּמ֣וֹblood itsבְנַפְשׁוֹ֮is in life itsהוּא֒itוָֽאֹמַר֙and I have saidלִבְנֵ֣יto the people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelדַּ֥םthe blood ofכָּל־anyבָּשָׂ֖רfleshלֹ֣אnotתֹאכֵ֑לוּyou must eatכִּ֣יforנֶ֤פֶשׁthe life ofכָּל־allבָּשָׂר֙fleshדָּמ֣וֹis blood itsהִ֔ואitכָּל־allאֹכְלָ֖יוthose who eat itיִכָּרֵֽת׃he will be cut off
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וְכָל־and everyנֶ֗פֶשׁpersonאֲשֶׁ֨רwhoתֹּאכַ֤לit will eatנְבֵלָה֙a carcassוּטְרֵפָ֔הand a torn animalבָּאֶזְרָ֖חamong the native-bornוּבַגֵּ֑רand among the sojournerוְכִבֶּ֨סand he will washבְּגָדָ֜יוgarments hisוְרָחַ֥ץand he will washבַּמַּ֛יִםwith the waterוְטָמֵ֥אand he will be uncleanעַד־untilהָעֶ֖רֶבthe eveningוְטָהֵֽר׃and he will be pure
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