Leviticus 21

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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he said יְהוָה֙Yahweh אֶל־to מֹשֶׁ֔הMoses אֱמֹ֥רsay אֶל־to הַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםthe priests בְּנֵ֣יthe sons of אַהֲרֹ֑ןAaron וְאָמַרְתָּ֣and you will say אֲלֵהֶ֔םto them לְנֶ֥פֶשׁfor a corpse לֹֽא־not יִטַּמָּ֖אhe will make himself unclean בְּעַמָּֽיו׃among kinspeoples his

כִּ֚יthat אִם־except לִשְׁאֵר֔וֹfor relative his הַקָּרֹ֖בthe near אֵלָ֑יוto him לְאִמּ֣וֹfor mother his וּלְאָבִ֔יוand for father his וְלִבְנ֥וֹand for son his וּלְבִתּ֖וֹand for daughter his וּלְאָחִֽיו׃and for brother his

וְלַאֲחֹת֤וֹand for sister his הַבְּתוּלָה֙the virgin הַקְּרוֹבָ֣הthe near אֵלָ֔יוto him אֲשֶׁ֥רwho לֹֽא־not הָיְתָ֖הshe has belonged לְאִ֑ישׁto a husbandלָ֖הּfor the herיִטַּמָּֽא׃he will make himself unclean

לֹ֥אnot יִטַּמָּ֖אhe will make himself unclean בַּ֣עַלa husband בְּעַמָּ֑יוamong kinspeoples his לְהֵ֖חַלּֽוֹ׃to profane himself

לֹֽא־not יִקְרְח֤וּthey will make bald קָרְחָה֙baldness בְּרֹאשָׁ֔םon head their וּפְאַ֥תand the side of זְקָנָ֖םbeard their לֹ֣אnot יְגַלֵּ֑חוּthey will shave וּבִ֨בְשָׂרָ֔םand in flesh their לֹ֥אnot יִשְׂרְט֖וּthey will cut שָׂרָֽטֶת׃cuts

קְדֹשִׁ֤יםholy יִהְיוּ֙they will be לֵאלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔םto God their וְלֹ֣אand not יְחַלְּל֔וּthey will profane שֵׁ֖םthe name of אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑םGod their כִּי֩for אֶת־obj.אִשֵּׁ֨יthe fire offerings of יְהוָ֜הYahweh לֶ֧חֶםthe food of אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֛םGod their הֵ֥םthey מַקְרִיבִ֖םare presenting וְהָ֥יוּand they will be קֹֽדֶשׁ׃a holy thing

אִשָּׁ֨הa woman זֹנָ֤הa prostitute וַחֲלָלָה֙and a woman profaned לֹ֣אnot יִקָּ֔חוּthey will take וְאִשָּׁ֛הand a woman גְּרוּשָׁ֥הdivorced מֵאִישָׁ֖הּfrom husband her לֹ֣אnot יִקָּ֑חוּthey will take כִּֽי־for קָדֹ֥שׁis holy ה֖וּאhe לֵאלֹהָֽיו׃to God his

וְקִדַּשְׁתּ֔וֹand you will set apart as holy him כִּֽי־for אֶת־obj.לֶ֥חֶםthe food of אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָGod your ה֣וּאhe מַקְרִ֑יבis presenting קָדֹשׁ֙holy יִֽהְיֶה־he will beלָּ֔ךְto the youכִּ֣יfor קָד֔וֹשׁam holy אֲנִ֥יI יְהוָ֖הYahweh מְקַדִּשְׁכֶֽם׃who sets apart as holy you

וּבַת֙and a daughter of אִ֣ישׁa man כֹּהֵ֔ןa priest כִּ֥יif תֵחֵ֖לshe will profane herself לִזְנ֑וֹתby acting as a prostitute אֶת־obj.אָבִ֙יהָ֙father her הִ֣יאshe מְחַלֶּ֔לֶתis profaning בָּאֵ֖שׁwith the fire תִּשָּׂרֵֽף׃ סshe will be burned

וְעַ֛לand to כָּל־any נַפְשֹׁ֥תcorpses of מֵ֖תa dead person לֹ֣אnot יָבֹ֑אhe will go לְאָבִ֥יוfor father his וּלְאִמּ֖וֹand for mother his לֹ֥אnot יִטַּמָּֽא׃he will make himself unclean

וּמִן־and from הַמִּקְדָּשׁ֙the sanctuary לֹ֣אnot יֵצֵ֔אhe will go out וְלֹ֣אand not יְחַלֵּ֔לhe will profane אֵ֖תobj.מִקְדַּ֣שׁthe sanctuary of אֱלֹהָ֑יוGod his כִּ֡יfor נֵ֠זֶרthe consecration of שֶׁ֣מֶןthe oil of מִשְׁחַ֧תthe anointing of אֱלֹהָ֛יוGod his עָלָ֖יוis on him אֲנִ֥יI יְהוָֽה׃am Yahweh

וְה֕וּאand he אִשָּׁ֥הa woman בִבְתוּלֶ֖יהָin virginities her יִקָּֽח׃he will take

אַלְמָנָ֤הa widow וּגְרוּשָׁה֙and a divorced woman וַחֲלָלָ֣הand a woman profaned זֹנָ֔הa prostitute אֶת־obj.אֵ֖לֶּהthese לֹ֣אnot יִקָּ֑חhe will take כִּ֛יthat אִם־except בְּתוּלָ֥הa virgin מֵעַמָּ֖יוfrom kinspeoples his יִקַּ֥חhe will take אִשָּֽׁה׃a wife

וְלֹֽא־and not יְחַלֵּ֥לhe will profane זַרְע֖וֹoffspring his בְּעַמָּ֑יוamong kinspeoples his כִּ֛יfor אֲנִ֥יI יְהוָ֖הam Yahweh מְקַדְּשֽׁוֹ׃ פwho sets apart as holy him

וַיְדַבֵּ֥רand he spoke יְהוָ֖הYahweh אֶל־to מֹשֶׁ֥הMoses לֵּאמֹֽר׃to saying

דַּבֵּ֥רspeak אֶֽל־to אַהֲרֹ֖ןAaron לֵאמֹ֑רto saying אִ֣ישׁa man מִֽזַּרְעֲךָ֞from offspring your לְדֹרֹתָ֗םto generations their אֲשֶׁ֨רwhom יִהְיֶ֥הit will beבוֹ֙in the himמ֔וּםa blemish לֹ֣אnot יִקְרַ֔בhe will draw near לְהַקְרִ֖יבto present לֶ֥חֶםthe food of אֱלֹהָֽיו׃God his

כִּ֥יfor כָל־any אִ֛ישׁman אֲשֶׁר־whomבּ֥וֹis in the himמ֖וּםa blemish לֹ֣אnot יִקְרָ֑בhe will draw near אִ֤ישׁa man עִוֵּר֙blind א֣וֹor פִסֵּ֔חַlame א֥וֹor חָרֻ֖םhaving a slit nose א֥וֹor שָׂרֽוּעַ׃having something enlarged

א֣וֹor אִ֔ישׁa man אֲשֶׁר־whom יִהְיֶ֥הit will beב֖וֹin the himשֶׁ֣בֶרa fracture of רָ֑גֶלa foot א֖וֹor שֶׁ֥בֶרa fracture of יָֽד׃a hand

אֽוֹ־or גִבֵּ֣ןa man hunchbacked אוֹ־or דַ֔קa man thin א֖וֹor תְּבַלֻּ֣לa defect בְּעֵינ֑וֹin eye his א֤וֹor גָרָב֙eczema א֣וֹor יַלֶּ֔פֶתscabs א֖וֹor מְר֥וֹחַa man crushed of אָֽשֶׁךְ׃testicle

לֶ֣חֶםthe food of אֱלֹהָ֔יוGod his מִקָּדְשֵׁ֖יfrom the holy things of הַקֳּדָשִׁ֑יםthe holy things וּמִן־and from הַקֳּדָשִׁ֖יםthe holy things יֹאכֵֽל׃he will eat

אַ֣ךְnevertheless אֶל־to הַפָּרֹ֜כֶתthe curtain לֹ֣אnot יָבֹ֗אhe will go וְאֶל־and to הַמִּזְבֵּ֛חַthe altar לֹ֥אnot יִגַּ֖שׁhe will draw near כִּֽי־for מ֣וּםa blemishבּ֑וֹis in the himוְלֹ֤אand not יְחַלֵּל֙he will profane אֶת־obj.מִקְדָּשַׁ֔יsanctuary my כִּ֛יfor אֲנִ֥יI יְהוָ֖הam Yahweh מְקַדְּשָֽׁם׃who sets apart as holy them

וַיְדַבֵּ֣רand he spoke מֹשֶׁ֔הMoses אֶֽל־to אַהֲרֹ֖ןAaron וְאֶל־and to בָּנָ֑יוsons his וְאֶֽל־and to כָּל־all בְּנֵ֖יthe people of יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פIsrael

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