Leviticus 21
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- 1And the LORD said to Moses, Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them, There shall none be defiled for the dead among his people:
- וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
- יְהוָה֙
- יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068G
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- מֹשֶׁ֔ה
- מֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehMosesH4872
- אֱמֹ֥ר
- אֱמֹ֥ר'e.MorsayH0559
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים
- בְּנֵ֣י
- בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] sons ofH1121A
- אַהֲרֹ֑ן
- אַהֲרֹ֑ן'a.ha.RonAaronH0175
- וְאָמַרְתָּ֣
- אֲלֵהֶ֔ם
- לְנֶ֥פֶשׁ
- לֹֽא־
- לֹֽאlo'-notH3808
- יִטַּמָּ֖א
- יִטַּמָּ֖אyi.ta.Ma'he will make himself uncleanH2930A
- בְּעַמָּֽיו׃
- 2But for his kin, that is near to him, that is, for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother,
- 3And for his sister a virgin, that is nigh to him, who hath had no husband: for her he may be defiled.
- 4But he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.
- 5They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.
- לֹֽא־
- לֹֽאlo'-notH3808
- יִקְרְח֤וּQere, written (Ketiv): יִקְרְחָה
- יִקְרְח֤וּyik.re.chahthey will make baldH7139
- קָרְחָה֙
- קָרְחָה֙ka.re.ChahbaldnessH7144
- בְּרֹאשָׁ֔ם
- וּפְאַ֥ת
- זְקָנָ֖ם
- לֹ֣א
- לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
- יְגַלֵּ֑חוּ
- יְגַלֵּ֑חוּye.ga.Le.chuthey will shaveH1548
- וּבִ֨בְשָׂרָ֔ם
- לֹ֥א
- לֹ֥אlo'notH3808
- יִשְׂרְט֖וּ
- יִשְׂרְט֖וּyis.re.Tuthey will cutH8295
- שָׂרָֽטֶת׃
- שָׂרָֽטֶתsa.Ra.tetcut[s]H8296B
- לֹֽא־
- 6They shall be holy to their God, and not profane the name of their God: for the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and the bread of their God they do offer: therefore they shall be holy.
- קְדֹשִׁ֤ים
- קְדֹשִׁ֤יםke.do.ShimholyH6918G
- יִהְיוּ֙
- יִהְיוּ֙yih.Yuthey will beH1961
- לֵאלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם
- וְלֹ֣א
- יְחַלְּל֔וּ
- יְחַלְּל֔וּye.cha.le.Luthey will profaneH2490H
- שֵׁ֖ם
- שֵׁ֖םshem[the] name ofH8034
- אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם
- כִּי֩
- כִּי֩kiforH3588A
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- אִשֵּׁ֨י
- אִשֵּׁ֨י'i.Shei[the] fire offerings ofH0801
- יְהוָ֜ה
- יְהוָ֜הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- לֶ֧חֶם
- לֶ֧חֶםLe.chem[the] food ofH3899H
- אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֛ם
- הֵ֥ם
- הֵ֥םhemtheyH1992
- מַקְרִיבִ֖ם
- מַקְרִיבִ֖םmak.ri.Vim[are] presentingH7126H
- וְהָ֥יוּ
- קֹֽדֶשׁ׃
- קֹֽדֶשׁKo.desha holy thingH6944G
- קְדֹשִׁ֤ים
- 7They shall not take a wife that is a lewd woman, or profane; neither shall they take a woman put away from her husband: for he is holy to his God.
- אִשָּׁ֨ה
- אִשָּׁ֨ה'i.Shaha womanH0802G
- זֹנָ֤ה
- זֹנָ֤הzo.Naha prostituteH2181
- וַחֲלָלָה֙
- לֹ֣א
- לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
- יִקָּ֔חוּ
- יִקָּ֔חוּyi.Ka.chuthey will takeH3947I
- וְאִשָּׁ֛ה
- גְּרוּשָׁ֥ה
- גְּרוּשָׁ֥הge.ru.ShahdivorcedH1644H
- מֵאִישָׁ֖הּ
- לֹ֣א
- לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
- יִקָּ֑חוּ
- יִקָּ֑חוּyi.Ka.chuthey will takeH3947I
- כִּֽי־
- כִּֽיki-forH3588A
- קָדֹ֥שׁ
- קָדֹ֥שׁka.Dosh[is] holyH6918G
- ה֖וּא
- ה֖וּאhu'heH1931
- לֵאלֹהָֽיו׃
- אִשָּׁ֨ה
- 8Thou shalt sanctify him therefore, for he offereth the bread of thy God: he shall be holy to thee: for I the LORD, who sanctify you, am holy.
- וְקִדַּשְׁתּ֔וֹ
- כִּֽי־
- כִּֽיki-forH3588A
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- לֶ֥חֶם
- לֶ֥חֶםLe.chem[the] food ofH3899H
- אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ
- ה֣וּא
- ה֣וּאhu'heH1931
- מַקְרִ֑יב
- מַקְרִ֑יבmak.Riv[is] presentingH7126H
- קָדֹשׁ֙
- קָדֹשׁ֙ka.DoshholyH6918G
- יִֽהְיֶה־
- יִֽהְיֶהyih.yeh-he will beH1961
- לָּ֔ךְ
- כִּ֣י
- כִּ֣יkiforH3588A
- קָד֔וֹשׁ
- קָד֔וֹשׁka.Do.osh[am] holyH6918G
- אֲנִ֥י
- אֲנִ֥י'a.NiIH0589
- יְהוָ֖ה
- יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- מְקַדִּשְׁכֶֽם׃
- 9And the daughter of any priest, if she shall profane herself by lewdness, she profaneth her father: she shall be burnt with fire.
- וּבַת֙
- אִ֣ישׁ
- אִ֣ישׁ'isha manH0376G
- כֹּהֵ֔ן
- כֹּהֵ֔ןko.Hena priestH3548
- כִּ֥י
- כִּ֥יkiifH3588A
- תֵחֵ֖ל
- תֵחֵ֖לte.Chelshe will profane herselfH2490H
- לִזְנ֑וֹת
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- אָבִ֙יהָ֙
- הִ֣יא
- הִ֣יאhi'sheH1931
- מְחַלֶּ֔לֶת
- מְחַלֶּ֔לֶתme.cha.Le.let[is] profaningH2490H
- בָּאֵ֖שׁ
- תִּשָּׂרֵֽף׃
- תִּשָּׂרֵֽףti.sa.Refshe will be burnedH8313
- 10And he that is the high priest among his brethren, upon whose head the anointing oil was poured, and that is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not uncover his head, nor rend his clothes;
- וְהַכֹּהֵן֩
- הַגָּד֨וֹל
- מֵאֶחָ֜יו
- אֲֽשֶׁר־
- אֲֽשֶׁר'asher-whomH0834A
- יוּצַ֥ק
- יוּצַ֥קyu.Tzakit was pouredH3332G
- עַל־
- עַל'al-onH5921A
- רֹאשׁ֣וֹ׀
- שֶׁ֤מֶן
- שֶׁ֤מֶןShe.men[the] oil ofH8081
- הַמִּשְׁחָה֙
- וּמִלֵּ֣א
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- יָד֔וֹ
- לִלְבֹּ֖שׁ
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- הַבְּגָדִ֑ים
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- רֹאשׁוֹ֙
- לֹ֣א
- לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
- יִפְרָ֔ע
- יִפְרָ֔עyif.Ra'he will let looseH6544B
- וּבְגָדָ֖יו
- לֹ֥א
- לֹ֥אlo'notH3808
- יִפְרֹֽם׃
- יִפְרֹֽםyif.Romhe will tearH6533
- 11Neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother;
- 12Neither shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God; for the crown of the anointing oil of his God is upon him: I am the LORD.
- וּמִן־
- הַמִּקְדָּשׁ֙
- לֹ֣א
- לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
- יֵצֵ֔א
- יֵצֵ֔אye.Tze'he will go outH3318G
- וְלֹ֣א
- יְחַלֵּ֔ל
- יְחַלֵּ֔לye.cha.Lelhe will profaneH2490H
- אֵ֖ת
- אֵ֖ת'et<obj.>H0853
- מִקְדַּ֣שׁ
- מִקְדַּ֣שׁmik.Dash[the] sanctuary ofH4720
- אֱלֹהָ֑יו
- כִּ֡י
- כִּ֡יkiforH3588A
- נֵ֠זֶר
- נֵ֠זֶרNe.zer[the] consecration ofH5145H
- שֶׁ֣מֶן
- שֶׁ֣מֶןShe.men[the] oil ofH8081
- מִשְׁחַ֧ת
- מִשְׁחַ֧תmish.Chat<the> anointing ofH4888A
- אֱלֹהָ֛יו
- עָלָ֖יו
- אֲנִ֥י
- אֲנִ֥י'a.NiIH0589
- יְהוָֽה׃
- יְהוָֽהYah.weh[am] YahwehH3068G
- 13And he shall take a wife in her virginity.
- 14A widow, or a divorced woman, or profane, or a harlot, these shall he not take: but he shall take a virgin of his own people for a wife.
- אַלְמָנָ֤ה
- אַלְמָנָ֤ה'al.ma.Naha widowH0490
- וּגְרוּשָׁה֙
- וַחֲלָלָ֣ה
- זֹנָ֔ה
- זֹנָ֔הzo.Naha prostituteH2181
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- אֵ֖לֶּה
- אֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehtheseH0428
- לֹ֣א
- לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
- יִקָּ֑ח
- יִקָּ֑חyi.Kachhe will takeH3947I
- כִּ֛י
- כִּ֛יkithatH3588B
- אִם־
- אִם'im-exceptH0518B
- בְּתוּלָ֥ה
- בְּתוּלָ֥הbe.tu.Laha virginH1330
- מֵעַמָּ֖יו
- יִקַּ֥ח
- יִקַּ֥חyi.Kachhe will takeH3947I
- אִשָּֽׁה׃
- אִשָּֽׁה'i.Shaha wifeH0802H
- אַלְמָנָ֤ה
- 15Neither shall he profane his seed among his people: for I the LORD do sanctify him.
- 16And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
- 17Speak to Aaron, saying, whoever he may be of thy seed in their generations that hath any blemish, let him not approach to offer the bread of his God:
- דַּבֵּ֥ר
- דַּבֵּ֥רda.BerspeakH1696G
- אֶֽל־
- אֶֽל'el-toH0413
- אַהֲרֹ֖ן
- אַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonAaronH0175
- לֵאמֹ֑ר
- אִ֣ישׁ
- אִ֣ישׁ'isha manH0376G
- מִֽזַּרְעֲךָ֞
- לְדֹרֹתָ֗ם
- אֲשֶׁ֨ר
- אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherwhomH0834A
- יִהְיֶ֥ה
- יִהְיֶ֥הyih.Yehit will beH1961
- בוֹ֙
- מ֔וּם
- מ֔וּםMuma blemishH3971B
- לֹ֣א
- לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
- יִקְרַ֔ב
- יִקְרַ֔בyik.Ravhe will draw nearH7126G
- לְהַקְרִ֖יב
- לֶ֥חֶם
- לֶ֥חֶםLe.chem[the] food ofH3899H
- אֱלֹהָֽיו׃
- דַּבֵּ֥ר
- 18For whatever man he may be that hath a blemish, he shall not approach: a blind man, or a lame, or he that hath a flat nose, or any thing superfluous,
- כִּ֥י
- כִּ֥יkiforH3588A
- כָל־
- כָלkhol-anyH3605
- אִ֛ישׁ
- אִ֛ישׁ'ishmanH0376G
- אֲשֶׁר־
- אֲשֶׁר'a.Sher-whomH0834A
- בּ֥וֹ
- מ֖וּם
- מ֖וּםmuma blemishH3971B
- לֹ֣א
- לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
- יִקְרָ֑ב
- יִקְרָ֑בyik.Ravhe will draw nearH7126G
- אִ֤ישׁ
- אִ֤ישׁ'isha manH0376G
- עִוֵּר֙
- עִוֵּר֙'i.VerblindH5787
- א֣וֹ
- א֣וֹ'oorH0176A
- פִסֵּ֔חַ
- פִסֵּ֔חַfi.Se.achlameH6455
- א֥וֹ
- א֥וֹ'oorH0176A
- חָרֻ֖ם
- חָרֻ֖םcha.Rum[having] a slit noseH2763B
- א֥וֹ
- א֥וֹ'oorH0176A
- שָׂרֽוּעַ׃
- שָׂרֽוּעַsa.Ru.a'[having] something enlargedH8311
- כִּ֥י
- 19Or a man that is broken-footed, or broken-handed,
- 20Or crooked-backed, or a dwarf, or that hath a blemish in his eye, or be scurvy, or scabbed, or hath his peculiar members broken:
- אֽוֹ־
- אֽוֹ'ov-orH0176A
- גִבֵּ֣ן
- גִבֵּ֣ןgi.Bena [man] hunchbackedH1384
- אוֹ־
- אוֹ'ov-orH0176A
- דַ֔ק
- דַ֔קDaka [man] thinH1851
- א֖וֹ
- א֖וֹ'oorH0176A
- תְּבַלֻּ֣ל
- תְּבַלֻּ֣לte.va.Lula defectH8400
- בְּעֵינ֑וֹ
- א֤וֹ
- א֤וֹ'oorH0176A
- גָרָב֙
- גָרָב֙ga.RaveczemaH1618
- א֣וֹ
- א֣וֹ'oorH0176A
- יַלֶּ֔פֶת
- יַלֶּ֔פֶתya.Le.fetscabsH3217
- א֖וֹ
- א֖וֹ'oorH0176A
- מְר֥וֹחַ
- מְר֥וֹחַme.Ro.acha [man] crushed ofH4790
- אָֽשֶׁךְ׃
- אָֽשֶׁךְ'A.shekhtesticleH0810
- אֽוֹ־
- 21No man of the seed of Aaron the priest, that hath a blemish, shall come nigh to offer the offerings of the LORD made by fire; he hath a blemish, he shall not come nigh to offer the bread of his God.
- כָּל־
- כָּלkol-anyH3605
- אִ֞ישׁ
- אִ֞ישׁ'ishmanH0376G
- אֲשֶׁר־
- אֲשֶׁר'a.Sher-whomH0834A
- בּ֣וֹ
- מ֗וּם
- מ֗וּםMuma blemishH3971B
- מִזֶּ֙רַע֙
- אַהֲרֹ֣ן
- אַהֲרֹ֣ן'a.ha.RonAaronH0175
- הַכֹּהֵ֔ן
- לֹ֣א
- לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
- יִגַּ֔שׁ
- יִגַּ֔שׁyi.Gashhe will draw nearH5066G
- לְהַקְרִ֖יב
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- אִשֵּׁ֣י
- אִשֵּׁ֣י'i.Shei[the] fire offerings ofH0801
- יְהוָ֑ה
- יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- מ֣וּם
- מ֣וּםmuma blemishH3971B
- בּ֔וֹ
- אֵ֚ת
- אֵ֚ת'et<obj.>H0853
- לֶ֣חֶם
- לֶ֣חֶםLe.chem[the] food ofH3899H
- אֱלֹהָ֔יו
- לֹ֥א
- לֹ֥אlo'notH3808
- יִגַּ֖שׁ
- יִגַּ֖שׁyi.Gashhe will draw nearH5066G
- לְהַקְרִֽיב׃
- כָּל־
- 22He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy.
- 23Only he shall not go in to the vail, nor come nigh to the altar, because he hath a blemish; that he may not profane my sanctuaries: for I the LORD do sanctify them.
- אַ֣ךְ
- אַ֣ךְ'akhneverthelessH0389
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- הַפָּרֹ֜כֶת
- לֹ֣א
- לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
- יָבֹ֗א
- יָבֹ֗אya.Vo'he will goH0935G
- וְאֶל־
- הַמִּזְבֵּ֛חַ
- לֹ֥א
- לֹ֥אlo'notH3808
- יִגַּ֖שׁ
- יִגַּ֖שׁyi.Gashhe will draw nearH5066G
- כִּֽי־
- כִּֽיki-forH3588A
- מ֣וּם
- מ֣וּםmuma blemishH3971B
- בּ֑וֹ
- וְלֹ֤א
- יְחַלֵּל֙
- יְחַלֵּל֙ye.cha.Lelhe will profaneH2490H
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- מִקְדָּשַׁ֔י
- כִּ֛י
- כִּ֛יkiforH3588A
- אֲנִ֥י
- אֲנִ֥י'a.NiIH0589
- יְהוָ֖ה
- יְהוָ֖הYah.weh[am] YahwehH3068G
- מְקַדְּשָֽׁם׃
- אַ֣ךְ
- 24And Moses told it to Aaron, and to his sons, and to all the children of Israel.
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