Category Archives: Leviticus

אֵ֣לֶּה הַמִּצְוֹ֗ת אֲשֶׁ֨ר צִוָּ֧ה יְהוָ֛ה אֶת־מֹשֶׁ֖ה אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל בְּהַ֖ר סִינָֽי׃ These are the commandments that YHWH commanded Moshe for the children of Yisra’el on Mount Sinai.   Morphology אֵ֣לֶּה (elleh) – Root: אלה (’-l-h); Form: Demonstrative pronoun, masculine plural; Translation: … Continue reading →

לֹ֧א יְבַקֵּ֛ר בֵּֽין־טֹ֥וב לָרַ֖ע וְלֹ֣א יְמִירֶ֑נּוּ וְאִם־הָמֵ֣ר יְמִירֶ֔נּוּ וְהָֽיָה־ה֧וּא וּתְמוּרָתֹ֛ו יִֽהְיֶה־קֹ֖דֶשׁ לֹ֥א יִגָּאֵֽל׃ He shall not distinguish between good and bad, nor shall he substitute it; but if he substitutes it, then both it and its substitute shall be holy; … Continue reading →

וְכָל־מַעְשַׂ֤ר בָּקָר֙ וָצֹ֔אן כֹּ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־יַעֲבֹ֖ר תַּ֣חַת הַשָּׁ֑בֶט הָֽעֲשִׂירִ֕י יִֽהְיֶה־קֹּ֖דֶשׁ לַֽיהוָֽה׃ And every tithe of cattle and sheep, all that passes under the rod, the tenth shall be holy to YHWH.   Morphology וְכָל־ (ve-kol) – Root: כל (k-l); Form: Conjunction … Continue reading →

וְאִם־גָּאֹ֥ל יִגְאַ֛ל אִ֖ישׁ מִמַּֽעַשְׂרֹ֑ו חֲמִשִׁיתֹ֖ו יֹסֵ֥ף עָלָֽיו׃ And if a man redeems any of his tithes, he shall add a fifth to it.   Morphology וְאִם־ (ve-im) – Root: אם (‘-m); Form: Conjunction with conditional particle; Translation: “And if”; Notes: … Continue reading →

וְכָל־מַעְשַׂ֨ר הָאָ֜רֶץ מִזֶּ֤רַע הָאָ֨רֶץ֙ מִפְּרִ֣י הָעֵ֔ץ לַיהוָ֖ה ה֑וּא קֹ֖דֶשׁ לַֽיהוָֽה׃ And every tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land or the fruit of the tree, is YHWH’s; it is holy to YHWH.   Morphology וְכָל־ (ve-kol) … Continue reading →

כָּל־חֵ֗רֶם אֲשֶׁ֧ר יָחֳרַ֛ם מִן־הָאָדָ֖ם לֹ֣א יִפָּדֶ֑ה מֹ֖ות יוּמָֽת׃ Every devoted thing that is devoted from among men shall not be redeemed; it shall surely be put to death.   Morphology כָּל־ (kol) – Root: כל (k-l); Form: Noun, construct; Translation: … Continue reading →

אַךְ־כָּל־חֵ֡רֶם אֲשֶׁ֣ר יַחֲרִם֩ אִ֨ישׁ לַֽיהוָ֜ה מִכָּל־אֲשֶׁר־לֹ֗ו מֵאָדָ֤ם וּבְהֵמָה֙ וּמִשְּׂדֵ֣ה אֲחֻזָּתֹ֔ו לֹ֥א יִמָּכֵ֖ר וְלֹ֣א יִגָּאֵ֑ל כָּל־חֵ֕רֶם קֹֽדֶשׁ־קָֽדָשִׁ֥ים ה֖וּא לַיהוָֽה׃ But every devoted thing that a man devotes to YHWH from all that he has, whether man, animal, or from the field … Continue reading →

וְאִ֨ם בַּבְּהֵמָ֤ה הַטְּמֵאָה֙ וּפָדָ֣ה בְעֶרְכֶּ֔ךָ וְיָסַ֥ף חֲמִשִׁתֹ֖ו עָלָ֑יו וְאִם־לֹ֥א יִגָּאֵ֖ל וְנִמְכַּ֥ר בְּעֶרְכֶּֽךָ׃ But if it is an unclean animal, he shall redeem it according to your valuation, and he shall add a fifth to it; but if it is not … Continue reading →

אַךְ־בְּכֹ֞ור אֲשֶׁר־יְבֻכַּ֤ר לַֽיהוָה֙ בִּבְהֵמָ֔ה לֹֽא־יַקְדִּ֥ישׁ אִ֖ישׁ אֹתֹ֑ו אִם־שֹׁ֣ור אִם־שֶׂ֔ה לַֽיהוָ֖ה הֽוּא׃ Only the firstborn which is born to YHWH among the livestock, whether ox or sheep, it is YHWH’s.   Morphology אַךְ־ (akh) – Root: אך (’-kh); Form: Conjunction; Translation: … Continue reading →

וְכָל־עֶרְכְּךָ֔ יִהְיֶ֖ה בְּשֶׁ֣קֶל הַקֹּ֑דֶשׁ עֶשְׂרִ֥ים גֵּרָ֖ה יִהְיֶ֥ה הַשָּֽׁקֶל׃ ס And all your valuation shall be in shekels of the holy place, twenty gerahs shall be the shekel.   Morphology וְכָל־ (ve-kol) – Root: כל (k-l); Form: Conjunction + adjective; Translation: … Continue reading →

בִּשְׁנַ֤ת הַיֹּובֵל֙ יָשׁ֣וּב הַשָּׂדֶ֔ה לַאֲשֶׁ֥ר קָנָ֖הוּ מֵאִתֹּ֑ו לַאֲשֶׁר־לֹ֖ו אֲחֻזַּ֥ת הָאָֽרֶץ׃ In the year of the jubilee, the field shall return to the one who purchased it, to the one to whom it belongs, to the possession of the land.   … Continue reading →

וְחִשַּׁב־לֹ֣ו הַכֹּהֵ֗ן אֵ֚ת מִכְסַ֣ת הָֽעֶרְכְּךָ֔ עַ֖ד שְׁנַת הַיֹּבֵ֑ל וְנָתַ֤ן אֶת־הָעֶרְכְּךָ֙ בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֔וּא קֹ֖דֶשׁ לַיהוָֽה׃ And the priest shall calculate for him the amount of your valuation until the year of the jubilee, and on that day he shall give your … Continue reading →

וְאִם֙ אֶת־שְׂדֵ֣ה מִקְנָתֹ֔ו אֲשֶׁ֕ר לֹ֖א מִשְּׂדֵ֣ה אֲחֻזָּתֹ֑ו יַקְדִּ֖ישׁ לַֽיהוָֽה׃ And if he dedicates to YHWH the field of his purchase, which is not the field of his possession, it shall be holy to YHWH.   Morphology וְאִם֙ (ve-im) – Root: … Continue reading →

וְהָיָ֨ה הַשָּׂדֶ֜ה בְּצֵאתֹ֣ו בַיֹּבֵ֗ל קֹ֛דֶשׁ לַֽיהוָ֖ה כִּשְׂדֵ֣ה הַחֵ֑רֶם לַכֹּהֵ֖ן תִּהְיֶ֥ה אֲחֻזָּתֹֽו׃ And the field shall be holy to YHWH when it goes out in the jubilee; it shall be like a field dedicated to the priest; it shall be his … Continue reading →

וְאִם־לֹ֤א יִגְאַל֙ אֶת־הַשָּׂדֶ֔ה וְאִם־מָכַ֥ר אֶת־הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה לְאִ֣ישׁ אַחֵ֑ר לֹ֥א יִגָּאֵ֖ל עֹֽוד׃ But if he does not redeem the field, and if he sells the field to another man, it shall not be redeemed again.   Morphology וְאִם־ (ve-im) – Root: אם … Continue reading →

וְאִם־גָּאֹ֤ל יִגְאַל֙ אֶת־הַשָּׂדֶ֔ה הַמַּקְדִּ֖ישׁ אֹתֹ֑ו וְ֠יָסַף חֲמִשִׁ֧ית כֶּֽסֶף־עֶרְכְּךָ֛ עָלָ֖יו וְקָ֥ם לֹֽו׃ And if the one who dedicates the field redeems it, he shall add a fifth of your valuation in silver to it, and it shall be his.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וְאִם־אַחַ֣ר הַיֹּבֵל֮ יַקְדִּ֣ישׁ שָׂדֵהוּ֒ וְחִשַּׁב־לֹ֨ו הַכֹּהֵ֜ן אֶת־הַכֶּ֗סֶף עַל־פִּ֤י הַשָּׁנִים֙ הַנֹּ֣ותָרֹ֔ת עַ֖ד שְׁנַ֣ת הַיֹּבֵ֑ל וְנִגְרַ֖ע מֵֽעֶרְכֶּֽךָ׃ And if after the Jubilee he dedicates his field, the priest shall calculate the money for him according to the remaining years until the Jubilee, … Continue reading →

אִם־מִשְּׁנַ֥ת הַיֹּבֵ֖ל יַקְדִּ֣ישׁ שָׂדֵ֑הוּ כְּעֶרְכְּךָ֖ יָקֽוּם׃ If from the year of the Jubilee he dedicates his field, according to your valuation it shall stand.   Morphology אִם (im) – Root: אם (‘-m); Form: Conditional particle; Translation: “If”; Notes: Introduces a … Continue reading →

וְאִ֣ם מִשְּׂדֵ֣ה אֲחֻזָּתֹ֗ו יַקְדִּ֥ישׁ אִישׁ֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה וְהָיָ֥ה עֶרְכְּךָ֖ לְפִ֣י זַרְעֹ֑ו זֶ֚רַע חֹ֣מֶר שְׂעֹרִ֔ים בַּחֲמִשִּׁ֖ים שֶׁ֥קֶל כָּֽסֶף׃ And if a man dedicates to YHWH a field from his possession, its valuation shall be based on its seed: a homer of barley … Continue reading →

וְאִ֨ם־הַמַּקְדִּ֔ישׁ יִגְאַ֖ל אֶת־בֵּיתֹ֑ו וְ֠יָסַף חֲמִישִׁ֧ית כֶּֽסֶף־עֶרְכְּךָ֛ עָלָ֖יו וְהָ֥יָה לֹֽו׃ And if the one who dedicated it redeems his house, he shall add a fifth of the valuation in silver to it, and it shall be his.   Morphology וְאִ֨ם (ve-im) … Continue reading →

וְאִ֗ישׁ כִּֽי־יַקְדִּ֨שׁ אֶת־בֵּיתֹ֥ו קֹ֨דֶשׁ֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה וְהֶעֱרִיכֹו֙ הַכֹּהֵ֔ן בֵּ֥ין טֹ֖וב וּבֵ֣ין רָ֑ע כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר יַעֲרִ֥יךְ אֹתֹ֛ו הַכֹּהֵ֖ן כֵּ֥ן יָקֽוּם׃ And if a man dedicates his house as holy to YHWH, then the priest shall evaluate it, whether good or bad. As the … Continue reading →

וְאִם־גָּאֹ֖ל יִגְאָלֶ֑נָּה וְיָסַ֥ף חֲמִישִׁתֹ֖ו עַל־עֶרְכֶּֽךָ׃ But if he redeems it, then he shall add a fifth to its valuation.   Morphology וְאִם (ve-im) – Root: אם (‘-m); Form: Conjunction; Translation: “But if”; Notes: Introduces a conditional clause. גָּאֹ֖ל (ga’ol) – … Continue reading →

וְהֶעֱרִ֤יךְ הַכֹּהֵן֙ אֹתָ֔הּ בֵּ֥ין טֹ֖וב וּבֵ֣ין רָ֑ע כְּעֶרְכְּךָ֥ הַכֹּהֵ֖ן כֵּ֥ן יִהְיֶֽה׃ And the priest shall assess it, whether it is good or bad; according to your valuation, O priest, so it shall be.   Morphology וְהֶעֱרִ֤יךְ (ve-he’erikh) – Root: ערך … Continue reading →

וְאִם֙ כָּל־בְּהֵמָ֣ה טְמֵאָ֔ה אֲ֠שֶׁר לֹא־יַקְרִ֧יבוּ מִמֶּ֛נָּה קָרְבָּ֖ן לַֽיהוָ֑ה וְהֶֽעֱמִ֥יד אֶת־הַבְּהֵמָ֖ה לִפְנֵ֥י הַכֹּהֵֽן׃ But if it is any unclean animal, which they do not offer as an offering to YHWH, then he shall present the animal before the priest.   Morphology … Continue reading →

לֹ֣א יַחֲלִיפֶ֗נּוּ וְלֹֽא־יָמִ֥יר אֹתֹ֛ו טֹ֥וב בְּרָ֖ע אֹו־רַ֣ע בְּטֹ֑וב וְאִם־הָמֵ֨ר יָמִ֤יר בְּהֵמָה֙ בִּבְהֵמָ֔ה וְהָֽיָה־ה֥וּא וּתְמוּרָתֹ֖ו יִֽהְיֶה־קֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ He shall not exchange it, nor substitute it, good for bad or bad for good. And if he indeed substitutes one animal for another animal, … Continue reading →

וְאִם־בְּהֵמָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר יַקְרִ֧יבוּ מִמֶּ֛נָּה קָרְבָּ֖ן לַֽיהוָ֑ה כֹּל֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִתֵּ֥ן מִמֶּ֛נּוּ לַיהוָ֖ה יִֽהְיֶה־קֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ And if it is an animal from which they bring an offering to YHWH, everything given from it to YHWH shall be holy.   Morphology וְאִם־ (ve-im) – … Continue reading →

וְאִם־מָ֥ךְ הוּא֙ מֵֽעֶרְכֶּ֔ךָ וְהֶֽעֱמִידֹו֙ לִפְנֵ֣י הַכֹּהֵ֔ן וְהֶעֱרִ֥יךְ אֹתֹ֖ו הַכֹּהֵ֑ן עַל־פִּ֗י אֲשֶׁ֤ר תַּשִּׂיג֙ יַ֣ד הַנֹּדֵ֔ר יַעֲרִיכֶ֖נּוּ הַכֹּהֵֽן׃ ס But if he is too poor for your valuation, then he shall present himself before the priest, and the priest shall set a … Continue reading →

וְ֠אִם מִבֶּן־שִׁשִּׁ֨ים שָׁנָ֤ה וָמַ֨עְלָה֙ אִם־זָכָ֔ר וְהָיָ֣ה עֶרְכְּךָ֔ חֲמִשָּׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֖ר שָׁ֑קֶל וְלַנְּקֵבָ֖ה עֲשָׂרָ֥ה שְׁקָלִֽים׃ But if the person is sixty years old or older, if it is a male, then your valuation shall be fifteen shekels, and for a female, ten … Continue reading →

וְאִ֣ם מִבֶּן־חֹ֗דֶשׁ וְעַד֙ בֶּן־חָמֵ֣שׁ שָׁנִ֔ים וְהָיָ֤ה עֶרְכְּךָ֙ הַזָּכָ֔ר חֲמִשָּׁ֥ה שְׁקָלִ֖ים כָּ֑סֶף וְלַנְּקֵבָ֣ה עֶרְכְּךָ֔ שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת שְׁקָלִ֖ים כָּֽסֶף׃ But if it is from one month old up to five years old, then your valuation for the male shall be five shekels of … Continue reading →

וְאִ֨ם מִבֶּן־חָמֵ֜שׁ שָׁנִ֗ים וְעַד֙ בֶּן־עֶשְׂרִ֣ים שָׁנָ֔ה וְהָיָ֧ה עֶרְכְּךָ֛ הַזָּכָ֖ר עֶשְׂרִ֣ים שְׁקָלִ֑ים וְלַנְּקֵבָ֖ה עֲשֶׂ֥רֶת שְׁקָלִֽים׃ But if it is from five years old up to twenty years old, then your valuation for the male shall be twenty shekels, and for the … Continue reading →