Category Archives: Leviticus

וְכִי־תָבֹ֣אוּ אֶל־הָאָ֗רֶץ וּנְטַעְתֶּם֙ כָּל־עֵ֣ץ מַאֲכָ֔ל וַעֲרַלְתֶּ֥ם עָרְלָתֹ֖ו אֶת־פִּרְיֹ֑ו שָׁלֹ֣שׁ שָׁנִ֗ים יִהְיֶ֥ה לָכֶ֛ם עֲרֵלִ֖ים לֹ֥א יֵאָכֵֽל׃ And when you come into the land and plant any food tree, you shall regard its fruit as uncircumcised; for three years it shall be … Continue reading →

וְכִפֶּר֩ עָלָ֨יו הַכֹּהֵ֜ן בְּאֵ֤יל הָֽאָשָׁם֙ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה עַל־חַטָּאתֹ֖ו אֲשֶׁ֣ר חָטָ֑א וְנִסְלַ֣ח לֹ֔ו מֵחַטָּאתֹ֖ו אֲשֶׁ֥ר חָטָֽא׃ And the priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the guilt offering before YHWH for the sin which he committed, and it … Continue reading →

וְהֵבִ֤יא אֶת־אֲשָׁמֹו֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה אֶל־פֶּ֖תַח אֹ֣הֶל מֹועֵ֑ד אֵ֖יל אָשָֽׁם׃ And he shall bring his guilt offering to YHWH, to the entrance of the Tent of Meeting, a ram for a guilt offering.   Morphology וְהֵבִ֤יא (ve-hevi) – Root: בוא (b-w-ʾ); Form: … Continue reading →

וְ֠אִישׁ כִּֽי־יִשְׁכַּ֨ב אֶת־אִשָּׁ֜ה שִׁכְבַת־זֶ֗רַע וְהִ֤וא שִׁפְחָה֙ נֶחֱרֶ֣פֶת לְאִ֔ישׁ וְהָפְדֵּה֙ לֹ֣א נִפְדָּ֔תָה אֹ֥ו חֻפְשָׁ֖ה לֹ֣א נִתַּן־לָ֑הּ בִּקֹּ֧רֶת תִּהְיֶ֛ה לֹ֥א יוּמְת֖וּ כִּי־לֹ֥א חֻפָּֽשָׁה׃ And if a man lies with a woman, emitting semen, and she is a slave designated for another man, … Continue reading →

אֶֽת־חֻקֹּתַי֮ תִּשְׁמֹרוּ֒ בְּהֶמְתְּךָ֙ לֹא־תַרְבִּ֣יעַ כִּלְאַ֔יִם שָׂדְךָ֖ לֹא־תִזְרַ֣ע כִּלְאָ֑יִם וּבֶ֤גֶד כִּלְאַ֨יִם֙ שַֽׁעַטְנֵ֔ז לֹ֥א יַעֲלֶ֖ה עָלֶֽיךָ׃ You shall keep My statutes. You shall not breed your livestock with different kinds. You shall not sow your field with mixed seeds, and a garment … Continue reading →

לֹֽא־תִקֹּ֤ם וְלֹֽא־תִטֹּר֙ אֶת־בְּנֵ֣י עַמֶּ֔ךָ וְאָֽהַבְתָּ֥ לְרֵעֲךָ֖ כָּמֹ֑וךָ אֲנִ֖י יְהוָֽה׃ You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the children of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself. I am YHWH.   Morphology לֹֽא־תִקֹּ֤ם (lo-tiqom) – … Continue reading →

לֹֽא־תִשְׂנָ֥א אֶת־אָחִ֖יךָ בִּלְבָבֶ֑ךָ הֹוכֵ֤חַ תֹּוכִ֨יחַ֙ אֶת־עֲמִיתֶ֔ךָ וְלֹא־תִשָּׂ֥א עָלָ֖יו חֵֽטְא׃ Do not hate your brother in your heart; you shall surely rebuke your neighbor and not bear sin because of him.   Morphology לֹֽא־תִשְׂנָ֥א (lo-tisna) – Root: שנא (s-n-ʾ); Form: Negative … Continue reading →

לֹא־תֵלֵ֤ךְ רָכִיל֙ בְּעַמֶּ֔יךָ לֹ֥א תַעֲמֹ֖ד עַל־דַּ֣ם רֵעֶ֑ךָ אֲנִ֖י יְהוָֽה׃ You shall not go about as a slanderer among your people, and you shall not stand against the life of your neighbor; I am YHWH.   Morphology לֹא־תֵלֵ֤ךְ (lo-telekh) – Root: … Continue reading →

לֹא־תַעֲשׂ֥וּ עָ֨וֶל֙ בַּמִּשְׁפָּ֔ט לֹא־תִשָּׂ֣א פְנֵי־דָ֔ל וְלֹ֥א תֶהְדַּ֖ר פְּנֵ֣י גָדֹ֑ול בְּצֶ֖דֶק תִּשְׁפֹּ֥ט עֲמִיתֶֽךָ׃ You shall not commit injustice in judgment: you shall not show partiality to the poor nor honor the great; in righteousness, you shall judge your neighbor.   Morphology … Continue reading →

לֹא־תְקַלֵּ֣ל חֵרֵ֔שׁ וְלִפְנֵ֣י עִוֵּ֔ר לֹ֥א תִתֵּ֖ן מִכְשֹׁ֑ל וְיָרֵ֥אתָ מֵּאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ You shall not curse the deaf, nor place a stumbling block before the blind, but you shall fear your God; I am YHWH.   Morphology לֹא־תְקַלֵּ֣ל (lo-tekallel) – Root: … Continue reading →

לֹֽא־תַעֲשֹׁ֥ק אֶת־רֵֽעֲךָ֖ וְלֹ֣א תִגְזֹ֑ל לֹֽא־תָלִ֞ין פְּעֻלַּ֥ת שָׂכִ֛יר אִתְּךָ֖ עַד־בֹּֽקֶר׃ You shall not oppress your neighbor or rob him; the wages of a hired worker shall not remain with you until morning.   Morphology לֹֽא־תַעֲשֹׁ֥ק (lo-taʿashoq) – Root: עשק (ʿ-sh-q); Form: … Continue reading →

וְלֹֽא־תִשָּׁבְע֥וּ בִשְׁמִ֖י לַשָּׁ֑קֶר וְחִלַּלְתָּ֛ אֶת־שֵׁ֥ם אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ You shall not swear falsely by My name, thereby profaning the name of your God; I am YHWH.   Morphology וְלֹֽא־תִשָּׁבְע֥וּ (ve-lo tishav’u) – Root: שׁבע (sh-b-ʿ); Form: Conjunction + negative particle … Continue reading →

לֹ֖א תִּגְנֹ֑בוּ וְלֹא־תְכַחֲשׁ֥וּ וְלֹֽא־תְשַׁקְּר֖וּ אִ֥ישׁ בַּעֲמִיתֹֽו׃ You shall not steal, and you shall not deal falsely, and you shall not lie to one another.   Morphology לֹ֖א תִּגְנֹ֑בוּ (lo tignovu) – Root: גנב (g-n-v); Form: Negative particle + Qal imperfect … Continue reading →

וְכַרְמְךָ֙ לֹ֣א תְעֹולֵ֔ל וּפֶ֥רֶט כַּרְמְךָ֖ לֹ֣א תְלַקֵּ֑ט לֶֽעָנִ֤י וְלַגֵּר֙ תַּעֲזֹ֣ב אֹתָ֔ם אֲנִ֖י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ And your vineyard you shall not strip bare, and the fallen fruit of your vineyard you shall not gather; for the poor and the sojourner you … Continue reading →

וּֽבְקֻצְרְכֶם֙ אֶת־קְצִ֣יר אַרְצְכֶ֔ם לֹ֧א תְכַלֶּ֛ה פְּאַ֥ת שָׂדְךָ֖ לִקְצֹ֑ר וְלֶ֥קֶט קְצִֽירְךָ֖ לֹ֥א תְלַקֵּֽט׃ And when you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not wholly reap the corners of your field, and you shall not gather the gleanings of your … Continue reading →

וְאֹֽכְלָיו֙ עֲוֹנֹ֣ו יִשָּׂ֔א כִּֽי־אֶת־קֹ֥דֶשׁ יְהוָ֖ה חִלֵּ֑ל וְנִכְרְתָ֛ה הַנֶּ֥פֶשׁ הַהִ֖וא מֵעַמֶּֽיהָ׃ And anyone who eats it shall bear his iniquity, for he has profaned the holy things of YHWH, and that soul shall be cut off from among its people.   … Continue reading →

וְאִ֛ם הֵאָכֹ֥ל יֵאָכֵ֖ל בַּיֹּ֣ום הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑י פִּגּ֥וּל ה֖וּא לֹ֥א יֵרָצֶֽה׃ But if it is eaten on the third day, it is an abomination; it shall not be accepted.   Morphology וְאִ֛ם (ve-im) – Root: אם (ʾ-m); Form: Conjunction; Translation: “But if”; … Continue reading →

בְּיֹ֧ום זִבְחֲכֶ֛ם יֵאָכֵ֖ל וּמִֽמָּחֳרָ֑ת וְהַנֹּותָר֙ עַד־יֹ֣ום הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔י בָּאֵ֖שׁ יִשָּׂרֵֽף׃ On the day of your sacrifice it shall be eaten, and on the next day; but what remains until the third day shall be burned with fire.   Morphology בְּיֹ֧ום (be-yom) … Continue reading →

וְכִ֧י תִזְבְּח֛וּ זֶ֥בַח שְׁלָמִ֖ים לַיהוָ֑ה לִֽרְצֹנְכֶ֖ם תִּזְבָּחֻֽהוּ׃ And when you offer a peace offering to YHWH, you shall offer it for your acceptance.   Morphology וְכִ֧י (ve-ki) – Root: כי (k-y); Form: Conjunction; Translation: “And when”; Notes: Introduces a conditional … Continue reading →

אַל־תִּפְנוּ֙ אֶל־הָ֣אֱלִילִ֔ים וֵֽאלֹהֵי֙ מַסֵּכָ֔ה לֹ֥א תַעֲשׂ֖וּ לָכֶ֑ם אֲנִ֖י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ You shall not turn to the idols, nor shall you make molten gods for yourselves; I am YHWH your God.   Morphology אַל־תִּפְנוּ֙ (al-tifnu) – Root: פנה (p-n-h); Form: Negative … Continue reading →

אִ֣ישׁ אִמֹּ֤ו וְאָבִיו֙ תִּירָ֔אוּ וְאֶת־שַׁבְּתֹתַ֖י תִּשְׁמֹ֑רוּ אֲנִ֖י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ Every man shall revere his mother and his father, and you shall keep My Sabbaths; I am YHWH your God.   Morphology אִ֣ישׁ (ish) – Root: אישׁ (ʾ-y-sh); Form: Noun masculine … Continue reading →

דַּבֵּ֞ר אֶל־כָּל־עֲדַ֧ת בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל וְאָמַרְתָּ֥ אֲלֵהֶ֖ם קְדֹשִׁ֣ים תִּהְי֑וּ כִּ֣י קָדֹ֔ושׁ אֲנִ֖י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ “Speak to the entire assembly of the children of Yisra’el and say to them: You shall be holy, for I, YHWH your God, am holy.   Morphology דַּבֵּ֞ר … Continue reading →

וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר And YHWH spoke to Moshe, saying,   Morphology וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר (vayedabber) – Root: דבר (d-b-r); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And He spoke”; Notes: Indicates divine speech with a consecutive narrative form. … Continue reading →

וּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֣ם אֶת־מִשְׁמַרְתִּ֗י לְבִלְתִּ֨י עֲשֹׂ֜ות מֵחֻקֹּ֤ות הַתֹּֽועֵבֹת֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר נַעֲשׂ֣וּ לִפְנֵיכֶ֔ם וְלֹ֥א תִֽטַּמְּא֖וּ בָּהֶ֑ם אֲנִ֖י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ And you shall keep My charge so as not to do any of the abominable customs that were done before you, and you shall not … Continue reading →

כִּ֚י כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר יַעֲשֶׂ֔ה מִכֹּ֥ל הַתֹּועֵבֹ֖ות הָאֵ֑לֶּה וְנִכְרְת֛וּ הַנְּפָשֹׁ֥ות הָעֹשֹׂ֖ת מִקֶּ֥רֶב עַמָּֽם׃ For anyone who does any of these abominations, the persons who do them shall be cut off from among their people.   Morphology כִּ֚י (ki) – Root: כי (k-y); … Continue reading →

וְלֹֽא־תָקִ֤יא הָאָ֨רֶץ֙ אֶתְכֶ֔ם בְּטַֽמַּאֲכֶ֖ם אֹתָ֑הּ כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר קָאָ֛ה אֶת־הַגֹּ֖וי אֲשֶׁ֥ר לִפְנֵיכֶֽם׃ And the land will not vomit you out when you defile it, as it vomited out the nation that was before you.   Morphology וְלֹֽא־תָקִ֤יא (velo-taqi) – Root: קיא (q-y-ʾ); … Continue reading →

כִּ֚י אֶת־כָּל־הַתֹּועֵבֹ֣ת הָאֵ֔ל עָשׂ֥וּ אַנְשֵֽׁי־הָאָ֖רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לִפְנֵיכֶ֑ם וַתִּטְמָ֖א הָאָֽרֶץ׃ For all these abominations the people of the land who were before you have done, and the land became defiled.   Morphology כִּ֚י (ki) – Root: כי (k-y); Form: Conjunction; Translation: … Continue reading →

וּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֣ם אַתֶּ֗ם אֶת־חֻקֹּתַי֙ וְאֶת־מִשְׁפָּטַ֔י וְלֹ֣א תַעֲשׂ֔וּ מִכֹּ֥ל הַתֹּועֵבֹ֖ת הָאֵ֑לֶּה הָֽאֶזְרָ֔ח וְהַגֵּ֖ר הַגָּ֥ר בְּתֹוכְכֶֽם׃ And you shall keep My statutes and My judgments, and you shall not commit any of these abominations, neither the native-born nor the stranger who dwells among … Continue reading →

וַתִּטְמָ֣א הָאָ֔רֶץ וָאֶפְקֹ֥ד עֲוֹנָ֖הּ עָלֶ֑יהָ וַתָּקִ֥א הָאָ֖רֶץ אֶת־יֹשְׁבֶֽיהָ׃ And the land was defiled, so I punished its iniquity upon it, and the land vomited out its inhabitants.   Morphology וַתִּטְמָ֣א (vattitma) – Root: טמא (t-m-ʾ); Form: Qal consecutive imperfect 3rd … Continue reading →

אַל־תִּֽטַּמְּא֖וּ בְּכָל־אֵ֑לֶּה כִּ֤י בְכָל־אֵ֨לֶּה֙ נִטְמְא֣וּ הַגֹּויִ֔ם אֲשֶׁר־אֲנִ֥י מְשַׁלֵּ֖חַ מִפְּנֵיכֶֽם׃ You shall not defile yourselves with any of these, for with all of these the nations that I am driving out before you were defiled.   Morphology אַל־ (al) – Root: … Continue reading →