Category Archives: Leviticus

וּבְכָל־בְּהֵמָ֛ה לֹא־תִתֵּ֥ן שְׁכָבְתְּךָ֖ לְטָמְאָה־בָ֑הּ וְאִשָּׁ֗ה לֹֽא־תַעֲמֹ֞ד לִפְנֵ֧י בְהֵמָ֛ה לְרִבְעָ֖הּ תֶּ֥בֶל הֽוּא׃ And you shall not give your lying down to any beast to defile yourself with it, and a woman shall not stand before a beast to mate with it; … Continue reading →

וְאֶ֨ת־זָכָ֔ר לֹ֥א תִשְׁכַּ֖ב מִשְׁכְּבֵ֣י אִשָּׁ֑ה תֹּועֵבָ֖ה הִֽוא׃ You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination.   Morphology וְאֶ֨ת־זָכָ֔ר (ve-et-zakhar) – Root: זכר (z-kh-r); Form: Conjunction + direct object marker + noun masculine singular; … Continue reading →

וּמִֽזַּרְעֲךָ֥ לֹא־תִתֵּ֖ן לְהַעֲבִ֣יר לַמֹּ֑לֶךְ וְלֹ֧א תְחַלֵּ֛ל אֶת־שֵׁ֥ם אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ You shall not give any of your offspring to pass them through to Molek, and you shall not profane the name of your God; I am YHWH.   Morphology וּמִֽזַּרְעֲךָ֥ … Continue reading →

וְאֶל־אֵ֨שֶׁת֙ עֲמִֽיתְךָ֔ לֹא־תִתֵּ֥ן שְׁכָבְתְּךָ֖ לְזָ֑רַע לְטָמְאָה־בָֽהּ׃ And you shall not lie carnally with your neighbor’s wife, defiling her.   Morphology וְאֶל־אֵ֨שֶׁת֙ (ve-el eshet) – Root: אשה (ʾ-sh-h); Form: Conjunction + preposition + noun feminine singular construct; Translation: “And to the … Continue reading →

וְאֶל־אִשָּׁ֖ה בְּנִדַּ֣ת טֻמְאָתָ֑הּ לֹ֣א תִקְרַ֔ב לְגַלֹּ֖ות עֶרְוָתָֽהּ׃ You shall not approach a woman during her menstrual impurity to uncover her nakedness.   Morphology וְאֶל־אִשָּׁ֖ה (ve-el ishah) – Root: אשה (ʾ-sh-h); Form: Conjunction + preposition + noun feminine singular; Translation: “And … Continue reading →

וְאִשָּׁ֥ה אֶל־אֲחֹתָ֖הּ לֹ֣א תִקָּ֑ח לִצְרֹ֗ר לְגַלֹּ֧ות עֶרְוָתָ֛הּ עָלֶ֖יהָ בְּחַיֶּֽיהָ׃ You shall not take a woman as a rival to her sister to uncover her nakedness while she is alive.   Morphology וְאִשָּׁ֥ה (ve-ishah) – Root: אשה (ʾ-sh-h); Form: Conjunction + … Continue reading →

עֶרְוַ֥ת אִשָּׁ֛ה וּבִתָּ֖הּ לֹ֣א תְגַלֵּ֑ה אֶֽת־בַּת־בְּנָ֞הּ וְאֶת־בַּת־בִּתָּ֗הּ לֹ֤א תִקַּח֙ לְגַלֹּ֣ות עֶרְוָתָ֔הּ שַׁאֲרָ֥ה הֵ֖נָּה זִמָּ֥ה הִֽוא You shall not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter; you shall not take her son’s daughter or her daughter’s daughter to uncover … Continue reading →

עֶרְוַ֥ת אֵֽשֶׁת־אָחִ֖יךָ לֹ֣א תְגַלֵּ֑ה עֶרְוַ֥ת אָחִ֖יךָ הִֽוא׃ ס The nakedness of your brother’s wife you shall not uncover; it is your brother’s nakedness.   Morphology עֶרְוַ֥ת (ervat) – Root: ערה (ʿ-r-h); Form: Noun feminine singular construct; Translation: “The nakedness of”; … Continue reading →

עֶרְוַ֥ת כַּלָּֽתְךָ֖ לֹ֣א תְגַלֵּ֑ה אֵ֤שֶׁת בִּנְךָ֙ הִ֔וא לֹ֥א תְגַלֶּ֖ה עֶרְוָתָֽהּ׃ ס The nakedness of your daughter-in-law you shall not uncover; she is your son’s wife; you shall not uncover her nakedness.   Morphology עֶרְוַ֥ת (ervat) – Root: ערה (ʿ-r-h); Form: … Continue reading →

עֶרְוַ֥ת אֲחִֽי־אָבִ֖יךָ לֹ֣א תְגַלֵּ֑ה אֶל־אִשְׁתֹּו֙ לֹ֣א תִקְרָ֔ב דֹּדָֽתְךָ֖ הִֽוא׃ ס The nakedness of your father’s brother you shall not uncover; you shall not approach his wife; she is your aunt.   Morphology עֶרְוַ֥ת (ervat) – Root: ערה (ʿ-r-h); Form: Noun … Continue reading →

עֶרְוַ֥ת אֲחֹֽות־אִמְּךָ֖ לֹ֣א תְגַלֵּ֑ה כִּֽי־שְׁאֵ֥ר אִמְּךָ֖ הִֽוא׃ ס The nakedness of your mother’s sister you shall not uncover, for she is a close relative of your mother.   Morphology עֶרְוַ֥ת (ervat) – Root: ערה (ʿ-r-h); Form: Noun feminine singular construct; … Continue reading →

עֶרְוַ֥ת אֲחֹות־אָבִ֖יךָ לֹ֣א תְגַלֵּ֑ה שְׁאֵ֥ר אָבִ֖יךָ הִֽוא׃ ס The nakedness of your father’s sister you shall not uncover; she is a close relative of your father.   Morphology עֶרְוַ֥ת (ervat) – Root: ערה (ʿ-r-h); Form: Noun feminine singular construct; Translation: … Continue reading →

עֶרְוַ֨ת בַּת־אֵ֤שֶׁת אָבִ֨יךָ֙ מֹולֶ֣דֶת אָבִ֔יךָ אֲחֹותְךָ֖ הִ֑וא לֹ֥א תְגַלֶּ֖ה עֶרְוָתָֽהּ׃ ס The nakedness of the daughter of your father’s wife, born to your father, she is your sister, you shall not uncover her nakedness.   Morphology עֶרְוַ֨ת (ervat) – Root: … Continue reading →

עֶרְוַ֤ת בַּת־בִּנְךָ֙ אֹ֣ו בַֽת־בִּתְּךָ֔ לֹ֥א תְגַלֶּ֖ה עֶרְוָתָ֑ן כִּ֥י עֶרְוָתְךָ֖ הֵֽנָּה׃ ס The nakedness of your son’s daughter or your daughter’s daughter, you shall not uncover their nakedness, for they are your own nakedness.   Morphology עֶרְוַ֤ת (ervat) – Root: ערה … Continue reading →

עֶרְוַ֨ת אֲחֹֽותְךָ֤ בַת־אָבִ֨יךָ֙ אֹ֣ו בַת־אִמֶּ֔ךָ מֹולֶ֣דֶת בַּ֔יִת אֹ֖ו מֹולֶ֣דֶת ח֑וּץ לֹ֥א תְגַלֶּ֖ה עֶרְוָתָֽן׃ ס The nakedness of your sister, the daughter of your father or the daughter of your mother, whether born at home or born outside, you shall not … Continue reading →

עֶרְוַ֥ת אֵֽשֶׁת־אָבִ֖יךָ לֹ֣א תְגַלֵּ֑ה עֶרְוַ֥ת אָבִ֖יךָ הִֽוא׃ ס The nakedness of your father’s wife you shall not uncover; it is your father’s nakedness.   Morphology עֶרְוַ֥ת (ervat) – Root: ערה (ʿ-r-h); Form: Noun feminine singular construct; Translation: “The nakedness of”; … Continue reading →

עֶרְוַ֥ת אָבִ֛יךָ וְעֶרְוַ֥ת אִמְּךָ֖ לֹ֣א תְגַלֵּ֑ה אִמְּךָ֣ הִ֔וא לֹ֥א תְגַלֶּ֖ה עֶרְוָתָֽהּ׃ ס The nakedness of your father and the nakedness of your mother you shall not uncover; she is your mother; you shall not uncover her nakedness.   Morphology עֶרְוַ֥ת … Continue reading →

אִ֥ישׁ אִישׁ֙ אֶל־כָּל־שְׁאֵ֣ר בְּשָׂרֹ֔ו לֹ֥א תִקְרְב֖וּ לְגַלֹּ֣ות עֶרְוָ֑ה אֲנִ֖י יְהוָֽה׃ ס No man shall approach any close relative to uncover their nakedness. I am YHWH.   Morphology אִ֥ישׁ אִישׁ֙ (ish ish) – Root: איש (ʾ-y-sh); Form: Noun masculine singular repeated … Continue reading →

וּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֤ם אֶת־חֻקֹּתַי֙ וְאֶת־מִשְׁפָּטַ֔י אֲשֶׁ֨ר יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה אֹתָ֛ם הָאָדָ֖ם וָחַ֣י בָּהֶ֑ם אֲנִ֖י יְהוָֽה׃ ס And you shall keep My statutes and My judgments, which a person shall do, and by them he shall live. I am YHWH.   Morphology וּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֤ם (u-shemartem) – … Continue reading →

אֶת־מִשְׁפָּטַ֧י תַּעֲשׂ֛וּ וְאֶת־חֻקֹּתַ֥י תִּשְׁמְר֖וּ לָלֶ֣כֶת בָּהֶ֑ם אֲנִ֖י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ You shall perform My judgments and observe My statutes to walk in them. I am YHWH, your God.   Morphology אֶת־מִשְׁפָּטַ֧י (et-mishpatai) – Root: שׁפט (sh-p-t); Form: Direct object marker + … Continue reading →

כְּמַעֲשֵׂ֧ה אֶֽרֶץ־מִצְרַ֛יִם אֲשֶׁ֥ר יְשַׁבְתֶּם־בָּ֖הּ לֹ֣א תַעֲשׂ֑וּ וּכְמַעֲשֵׂ֣ה אֶֽרֶץ־כְּנַ֡עַן אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֲנִי֩ מֵבִ֨יא אֶתְכֶ֥ם שָׁ֨מָּה֙ לֹ֣א תַעֲשׂ֔וּ וּבְחֻקֹּתֵיהֶ֖ם לֹ֥א תֵלֵֽכוּ׃ Like the deeds of the land of Mitsrayim, where you lived, you shall not do, and like the deeds of the land … Continue reading →

דַּבֵּר֙ אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְאָמַרְתָּ֖ אֲלֵהֶ֑ם אֲנִ֖י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ “Speak to the children of Yisra’el and say to them: I am YHWH your God.   Morphology דַּבֵּר֙ (dabber) – Root: דבר (d-b-r); Form: Piel imperative masculine singular; Translation: “Speak”; Notes: A … Continue reading →

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

וְאִם֙ לֹ֣א יְכַבֵּ֔ס וּבְשָׂרֹ֖ו לֹ֣א יִרְחָ֑ץ וְנָשָׂ֖א עֲוֹנֹֽו׃ But if he does not wash his clothes and bathe his body, he shall bear his iniquity.”   Morphology וְאִם֙ (ve-im) – Root: אם (ʾ-m); Form: Conjunction; Translation: “But if”; Notes: Introduces … Continue reading →

וְכָל־נֶ֗פֶשׁ אֲשֶׁ֨ר תֹּאכַ֤ל נְבֵלָה֙ וּטְרֵפָ֔ה בָּאֶזְרָ֖ח וּבַגֵּ֑ר וְכִבֶּ֨ס בְּגָדָ֜יו וְרָחַ֥ץ בַּמַּ֛יִם וְטָמֵ֥א עַד־הָעֶ֖רֶב וְטָהֵֽר׃ And any soul who eats a carcass or that which is torn, whether a native or a sojourner, shall wash their clothes, bathe in water, and … Continue reading →

כִּֽי־נֶ֣פֶשׁ כָּל־בָּשָׂ֗ר דָּמֹ֣ו בְנַפְשֹׁו֮ הוּא֒ וָֽאֹמַר֙ לִבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל דַּ֥ם כָּל־בָּשָׂ֖ר לֹ֣א תֹאכֵ֑לוּ כִּ֣י נֶ֤פֶשׁ כָּל־בָּשָׂר֙ דָּמֹ֣ו הִ֔וא כָּל־אֹכְלָ֖יו יִכָּרֵֽת׃ For the life of all flesh is its blood, in its life. And I have said to the children of Yisra’el, … Continue reading →

וְאִ֨ישׁ אִ֜ישׁ מִבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל וּמִן־הַגֵּר֙ הַגָּ֣ר בְּתֹוכָ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֨ר יָצ֜וּד צֵ֥יד חַיָּ֛ה אֹו־עֹ֖וף אֲשֶׁ֣ר יֵאָכֵ֑ל וְשָׁפַךְ֙ אֶת־דָּמֹ֔ו וְכִסָּ֖הוּ בֶּעָפָֽר׃ And any man from the children of Yisra’el or from the stranger who sojourns among them who hunts any animal or bird … Continue reading →

עַל־כֵּ֤ן אָמַ֨רְתִּי֙ לִבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כָּל־נֶ֥פֶשׁ מִכֶּ֖ם לֹא־תֹ֣אכַל דָּ֑ם וְהַגֵּ֛ר הַגָּ֥ר בְּתֹוכְכֶ֖ם לֹא־יֹ֥אכַל דָּֽם׃ ס Therefore I said to the children of Yisra’el, “No person among you shall eat blood, nor shall the stranger who sojourns among you eat blood.”   … Continue reading →

כִּ֣י נֶ֣פֶשׁ הַבָּשָׂר֮ בַּדָּ֣ם הִוא֒ וַאֲנִ֞י נְתַתִּ֤יו לָכֶם֙ עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ לְכַפֵּ֖ר עַל־נַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶ֑ם כִּֽי־הַדָּ֥ם ה֖וּא בַּנֶּ֥פֶשׁ יְכַפֵּֽר׃ For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you on the altar to make atonement for your … Continue reading →

וְאִ֨ישׁ אִ֜ישׁ מִבֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל וּמִן־הַגֵּר֙ הַגָּ֣ר בְּתֹוכָ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר יֹאכַ֖ל כָּל־דָּ֑ם וְנָתַתִּ֣י פָנַ֗י בַּנֶּ֨פֶשׁ֙ הָאֹכֶ֣לֶת אֶת־הַדָּ֔ם וְהִכְרַתִּ֥י אֹתָ֖הּ מִקֶּ֥רֶב עַמָּֽהּ׃ And any man from the house of Yisra’el or from the stranger who sojourns among them who eats any blood, I … Continue reading →