Category Archives: Leviticus

וְאִם־יָשׁ֤וּב הַנֶּ֨גַע֙ וּפָרַ֣ח בַּבַּ֔יִת אַחַ֖ר חִלֵּ֣ץ אֶת־הָאֲבָנִ֑ים וְאַחֲרֵ֛י הִקְצֹ֥ות אֶת־הַבַּ֖יִת וְאַחֲרֵ֥י הִטֹּֽוחַ׃ And if the plague returns and spreads in the house after the stones have been removed, and after the house has been scraped, and after it has been … Continue reading →

וְלָקְחוּ֙ אֲבָנִ֣ים אֲחֵרֹ֔ות וְהֵבִ֖יאוּ אֶל־תַּ֣חַת הָאֲבָנִ֑ים וְעָפָ֥ר אַחֵ֛ר יִקַּ֖ח וְטָ֥ח אֶת־הַבָּֽיִת׃ And they shall take other stones and bring them in place of the stones, and he shall take other mortar and plaster the house.   Morphology וְלָקְחוּ֙ (velaqkhu) – … Continue reading →

וְאֶת־הַבַּ֛יִת יַקְצִ֥עַ מִבַּ֖יִת סָבִ֑יב וְשָׁפְכ֗וּ אֶת־הֶֽעָפָר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הִקְצ֔וּ אֶל־מִח֣וּץ לָעִ֔יר אֶל־מָקֹ֖ום טָמֵֽא׃ And they shall scrape the house from within all around, and they shall pour out the dust that they scrape off outside the city to an unclean place. … Continue reading →

וְצִוָּה֙ הַכֹּהֵ֔ן וְחִלְּצוּ֙ אֶת־הָ֣אֲבָנִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר בָּהֵ֖ן הַנָּ֑גַע וְהִשְׁלִ֤יכוּ אֶתְהֶן֙ אֶל־מִח֣וּץ לָעִ֔יר אֶל־מָקֹ֖ום טָמֵֽא׃ And the priest shall command, and they shall remove the stones in which the plague is, and they shall cast them outside the city to an unclean … Continue reading →

וְשָׁ֥ב הַכֹּהֵ֖ן בַּיֹּ֣ום הַשְּׁבִיעִ֑י וְרָאָ֕ה וְהִנֵּ֛ה פָּשָׂ֥ה הַנֶּ֖גַע בְּקִירֹ֥ת הַבָּֽיִת׃ And the priest shall return on the seventh day and shall look, and behold, the plague has spread in the walls of the house.   Morphology וְשָׁ֥ב (veshav) – Root: … Continue reading →

וְיָצָ֧א הַכֹּהֵ֛ן מִן־הַבַּ֖יִת אֶל־פֶּ֣תַח הַבָּ֑יִת וְהִסְגִּ֥יר אֶת־הַבַּ֖יִת שִׁבְעַ֥ת יָמִֽים׃ And the priest shall go out of the house to the entrance of the house and shall shut up the house for seven days.   Morphology וְיָצָ֧א (veyatsa) – Root: יצא … Continue reading →

וְרָאָ֣ה אֶת־הַנֶּ֗גַע וְהִנֵּ֤ה הַנֶּ֨גַע֙ בְּקִירֹ֣ת הַבַּ֔יִת שְׁקַֽעֲרוּרֹת֙ יְרַקְרַקֹּ֔ת אֹ֖ו אֲדַמְדַּמֹּ֑ת וּמַרְאֵיהֶ֥ן שָׁפָ֖ל מִן־הַקִּֽיר׃ And he shall see the plague, and behold, the plague is in the walls of the house, hollow streaks, greenish or reddish, and their appearance is lower … Continue reading →

וְצִוָּ֨ה הַכֹּהֵ֜ן וּפִנּ֣וּ אֶת־הַבַּ֗יִת בְּטֶ֨רֶם יָבֹ֤א הַכֹּהֵן֙ לִרְאֹ֣ות אֶת־הַנֶּ֔גַע וְלֹ֥א יִטְמָ֖א כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּבָּ֑יִת וְאַ֥חַר כֵּ֛ן יָבֹ֥א הַכֹּהֵ֖ן לִרְאֹ֥ות אֶת־הַבָּֽיִת׃ And the priest shall command, and they shall clear the house before the priest comes to examine the plague, so that … Continue reading →

וּבָא֙ אֲשֶׁר־לֹ֣ו הַבַּ֔יִת וְהִגִּ֥יד לַכֹּהֵ֖ן לֵאמֹ֑ר כְּנֶ֕גַע נִרְאָ֥ה לִ֖י בַּבָּֽיִת׃ And the one to whom the house belongs shall come and declare to the priest, saying, “It seems to me like a plague has appeared in the house.”   Morphology … Continue reading →

כִּ֤י תָבֹ֨אוּ֙ אֶל־אֶ֣רֶץ כְּנַ֔עַן אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֲנִ֛י נֹתֵ֥ן לָכֶ֖ם לַאֲחֻזָּ֑ה וְנָתַתִּי֙ נֶ֣גַע צָרַ֔עַת בְּבֵ֖ית אֶ֥רֶץ אֲחֻזַּתְכֶֽם׃ When you come into the land of Kenaʿan, which I give to you as a possession, and I place a plague of tzaraʿat in a … Continue reading →

וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה וְאֶֽל־אַהֲרֹ֖ן לֵאמֹֽר׃ And YHWH spoke to Moshe and to Aharon, saying,   Morphology וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר (vayedabber) – Root: דבר (d-b-r); Form: Verb, Piel, imperfect, 3ms with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And He spoke”; Notes: Indicates divine communication in a formal … Continue reading →

זֹ֣את תֹּורַ֔ת אֲשֶׁר־בֹּ֖ו נֶ֣גַע צָרָ֑עַת אֲשֶׁ֛ר לֹֽא־תַשִּׂ֥יג יָדֹ֖ו בְּטָהֳרָתֹֽו׃ פ This is the law for one who has a leprous infection and whose means are insufficient for his purification.   Morphology זֹ֣את (zot) – Root: זה (z-h); Form: Demonstrative pronoun, … Continue reading →

אֵ֣ת אֲשֶׁר־תַּשִּׂ֞יג יָדֹ֗ו אֶת־הָאֶחָ֥ד חַטָּ֛את וְאֶת־הָאֶחָ֥ד עֹלָ֖ה עַל־הַמִּנְחָ֑ה וְכִפֶּ֧ר הַכֹּהֵ֛ן עַ֥ל הַמִּטַּהֵ֖ר לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ Whatever his hand can afford, one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering, along with the grain offering; and the priest shall … Continue reading →

וְעָשָׂ֤ה אֶת־הָֽאֶחָד֙ מִן־הַתֹּרִ֔ים אֹ֖ו מִן־בְּנֵ֣י הַיֹּונָ֑ה מֵאֲשֶׁ֥ר תַּשִּׂ֖יג יָדֹֽו׃ And he shall prepare one of the turtledoves or one of the young pigeons, whichever his hand can afford.   Morphology וְעָשָׂ֤ה (ve-asah) – Root: עשׂה (ʿ-s-h); Form: Conjunction + Verb, … Continue reading →

וְהַנֹּותָ֗ר מִן־הַשֶּׁ֨מֶן֙ אֲשֶׁר֙ עַל־כַּ֣ף הַכֹּהֵ֔ן יִתֵּ֖ן עַל־רֹ֣אשׁ הַמִּטַּהֵ֑ר לְכַפֵּ֥ר עָלָ֖יו לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ And the rest of the oil that is in the priest’s palm he shall put on the head of the one being purified, to make atonement for him … Continue reading →

וְנָתַ֨ן הַכֹּהֵ֜ן מִן־הַשֶּׁ֣מֶן אֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל־כַּפֹּ֗ו עַל־תְּנ֞וּךְ אֹ֤זֶן הַמִּטַּהֵר֙ הַיְמָנִ֔ית וְעַל־בֹּ֤הֶן יָדֹו֙ הַיְמָנִ֔ית וְעַל־בֹּ֥הֶן רַגְלֹ֖ו הַיְמָנִ֑ית עַל־מְקֹ֖ום דַּ֥ם הָאָשָֽׁם׃ And the priest shall put some of the oil that is on his palm on the tip of the right ear of … Continue reading →

וְהִזָּ֤ה הַכֹּהֵן֙ בְּאֶצְבָּעֹ֣ו הַיְמָנִ֔ית מִן־הַשֶּׁ֕מֶן אֲשֶׁ֥ר עַל־כַּפֹּ֖ו הַשְּׂמָאלִ֑ית שֶׁ֥בַע פְּעָמִ֖ים לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ And the priest shall sprinkle with his right finger from the oil that is on his left palm seven times before YHWH.   Morphology וְהִזָּ֤ה (ve-hizza) – Root: … Continue reading →

וְשָׁחַט֮ אֶת־כֶּ֣בֶשׂ הָֽאָשָׁם֒ וְלָקַ֤ח הַכֹּהֵן֙ מִדַּ֣ם הָֽאָשָׁ֔ם וְנָתַ֛ן עַל־תְּנ֥וּךְ אֹֽזֶן־הַמִּטַּהֵ֖ר הַיְמָנִ֑ית וְעַל־בֹּ֤הֶן יָדֹו֙ הַיְמָנִ֔ית וְעַל־בֹּ֥הֶן רַגְלֹ֖ו הַיְמָנִֽית׃ And he shall slaughter the ram of the guilt offering, and the priest shall take some of the blood of the guilt offering … Continue reading →

וְשָׁחַט֮ אֶת־כֶּ֣בֶשׂ הָֽאָשָׁם֒ וְלָקַ֤ח הַכֹּהֵן֙ מִדַּ֣ם הָֽאָשָׁ֔ם וְנָתַ֛ן עַל־תְּנ֥וּךְ אֹֽזֶן־הַמִּטַּהֵ֖ר הַיְמָנִ֑ית וְעַל־בֹּ֤הֶן יָדֹו֙ הַיְמָנִ֔ית וְעַל־בֹּ֥הֶן רַגְלֹ֖ו הַיְמָנִֽית׃ And he shall slaughter the ram of the guilt offering, and the priest shall take some of the blood of the guilt offering … Continue reading →

וְלָקַ֧ח הַכֹּהֵ֛ן אֶת־כֶּ֥בֶשׂ הָאָשָׁ֖ם וְאֶת־לֹ֣ג הַשָּׁ֑מֶן וְהֵנִ֨יף אֹתָ֧ם הַכֹּהֵ֛ן תְּנוּפָ֖ה לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ And the priest shall take the ram of the guilt offering and the log of oil, and the priest shall wave them as a wave offering before YHWH. … Continue reading →

וְהֵבִ֨יא אֹתָ֜ם בַּיֹּ֧ום הַשְּׁמִינִ֛י לְטָהֳרָתֹ֖ו אֶל־הַכֹּהֵ֑ן אֶל־פֶּ֥תַח אֹֽהֶל־מֹועֵ֖ד לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ And he shall bring them on the eighth day for his purification to the priest, to the entrance of the Tent of Meeting before YHWH.   Morphology וְהֵבִ֨יא (ve-hevi) – … Continue reading →

וּשְׁתֵּ֣י תֹרִ֗ים אֹ֤ו שְׁנֵי֙ בְּנֵ֣י יֹונָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר תַּשִּׂ֖יג יָדֹ֑ו וְהָיָ֤ה אֶחָד֙ חַטָּ֔את וְהָאֶחָ֖ד עֹלָֽה׃ And two turtledoves or two young pigeons, such as his means can afford, and one shall be a sin offering and the other a burnt offering. … Continue reading →

וְאִם־דַּ֣ל ה֗וּא וְאֵ֣ין יָדֹו֮ מַשֶּׂגֶת֒ וְ֠לָקַח כֶּ֣בֶשׂ אֶחָ֥ד אָשָׁ֛ם לִתְנוּפָ֖ה לְכַפֵּ֣ר עָלָ֑יו וְעִשָּׂרֹ֨ון סֹ֜לֶת אֶחָ֨ד בָּל֥וּל בַּשֶּׁ֛מֶן לְמִנְחָ֖ה וְלֹ֥ג שָֽׁמֶן׃ But if he is poor and his means are insufficient, he shall take one lamb for a guilt offering, as … Continue reading →

וְהֶעֱלָ֧ה הַכֹּהֵ֛ן אֶת־הָעֹלָ֥ה וְאֶת־הַמִּנְחָ֖ה הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חָה וְכִפֶּ֥ר עָלָ֛יו הַכֹּהֵ֖ן וְטָהֵֽר׃ ס And the priest shall offer the burnt offering and the grain offering on the altar, and the priest shall make atonement for him, and he shall be clean.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וְעָשָׂ֤ה הַכֹּהֵן֙ אֶת־הַ֣חַטָּ֔את וְכִפֶּ֕ר עַל־הַמִּטַּהֵ֖ר מִטֻּמְאָתֹ֑ו וְאַחַ֖ר יִשְׁחַ֥ט אֶת־הָעֹלָֽה׃ And the priest shall perform the sin offering and make atonement for the one being cleansed from his impurity. Afterward, he shall slaughter the burnt offering.   Morphology וְעָשָׂ֤ה (ve-asah) – … Continue reading →

וְהַנֹּותָ֗ר בַּשֶּׁ֨מֶן֙ אֲשֶׁר֙ עַל־כַּ֣ף הַכֹּהֵ֔ן יִתֵּ֖ן עַל־רֹ֣אשׁ הַמִּטַּהֵ֑ר וְכִפֶּ֥ר עָלָ֛יו הַכֹּהֵ֖ן לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ And the rest of the oil that is in the priest’s hand he shall put on the head of the one being cleansed, and the priest shall … Continue reading →

וּמִיֶּ֨תֶר הַשֶּׁ֜מֶן אֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל־כַּפֹּ֗ו יִתֵּ֤ן הַכֹּהֵן֙ עַל־תְּנ֞וּךְ אֹ֤זֶן הַמִּטַּהֵר֙ הַיְמָנִ֔ית וְעַל־בֹּ֤הֶן יָדֹו֙ הַיְמָנִ֔ית וְעַל־בֹּ֥הֶן רַגְלֹ֖ו הַיְמָנִ֑ית עַ֖ל דַּ֥ם הָאָשָֽׁם׃ And the remaining oil that is on his palm, the priest shall put on the lobe of the right ear of … Continue reading →

וְטָבַ֤ל הַכֹּהֵן֙ אֶת־אֶצְבָּעֹ֣ו הַיְמָנִ֔ית מִן־הַשֶּׁ֕מֶן אֲשֶׁ֥ר עַל־כַּפֹּ֖ו הַשְּׂמָאלִ֑ית וְהִזָּ֨ה מִן־הַשֶּׁ֧מֶן בְּאֶצְבָּעֹ֛ו שֶׁ֥בַע פְּעָמִ֖ים לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ And the priest shall dip his right finger into the oil that is in the palm of his left hand and sprinkle some of the … Continue reading →

וְלָקַ֥ח הַכֹּהֵ֖ן מִלֹּ֣ג הַשָּׁ֑מֶן וְיָצַ֛ק עַל־כַּ֥ף הַכֹּהֵ֖ן הַשְּׂמָאלִֽית׃ And the priest shall take some of the log of oil and pour it into the palm of his left hand.   Morphology וְלָקַ֥ח (velaqaḥ) – Root: לקח (l-q-ḥ); Form: Verb, Qal, … Continue reading →

וְלָקַ֣ח הַכֹּהֵן֮ מִדַּ֣ם הָאָשָׁם֒ וְנָתַן֙ הַכֹּהֵ֔ן עַל־תְּנ֛וּךְ אֹ֥זֶן הַמִּטַּהֵ֖ר הַיְמָנִ֑ית וְעַל־בֹּ֤הֶן יָדֹו֙ הַיְמָנִ֔ית וְעַל־בֹּ֥הֶן רַגְלֹ֖ו הַיְמָנִֽית׃ And the priest shall take some of the blood of the guilt offering, and the priest shall put it on the tip of the … Continue reading →