Category Archives: Leviticus

וְאִם־פָּרֹ֨וחַ תִּפְרַ֤ח הַצָּרַ֨עַת֙ בָּעֹ֔ור וְכִסְּתָ֣ה הַצָּרַ֗עַת אֵ֚ת כָּל־עֹ֣ור הַנֶּ֔גַע מֵרֹאשֹׁ֖ו וְעַד־רַגְלָ֑יו לְכָל־מַרְאֵ֖ה עֵינֵ֥י הַכֹּהֵֽן׃ But if the leprosy breaks out in the skin and it covers all the skin of the afflicted area, from his head to his feet, as … Continue reading →

צָרַ֨עַת נֹושֶׁ֤נֶת הִוא֙ בְּעֹ֣ור בְּשָׂרֹ֔ו וְטִמְּאֹ֖ו הַכֹּהֵ֑ן לֹ֣א יַסְגִּרֶ֔נּוּ כִּ֥י טָמֵ֖א הֽוּא׃ It is an old leprosy in the skin of his flesh, and the priest shall pronounce him unclean. He shall not isolate him, for he is unclean.   … Continue reading →

וְרָאָ֣ה הַכֹּהֵ֗ן וְהִנֵּ֤ה שְׂאֵת־לְבָנָה֙ בָּעֹ֔ור וְהִ֕יא הָפְכָ֖ה שֵׂעָ֣ר לָבָ֑ן וּמִֽחְיַ֛ת בָּשָׂ֥ר חַ֖י בַּשְׂאֵֽת׃ And the priest shall look, and behold, there is a white swelling in the skin, and it has turned the hair white, and there is healthy flesh … Continue reading →

נֶ֣גַע צָרַ֔עַת כִּ֥י תִהְיֶ֖ה בְּאָדָ֑ם וְהוּבָ֖א אֶל־הַכֹּהֵֽן׃ A leprous affliction, when it is in a person, then he shall be brought to the priest.   Morphology נֶ֣גַע (negaʿ) – Root: נגע (n-g-ʿ); Form: Noun, ms; Translation: “An affliction”; Notes: Refers … Continue reading →

וְרָאָה֙ הַכֹּהֵ֔ן וְהִנֵּ֛ה פָּשְׂתָ֥ה הַמִּסְפַּ֖חַת בָּעֹ֑ור וְטִמְּאֹ֥ו הַכֹּהֵ֖ן צָרַ֥עַת הִֽוא׃ פ And the priest shall look, and behold, the scab has spread in the skin; then the priest shall pronounce him unclean—it is leprosy.   Morphology וְרָאָה֙ (veraʾah) – Root: … Continue reading →

וְאִם־פָּשֹׂ֨ה תִפְשֶׂ֤ה הַמִּסְפַּ֨חַת֙ בָּעֹ֔ור אַחֲרֵ֧י הֵרָאֹתֹ֛ו אֶל־הַכֹּהֵ֖ן לְטָהֳרָתֹ֑ו וְנִרְאָ֥ה שֵׁנִ֖ית אֶל־הַכֹּהֵֽן׃ But if the scab spreads further in the skin after he has shown himself to the priest for his cleansing, then he shall be seen again by the priest. … Continue reading →

וְרָאָה֩ הַכֹּהֵ֨ן אֹתֹ֜ו בַּיֹּ֣ום הַשְּׁבִיעִי֮ שֵׁנִית֒ וְהִנֵּה֙ כֵּהָ֣ה הַנֶּ֔גַע וְלֹא־פָשָׂ֥ה הַנֶּ֖גַע בָּעֹ֑ור וְטִהֲרֹ֤ו הַכֹּהֵן֙ מִסְפַּ֣חַת הִ֔יא וְכִבֶּ֥ס בְּגָדָ֖יו וְטָהֵֽר׃ And the priest shall look at him on the seventh day, a second time, and behold, the plague has faded, and … Continue reading →

וְרָאָ֣הוּ הַכֹּהֵן֮ בַּיֹּ֣ום הַשְּׁבִיעִי֒ וְהִנֵּ֤ה הַנֶּ֨גַע֙ עָמַ֣ד בְּעֵינָ֔יו לֹֽא־פָשָׂ֥ה הַנֶּ֖גַע בָּעֹ֑ור וְהִסְגִּירֹ֧ו הַכֹּהֵ֛ן שִׁבְעַ֥ת יָמִ֖ים שֵׁנִֽית׃ And the priest shall look at it on the seventh day, and behold, the plague has remained in its appearance, it has not spread … Continue reading →

וְאִם־בַּהֶרֶת֩ לְבָנָ֨ה הִ֜וא בְּעֹ֣ור בְּשָׂרֹ֗ו וְעָמֹק֙ אֵין־מַרְאֶ֣הָ מִן־הָעֹ֔ור וּשְׂעָרָ֖ה לֹא־הָפַ֣ךְ לָבָ֑ן וְהִסְגִּ֧יר הַכֹּהֵ֛ן אֶת־הַנֶּ֖גַע שִׁבְעַ֥ת יָמִֽים׃ But if it is a bright spot white in the skin of his flesh, and its appearance is not deeper than the skin, and … Continue reading →

וְרָאָ֣ה הַכֹּהֵ֣ן אֶת־הַנֶּ֣גַע בְּעֹֽור־֠הַבָּשָׂר וְשֵׂעָ֨ר בַּנֶּ֜גַע הָפַ֣ךְ לָבָ֗ן וּמַרְאֵ֤ה הַנֶּ֨גַע֙ עָמֹק֙ מֵעֹ֣ור בְּשָׂרֹ֔ו נֶ֥גַע צָרַ֖עַת ה֑וּא וְרָאָ֥הוּ הַכֹּהֵ֖ן וְטִמֵּ֥א אֹתֹֽו׃ And the priest shall look at the plague on the skin of the flesh, and if the hair in the … Continue reading →

אָדָ֗ם כִּֽי־יִהְיֶ֤ה בְעֹור־בְּשָׂרֹו֙ שְׂאֵ֤ת אֹֽו־סַפַּ֨חַת֙ אֹ֣ו בַהֶ֔רֶת וְהָיָ֥ה בְעֹור־בְּשָׂרֹ֖ו לְנֶ֣גַע צָרָ֑עַת וְהוּבָא֙ אֶל־אַהֲרֹ֣ן הַכֹּהֵ֔ן אֹ֛ו אֶל־אַחַ֥ד מִבָּנָ֖יו הַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃ When a man has on the skin of his flesh a swelling, or a scab, or a bright spot, and it becomes … 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; Translation: “And He spoke”; Notes: Refers to God’s speech to Moses and Aaron. … Continue reading →

וְאִם־לֹ֨א תִמְצָ֣א יָדָהּ֮ דֵּ֣י שֶׂה֒ וְלָקְחָ֣ה שְׁתֵּֽי־תֹרִ֗ים אֹ֤ו שְׁנֵי֙ בְּנֵ֣י יֹונָ֔ה אֶחָ֥ד לְעֹלָ֖ה וְאֶחָ֣ד לְחַטָּ֑את וְכִפֶּ֥ר עָלֶ֛יהָ הַכֹּהֵ֖ן וְטָהֵֽרָה׃ פ But if her means are insufficient for a lamb, she shall take two turtledoves or two young pigeons, one for … Continue reading →

וְהִקְרִיבֹ֞ו לִפְנֵ֤י יְהוָה֙ וְכִפֶּ֣ר עָלֶ֔יהָ וְטָהֲרָ֖ה מִמְּקֹ֣ר דָּמֶ֑יהָ זֹ֤את תֹּורַת֙ הַיֹּלֶ֔דֶת לַזָּכָ֖ר אֹ֥ו לַנְּקֵבָֽה׃ And he shall present it before YHWH and make atonement for her, and she shall be cleansed from the source of her blood. This is the … Continue reading →

וּבִמְלֹ֣את יְמֵ֣י טָהֳרָ֗הּ לְבֵן֮ אֹ֣ו לְבַת֒ תָּבִ֞יא כֶּ֤בֶשׂ בֶּן־שְׁנָתֹו֙ לְעֹלָ֔ה וּבֶן־יֹונָ֥ה אֹו־תֹ֖ר לְחַטָּ֑את אֶל־פֶּ֥תַח אֹֽהֶל־מֹועֵ֖ד אֶל־הַכֹּהֵֽן׃ And when the days of her purification are fulfilled, for a son or for a daughter, she shall bring a lamb a year old … Continue reading →

וְאִם־נְקֵבָ֣ה תֵלֵ֔ד וְטָמְאָ֥ה שְׁבֻעַ֖יִם כְּנִדָּתָ֑הּ וְשִׁשִּׁ֥ים יֹום֙ וְשֵׁ֣שֶׁת יָמִ֔ים תֵּשֵׁ֖ב עַל־דְּמֵ֥י טָהֳרָֽה׃ But if she gives birth to a female, she shall be unclean for two weeks as in her menstruation, and sixty-six days she shall remain in the blood … Continue reading →

וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים יֹום֙ וּשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת יָמִ֔ים תֵּשֵׁ֖ב בִּדְמֵ֣י טָהֳרָ֑ה בְּכָל־קֹ֣דֶשׁ לֹֽא־תִגָּ֗ע וְאֶל־הַמִּקְדָּשׁ֙ לֹ֣א תָבֹ֔א עַד־מְלֹ֖את יְמֵ֥י טָהֳרָֽהּ׃ And thirty days and three days she shall remain in the blood of her purification. She shall not touch anything holy, and she shall not … Continue reading →

וּבַיֹּ֖ום הַשְּׁמִינִ֑י יִמֹּ֖ול בְּשַׂ֥ר עָרְלָתֹֽו׃ And on the eighth day, the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.   Morphology וּבַיֹּ֖ום (uvayyom) – Root: יום (y-w-m); Form: Conjunction + preposition + noun, ms; Translation: “And on the day”; Notes: Refers … Continue reading →

דַּבֵּ֞ר אֶל־בְּנֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר אִשָּׁה֙ כִּ֣י תַזְרִ֔יעַ וְיָלְדָ֖ה זָכָ֑ר וְטָֽמְאָה֙ שִׁבְעַ֣ת יָמִ֔ים כִּימֵ֛י נִדַּ֥ת דְּוֹתָ֖הּ תִּטְמָֽא׃ “Speak to the children of Yisra’el, saying: ‘When a woman conceives and gives birth to a male, she shall be unclean seven days, as … Continue reading →

וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃ And YHWH spoke to Moshe, saying,   Morphology וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר (vayedabber) – Root: דבר (d-b-r); Form: Verb, Piel, imperfect, 3ms; Translation: “And He spoke”; Notes: Refers to direct communication from YHWH. יְהוָ֖ה (YHWH) – Root: יהוה (y-h-w-h); … Continue reading →

לְהַבְדִּ֕יל בֵּ֥ין הַטָּמֵ֖א וּבֵ֣ין הַטָּהֹ֑ר וּבֵ֤ין הַֽחַיָּה֙ הַֽנֶּאֱכֶ֔לֶת וּבֵין֙ הַֽחַיָּ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֖ר לֹ֥א תֵאָכֵֽל׃ To distinguish between the unclean and the clean, and between the living creature that may be eaten and the living creature that may not be eaten.   … Continue reading →

זֹ֣את תֹּורַ֤ת הַבְּהֵמָה֙ וְהָעֹ֔וף וְכֹל֙ נֶ֣פֶשׁ הַֽחַיָּ֔ה הָרֹמֶ֖שֶׂת בַּמָּ֑יִם וּלְכָל־נֶ֖פֶשׁ הַשֹּׁרֶ֥צֶת עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃ This is the law of the beast, and of the bird, and of every living creature that moves in the waters, and of every creature that creeps upon … Continue reading →

כִּ֣י אֲנִ֣י יְהוָ֗ה הַֽמַּעֲלֶ֤ה אֶתְכֶם֙ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם לִהְיֹ֥ת לָכֶ֖ם לֵאלֹהִ֑ים וִהְיִיתֶ֣ם קְדֹשִׁ֔ים כִּ֥י קָדֹ֖ושׁ אָֽנִי׃ For I am YHWH, who brings you up out of the land of Mitsrayim, to be your God. And you shall be holy, for I … Continue reading →

כִּ֣י אֲנִ֣י יְהוָה֮ אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֒ וְהִתְקַדִּשְׁתֶּם֙ וִהְיִיתֶ֣ם קְדֹשִׁ֔ים כִּ֥י קָדֹ֖ושׁ אָ֑נִי וְלֹ֤א תְטַמְּאוּ֙ אֶת־נַפְשֹׁ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם בְּכָל־הַשֶּׁ֖רֶץ הָרֹמֵ֥שׂ עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃ For I am YHWH your God; sanctify yourselves and be holy, for I am holy. And do not defile your souls with any creeping … Continue reading →

אַל־תְּשַׁקְּצוּ֙ אֶת־נַפְשֹׁ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם בְּכָל־הַשֶּׁ֖רֶץ הַשֹּׁרֵ֑ץ וְלֹ֤א תִֽטַּמְּאוּ֙ בָּהֶ֔ם וְנִטְמֵתֶ֖ם בָּֽם׃ Do not make your souls detestable by any creeping thing that creeps, and do not defile yourselves with them, and you will become unclean through them.   Morphology אַל־ (ʾal) – … Continue reading →

כֹּל֩ הֹולֵ֨ךְ עַל־גָּחֹ֜ון וְכֹ֣ל הֹולֵ֣ךְ עַל־אַרְבַּ֗ע עַ֚ד כָּל־מַרְבֵּ֣ה רַגְלַ֔יִם לְכָל־הַשֶּׁ֖רֶץ הַשֹּׁרֵ֣ץ עַל־הָאָ֑רֶץ לֹ֥א תֹאכְל֖וּם כִּי־שֶׁ֥קֶץ הֵֽם׃ Every creature that moves on its belly, and every creature that walks on four legs, or any with many legs, among all the creeping … Continue reading →

וְכָל־הַשֶּׁ֖רֶץ הַשֹּׁרֵ֣ץ עַל־הָאָ֑רֶץ שֶׁ֥קֶץ ה֖וּא לֹ֥א יֵאָכֵֽל׃ And every creeping thing that creeps on the earth is detestable; it shall not be eaten.   Morphology וְכָל־ (vechol) – Root: כל (k-l); Form: Conjunction + noun, ms construct; Translation: “And every”; … Continue reading →

וְהָֽאֹכֵל֙ מִנִּבְלָתָ֔הּ יְכַבֵּ֥ס בְּגָדָ֖יו וְטָמֵ֣א עַד־הָעָ֑רֶב וְהַנֹּשֵׂא֙ אֶת־נִבְלָתָ֔הּ יְכַבֵּ֥ס בְּגָדָ֖יו וְטָמֵ֥א עַד־הָעָֽרֶב׃ And whoever eats of its carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening; and whoever carries its carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean … Continue reading →

וְכִ֤י יָמוּת֙ מִן־הַבְּהֵמָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־הִ֥יא לָכֶ֖ם לְאָכְלָ֑ה הַנֹּגֵ֥עַ בְּנִבְלָתָ֖הּ יִטְמָ֥א עַד־הָעָֽרֶב׃ And if any animal that you may eat dies, whoever touches its carcass shall be unclean until the evening.   Morphology וְכִ֤י (veki) – Root: כי (k-y); Form: Conjunction; Translation: … Continue reading →

וְכִ֤י יֻתַּן־מַ֨יִם֙ עַל־זֶ֔רַע וְנָפַ֥ל מִנִּבְלָתָ֖ם עָלָ֑יו טָמֵ֥א ה֖וּא לָכֶֽם׃ ס But if water is put on the seed, and any of their carcass falls on it, it is unclean to you.   Morphology וְכִ֤י (veki) – Root: כי (k-y); Form: … Continue reading →