Category Archives: Leviticus

וְסָמַךְ֙ אֶת־יָדֹ֔ו עַ֖ל רֹ֣אשׁ הַֽחַטָּ֑את וְשָׁחַט֙ אֶת־הַ֣חַטָּ֔את בִּמְקֹ֖ום הָעֹלָֽה׃ And he shall lay his hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter the sin offering in the place of the burnt offering.   Morphology וְסָמַךְ֙ (vesamak) – Root: … Continue reading →

אֹ֚ו הֹודַ֣ע אֵלָ֔יו חַטָּאתֹ֖ו אֲשֶׁ֣ר חָטָ֑א וְהֵבִ֨יא קָרְבָּנֹ֜ו שְׂעִירַ֤ת עִזִּים֙ תְּמִימָ֣ה נְקֵבָ֔ה עַל־חַטָּאתֹ֖ו אֲשֶׁ֥ר חָטָֽא׃ Or his sin that he has committed becomes known to him, and he shall bring his offering: a female goat without blemish, for his sin … Continue reading →

וְאִם־נֶ֧פֶשׁ אַחַ֛ת תֶּחֱטָ֥א בִשְׁגָגָ֖ה מֵעַ֣ם הָאָ֑רֶץ בַּ֠עֲשֹׂתָהּ אַחַ֨ת מִמִּצְוֹ֧ת יְהוָ֛ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־תֵעָשֶׂ֖ינָה וְאָשֵֽׁם׃ And if one soul sins unintentionally from among the people of the land by doing any of the commands of YHWH that ought not to be done, … Continue reading →

וְאֶת־כָּל־חֶלְבֹּו֙ יַקְטִ֣יר הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חָה כְּחֵ֖לֶב זֶ֣בַח הַשְּׁלָמִ֑ים וְכִפֶּ֨ר עָלָ֧יו הַכֹּהֵ֛ן מֵחַטָּאתֹ֖ו וְנִסְלַ֥ח לֹֽו׃ פ And he shall burn all its fat on the altar, as the fat of the sacrifice of the peace offerings. And the priest shall make atonement for … Continue reading →

וְלָקַ֨ח הַכֹּהֵ֜ן מִדַּ֤ם הַֽחַטָּאת֙ בְּאֶצְבָּעֹ֔ו וְנָתַ֕ן עַל־קַרְנֹ֖ת מִזְבַּ֣ח הָעֹלָ֑ה וְאֶת־דָּמֹ֣ו יִשְׁפֹּ֔ךְ אֶל־יְסֹ֖וד מִזְבַּ֥ח הָעֹלָֽה׃ And the priest shall take from the blood of the sin offering with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar of the … Continue reading →

וְסָמַ֤ךְ יָדֹו֙ עַל־רֹ֣אשׁ הַשָּׂעִ֔יר וְשָׁחַ֣ט אֹתֹ֔ו בִּמְקֹ֛ום אֲשֶׁר־יִשְׁחַ֥ט אֶת־הָעֹלָ֖ה לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה חַטָּ֖את הֽוּא׃ And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the goat and slaughter it in the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered before YHWH; it … Continue reading →

אֹֽו־הֹודַ֤ע אֵלָיו֙ חַטָּאתֹ֔ו אֲשֶׁ֥ר חָטָ֖א בָּ֑הּ וְהֵבִ֧יא אֶת־קָרְבָּנֹ֛ו שְׂעִ֥יר עִזִּ֖ים זָכָ֥ר תָּמִֽים׃ Or if his sin which he has committed is made known to him, then he shall bring his offering, a male goat, perfect.   Morphology אֹֽו־ (ʾo) – … Continue reading →

אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָשִׂ֖יא יֶֽחֱטָ֑א וְעָשָׂ֡ה אַחַ֣ת מִכָּל־מִצְוֹת֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהָ֜יו אֲשֶׁ֧ר לֹא־תֵעָשֶׂ֛ינָה בִּשְׁגָגָ֖ה וְאָשֵֽׁם׃ When a leader sins and unintentionally does any one of all the commands of YHWH his God that should not be done, and becomes guilty:   Morphology אֲשֶׁ֥ר … Continue reading →

וְהֹוצִ֣יא אֶת־הַפָּ֗ר אֶל־מִחוּץ֙ לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔ה וְשָׂרַ֣ף אֹתֹ֔ו כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר שָׂרַ֔ף אֵ֖ת הַפָּ֣ר הָרִאשֹׁ֑ון חַטַּ֥את הַקָּהָ֖ל הֽוּא׃ פ And he shall bring the bull outside the camp and burn it as he burned the first bull. It is the sin offering of the … Continue reading →

וְעָשָׂ֣ה לַפָּ֔ר כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר עָשָׂה֙ לְפַ֣ר הַֽחַטָּ֔את כֵּ֖ן יַעֲשֶׂה־לֹּ֑ו וְכִפֶּ֧ר עֲלֵהֶ֛ם הַכֹּהֵ֖ן וְנִסְלַ֥ח לָהֶֽם׃ And he shall do to the bull just as he did to the bull of the sin offering; thus shall he do to it. And the priest … Continue reading →

וְאֵ֥ת כָּל־חֶלְבֹּ֖ו יָרִ֣ים מִמֶּ֑נּוּ וְהִקְטִ֖יר הַמִּזְבֵּֽחָה׃ And he shall remove all its fat from it, and the priest shall burn it on the altar.   Morphology וְאֵ֥ת (veʾet) – Root: N/A; Form: Conjunction + direct object marker; Translation: “And”; Notes: … Continue reading →

וּמִן־הַדָּ֞ם יִתֵּ֣ן עַל־קַרְנֹ֣ת הַמִּזְבֵּ֗חַ אֲשֶׁר֙ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּאֹ֣הֶל מֹועֵ֑ד וְאֵ֣ת כָּל־הַדָּ֗ם יִשְׁפֹּךְ֙ אֶל־יְסֹוד֙ מִזְבַּ֣ח הָעֹלָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־פֶּ֖תַח אֹ֥הֶל מֹועֵֽד׃ And from the blood, he shall put on the horns of the altar that is before YHWH, which is in the … Continue reading →

וְטָבַ֧ל הַכֹּהֵ֛ן אֶצְבָּעֹ֖ו מִן־הַדָּ֑ם וְהִזָּ֞ה שֶׁ֤בַע פְּעָמִים֙ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה אֵ֖ת פְּנֵ֥י הַפָּרֹֽכֶת׃ And the priest shall dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle it seven times before YHWH, in front of the veil of the sanctuary.   Morphology וְטָבַ֧ל … Continue reading →

וְהֵבִ֛יא הַכֹּהֵ֥ן הַמָּשִׁ֖יחַ מִדַּ֣ם הַפָּ֑ר אֶל־אֹ֖הֶל מֹועֵֽד׃ And the anointed priest shall bring some of the blood of the bull into the Tent of Meeting.   Morphology וְהֵבִ֛יא (vehevi) – Root: בוא (b-w-ʾ); Form: Verb, Hifil, perfect, 3ms with vav … Continue reading →

וְ֠סָמְכוּ זִקְנֵ֨י הָעֵדָ֧ה אֶת־יְדֵיהֶ֛ם עַל־רֹ֥אשׁ הַפָּ֖ר לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וְשָׁחַ֥ט אֶת־הַפָּ֖ר לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ And the elders of the congregation shall lay their hands on the head of the bull before YHWH, and they shall slaughter the bull before YHWH.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וְנֹֽודְעָה֙ הַֽחַטָּ֔את אֲשֶׁ֥ר חָטְא֖וּ עָלֶ֑יהָ וְהִקְרִ֨יבוּ הַקָּהָ֜ל פַּ֤ר בֶּן־בָּקָר֙ לְחַטָּ֔את וְהֵבִ֣יאוּ אֹתֹ֔ו לִפְנֵ֖י אֹ֥הֶל מֹועֵֽד׃ And the sin that they committed becomes known, and the assembly shall bring a young bull as a sin offering and bring it before the … Continue reading →

וְאִ֨ם כָּל־עֲדַ֤ת יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ יִשְׁגּ֔וּ וְנֶעְלַ֣ם דָּבָ֔ר מֵעֵינֵ֖י הַקָּהָ֑ל וְ֠עָשׂוּ אַחַ֨ת מִכָּל־מִצְוֹ֧ת יְהוָ֛ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־תֵעָשֶׂ֖ינָה וְאָשֵֽׁמוּ׃ And if the entire congregation of Yisraʾel errs and a matter is hidden from the eyes of the assembly, and they do one of the … Continue reading →

וְהֹוצִ֣יא אֶת־כָּל־֠הַפָּר אֶל־מִח֨וּץ לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֜ה אֶל־מָקֹ֤ום טָהֹור֙ אֶל־שֶׁ֣פֶךְ הַדֶּ֔שֶׁן וְשָׂרַ֥ף אֹתֹ֛ו עַל־עֵצִ֖ים בָּאֵ֑שׁ עַל־שֶׁ֥פֶךְ הַדֶּ֖שֶׁן יִשָּׂרֵֽף׃ פ And he shall bring out the whole bull outside the camp to a clean place, to the ash heap, and burn it on wood … Continue reading →

וְאֶת־עֹ֤ור הַפָּר֙ וְאֶת־כָּל־בְּשָׂרֹ֔ו עַל־רֹאשֹׁ֖ו וְעַל־כְּרָעָ֑יו וְקִרְבֹּ֖ו וּפִרְשֹֽׁו׃ And the skin of the bull, all its flesh, with its head and its legs, and its entrails and its dung.   Morphology וְאֶת־עֹ֤ור (veʾet-ʿor) – Root: עור (ʿ-w-r); Form: Conjunction + direct … Continue reading →

כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר יוּרַ֔ם מִשֹּׁ֖ור זֶ֣בַח הַשְּׁלָמִ֑ים וְהִקְטִירָם֙ הַכֹּהֵ֔ן עַ֖ל מִזְבַּ֥ח הָעֹלָֽה׃ Just as it is to be removed from the ox of the sacrifice of peace offerings, and the priest shall burn them on the altar of burnt offering.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וְאֵת֙ שְׁתֵּ֣י הַכְּלָיֹ֔ת וְאֶת־הַחֵ֨לֶב֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עֲלֵיהֶ֔ן אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־הַכְּסָלִ֑ים וְאֶת־הַיֹּתֶ֨רֶת֙ עַל־הַכָּבֵ֔ד עַל־הַכְּלָיֹ֖ות יְסִירֶֽנָּה׃ And the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is on the loins, and the lobe on the liver, along with the kidneys, he shall … Continue reading →

וְאֶת־כָּל־חֵ֛לֶב פַּ֥ר הַֽחַטָּ֖את יָרִ֣ים מִמֶּ֑נּוּ אֶת־הַחֵ֨לֶב֙ הַֽמְכַסֶּ֣ה עַל־הַקֶּ֔רֶב וְאֵת֙ כָּל־הַחֵ֔לֶב אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־הַקֶּֽרֶב׃ And he shall remove all the fat from the bull of the sin offering: the fat that covers the innards and all the fat that is on the … Continue reading →

וְנָתַן֩ הַכֹּהֵ֨ן מִן־הַדָּ֜ם עַל־֠קַרְנֹות מִזְבַּ֨ח קְטֹ֤רֶת הַסַּמִּים֙ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּאֹ֣הֶל מֹועֵ֑ד וְאֵ֣ת כָּל־דַּ֣ם הַפָּ֗ר יִשְׁפֹּךְ֙ אֶל־יְסֹוד֙ מִזְבַּ֣ח הָעֹלָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־פֶּ֖תַח אֹ֥הֶל מֹועֵֽד׃ And the priest shall put some of the blood on the horns of the altar of fragrant incense … Continue reading →

וְטָבַ֧ל הַכֹּהֵ֛ן אֶת־אֶצְבָּעֹ֖ו בַּדָּ֑ם וְהִזָּ֨ה מִן־הַדָּ֜ם שֶׁ֤בַע פְּעָמִים֙ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה אֶת־פְּנֵ֖י פָּרֹ֥כֶת הַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ And the priest shall dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle some of the blood seven times before YHWH, in front of the veil of the … Continue reading →

וְלָקַ֛ח הַכֹּהֵ֥ן הַמָּשִׁ֖יחַ מִדַּ֣ם הַפָּ֑ר וְהֵבִ֥יא אֹתֹ֖ו אֶל־אֹ֥הֶל מֹועֵֽד׃ And the anointed priest shall take some of the blood of the bull and bring it to the Tent of Meeting.   Morphology וְלָקַ֛ח (velaqaḥ) – Root: לקח (l-q-ḥ); Form: Conjunction … Continue reading →

וְהֵבִ֣יא אֶת־הַפָּ֗ר אֶל־פֶּ֛תַח אֹ֥הֶל מֹועֵ֖ד לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וְסָמַ֤ךְ אֶת־יָדֹו֙ עַל־רֹ֣אשׁ הַפָּ֔ר וְשָׁחַ֥ט אֶת־הַפָּ֖ר לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ And he shall bring the bull to the entrance of the Tent of Meeting before YHWH, and he shall lay his hand on the head … Continue reading →

אִ֣ם הַכֹּהֵ֧ן הַמָּשִׁ֛יחַ יֶחֱטָ֖א לְאַשְׁמַ֣ת הָעָ֑ם וְהִקְרִ֡יב עַ֣ל חַטָּאתֹו֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר חָטָ֜א פַּ֣ר בֶּן־בָּקָ֥ר תָּמִ֛ים לַיהוָ֖ה לְחַטָּֽאת׃ If the anointed priest sins, bringing guilt on the people, then he shall offer for his sin which he has committed a bull, a … Continue reading →

דַּבֵּ֞ר אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵל֮ לֵאמֹר֒ נֶ֗פֶשׁ כִּֽי־תֶחֱטָ֤א בִשְׁגָגָה֙ מִכֹּל֙ מִצְוֹ֣ת יְהוָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֖ר לֹ֣א תֵעָשֶׂ֑ינָה וְעָשָׂ֕ה מֵאַחַ֖ת מֵהֵֽנָּה׃ “Speak to the sons of Yisra’el, saying: ’A soul, if it sins unintentionally in any of the commands of YHWH that should not be … 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 with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And He spoke”; Notes: Indicates direct speech from YHWH. יְהוָ֖ה (YHWH) – Root: N/A; … Continue reading →

חֻקַּ֤ת עֹולָם֙ לְדֹרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם בְּכֹ֖ל מֹֽושְׁבֹתֵיכֶ֑ם כָּל־חֵ֥לֶב וְכָל־דָּ֖ם לֹ֥א תֹאכֵֽלוּ׃ פ A perpetual statute throughout your generations in all your dwellings: you shall not eat any fat or any blood.   Morphology חֻקַּ֤ת (ḥuqqat) – Root: חקק (ḥ-q-q); Form: Noun, construct, … Continue reading →