Category Archives: Leviticus

וְ֠גַם מִבְּנֵ֨י הַתֹּושָׁבִ֜ים הַגָּרִ֤ים עִמָּכֶם֙ מֵהֶ֣ם תִּקְנ֔וּ וּמִמִּשְׁפַּחְתָּם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עִמָּכֶ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֹולִ֖ידוּ בְּאַרְצְכֶ֑ם וְהָי֥וּ לָכֶ֖ם לַֽאֲחֻזָּֽה׃ And you may also acquire from the children of the sojourners who reside with you and from their families who are with you, who … Continue reading →

וְעַבְדְּךָ֥ וַאֲמָתְךָ֖ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִהְיוּ־לָ֑ךְ מֵאֵ֣ת הַגֹּויִ֗ם אֲשֶׁר֙ סְבִיבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם מֵהֶ֥ם תִּקְנ֖וּ עֶ֥בֶד וְאָמָֽה׃ And your male and female slaves who will belong to you, from the nations around you, from them you may acquire a male slave and a female slave. … Continue reading →

לֹא־תִרְדֶּ֥ה בֹ֖ו בְּפָ֑רֶךְ וְיָרֵ֖אתָ מֵאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ You shall not rule over him with harshness, but you shall fear your God.   Morphology לֹא (lo) – Root: לא (l-ʾ); Form: Negative particle; Translation: “You shall not”; Notes: Negates the following verb. תִרְדֶּ֥ה … Continue reading →

כִּֽי־עֲבָדַ֣י הֵ֔ם אֲשֶׁר־הֹוצֵ֥אתִי אֹתָ֖ם מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם לֹ֥א יִמָּכְר֖וּ מִמְכֶּ֥רֶת עָֽבֶד׃ For they are My servants, whom I brought out from the land of Mitsrayim; they shall not be sold as slaves.   Morphology כִּֽי־עֲבָדַ֣י (ki-ʿavaday) – Root: עבד (ʿ-v-d); Form: … Continue reading →

וְיָצָא֙ מֵֽעִמָּ֔ךְ ה֖וּא וּבָנָ֣יו עִמֹּ֑ו וְשָׁב֙ אֶל־מִשְׁפַּחְתֹּ֔ו וְאֶל־אֲחֻזַּ֥ת אֲבֹתָ֖יו יָשֽׁוּב׃ And he shall depart from you, he and his children with him, and he shall return to his family and to the property of his ancestors he shall return.   … Continue reading →

כְּשָׂכִ֥יר כְּתֹושָׁ֖ב יִהְיֶ֣ה עִמָּ֑ךְ עַד־שְׁנַ֥ת הַיֹּבֵ֖ל יַעֲבֹ֥ד עִמָּֽךְ׃ He shall be with you as a hired servant and as a sojourner; he shall work with you until the year of Jubilee.   Morphology כְּשָׂכִ֥יר (ke-sakhir) – Root: שכר (s-k-r); Form: … Continue reading →

וְכִֽי־יָמ֥וּךְ אָחִ֛יךָ עִמָּ֖ךְ וְנִמְכַּר־לָ֑ךְ לֹא־תַעֲבֹ֥ד בֹּ֖ו עֲבֹ֥דַת עָֽבֶד׃ If your brother becomes poor alongside you and is sold to you, you shall not make him serve as a slave.   Morphology וְכִֽי (veki) – Root: כי (k-y); Form: Conjunction; Translation: … Continue reading →

אֲנִ֗י יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם אֲשֶׁר־הֹוצֵ֥אתִי אֶתְכֶ֖ם מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם לָתֵ֤ת לָכֶם֙ אֶת־אֶ֣רֶץ כְּנַ֔עַן לִהְיֹ֥ות לָכֶ֖ם לֵאלֹהִֽים׃ ס I am YHWH your God, who brought you out of the land of Mitsrayim to give you the land of Kenaʿan, to be your God. … Continue reading →

אֶ֨ת־כַּסְפְּךָ֔ לֹֽא־תִתֵּ֥ן לֹ֖ו בְּנֶ֑שֶׁךְ וּבְמַרְבִּ֖ית לֹא־תִתֵּ֥ן אָכְלֶֽךָ׃ You shall not give your money to him at interest, nor shall you give your food for profit.   Morphology אֶ֨ת־כַּסְפְּךָ֔ (ʾet-kaspekhā) – Root: כסף (k-s-p); Form: Accusative marker אֶת with masculine singular … Continue reading →

אַל־תִּקַּ֤ח מֵֽאִתֹּו֙ נֶ֣שֶׁךְ וְתַרְבִּ֔ית וְיָרֵ֖אתָ מֵֽאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ וְחֵ֥י אָחִ֖יךָ עִמָּֽךְ׃ You shall not take interest or increase from him, but you shall fear your God, so that your brother may live with you.   Morphology אַל־תִּקַּ֤ח (ʾal-tiqaḥ) – Root: לקח (l-q-ḥ); … Continue reading →

וְכִֽי־יָמ֣וּךְ אָחִ֔יךָ וּמָ֥טָה יָדֹ֖ו עִמָּ֑ךְ וְהֶֽחֱזַ֣קְתָּ בֹּ֔ו גֵּ֧ר וְתֹושָׁ֛ב וָחַ֖י עִמָּֽךְ׃ And if your brother becomes poor and his hand falters beside you, you shall support him, the sojourner or the resident, so that he may live with you.   … Continue reading →

וּֽשְׂדֵ֛ה מִגְרַ֥שׁ עָרֵיהֶ֖ם לֹ֣א יִמָּכֵ֑ר כִּֽי־אֲחֻזַּ֥ת עֹולָ֛ם ה֖וּא לָהֶֽם׃ ס And the fields of the open lands of their cities shall not be sold, for it is their perpetual possession.   Morphology וּֽשְׂדֵ֛ה (us’deh) – Root: שדה (s-d-h); Form: Conjunction … Continue reading →

וַאֲשֶׁ֤ר יִגְאַל֙ מִן־הַלְוִיִּ֔ם וְיָצָ֧א מִמְכַּר־בַּ֛יִת וְעִ֥יר אֲחֻזָּתֹ֖ו בַּיֹּבֵ֑ל כִּ֣י בָתֵּ֞י עָרֵ֣י הַלְוִיִּ֗ם הִ֚וא אֲחֻזָּתָ֔ם בְּתֹ֖וךְ בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And what is redeemed from the Levites—whether it be the sale of a house or the city of their possession—shall go out in … Continue reading →

וְעָרֵי֙ הַלְוִיִּ֔ם בָּתֵּ֖י עָרֵ֣י אֲחֻזָּתָ֑ם גְּאֻלַּ֥ת עֹולָ֖ם תִּהְיֶ֥ה לַלְוִיִּֽם׃ But as for the cities of the Levites, the houses of the cities of their possession shall have a perpetual right of redemption for the Levites.   Morphology וְעָרֵי֙ (ve’arei) – … Continue reading →

וּבָתֵּ֣י הַחֲצֵרִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֨ר אֵין־לָהֶ֤ם חֹמָה֙ סָבִ֔יב עַל־שְׂדֵ֥ה הָאָ֖רֶץ יֵחָשֵׁ֑ב גְּאֻלָּה֙ תִּהְיֶה־לֹּ֔ו וּבַיֹּבֵ֖ל יֵצֵֽא׃ But the houses of the villages that have no wall around them shall be considered as part of the field of the land; they shall be redeemable, … Continue reading →

וְאִ֣ם לֹֽא־יִגָּאֵ֗ל עַד־מְלֹ֣את לֹו֮ שָׁנָ֣ה תְמִימָה֒ וְ֠קָם הַבַּ֨יִת אֲשֶׁר־בָּעִ֜יר אֲשֶׁר־לֹא חֹמָ֗ה לַצְּמִיתֻ֛ת לַקֹּנֶ֥ה אֹתֹ֖ו לְדֹרֹתָ֑יו לֹ֥א יֵצֵ֖א בַּיֹּבֵֽל׃ But if it is not redeemed within a full year, then the house that is in the walled city shall be established … Continue reading →

וְאִ֗ישׁ כִּֽי־יִמְכֹּ֤ר בֵּית־מֹושַׁב֙ עִ֣יר חֹומָ֔ה וְהָיְתָה֙ גְּאֻלָּתֹ֔ו עַד־תֹּ֖ם שְׁנַ֣ת מִמְכָּרֹ֑ו יָמִ֖ים תִּהְיֶ֥ה גְאֻלָּתֹֽו׃ And if a man sells a dwelling house in a walled city, then its redemption right shall remain until the end of its sale year; the days … Continue reading →

וְאִ֨ם לֹֽא־מָֽצְאָ֜ה יָדֹ֗ו דֵּי֮ הָשִׁ֣יב לֹו֒ וְהָיָ֣ה מִמְכָּרֹ֗ו בְּיַד֙ הַקֹּנֶ֣ה אֹתֹ֔ו עַ֖ד שְׁנַ֣ת הַיֹּובֵ֑ל וְיָצָא֙ בַּיֹּבֵ֔ל וְשָׁ֖ב לַאֲחֻזָּתֹֽו׃ But if his hand has not found enough to return to him, then what he sold shall remain in the hand of … Continue reading →

וְחִשַּׁב֙ אֶת־שְׁנֵ֣י מִמְכָּרֹ֔ו וְהֵשִׁיב֙ אֶת־הָ֣עֹדֵ֔ף לָאִ֖ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֣ר מָֽכַר־לֹ֑ו וְשָׁ֖ב לַאֲחֻזָּתֹֽו׃ And he shall calculate the years of its sale and restore the surplus to the man to whom he sold it, and he shall return to his property.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וְאִ֕ישׁ כִּ֛י לֹ֥א יִֽהְיֶה־לֹּ֖ו גֹּאֵ֑ל וְהִשִּׂ֣יגָה יָדֹ֔ו וּמָצָ֖א כְּדֵ֥י גְאֻלָּתֹֽו׃ And if a man has no redeemer, but he gains enough to redeem it,   Morphology וְאִ֕ישׁ (ve’ish) – Root: אישׁ (ʾ-y-sh); Form: Conjunction ו with masculine singular noun; Translation: … Continue reading →

כִּֽי־יָמ֣וּךְ אָחִ֔יךָ וּמָכַ֖ר מֵאֲחֻזָּתֹ֑ו וּבָ֤א גֹֽאֲלֹו֙ הַקָּרֹ֣ב אֵלָ֔יו וְגָאַ֕ל אֵ֖ת מִמְכַּ֥ר אָחִֽיו׃ If your brother becomes poor and sells part of his possession, then his nearest redeemer shall come and redeem what his brother has sold.   Morphology כִּֽי־יָמ֣וּךְ (ki-yamukh) … Continue reading →

וּבְכֹ֖ל אֶ֣רֶץ אֲחֻזַּתְכֶ֑ם גְּאֻלָּ֖ה תִּתְּנ֥וּ לָאָֽרֶץ׃ ס And in all the land of your possession, you shall grant redemption for the land.   Morphology וּבְכֹ֖ל (u-vechol) – Root: כל (k-l); Form: Conjunction ו with preposition ב and masculine singular noun … Continue reading →

וְהָאָ֗רֶץ לֹ֤א תִמָּכֵר֙ לִצְמִתֻ֔ת כִּי־לִ֖י הָאָ֑רֶץ כִּֽי־גֵרִ֧ים וְתֹושָׁבִ֛ים אַתֶּ֖ם עִמָּדִֽי׃ And the land shall not be sold permanently, for the land is Mine, for you are sojourners and settlers with Me.   Morphology וְהָאָ֗רֶץ (ve-ha-aretz) – Root: ארץ (ʾ-r-ṣ); Form: … Continue reading →

וּזְרַעְתֶּ֗ם אֵ֚ת הַשָּׁנָ֣ה הַשְּׁמִינִ֔ת וַאֲכַלְתֶּ֖ם מִן־הַתְּבוּאָ֣ה יָשָׁ֑ן עַ֣ד הַשָּׁנָ֣ה הַתְּשִׁיעִ֗ת עַד־בֹּוא֙ תְּב֣וּאָתָ֔הּ תֹּאכְל֖וּ יָשָֽׁן׃ And you shall sow in the eighth year and eat of the old produce until the ninth year; until its produce comes, you shall eat of … Continue reading →

וְצִוִּ֤יתִי אֶת־בִּרְכָתִי֙ לָכֶ֔ם בַּשָּׁנָ֖ה הַשִּׁשִּׁ֑ית וְעָשָׂת֙ אֶת־הַתְּבוּאָ֔ה לִשְׁלֹ֖שׁ הַשָּׁנִֽים׃ And I will command My blessing for you in the sixth year, and it shall yield produce for three years.   Morphology וְצִוִּ֤יתִי (ve-tsiviti) – Root: צוה (ts-v-h); Form: Qal perfect … Continue reading →

וְכִ֣י תֹאמְר֔וּ מַה־נֹּאכַ֖ל בַּשָּׁנָ֣ה הַשְּׁבִיעִ֑ת הֵ֚ן לֹ֣א נִזְרָ֔ע וְלֹ֥א נֶאֱסֹ֖ף אֶת־תְּבוּאָתֵֽנוּ׃ And if you say, ‘What shall we eat in the seventh year? Behold, we shall not sow nor gather our produce!’   Morphology וְכִ֣י (ve-ki) – Root: כי (k-y); … Continue reading →

וְנָתְנָ֤ה הָאָ֨רֶץ֙ פִּרְיָ֔הּ וַאֲכַלְתֶּ֖ם לָשֹׂ֑בַע וִֽישַׁבְתֶּ֥ם לָבֶ֖טַח עָלֶֽיהָ׃ And the land will give its fruit, and you shall eat to satisfaction and dwell securely upon it.   Morphology וְנָתְנָ֤ה (ve-natnah) – Root: נתן (n-t-n); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person feminine … Continue reading →

וַעֲשִׂיתֶם֙ אֶת־חֻקֹּתַ֔י וְאֶת־מִשְׁפָּטַ֥י תִּשְׁמְר֖וּ וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֣ם אֹתָ֑ם וִֽישַׁבְתֶּ֥ם עַל־הָאָ֖רֶץ לָבֶֽטַח׃ And you shall perform My statutes, and keep My ordinances, and do them; then you shall dwell securely on the land.   Morphology וַעֲשִׂיתֶם֙ (va-asitem) – Root: עשה (ʿ-s-h); Form: Qal … Continue reading →

וְלֹ֤א תֹונוּ֙ אִ֣ישׁ אֶת־עֲמִיתֹ֔ו וְיָרֵ֖אתָ מֵֽאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ כִּ֛י אֲנִ֥י יְהֹוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ And you shall not oppress your fellow, but you shall fear your God, for I am YHWH your God.   Morphology וְלֹ֤א (ve-lo) – Root: לא (l-ʾ); Form: Conjunction ו … Continue reading →

לְפִ֣י רֹ֣ב הַשָּׁנִ֗ים תַּרְבֶּה֙ מִקְנָתֹ֔ו וּלְפִי֙ מְעֹ֣ט הַשָּׁנִ֔ים תַּמְעִ֖יט מִקְנָתֹ֑ו כִּ֚י מִסְפַּ֣ר תְּבוּאֹ֔ת ה֥וּא מֹכֵ֖ר לָֽךְ׃ According to the greater number of years, you shall increase its price, and according to the fewer number of years, you shall reduce its … Continue reading →