Category Archives: Leviticus

בְּמִסְפַּ֤ר שָׁנִים֙ אַחַ֣ר הַיֹּובֵ֔ל תִּקְנֶ֖ה מֵאֵ֣ת עֲמִיתֶ֑ךָ בְּמִסְפַּ֥ר שְׁנֵֽי־תְבוּאֹ֖ת יִמְכָּר־לָֽךְ׃ In the number of years after the Jubilee, you shall buy from your neighbor; according to the number of harvest years, he shall sell to you.   Morphology בְּמִסְפַּ֤ר (b’mispar) … Continue reading →

וְכִֽי־תִמְכְּר֤וּ מִמְכָּר֙ לַעֲמִיתֶ֔ךָ אֹ֥ו קָנֹ֖ה מִיַּ֣ד עֲמִיתֶ֑ךָ אַל־תֹּונ֖וּ אִ֥ישׁ אֶת־אָחִֽיו׃ If you sell property to your neighbor or buy from your neighbor, you shall not oppress one another.   Morphology וְכִֽי־תִמְכְּר֤וּ (ve-ki-timkeru) – Root: מכר (m-k-r); Form: Conjunction ו with … Continue reading →

בִּשְׁנַ֥ת הַיֹּובֵ֖ל הַזֹּ֑את תָּשֻׁ֕בוּ אִ֖ישׁ אֶל־אֲחֻזָּתֹֽו׃ In this Year of Jubilee, each of you shall return to his property.   Morphology בִּשְׁנַ֥ת (bish·nat) – Root: שנה (sh-n-h); Form: Preposition ב with feminine singular noun in construct; Translation: “In the year … Continue reading →

כִּ֚י יֹובֵ֣ל הִ֔וא קֹ֖דֶשׁ תִּהְיֶ֣ה לָכֶ֑ם מִן־הַ֨שָּׂדֶ֔ה תֹּאכְל֖וּ אֶת־תְּבוּאָתָֽהּ׃ For it is the Jubilee; it shall be holy to you. You may eat its produce from the field.   Morphology כִּ֚י (ki) – Root: כי (k-y); Form: Conjunction; Translation: “For”; … Continue reading →

יֹובֵ֣ל הִ֗וא שְׁנַ֛ת הַחֲמִשִּׁ֥ים שָׁנָ֖ה תִּהְיֶ֣ה לָכֶ֑ם לֹ֣א תִזְרָ֔עוּ וְלֹ֤א תִקְצְרוּ֙ אֶת־סְפִיחֶ֔יהָ וְלֹ֥א תִבְצְר֖וּ אֶת־נְזִרֶֽיהָ׃ The Jubilee—it shall be the fiftieth year for you. You shall not sow, nor shall you reap its self-sown produce, nor gather the grapes of … Continue reading →

וְקִדַּשְׁתֶּ֗ם אֵ֣ת שְׁנַ֤ת הַחֲמִשִּׁים֙ שָׁנָ֔ה וּקְרָאתֶ֥ם דְּרֹ֛ור בָּאָ֖רֶץ לְכָל־יֹשְׁבֶ֑יהָ יֹובֵ֥ל הִוא֙ תִּהְיֶ֣ה לָכֶ֔ם וְשַׁבְתֶּ֗ם אִ֚ישׁ אֶל־אֲחֻזָּתֹ֔ו וְאִ֥ישׁ אֶל־מִשְׁפַּחְתֹּ֖ו תָּשֻֽׁבוּ׃ And you shall sanctify the fiftieth year and proclaim liberty throughout the land to all its inhabitants. It shall be a … Continue reading →

וְהַֽעֲבַרְתָּ֞ שֹׁופַ֤ר תְּרוּעָה֙ בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִעִ֔י בֶּעָשֹׂ֖ור לַחֹ֑דֶשׁ בְּיֹום֙ הַכִּפֻּרִ֔ים תַּעֲבִ֥ירוּ שֹׁופָ֖ר בְּכָל־אַרְצְכֶֽם׃ Then you shall sound the trumpet of the blast in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month; on the Day of Atonement, you shall sound … Continue reading →

וְסָפַרְתָּ֣ לְךָ֗ שֶׁ֚בַע שַׁבְּתֹ֣ת שָׁנִ֔ים שֶׁ֥בַע שָׁנִ֖ים שֶׁ֣בַע פְּעָמִ֑ים וְהָי֣וּ לְךָ֗ יְמֵי֙ שֶׁ֚בַע שַׁבְּתֹ֣ות הַשָּׁנִ֔ים תֵּ֥שַׁע וְאַרְבָּעִ֖ים שָׁנָֽה׃ And you shall count for yourself seven Sabbaths of years, seven years seven times, and the time of the seven Sabbaths of … Continue reading →

וְלִ֨בְהֶמְתְּךָ֔ וְלַֽחַיָּ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּאַרְצֶ֑ךָ תִּהְיֶ֥ה כָל־תְּבוּאָתָ֖הּ לֶאֱכֹֽל׃ ס And for your livestock and for the wild animals that are in your land, all its produce shall be for food.   Morphology וְלִ֨בְהֶמְתְּךָ֔ (velivhemtekha) – Root: בהמה (b-h-m-h); Form: Preposition ל … Continue reading →

וְ֠הָיְתָה שַׁבַּ֨ת הָאָ֤רֶץ לָכֶם֙ לְאָכְלָ֔ה לְךָ֖ וּלְעַבְדְּךָ֣ וְלַאֲמָתֶ֑ךָ וְלִשְׂכִֽירְךָ֙ וּלְתֹושָׁ֣בְךָ֔ הַגָּרִ֖ים עִמָּֽךְ׃ And the Sabbath produce of the land shall be for you as food: for you, for your servant, for your maidservant, for your hired worker, and for the … Continue reading →

אֵ֣ת סְפִ֤יחַ קְצִֽירְךָ֙ לֹ֣א תִקְצֹ֔ור וְאֶת־עִנְּבֵ֥י נְזִירֶ֖ךָ לֹ֣א תִבְצֹ֑ר שְׁנַ֥ת שַׁבָּתֹ֖ון יִהְיֶ֥ה לָאָֽרֶץ׃ The self-sown produce of your harvest you shall not reap, and the grapes of your unpruned vine you shall not gather; it shall be a year of … Continue reading →

וּבַשָּׁנָ֣ה הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗ת שַׁבַּ֤ת שַׁבָּתֹון֙ יִהְיֶ֣ה לָאָ֔רֶץ שַׁבָּ֖ת לַיהוָ֑ה שָֽׂדְךָ֙ לֹ֣א תִזְרָ֔ע וְכַרְמְךָ֖ לֹ֥א תִזְמֹֽר׃ But in the seventh year, there shall be a sabbath of solemn rest for the land, a sabbath to YHWH. You shall not sow your field … Continue reading →

שֵׁ֤שׁ שָׁנִים֙ תִּזְרַ֣ע שָׂדֶ֔ךָ וְשֵׁ֥שׁ שָׁנִ֖ים תִּזְמֹ֣ר כַּרְמֶ֑ךָ וְאָסַפְתָּ֖ אֶת־תְּבוּאָתָֽהּ׃ For six years you shall sow your field, and for six years you shall prune your vineyard and gather in its produce.   Morphology שֵׁ֤שׁ (shesh) – Root: שש (sh-sh); … Continue reading →

דַּבֵּ֞ר אֶל־בְּנֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵהֶ֔ם כִּ֤י תָבֹ֨אוּ֙ אֶל־הָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֲנִ֖י נֹתֵ֣ן לָכֶ֑ם וְשָׁבְתָ֣ה הָאָ֔רֶץ שַׁבָּ֖ת לַיהוָֽה׃ “Speak to the sons of Yisra’el and say to them: When you come into the land that I am giving to you, the land … Continue reading →

וַיְדַבֵּ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה בְּהַ֥ר סִינַ֖י לֵאמֹֽר׃ And YHWH spoke to Moshe on Mount Sinai, saying,   Morphology וַיְדַבֵּ֤ר (vayedabber) – Root: דבר (d-b-r); Form: Piel imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And He spoke”; Notes: Indicates direct and … Continue reading →

וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר מֹשֶׁה֮ אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ וַיֹּוצִ֣יאוּ אֶת־הַֽמְקַלֵּ֗ל אֶל־מִחוּץ֙ לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔ה וַיִּרְגְּמ֥וּ אֹתֹ֖ו אָ֑בֶן וּבְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל עָשׂ֔וּ כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֛ר צִוָּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה׃ And Moshe spoke to the children of Yisra’el, and they brought the one who had cursed outside the camp and stoned him with … Continue reading →

מִשְׁפַּ֤ט אֶחָד֙ יִהְיֶ֣ה לָכֶ֔ם כַּגֵּ֥ר כָּאֶזְרָ֖ח יִהְיֶ֑ה כִּ֛י אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ One law shall be for you; for the foreigner and for the native alike, for I am YHWH your God.”   Morphology מִשְׁפַּ֤ט (mishpat) – Root: שׁפט (sh-p-t); Form: … Continue reading →

וּמַכֵּ֥ה בְהֵמָ֖ה יְשַׁלְּמֶ֑נָּה וּמַכֵּ֥ה אָדָ֖ם יוּמָֽת׃ And he who strikes an animal shall make restitution, but he who strikes a person shall be put to death.   Morphology וּמַכֵּ֥ה (u-makkeh) – Root: נכה (n-k-h); Form: Conjunction ו with Hifil participle … Continue reading →

שֶׁ֚בֶר תַּ֣חַת שֶׁ֔בֶר עַ֚יִן תַּ֣חַת עַ֔יִן שֵׁ֖ן תַּ֣חַת שֵׁ֑ן כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר יִתֵּ֥ן מוּם֙ בָּֽאָדָ֔ם כֵּ֖ן יִנָּ֥תֶן בֹּֽו׃ Fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth; as he inflicts a blemish on a person, so it shall be inflicted on him. … Continue reading →

וְאִ֕ישׁ כִּֽי־יִתֵּ֥ן מ֖וּם בַּעֲמִיתֹ֑ו כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֔ה כֵּ֖ן יֵעָ֥שֶׂה לֹּֽו׃ And if a man inflicts a blemish on his neighbor, as he has done, so it shall be done to him.   Morphology וְאִ֕ישׁ (ve-ish) – Root: איש (ʾ-y-sh); Form: Conjunction … Continue reading →

וּמַכֵּ֥ה נֶֽפֶשׁ־בְּהֵמָ֖ה יְשַׁלְּמֶ֑נָּה נֶ֖פֶשׁ תַּ֥חַת נָֽפֶשׁ׃ And whoever strikes the life of an animal shall make restitution, life for life.   Morphology וּמַכֵּ֥ה (u-makkeh) – Root: נכה (n-k-h); Form: Conjunction ו with Piel participle masculine singular; Translation: “And whoever strikes”; … Continue reading →

וְאִ֕ישׁ כִּ֥י יַכֶּ֖ה כָּל־נֶ֣פֶשׁ אָדָ֑ם מֹ֖ות יוּמָֽת׃ And if anyone strikes a human being to death, he shall surely be put to death.   Morphology וְאִ֕ישׁ (ve’ish) – Root: איש (ʾ-y-sh); Form: Conjunction ו with masculine singular noun; Translation: “And … Continue reading →

וְנֹקֵ֤ב שֵׁם־יְהוָה֙ מֹ֣ות יוּמָ֔ת רָגֹ֥ום יִרְגְּמוּ־בֹ֖ו כָּל־הָעֵדָ֑ה כַּגֵּר֙ כָּֽאֶזְרָ֔ח בְּנָקְבֹו־שֵׁ֖ם יוּמָֽת׃ And anyone who blasphemes the name of YHWH shall surely be put to death; the whole congregation shall stone him. Whether the sojourner or the native, when he blasphemes … Continue reading →

וְאֶל־בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל תְּדַבֵּ֣ר לֵאמֹ֑ר אִ֥ישׁ אִ֛ישׁ כִּֽי־יְקַלֵּ֥ל אֱלֹהָ֖יו וְנָשָׂ֥א חֶטְאֹֽו׃ And to the sons of Yisra’el you shall speak, saying: Any man who curses his God shall bear his sin.   Morphology וְאֶל־בְּנֵ֥י (veʾel-bnei) – Root: בן (b-n); Form: Conjunction … Continue reading →

הֹוצֵ֣א אֶת־הַֽמְקַלֵּ֗ל אֶל־מִחוּץ֙ לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔ה וְסָמְכ֧וּ כָֽל־הַשֹּׁמְעִ֛ים אֶת־יְדֵיהֶ֖ם עַל־רֹאשֹׁ֑ו וְרָגְמ֥וּ אֹתֹ֖ו כָּל־הָעֵדָֽה׃ “Bring out the one who cursed to the outside of the camp, and let all who heard him lay their hands on his head, and let the entire assembly … Continue reading →

וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃ And YHWH spoke to Moshe, saying,   Morphology וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר (vayedabber) – Root: דבר (d-b-r); Form: Piel imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And he spoke”; Notes: Denotes intensive or formal speech, often used in … Continue reading →

וַיַּנִּיחֻ֖הוּ בַּמִּשְׁמָ֑ר לִפְרֹ֥שׁ לָהֶ֖ם עַל־פִּ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ And they placed him in custody, so that it might be declared to them by the mouth of YHWH.   Morphology וַיַּנִּיחֻ֖הוּ (vayyanichuhu) – Root: נוח (n-w-ḥ); Form: Hifil imperfect 3rd person masculine plural … Continue reading →

וַ֠יִּקֹּב בֶּן־הָֽאִשָּׁ֨ה הַיִּשְׂרְאֵלִ֤ית אֶת־הַשֵּׁם֙ וַיְקַלֵּ֔ל וַיָּבִ֥יאוּ אֹתֹ֖ו אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֑ה וְשֵׁ֥ם אִמֹּ֛ו שְׁלֹמִ֥ית בַּת־דִּבְרִ֖י לְמַטֵּה־דָֽן׃ And the son of the Yisra’elite woman blasphemed the Name and cursed. So they brought him to Moshe. His mother’s name was Shelomit, the daughter of Dibri, … Continue reading →

וַיֵּצֵא֙ בֶּן־אִשָּׁ֣ה יִשְׂרְאֵלִ֔ית וְהוּא֙ בֶּן־אִ֣ישׁ מִצְרִ֔י בְּתֹ֖וךְ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיִּנָּצוּ֙ בַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֔ה בֶּ֚ן הַיִּשְׂרְאֵלִ֔ית וְאִ֖ישׁ הַיִּשְׂרְאֵלִֽי׃ Now the son of a Yisra’elite woman, and he is a son of a Mitsri man, went out among the children of Yisra’el; and a … Continue reading →

וְהָֽיְתָה֙ לְאַהֲרֹ֣ן וּלְבָנָ֔יו וַאֲכָלֻ֖הוּ בְּמָקֹ֣ום קָדֹ֑שׁ כִּ֡י קֹדֶשׁ֩ קָֽדָשִׁ֨ים ה֥וּא לֹ֛ו מֵאִשֵּׁ֥י יְהוָ֖ה חָק־עֹולָֽם׃ ס And it shall be for Aharon and his sons, and they shall eat it in a holy place, for it is most holy for him … Continue reading →