Category Archives: Leviticus

וּמִיַּ֣ד בֶּן־נֵכָ֗ר לֹ֥א תַקְרִ֛יבוּ אֶת־לֶ֥חֶם אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם מִכָּל־אֵ֑לֶּה כִּ֣י מָשְׁחָתָ֤ם בָּהֶם֙ מ֣וּם בָּ֔ם לֹ֥א יֵרָצ֖וּ לָכֶֽם׃ פ And from the hand of a foreigner, you shall not bring the bread of your God from any of these, for their corruption is … Continue reading →

וּמָע֤וּךְ וְכָתוּת֙ וְנָת֣וּק וְכָר֔וּת לֹ֥א תַקְרִ֖יבוּ לַֽיהוָ֑ה וּֽבְאַרְצְכֶ֖ם לֹ֥א תַעֲשֽׂוּ׃ And an animal that is crushed, maimed, torn, or cut, you shall not offer to YHWH, nor shall you do this in your land.   Morphology וּמָע֤וּךְ (u-maʿukh) – Root: … Continue reading →

וְשֹׁ֥ור וָשֶׂ֖ה שָׂר֣וּעַ וְקָל֑וּט נְדָבָה֙ תַּעֲשֶׂ֣ה אֹתֹ֔ו וּלְנֵ֖דֶר לֹ֥א יֵרָצֶֽה׃ And an ox or a sheep that has an overgrown or undersized limb, you may offer it as a freewill offering, but for a vow, it shall not be acceptable. … Continue reading →

עַוֶּרֶת֩ אֹ֨ו שָׁב֜וּר אֹו־חָר֣וּץ אֹֽו־יַבֶּ֗לֶת אֹ֤ו גָרָב֙ אֹ֣ו יַלֶּ֔פֶת לֹא־תַקְרִ֥יבוּ אֵ֖לֶּה לַיהוָ֑ה וְאִשֶּׁ֗ה לֹא־תִתְּנ֥וּ מֵהֶ֛ם עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ לַיהוָֽה׃ You shall not offer to YHWH anything blind, broken, maimed, having a wart, festering, or having a skin eruption; you shall not present … Continue reading →

וְאִ֗ישׁ כִּֽי־יַקְרִ֤יב זֶֽבַח־שְׁלָמִים֙ לַיהוָ֔ה לְפַלֵּא־נֶ֨דֶר֙ אֹ֣ו לִנְדָבָ֔ה בַּבָּקָ֖ר אֹ֣ו בַצֹּ֑אן תָּמִ֤ים יִֽהְיֶה֙ לְרָצֹ֔ון כָּל־מ֖וּם לֹ֥א יִהְיֶה־בֹּֽו׃ And if a man offers a sacrifice of peace offerings to YHWH, to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering, from the cattle … Continue reading →

כֹּ֛ל אֲשֶׁר־בֹּ֥ו מ֖וּם לֹ֣א תַקְרִ֑יבוּ כִּי־לֹ֥א לְרָצֹ֖ון יִהְיֶ֥ה לָכֶֽם׃ You shall not offer anything with a blemish, for it will not be acceptable for you.   Morphology כֹּ֛ל (kol) – Root: כלל (k-l-l); Form: Masculine singular noun; Translation: “Anything”; Notes: … Continue reading →

לִֽרְצֹנְכֶ֑ם תָּמִ֣ים זָכָ֔ר בַּבָּקָ֕ר בַּכְּשָׂבִ֖ים וּבָֽעִזִּֽים׃ to be acceptable for you: a male without blemish from the cattle, from the sheep, or from the goats.   Morphology לִֽרְצֹנְכֶ֑ם (li-r’tsonchem) – Root: רצה (r-ts-h); Form: Preposition ל with noun in construct state … Continue reading →

דַּבֵּ֨ר אֶֽל־אַהֲרֹ֜ן וְאֶל־בָּנָ֗יו וְאֶל֙ כָּל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְאָמַרְתָּ֖ אֲלֵהֶ֑ם אִ֣ישׁ אִישׁ֩ מִבֵּ֨ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל וּמִן־הַגֵּ֣ר בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אֲשֶׁ֨ר יַקְרִ֤יב קָרְבָּנֹו֙ לְכָל־נִדְרֵיהֶם֙ וּלְכָל־נִדְבֹותָ֔ם אֲשֶׁר־יַקְרִ֥יבוּ לַיהוָ֖ה לְעֹלָֽה׃ “Speak to Aharon, to his sons, and to all the children of Yisra’el, and say to them: Any … Continue reading →

וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃ And YHWH spoke to Moshe, saying,   Morphology וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר (vayedabber) – Root: דבר (d-b-r); Form: Conjunction ו with Piel imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he spoke”; Notes: Indicates direct speech, commonly used to introduce divine … Continue reading →

וְהִשִּׂ֤יאוּ אֹותָם֙ עֲוֹ֣ן אַשְׁמָ֔ה בְּאָכְלָ֖ם אֶת־קָדְשֵׁיהֶ֑ם כִּ֛י אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה מְקַדְּשָֽׁם׃ פ And they shall bear the iniquity of guilt when they eat their holy things, for I am YHWH who sanctifies them.”   Morphology וְהִשִּׂ֤יאוּ (vehissi’u) – Root: נשא (n-s-ʾ); … Continue reading →

וְלֹ֣א יְחַלְּל֔וּ אֶת־קָדְשֵׁ֖י בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר־יָרִ֖ימוּ לַיהוָֽה׃ And they shall not profane the holy things of the children of Yisra’el, which they offer to YHWH.   Morphology וְלֹ֣א (velo) – Root: Negative particle; Form: Conjunction with negation; Translation: “And … Continue reading →

וְאִ֕ישׁ כִּֽי־יֹאכַ֥ל קֹ֖דֶשׁ בִּשְׁגָגָ֑ה וְיָסַ֤ף חֲמִֽשִׁיתֹו֙ עָלָ֔יו וְנָתַ֥ן לַכֹּהֵ֖ן אֶת־הַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ And if a man eats a holy thing unwittingly, he shall add a fifth to it and give the holy thing to the priest.   Morphology וְאִ֕ישׁ (ve’ish) – Root: … Continue reading →

וּבַת־כֹּהֵן֩ כִּ֨י תִהְיֶ֜ה אַלְמָנָ֣ה וּגְרוּשָׁ֗ה וְזֶרַע֮ אֵ֣ין לָהּ֒ וְשָׁבָ֞ה אֶל־בֵּ֤ית אָבִ֨יהָ֙ כִּנְעוּרֶ֔יהָ מִלֶּ֥חֶם אָבִ֖יהָ תֹּאכֵ֑ל וְכָל־זָ֖ר לֹא־יֹ֥אכַל בֹּֽו׃ And the daughter of a priest, if she becomes a widow or divorced and has no offspring, and she returns to her … Continue reading →

וּבַת־כֹּהֵ֔ן כִּ֥י תִהְיֶ֖ה לְאִ֣ישׁ זָ֑ר הִ֕וא בִּתְרוּמַ֥ת הַקֳּדָשִׁ֖ים לֹ֥א תֹאכֵֽל׃ And the daughter of a priest, if she is married to a foreign man, she shall not eat of the sacred offerings.   Morphology וּבַת־כֹּהֵ֔ן (ubat-kohen) – Root: בת (b-t) … Continue reading →

וְכֹהֵ֗ן כִּֽי־יִקְנֶ֥ה נֶ֨פֶשׁ֙ קִנְיַ֣ן כַּסְפֹּ֔ו ה֖וּא יֹ֣אכַל בֹּ֑ו וִילִ֣יד בֵּיתֹ֔ו הֵ֖ם יֹאכְל֥וּ בְלַחְמֹֽו׃ And a priest, if he acquires a person as his property with his money, that person may eat of it, and those born in his house may … Continue reading →

וְכָל־זָ֖ר לֹא־יֹ֣אכַל קֹ֑דֶשׁ תֹּושַׁ֥ב כֹּהֵ֛ן וְשָׂכִ֖יר לֹא־יֹ֥אכַל קֹֽדֶשׁ׃ No outsider shall eat the holy thing; a sojourner with the priest or a hired worker shall not eat the holy thing.   Morphology וְכָל־זָ֖ר (vechol-zar) – Root: זר (z-r); Form: Construct … Continue reading →

וְשָׁמְר֣וּ אֶת־מִשְׁמַרְתִּ֗י וְלֹֽא־יִשְׂא֤וּ עָלָיו֙ חֵ֔טְא וּמֵ֥תוּ בֹ֖ו כִּ֣י יְחַלְּלֻ֑הוּ אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה מְקַדְּשָֽׁם׃ They shall keep my charge and not bear sin because of it and die thereby, for they profane it. I am YHWH who sanctifies them.   Morphology וְשָׁמְר֣וּ … Continue reading →

נְבֵלָ֧ה וּטְרֵפָ֛ה לֹ֥א יֹאכַ֖ל לְטָמְאָה־בָ֑הּ אֲנִ֖י יְהוָֽה׃ He shall not eat anything that dies naturally or is torn by beasts, to avoid becoming unclean through it. I am YHWH.   Morphology נְבֵלָ֧ה (nevelah) – Root: נבל (n-v-l); Form: Singular noun … Continue reading →

וּבָ֥א הַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁ וְטָהֵ֑ר וְאַחַר֙ יֹאכַ֣ל מִן־הַקֳּדָשִׁ֔ים כִּ֥י לַחְמֹ֖ו הֽוּא׃ And the sun shall set, and he shall be clean; afterward, he may eat of the holy things, for it is his food.   Morphology וּבָ֥א (uva) – Root: בוא (b-v-ʾ); … Continue reading →

נֶ֚פֶשׁ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תִּגַּע־בֹּ֔ו וְטָמְאָ֖ה עַד־הָעָ֑רֶב וְלֹ֤א יֹאכַל֙ מִן־הַקֳּדָשִׁ֔ים כִּ֛י אִם־רָחַ֥ץ בְּשָׂרֹ֖ו בַּמָּֽיִם׃ A person who touches it shall be unclean until the evening and shall not eat of the holy things unless they wash their body with water.   Morphology … Continue reading →

אֹו־אִישׁ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִגַּ֔ע בְּכָל־שֶׁ֖רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִטְמָא־לֹ֑ו אֹ֤ו בְאָדָם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִטְמָא־לֹ֔ו לְכֹ֖ל טֻמְאָתֹֽו׃ Or a man who touches any creeping thing that makes him unclean, or a person who makes him unclean through any of his impurities,   Morphology אֹו (o) … Continue reading →

אִ֣ישׁ אִ֞ישׁ מִזֶּ֣רַע אַהֲרֹ֗ן וְה֤וּא צָר֨וּעַ֙ אֹ֣ו זָ֔ב בַּקֳּדָשִׁים֙ לֹ֣א יֹאכַ֔ל עַ֖ד אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִטְהָ֑ר וְהַנֹּגֵ֨עַ֙ בְּכָל־טְמֵא־נֶ֔פֶשׁ אֹ֣ו אִ֔ישׁ אֲשֶׁר־תֵּצֵ֥א מִמֶּ֖נּוּ שִׁכְבַת־זָֽרַע׃ Any man from the seed of Aharon who is a leper or has a discharge shall not eat of … Continue reading →

אִ֣ישׁ אִ֞ישׁ מִזֶּ֣רַע אַהֲרֹ֗ן וְה֤וּא צָר֨וּעַ֙ אֹ֣ו זָ֔ב בַּקֳּדָשִׁים֙ לֹ֣א יֹאכַ֔ל עַ֖ד אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִטְהָ֑ר וְהַנֹּגֵ֨עַ֙ בְּכָל־טְמֵא־נֶ֔פֶשׁ אֹ֣ו אִ֔ישׁ אֲשֶׁר־תֵּצֵ֥א מִמֶּ֖נּוּ שִׁכְבַת־זָֽרַע׃ Any man from the seed of Aharon who is a leper or has a discharge shall not eat of … Continue reading →

דַּבֵּ֨ר אֶֽל־אַהֲרֹ֜ן וְאֶל־בָּנָ֗יו וְיִנָּֽזְרוּ֙ מִקָּדְשֵׁ֣י בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְלֹ֥א יְחַלְּל֖וּ אֶת־שֵׁ֣ם קָדְשִׁ֑י אֲשֶׁ֨ר הֵ֧ם מַקְדִּשִׁ֛ים לִ֖י אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ “Speak to Aharon and his sons and command them to separate themselves from the holy things of the children of Yisra’el, and they shall … 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: Indicates a completed action in narrative sequence. יְהוָ֖ה … Continue reading →

וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר מֹשֶׁ֔ה אֶֽל־אַהֲרֹ֖ן וְאֶל־בָּנָ֑יו וְאֶֽל־כָּל־בְּנֵ֖י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פ And Moses spoke to Aaron, and to his sons, and to all the sons of Yisra’el.   Morphology וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר (vayedabber) – Root: דבר (d-b-r); Form: Piel imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav-consecutive; … Continue reading →

אַ֣ךְ אֶל־הַפָּרֹ֜כֶת לֹ֣א יָבֹ֗א וְאֶל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֛חַ לֹ֥א יִגַּ֖שׁ כִּֽי־מ֣וּם בֹּ֑ו וְלֹ֤א יְחַלֵּל֙ אֶת־מִקְדָּשַׁ֔י כִּ֛י אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה מְקַדְּשָֽׁם׃ However, he shall not enter the veil or come near the altar, for he has a defect, and he shall not profane My sanctuaries, … Continue reading →

לֶ֣חֶם אֱלֹהָ֔יו מִקָּדְשֵׁ֖י הַקֳּדָשִׁ֑ים וּמִן־הַקֳּדָשִׁ֖ים יֹאכֵֽל׃ The food of his God, from the most holy things and from the holy things, he may eat.   Morphology לֶ֣חֶם (lechem) – Root: לחם (l-ḥ-m); Form: Noun masculine singular absolute; Translation: “Food” or … Continue reading →

כָּל־אִ֞ישׁ אֲשֶׁר־בֹּ֣ו מ֗וּם מִזֶּ֨רַע֙ אַהֲרֹ֣ן הַכֹּהֵ֔ן לֹ֣א יִגַּ֔שׁ לְהַקְרִ֖יב אֶת־אִשֵּׁ֣י יְהוָ֑ה מ֣וּם בֹּ֔ו אֵ֚ת לֶ֣חֶם אֱלֹהָ֔יו לֹ֥א יִגַּ֖שׁ לְהַקְרִֽיב׃ Any man of the descendants of Aharon the priest who has a defect shall not draw near to offer the offerings … Continue reading →

אֹֽו־גִבֵּ֣ן אֹו־דַ֔ק אֹ֖ו תְּבַלֻּ֣ל בְּעֵינֹ֑ו אֹ֤ו גָרָב֙ אֹ֣ו יַלֶּ֔פֶת אֹ֖ו מְרֹ֥וחַ אָֽשֶׁךְ׃ Or a hunchback, or a dwarf, or one who has a defect in his eye, or an itching disease, or scabs, or crushed testicles.   Morphology אֹֽו־ (o) … Continue reading →