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אֹ֣ו אִ֔ישׁ אֲשֶׁר־יִהְיֶ֥ה בֹ֖ו שֶׁ֣בֶר רָ֑גֶל אֹ֖ו שֶׁ֥בֶר יָֽד׃ Or a man who has a broken foot or a broken hand.   Morphology אֹ֣ו (o) – Form: Conjunction; Translation: “Or”; Notes: Indicates an alternative condition. אִ֔ישׁ (ish) – Root: איש … Continue reading →

כִּ֥י כָל־אִ֛ישׁ אֲשֶׁר־בֹּ֥ו מ֖וּם לֹ֣א יִקְרָ֑ב אִ֤ישׁ עִוֵּר֙ אֹ֣ו פִסֵּ֔חַ אֹ֥ו חָרֻ֖ם אֹ֥ו שָׂרֽוּעַ׃ For any man who has a defect shall not draw near: a blind man, or one who is lame, or one with a disfigured face, or … Continue reading →

דַּבֵּ֥ר אֶֽל־אַהֲרֹ֖ן לֵאמֹ֑ר אִ֣ישׁ מִֽזַּרְעֲךָ֞ לְדֹרֹתָ֗ם אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִהְיֶ֥ה בֹו֙ מ֔וּם לֹ֣א יִקְרַ֔ב לְהַקְרִ֖יב לֶ֥חֶם אֱלֹהָֽיו׃ “Speak to Aharon, saying: Any man of your offspring throughout their generations who has a defect shall not draw near to offer the bread of … Continue reading →

וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃ And YHWH spoke to Moshe, saying,   Morphology וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר (va-yedabber) – Root: דבר (d-b-r); Form: Conjunction + verb Piel imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And He spoke”; Notes: Emphasizes formal communication from YHWH. יְהוָ֖ה (YHWH) … Continue reading →

וְלֹֽא־יְחַלֵּ֥ל זַרְעֹ֖ו בְּעַמָּ֑יו כִּ֛י אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה מְקַדְּשֹֽׁו׃ פ And he shall not profane his offspring among his people, for I am YHWH who sanctifies him.”   Morphology וְלֹֽא־יְחַלֵּ֥ל (ve-lo-yeḥallel) – Root: חלל (ḥ-l-l); Form: Conjunction + verb Piel imperfect 3rd … Continue reading →

אַלְמָנָ֤ה וּגְרוּשָׁה֙ וַחֲלָלָ֣ה זֹנָ֔ה אֶת־אֵ֖לֶּה לֹ֣א יִקָּ֑ח כִּ֛י אִם־בְּתוּלָ֥ה מֵעַמָּ֖יו יִקַּ֥ח אִשָּֽׁה׃ A widow, a divorced woman, a defiled woman, or a harlot—these he shall not take; but he shall take a virgin from his people as a wife.   … Continue reading →

וְה֕וּא אִשָּׁ֥ה בִבְתוּלֶ֖יהָ יִקָּֽח׃ And he shall take a wife in her virginity.   Morphology וְה֕וּא (ve-hu) – Root: הוא (h-w-ʾ); Form: Conjunction + pronoun masculine singular; Translation: “And he”; Notes: Refers to the priest being addressed. אִשָּׁ֥ה (ishah) – … Continue reading →

וּמִן־הַמִּקְדָּשׁ֙ לֹ֣א יֵצֵ֔א וְלֹ֣א יְחַלֵּ֔ל אֵ֖ת מִקְדַּ֣שׁ אֱלֹהָ֑יו כִּ֡י נֵ֠זֶר שֶׁ֣מֶן מִשְׁחַ֧ת אֱלֹהָ֛יו עָלָ֖יו אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ And he shall not go out of the sanctuary, and he shall not profane the sanctuary of his God, for the consecration of the … Continue reading →

וְעַ֛ל כָּל־נַפְשֹׁ֥ת מֵ֖ת לֹ֣א יָבֹ֑א לְאָבִ֥יו וּלְאִמֹּ֖ו לֹ֥א יִטַּמָּֽא׃ And he shall not come near any dead body; he shall not defile himself for his father or his mother.   Morphology וְעַ֛ל (veʿal) – Root: על (ʿ-l); Form: Conjunction + … Continue reading →

וְהַכֹּהֵן֩ הַגָּדֹ֨ול מֵאֶחָ֜יו אֲֽשֶׁר־יוּצַ֥ק עַל־רֹאשֹׁ֣ו שֶׁ֤מֶן הַמִּשְׁחָה֙ וּמִלֵּ֣א אֶת־יָדֹ֔ו לִלְבֹּ֖שׁ אֶת־הַבְּגָדִ֑ים אֶת־רֹאשֹׁו֙ לֹ֣א יִפְרָ֔ע וּבְגָדָ֖יו לֹ֥א יִפְרֹֽם׃ And the High Priest among his brothers, on whose head the anointing oil is poured and who is consecrated to wear the garments, … Continue reading →

וּבַת֙ אִ֣ישׁ כֹּהֵ֔ן כִּ֥י תֵחֵ֖ל לִזְנֹ֑ות אֶת־אָבִ֨יהָ֙ הִ֣יא מְחַלֶּ֔לֶת בָּאֵ֖שׁ תִּשָּׂרֵֽף׃ ס And the daughter of any priest, if she profanes herself by prostitution, she profanes her father; she shall be burned with fire.   Morphology וּבַת֙ (uvat) – Root: … Continue reading →

וְקִדַּשְׁתֹּ֔ו כִּֽי־אֶת־לֶ֥חֶם אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ ה֣וּא מַקְרִ֑יב קָדֹשׁ֙ יִֽהְיֶה־לָּ֔ךְ כִּ֣י קָדֹ֔ושׁ אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה מְקַדִּשְׁכֶֽם׃ And you shall sanctify him, for he offers the bread of your God; he shall be holy to you, for I, YHWH, am holy, who sanctifies you.   … Continue reading →

אִשָּׁ֨ה זֹנָ֤ה וַחֲלָלָה֙ לֹ֣א יִקָּ֔חוּ וְאִשָּׁ֛ה גְּרוּשָׁ֥ה מֵאִישָׁ֖הּ לֹ֣א יִקָּ֑חוּ כִּֽי־קָדֹ֥שׁ ה֖וּא לֵאלֹהָֽיו׃ A woman who is a harlot or profaned they shall not take, and a woman divorced from her husband they shall not take, for he is holy … Continue reading →

קְדֹשִׁ֤ים יִהְיוּ֙ לֵאלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם וְלֹ֣א יְחַלְּל֔וּ שֵׁ֖ם אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם כִּי֩ אֶת־אִשֵּׁ֨י יְהוָ֜ה לֶ֧חֶם אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֛ם הֵ֥ם מַקְרִיבִ֖ם וְהָ֥יוּ קֹֽדֶשׁ׃ They shall be holy to their God, and they shall not profane the name of their God, because they offer the offerings of YHWH, … Continue reading →

לֹֽא־יקרחה קָרְחָה֙ בְּרֹאשָׁ֔ם וּפְאַ֥ת זְקָנָ֖ם לֹ֣א יְגַלֵּ֑חוּ וּבִ֨בְשָׂרָ֔ם לֹ֥א יִשְׂרְט֖וּ שָׂרָֽטֶת׃ They shall not make any baldness on their heads, nor shave the edge of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.   Morphology לֹֽא (lo) – Root: … Continue reading →

לֹ֥א יִטַּמָּ֖א בַּ֣עַל בְּעַמָּ֑יו לְהֵ֖חַלֹּֽו׃ He shall not defile himself as a husband among his people, to profane himself.   Morphology לֹ֥א (lo) – Root: Negative particle; Form: Negative particle; Translation: “Not”; Notes: Negates the verb that follows. יִטַּמָּ֖א (yittama) … Continue reading →

וְלַאֲחֹתֹ֤ו הַבְּתוּלָה֙ הַקְּרֹובָ֣ה אֵלָ֔יו אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא־הָיְתָ֖ה לְאִ֑ישׁ לָ֖הּ יִטַּמָּֽא׃ And for his virgin sister who is near to him, who has not been married to a man, he may become defiled for her.   Morphology וְלַאֲחֹתֹ֤ו (vela’achoto) – Root: אח … Continue reading →

כִּ֚י אִם־לִשְׁאֵרֹ֔ו הַקָּרֹ֖ב אֵלָ֑יו לְאִמֹּ֣ו וּלְאָבִ֔יו וְלִבְנֹ֥ו וּלְבִתֹּ֖ו וּלְאָחִֽיו׃ Except for his close relative who is near to him: for his mother, for his father, for his son, for his daughter, and for his brother.   Morphology כִּ֚י (ki) – … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה אֱמֹ֥ר אֶל־הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים בְּנֵ֣י אַהֲרֹ֑ן וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵהֶ֔ם לְנֶ֥פֶשׁ לֹֽא־יִטַּמָּ֖א בְּעַמָּֽיו׃ And YHWH said to Moshe, “Speak to the priests, the sons of Aharon, and say to them: No one shall defile himself for a soul among his people. … Continue reading →

וְאִ֣ישׁ אֹֽו־אִשָּׁ֗ה כִּי־יִהְיֶ֨ה בָהֶ֥ם אֹ֛וב אֹ֥ו יִדְּעֹנִ֖י מֹ֣ות יוּמָ֑תוּ בָּאֶ֛בֶן יִרְגְּמ֥וּ אֹתָ֖ם דְּמֵיהֶ֥ם בָּֽם׃ פ And if a man or a woman has within them a necromancer or a medium, they shall surely be put to death; they shall be … Continue reading →

וִהְיִ֤יתֶם לִי֙ קְדֹשִׁ֔ים כִּ֥י קָדֹ֖ושׁ אֲנִ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וָאַבְדִּ֥ל אֶתְכֶ֛ם מִן־הָֽעַמִּ֖ים לִהְיֹ֥ות לִֽי׃ And you shall be holy to Me, for I, YHWH, am holy, and I have separated you from the nations to be Mine.   Morphology וִהְיִ֤יתֶם (vihyitem) – … Continue reading →

וְהִבְדַּלְתֶּ֞ם בֵּֽין־הַבְּהֵמָ֤ה הַטְּהֹרָה֙ לַטְּמֵאָ֔ה וּבֵין־הָעֹ֥וף הַטָּמֵ֖א לַטָּהֹ֑ר וְלֹֽא־תְשַׁקְּצ֨וּ אֶת־נַפְשֹֽׁתֵיכֶ֜ם בַּבְּהֵמָ֣ה וּבָעֹ֗וף וּבְכֹל֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תִּרְמֹ֣שׂ הָֽאֲדָמָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־הִבְדַּ֥לְתִּי לָכֶ֖ם לְטַמֵּֽא׃ And you shall distinguish between the clean animal and the unclean, and between the unclean bird and the clean. And you shall … Continue reading →

וָאֹמַ֣ר לָכֶ֗ם אַתֶּם֮ תִּֽירְשׁ֣וּ אֶת־אַדְמָתָם֒ וַאֲנִ֞י אֶתְּנֶ֤נָּה לָכֶם֙ לָרֶ֣שֶׁת אֹתָ֔הּ אֶ֛רֶץ זָבַ֥ת חָלָ֖ב וּדְבָ֑שׁ אֲנִי֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם אֲשֶׁר־הִבְדַּ֥לְתִּי אֶתְכֶ֖ם מִן־הָֽעַמִּֽים׃ And I said to you, ‘You shall inherit their land, and I will give it to you to possess, a … Continue reading →

וְלֹ֤א תֵֽלְכוּ֙ בְּחֻקֹּ֣ת הַגֹּ֔וי אֲשֶׁר־אֲנִ֥י מְשַׁלֵּ֖חַ מִפְּנֵיכֶ֑ם כִּ֤י אֶת־כָּל־אֵ֨לֶּה֙ עָשׂ֔וּ וָאָקֻ֖ץ בָּֽם׃ And you shall not walk in the statutes of the nations that I am driving out before you, for they did all these things, and I loathed them. … Continue reading →

וּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֤ם אֶת־כָּל־חֻקֹּתַי֙ וְאֶת־כָּל־מִשְׁפָּטַ֔י וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖ם אֹתָ֑ם וְלֹא־תָקִ֤יא אֶתְכֶם֙ הָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֨ר אֲנִ֜י מֵבִ֥יא אֶתְכֶ֛ם שָׁ֖מָּה לָשֶׁ֥בֶת בָּֽהּ׃ And you shall keep all My statutes and all My judgments, and you shall do them, so that the land to which I bring you … Continue reading →

וְאִ֗ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִקַּ֛ח אֶת־אֵ֥שֶׁת אָחִ֖יו נִדָּ֣ה הִ֑וא עֶרְוַ֥ת אָחִ֛יו גִּלָּ֖ה עֲרִירִ֥ים יִהְיֽוּ׃ And a man who takes his brother’s wife—it is impurity; he has uncovered his brother’s nakedness; they shall be childless.   Morphology וְאִ֗ישׁ (ve-ish) – Root: אישׁ (ʾ-y-sh); … Continue reading →

וְאִ֗ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֤ר יִשְׁכַּב֙ אֶת־דֹּ֣דָתֹ֔ו עֶרְוַ֥ת דֹּדֹ֖ו גִּלָּ֑ה חֶטְאָ֥ם יִשָּׂ֖אוּ עֲרִירִ֥ים יָמֻֽתוּ׃ And a man who lies with his aunt has uncovered the nakedness of his uncle; they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless.   Morphology וְאִ֗ישׁ (ve-ish) – … Continue reading →

וְעֶרְוַ֨ת אֲחֹ֧ות אִמְּךָ֛ וַאֲחֹ֥ות אָבִ֖יךָ לֹ֣א תְגַלֵּ֑ה כִּ֧י אֶת־שְׁאֵרֹ֛ו הֶעֱרָ֖ה עֲוֹנָ֥ם יִשָּֽׂאוּ׃ And you shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother’s sister or your father’s sister, for he has exposed his close relative; they shall bear their iniquity.   … Continue reading →

וְאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר־יִשְׁכַּב אֶת־אִשָּׁה דָּוָה וְגִלָּה אֶת־עֶרְוָתָהּ אֶת־מְקֹרָהּ הֶעֱרָה וְהִיא גִּלְּתָה אֶת־מְקֹר דָּמֶיהָ וְנִכְרְתוּ שְׁנֵיהֶם מִקֶּרֶב עַמָּם׃ And a man who lies with a woman in her impurity and uncovers her nakedness, he has exposed her source, and she has uncovered … Continue reading →

וְאִ֣ישׁ אֲשֶׁר־יִקַּ֣ח אֶת־אֲחֹתֹ֡ו בַּת־אָבִ֣יו אֹ֣ו בַת־֠אִמֹּו וְרָאָ֨ה אֶת־עֶרְוָתָ֜הּ וְהִֽיא־תִרְאֶ֤ה אֶת־עֶרְוָתֹו֙ חֶ֣סֶד ה֔וּא וְנִ֨כְרְת֔וּ לְעֵינֵ֖י בְּנֵ֣י עַמָּ֑ם עֶרְוַ֧ת אֲחֹתֹ֛ו גִּלָּ֖ה עֲוֹנֹ֥ו יִשָּֽׂא׃ And a man who takes his sister, the daughter of his father or the daughter of his mother, and … Continue reading →