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וּנְתַתֶּ֣ם אֹתָ֔הּ אֶל־אֶלְעָזָ֖ר הַכֹּהֵ֑ן וְהֹוצִ֤יא אֹתָהּ֙ אֶל־מִח֣וּץ לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔ה וְשָׁחַ֥ט אֹתָ֖הּ לְפָנָֽיו׃ And you shall give her to Eleʿazar the priest, and he shall bring her outside the camp, and he shall slaughter her before him.   Morphology וּנְתַתֶּ֣ם (unetatem) – … Continue reading →

זֹ֚את חֻקַּ֣ת הַתֹּורָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה לֵאמֹ֑ר דַּבֵּ֣ר אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל וְיִקְח֣וּ אֵלֶיךָ֩ פָרָ֨ה אֲדֻמָּ֜ה תְּמִימָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֤ר אֵֽין־בָּהּ֙ מ֔וּם אֲשֶׁ֛ר לֹא־עָלָ֥ה עָלֶ֖יהָ עֹֽל׃ “This is the statute of the Torah which YHWH has commanded, saying: Speak to the children of Yisra’el, that … Continue reading →

וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה וְאֶֽל־אַהֲרֹ֖ן לֵאמֹֽר׃ And YHWH spoke to Moshe and to Aharon, saying,   Morphology וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר (vayedabber) – Root: דבר (dabar); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And he spoke”; Notes: Indicates a narrative sequence. … Continue reading →

וְלֹֽא־תִשְׂא֤וּ עָלָיו֙ חֵ֔טְא בַּהֲרִֽימְכֶ֥ם אֶת־חֶלְבֹּ֖ו מִמֶּ֑נּוּ וְאֶת־קָדְשֵׁ֧י בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל לֹ֥א תְחַלְּל֖וּ וְלֹ֥א תָמֽוּתוּ׃ פ And you shall not bear sin because of it when you have offered its fat from it, and you shall not profane the holy things of the … Continue reading →

וַאֲכַלְתֶּ֤ם אֹתֹו֙ בְּכָל־מָקֹ֔ום אַתֶּ֖ם וּבֵֽיתְכֶ֑ם כִּֽי־שָׂכָ֥ר הוּא֙ לָכֶ֔ם חֵ֥לֶף עֲבֹֽדַתְכֶ֖ם בְּאֹ֥הֶל מֹועֵֽד׃ You shall eat it in every place, you and your household, for it is your reward in return for your service in the Tent of Meeting.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וְאָמַרְתָּ֖ אֲלֵהֶ֑ם בַּהֲרִֽימְכֶ֤ם אֶת־חֶלְבֹּו֙ מִמֶּ֔נּוּ וְנֶחְשַׁב֙ לַלְוִיִּ֔ם כִּתְבוּאַ֥ת גֹּ֖רֶן וְכִתְבוּאַ֥ת יָֽקֶב׃ And you shall say to them: When you lift up its fat from it, it shall be considered for the Levites as the produce of the threshing floor and … Continue reading →

מִכֹּל֙ מַתְּנֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם תָּרִ֕ימוּ אֵ֖ת כָּל־תְּרוּמַ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה מִכָּל־חֶלְבֹּ֔ו אֶֽת־מִקְדְּשֹׁ֖ו מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃ From all your gifts you shall lift up every contribution to YHWH, from its best part, its sacred portion, from it.   Morphology מִכֹּל֙ (mi-kol) – Root: כלל (k-l-l); Form: Preposition … Continue reading →

כֵּ֣ן תָּרִ֤ימוּ גַם־אַתֶּם֙ תְּרוּמַ֣ת יְהוָ֔ה מִכֹּל֙ מַעְשְׂרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֣ר תִּקְח֔וּ מֵאֵ֖ת בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וּנְתַתֶּ֤ם מִמֶּ֨נּוּ֙ אֶת־תְּרוּמַ֣ת יְהוָ֔ה לְאַהֲרֹ֖ן הַכֹּהֵֽן׃ Thus, you shall also raise the contribution to YHWH from all your tithes that you take from the children of Yisra’el, and … Continue reading →

וְנֶחְשַׁ֥ב לָכֶ֖ם תְּרוּמַתְכֶ֑ם כַּדָּגָן֙ מִן־הַגֹּ֔רֶן וְכַֽמְלֵאָ֖ה מִן־הַיָּֽקֶב׃ And your offering shall be reckoned to you as the grain from the threshing floor and as the fullness from the winepress.   Morphology וְנֶחְשַׁ֥ב (ve-neḥshav) – Root: חשב (ḥ-sh-v); Form: Nifal imperfect … Continue reading →

וְאֶל־הַלְוִיִּ֣ם תְּדַבֵּר֮ וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵהֶם֒ כִּֽי־֠תִקְחוּ מֵאֵ֨ת בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל אֶת־הַֽמַּעֲשֵׂ֗ר אֲשֶׁ֨ר נָתַ֧תִּי לָכֶ֛ם מֵאִתָּ֖ם בְּנַחֲלַתְכֶ֑ם וַהֲרֵמֹתֶ֤ם מִמֶּ֨נּוּ֙ תְּרוּמַ֣ת יְהוָ֔ה מַעֲשֵׂ֖ר מִן־הַֽמַּעֲשֵֽׂר׃ And to the Levites you shall speak and say to them: When you take from the children of Yisra’el the tithe … 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 →

כִּ֞י אֶת־מַעְשַׂ֣ר בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אֲשֶׁ֨ר יָרִ֤ימוּ לַֽיהוָה֙ תְּרוּמָ֔ה נָתַ֥תִּי לַלְוִיִּ֖ם לְנַחֲלָ֑ה עַל־כֵּן֙ אָמַ֣רְתִּי לָהֶ֔ם בְּתֹוךְ֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לֹ֥א יִנְחֲל֖וּ נַחֲלָֽה׃ פ For the tithe of the children of Yisra’el, which they offer as a contribution to YHWH, I have given to … Continue reading →

וְעָבַ֨ד הַלֵּוִ֜י ה֗וּא אֶת־עֲבֹדַת֙ אֹ֣הֶל מֹועֵ֔ד וְהֵ֖ם יִשְׂא֣וּ עֲוֹנָ֑ם חֻקַּ֤ת עֹולָם֙ לְדֹרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם וּבְתֹוךְ֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לֹ֥א יִנְחֲל֖וּ נַחֲלָֽה׃ The Levite shall perform the service of the Tent of Meeting, and they shall bear their iniquity. It is a perpetual statute … Continue reading →

וְלֹא־יִקְרְב֥וּ עֹ֛וד בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל אֶל־אֹ֣הֶל מֹועֵ֑ד לָשֵׂ֥את חֵ֖טְא לָמֽוּת׃ And the children of Yisra’el shall no longer approach the Tent of Meeting, to bear sin and die.   Morphology וְלֹא־יִקְרְב֥וּ (ve-lo’-yiqravu) – Root: קרב (q-r-b); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person … Continue reading →

וְלִבְנֵ֣י לֵוִ֔י הִנֵּ֥ה נָתַ֛תִּי כָּל־מַֽעֲשֵׂ֥ר בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לְנַחֲלָ֑ה חֵ֤לֶף עֲבֹֽדָתָם֙ אֲשֶׁר־הֵ֣ם עֹֽבְדִ֔ים אֶת־עֲבֹדַ֖ת אֹ֥הֶל מֹועֵֽד׃ And to the sons of Levi, behold, I have given all the tithe in Yisra’el as an inheritance in return for their service, which they serve, … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה אֶֽל־אַהֲרֹ֗ן בְּאַרְצָם֙ לֹ֣א תִנְחָ֔ל וְחֵ֕לֶק לֹא־יִהְיֶ֥ה לְךָ֖ בְּתֹוכָ֑ם אֲנִ֤י חֶלְקְךָ֙ וְנַחֲלָ֣תְךָ֔ בְּתֹ֖וךְ בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ ס And YHWH said to Aharon: In their land you shall have no inheritance, nor shall you have any portion among them; I am … Continue reading →

כֹּ֣ל תְּרוּמֹ֣ת הַקֳּדָשִׁ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֨ר יָרִ֥ימוּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֮ לַֽיהוָה֒ נָתַ֣תִּֽי לְךָ֗ וּלְבָנֶ֧יךָ וְלִבְנֹתֶ֛יךָ אִתְּךָ֖ לְחָק־עֹולָ֑ם בְּרִית֩ מֶ֨לַח עֹולָ֥ם הִוא֙ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה לְךָ֖ וּלְזַרְעֲךָ֥ אִתָּֽךְ׃ All the holy contributions that the children of Yisra’el offer to YHWH, I have given to you, to … Continue reading →

וּבְשָׂרָ֖ם יִהְיֶה־לָּ֑ךְ כַּחֲזֵ֧ה הַתְּנוּפָ֛ה וּכְשֹׁ֥וק הַיָּמִ֖ין לְךָ֥ יִהְיֶֽה׃ And their flesh shall be yours, as the wave breast and the right thigh, it shall be yours.   Morphology וּבְשָׂרָ֖ם (u-ve-saram) – Root: בשר (b-ś-r); Form: Conjunction + noun masculine singular … Continue reading →

אַ֣ךְ בְּֽכֹור־שֹׁ֡ור אֹֽו־בְכֹ֨ור כֶּ֜שֶׂב אֹֽו־בְכֹ֥ור עֵ֛ז לֹ֥א תִפְדֶּ֖ה קֹ֣דֶשׁ הֵ֑ם אֶת־דָּמָ֞ם תִּזְרֹ֤ק עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֨חַ֙ וְאֶת־חֶלְבָּ֣ם תַּקְטִ֔יר אִשֶּׁ֛ה לְרֵ֥יחַ נִיחֹ֖חַ לַֽיהוָֽה׃ However, the firstborn of an ox, or the firstborn of a sheep, or the firstborn of a goat, you shall not … Continue reading →

וּפְדוּיָו֙ מִבֶּן־חֹ֣דֶשׁ תִּפְדֶּ֔ה בְּעֶ֨רְכְּךָ֔ כֶּ֛סֶף חֲמֵ֥שֶׁת שְׁקָלִ֖ים בְּשֶׁ֣קֶל הַקֹּ֑דֶשׁ עֶשְׂרִ֥ים גֵּרָ֖ה הֽוּא׃ And you shall redeem him from one month old, according to your valuation, five shekels of silver, according to the shekel of the sanctuary; twenty gerahs it is. … Continue reading →

כָּל־פֶּ֣טֶר רֶ֠חֶם לְֽכָל־בָּשָׂ֞ר אֲשֶׁר־יַקְרִ֧יבוּ לַֽיהוָ֛ה בָּאָדָ֥ם וּבַבְּהֵמָ֖ה יִֽהְיֶה־לָּ֑ךְ אַ֣ךְ פָּדֹ֣ה תִפְדֶּ֗ה אֵ֚ת בְּכֹ֣ור הָֽאָדָ֔ם וְאֵ֛ת בְּכֹֽור־הַבְּהֵמָ֥ה הַטְּמֵאָ֖ה תִּפְדֶּֽה׃ Every firstborn of the womb of all flesh which they bring to YHWH, whether human or animal, shall be yours. However, you … Continue reading →

כָּל־חֵ֥רֶם בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לְךָ֥ יִהְיֶֽה׃ Every devoted thing in Yisra’el shall be yours.   Morphology כָּל (kol) – Root: כלל (k-l-l); Form: Noun masculine singular construct; Translation: “Every”; Notes: Indicates totality or entirety. חֵ֥רֶם (ḥerem) – Root: חרם (ḥ-r-m); Form: Noun … Continue reading →

בִּכּוּרֵ֞י כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֧ר בְּאַרְצָ֛ם אֲשֶׁר־יָבִ֥יאוּ לַיהוָ֖ה לְךָ֣ יִהְיֶ֑ה כָּל־טָהֹ֥ור בְּבֵיתְךָ֖ יֹאכֲלֶֽנּוּ׃ The firstfruits of all that is in their land, which they bring to YHWH, shall be yours; every clean person in your house may eat it.   Morphology בִּכּוּרֵ֞י (bikkurei) … Continue reading →

כֹּ֚ל חֵ֣לֶב יִצְהָ֔ר וְכָל־חֵ֖לֶב תִּירֹ֣ושׁ וְדָגָ֑ן רֵאשִׁיתָ֛ם אֲשֶׁר־יִתְּנ֥וּ לַֽיהוָ֖ה לְךָ֥ נְתַתִּֽים׃ All the best of the oil, and all the best of the wine and the grain, their firstfruits that they give to YHWH, I have given them to you. … Continue reading →

וְזֶה־לְּךָ֞ תְּרוּמַ֣ת מַתָּנָ֗ם לְכָל־תְּנוּפֹת֮ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ לְךָ֣ נְתַתִּ֗ים וּלְבָנֶ֧יךָ וְלִבְנֹתֶ֛יךָ אִתְּךָ֖ לְחָק־עֹולָ֑ם כָּל־טָהֹ֥ור בְּבֵיתְךָ֖ יֹאכַ֥ל אֹתֹֽו׃ And this is yours: the offering of their gift, all the wave offerings of the children of Yisra’el. I have given them to you, … Continue reading →

בְּקֹ֥דֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁ֖ים תֹּאכֲלֶ֑נּוּ כָּל־זָכָר֙ יֹאכַ֣ל אֹתֹ֔ו קֹ֖דֶשׁ יִֽהְיֶה־לָּֽךְ׃ In the most holy place you shall eat it; every male may eat it; it shall be holy to you.   Morphology בְּקֹ֥דֶשׁ (beqodesh) – Root: קדש (q-d-sh); Form: Preposition + noun … Continue reading →

זֶֽה־יִהְיֶ֥ה לְךָ֛ מִקֹּ֥דֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁ֖ים מִן־הָאֵ֑שׁ כָּל־֠קָרְבָּנָם לְֽכָל־מִנְחָתָ֞ם וּלְכָל־חַטָּאתָ֗ם וּלְכָל־אֲשָׁמָם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יָשִׁ֣יבוּ לִ֔י קֹ֣דֶשׁ קָֽדָשִׁ֥ים לְךָ֛ ה֖וּא וּלְבָנֶֽיךָ׃ This shall be yours from the most holy things, from the fire: every offering of theirs, every grain offering of theirs, and every … Continue reading →

וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר יְהוָה֮ אֶֽל־אַהֲרֹן֒ וַאֲנִי֙ הִנֵּ֣ה נָתַ֣תִּֽי לְךָ֔ אֶת־מִשְׁמֶ֖רֶת תְּרוּמֹתָ֑י לְכָל־קָדְשֵׁ֣י בְנֵֽי־֠יִשְׂרָאֵל לְךָ֨ נְתַתִּ֧ים לְמָשְׁחָ֛ה וּלְבָנֶ֖יךָ לְחָק־עֹולָֽם׃ And YHWH spoke to Aharon, “Behold, I have given you the responsibility of My offerings. All the holy things of the children of Yisra’el … Continue reading →

וְאַתָּ֣ה וּבָנֶ֣יךָ אִ֠תְּךָ תִּשְׁמְר֨וּ אֶת־כְּהֻנַּתְכֶ֜ם לְכָל־דְּבַ֧ר הַמִּזְבֵּ֛חַ וּלְמִבֵּ֥ית לַפָּרֹ֖כֶת וַעֲבַדְתֶּ֑ם עֲבֹדַ֣ת מַתָּנָ֗ה אֶתֵּן֙ אֶת־כְּהֻנַּתְכֶ֔ם וְהַזָּ֥ר הַקָּרֵ֖ב יוּמָֽת׃ ס And you and your sons with you shall guard your priesthood concerning everything of the altar and within the veil, and you … Continue reading →

וַאֲנִ֗י הִנֵּ֤ה לָקַ֨חְתִּי֙ אֶת־אֲחֵיכֶ֣ם הַלְוִיִּ֔ם מִתֹּ֖וךְ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל לָכֶ֞ם מַתָּנָ֤ה נְתֻנִים֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה לַעֲבֹ֕ד אֶת־עֲבֹדַ֖ת אֹ֥הֶל מֹועֵֽד׃ And behold, I have taken your brothers, the Levites, from among the children of Yisra’el; they are a gift given to YHWH to perform … Continue reading →