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Leviticus Chapter 22

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1. And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

1 וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל ־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר ׃

2. Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, that they separate themselves from the holy things of the children of Israel, and that they profane not my holy name in those things which they hallow unto me: I am the Lord.

2 דַּבֵּ֨ר אֶֽל ־אַהֲרֹ֜ן וְאֶל ־בָּנָ֗יו וְיִנָּֽזְרוּ֙ מִקָּדְשֵׁ֣י בְנֵֽי ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְלֹ֥א יְחַלְּל֖וּ אֶת ־שֵׁ֣ם קָדְשִׁ֑י אֲשֶׁ֨ר הֵ֧ם מַקְדִּשִׁ֛ים לִ֖י אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה ׃

3. Say unto them, Whosoever he be of all your seed among your generations, that goeth unto the holy things, which the children of Israel hallow unto the Lord, having his uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be cut off from my presence: I am the Lord.

3 אֱמֹ֣ר אֲלֵהֶ֗ם לְדֹרֹ֨תֵיכֶ֜ם כָּל ־אִ֣ישׁ ׀ אֲשֶׁר ־יִקְרַ֣ב מִכָּל ־זַרְעֲכֶ֗ם אֶל ־הַקֳּדָשִׁים֙ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יַקְדִּ֤ישׁוּ בְנֵֽי ־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה וְטֻמְאָת֖וֹ עָלָ֑יו וְנִכְרְתָ֞ה הַנֶּ֧פֶשׁ הַהִ֛וא מִלְּפָנַ֖י אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה ׃

4. What man soever of the seed of Aaron is a leper, or hath a running issue; he shall not eat of the holy things, until he be clean. And whoso toucheth any thing that is unclean by the dead, or a man whose seed goeth from him;

4 אִ֣ישׁ אִ֞ישׁ מִזֶּ֣רַע אַהֲרֹ֗ן וְה֤וּא צָר֙וּעַ֙ א֣וֹ זָ֔ב בַּקֳּדָשִׁים֙ לֹ֣א יֹאכַ֔ל עַ֖ד אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִטְהָ֑ר וְהַנֹּגֵ֙עַ֙ בְּכָל ־טְמֵא ־נֶ֔פֶשׁ א֣וֹ אִ֔ישׁ אֲשֶׁר ־תֵּצֵ֥א מִמֶּ֖נּוּ שִׁכְבַת ־זָֽרַע ׃

5. Or whosoever toucheth any creeping thing, whereby he may be made unclean, or a man of whom he may take uncleanness, whatsoever uncleanness he hath;

5 אוֹ ־אִישׁ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִגַּ֔ע בְּכָל ־שֶׁ֖רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִטְמָא ־ל֑וֹ א֤וֹ בְאָדָם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִטְמָא ־ל֔וֹ לְכֹ֖ל טֻמְאָתֽוֹ ׃

6. The soul which hath touched any such shall be unclean until even, and shall not eat of the holy things, unless he wash his flesh with water.

6 נֶ֚פֶשׁ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תִּגַּע ־בּ֔וֹ וְטָמְאָ֖ה עַד ־הָעָ֑רֶב וְלֹ֤א יֹאכַל֙ מִן ־הַקֳּדָשִׁ֔ים כִּ֛י אִם ־רָחַ֥ץ בְּשָׂר֖וֹ בַּמָּֽיִם ׃

7. And when the sun is down, he shall be clean, and shall afterward eat of the holy things; because it is his food.

7 וּבָ֥א הַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁ וְטָהֵ֑ר וְאַחַר֙ יֹאכַ֣ל מִן ־הַקֳּדָשִׁ֔ים כִּ֥י לַחְמ֖וֹ הֽוּא ׃

8. That which dieth of itself, or is torn with beasts, he shall not eat to defile himself therewith: I am the Lord.

8 נְבֵלָ֧ה וּטְרֵפָ֛ה לֹ֥א יֹאכַ֖ל לְטָמְאָה ־בָ֑הּ אֲנִ֖י יְהוָֽה ׃

9. They shall therefore keep mine ordinance, lest they bear sin for it, and die therefore, if they profane it: I the Lord do sanctify them.

9 וְשָׁמְר֣וּ אֶת ־מִשְׁמַרְתִּ֗י וְלֹֽא ־יִשְׂא֤וּ עָלָיו֙ חֵ֔טְא וּמֵ֥תוּ ב֖וֹ כִּ֣י יְחַלְּלֻ֑הוּ אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה מְקַדְּשָֽׁם ׃

10. There shall no stranger eat of the holy thing: a sojourner of the priest, or an hired servant, shall not eat of the holy thing.

10 וְכָל ־זָ֖ר לֹא ־יֹ֣אכַל קֹ֑דֶשׁ תּוֹשַׁ֥ב כֹּהֵ֛ן וְשָׂכִ֖יר לֹא ־יֹ֥אכַל קֹֽדֶשׁ ׃

11. But if the priest buy any soul with his money, he shall eat of it, and he that is born in his house: they shall eat of his meat.

11 וְכֹהֵ֗ן כִּֽי ־יִקְנֶ֥ה נֶ֙פֶשׁ֙ קִנְיַ֣ן כַּסְפּ֔וֹ ה֖וּא יֹ֣אכַל בּ֑וֹ וִילִ֣יד בֵּית֔וֹ הֵ֖ם יֹאכְל֥וּ בְלַחְמֽוֹ ׃

12. If the priest’s daughter also be married unto a stranger, she may not eat of an offering of the holy things.

12 וּבַת ־כֹּהֵ֔ן כִּ֥י תִהְיֶ֖ה לְאִ֣ישׁ זָ֑ר הִ֕וא בִּתְרוּמַ֥ת הַקֳּדָשִׁ֖ים לֹ֥א תֹאכֵֽל ׃

13. But if the priest’s daughter be a widow, or divorced, and have no child, and is returned unto her father’s house, as in her youth, she shall eat of her father’s meat: but there shall no stranger eat thereof.

13 וּבַת ־כֹּהֵן֩ כִּ֨י תִהְיֶ֜ה אַלְמָנָ֣ה וּגְרוּשָׁ֗ה וְזֶרַע֮ אֵ֣ין לָהּ֒ וְשָׁבָ֞ה אֶל ־בֵּ֤ית אָבִ֙יהָ֙ כִּנְעוּרֶ֔יהָ מִלֶּ֥חֶם אָבִ֖יהָ תֹּאכֵ֑ל וְכָל ־זָ֖ר לֹא ־יֹ֥אכַל בּֽוֹ ׃ס

14. And if a man eat of the holy thing unwittingly, then he shall put the fifth part thereof unto it, and shall give it unto the priest with the holy thing.

14 וְאִ֕ישׁ כִּֽי ־יֹאכַ֥ל קֹ֖דֶשׁ בִּשְׁגָגָ֑ה וְיָסַ֤ף חֲמִֽשִׁיתוֹ֙ עָלָ֔יו וְנָתַ֥ן לַכֹּהֵ֖ן אֶת ־הַקֹּֽדֶשׁ ׃

15. And they shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, which they offer unto the Lord;

15 וְלֹ֣א יְחַלְּל֔וּ אֶת ־קָדְשֵׁ֖י בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר ־יָרִ֖ימוּ לַיהוָֽה ׃

16. Or suffer them to bear the iniquity of trespass, when they eat their holy things: for I the Lord do sanctify them.

16 וְהִשִּׂ֤יאוּ אוֹתָם֙ עֲוֺ֣ן אַשְׁמָ֔ה בְּאָכְלָ֖ם אֶת ־קָדְשֵׁיהֶ֑ם כִּ֛י אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה מְקַדְּשָֽׁם ׃פ

17. And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

17 וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל ־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר ׃

18. Speak unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them, Whatsoever he be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers in Israel, that will offer his oblation for all his vows, and for all his freewill offerings, which they will offer unto the Lord for a burnt offering;

18 דַּבֵּ֨ר אֶֽל ־אַהֲרֹ֜ן וְאֶל ־בָּנָ֗יו וְאֶל֙ כָּל ־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְאָמַרְתָּ֖ אֲלֵהֶ֑ם אִ֣ישׁ אִישׁ֩ מִבֵּ֨ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל וּמִן ־הַגֵּ֣ר בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אֲשֶׁ֨ר יַקְרִ֤יב קָרְבָּנוֹ֙ לְכָל ־נִדְרֵיהֶם֙ וּלְכָל ־נִדְבוֹתָ֔ם אֲשֶׁר ־יַקְרִ֥יבוּ לַיהוָ֖ה לְעֹלָֽה ׃

19. Ye shall offer at your own will a male without blemish, of the beeves, of the sheep, or of the goats.

19 לִֽרְצֹנְכֶ֑ם תָּמִ֣ים זָכָ֔ר בַּבָּקָ֕ר בַּכְּשָׂבִ֖ים וּבָֽעִזִּֽים ׃

20. But whatsoever hath a blemish, that shall ye not offer: for it shall not be acceptable for you.

20 כֹּ֛ל אֲשֶׁר ־בּ֥וֹ מ֖וּם לֹ֣א תַקְרִ֑יבוּ כִּי ־לֹ֥א לְרָצ֖וֹן יִהְיֶ֥ה לָכֶֽם ׃

21. And whosoever offereth a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the Lord to accomplish his vow, or a freewill offering in beeves or sheep, it shall be perfect to be accepted; there shall be no blemish therein.

21 וְאִ֗ישׁ כִּֽי ־יַקְרִ֤יב זֶֽבַח ־שְׁלָמִים֙ לַיהוָ֔ה לְפַלֵּא ־נֶ֙דֶר֙ א֣וֹ לִנְדָבָ֔ה בַּבָּקָ֖ר א֣וֹ בַצֹּ֑אן תָּמִ֤ים יִֽהְיֶה֙ לְרָצ֔וֹן כָּל ־מ֖וּם לֹ֥א יִהְיֶה ־בּֽוֹ ׃

22. Blind, or broken, or maimed, or having a wen, or scurvy, or scabbed, ye shall not offer these unto the Lord, nor make an offering by fire of them upon the altar unto the Lord.

22 עַוֶּרֶת֩ א֨וֹ שָׁב֜וּר אוֹ ־חָר֣וּץ אֽוֹ ־יַבֶּ֗לֶת א֤וֹ גָרָב֙ א֣וֹ יַלֶּ֔פֶת לֹא ־תַקְרִ֥יבוּ אֵ֖לֶּה לַיהוָ֑ה וְאִשֶּׁ֗ה לֹא ־תִתְּנ֥וּ מֵהֶ֛ם עַל ־הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ לַיהוָֽה ׃

23. Either a bullock or a lamb that hath any thing superfluous or lacking in his parts, that mayest thou offer for a freewill offering; but for a vow it shall not be accepted.

23 וְשׁ֥וֹר וָשֶׂ֖ה שָׂר֣וּעַ וְקָל֑וּט נְדָבָה֙ תַּעֲשֶׂ֣ה אֹת֔וֹ וּלְנֵ֖דֶר לֹ֥א יֵרָצֶֽה ׃

24. Ye shall not offer unto the Lord that which is bruised, or crushed, or broken, or cut; neither shall ye make any offering thereof in your land.

24 וּמָע֤וּךְ וְכָתוּת֙ וְנָת֣וּק וְכָר֔וּת לֹ֥א תַקְרִ֖יבוּ לַֽיהוָ֑ה וּֽבְאַרְצְכֶ֖ם לֹ֥א תַעֲשֽׂוּ ׃

25. Neither from a stranger’s hand shall ye offer the bread of your God of any of these; because their corruption is in them, and blemishes be in them: they shall not be accepted for you.

25 וּמִיַּ֣ד בֶּן ־נֵכָ֗ר לֹ֥א תַקְרִ֛יבוּ אֶת ־לֶ֥חֶם אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם מִכָּל ־אֵ֑לֶּה כִּ֣י מָשְׁחָתָ֤ם בָּהֶם֙ מ֣וּם בָּ֔ם לֹ֥א יֵרָצ֖וּ לָכֶֽם ׃פ

26. And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

26 וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל ־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר ׃

27. When a bullock, or a sheep, or a goat, is brought forth, then it shall be seven days under the dam; and from the eighth day and thenceforth it shall be accepted for an offering made by fire unto the Lord.

27 שׁ֣וֹר אוֹ ־כֶ֤שֶׂב אוֹ ־עֵז֙ כִּ֣י יִוָּלֵ֔ד וְהָיָ֛ה שִׁבְעַ֥ת יָמִ֖ים תַּ֣חַת אִמּ֑וֹ וּמִיּ֤וֹם הַשְּׁמִינִי֙ וָהָ֔לְאָה יֵרָצֶ֕ה לְקָרְבַּ֥ן אִשֶּׁ֖ה לַיהוָֽה ׃