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Vayikra 18

Word-by-word Hebrew text with Orthodox Jewish Bible renderings
OJB rendering Berean/Literal Hebrew gloss  —  7 of 344 words dictionary-mapped
And Hashem spoke unto Moshe, saying,
Speak unto the Bnei Yisroel, and say unto them, I am Hashem Eloheichem.
After what is done in Eretz Mitzrayim, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do; and after what is done in Eretz Canaan, whither I bring you, shall ye not do; neither shall ye walk in their chukkot.
Ye shall do My mishpatim, and be shomer over My chukkot, to walk therein: I am Hashem Eloheichem.
Ye shall therefore be shomer over My chukkot, and My mishpatim; which if an ish do, he shall live by them: I am Hashem.
None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to legallot ervah (to uncover nakedness, i.e., incestuously dishonor); I am Hashem.
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עֶרְוַ֥ת SDBH expose the nakedness אָבִ֛יךָ SDBH of your father וְעֶרְוַ֥ת SDBH - אִמְּךָ֖ SDBH your mother לֹ֣א SDBH You must not תְגַלֵּ֑ה SDBH by having sexual relations with אִמְּךָ֣ SDBH is your mother הִ֔וא SDBH She לֹ֥א SDBH you must not תְגַלֶּ֖ה SDBH have sexual relations with her עֶרְוָתָֽהּ׃ס SDBH . . .
The nakedness of thy av, or the nakedness of thy em, shalt thou not uncover: she is thy em; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
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עֶרְוַ֥ת SDBH have sexual relations with אֵֽשֶׁת־ SDBH wife אָבִ֖יךָ SDBH your father’s לֹ֣א SDBH You must not תְגַלֵּ֑ה SDBH . . . עֶרְוַ֥ת SDBH would dishonor אָבִ֖יךָ SDBH your father הִֽוא׃ס SDBH it
The nakedness of the wife of thy av shalt thou not uncover; it is the nakedness of thy av.
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עֶרְוַ֨ת SDBH - אֲחֽוֹתְךָ֤ SDBH your sister בַת־ SDBH daughter אָבִ֙יךָ֙ SDBH either your father’s א֣וֹ SDBH or בַת־ SDBH . . . אִמֶּ֔ךָ SDBH your mother’s daughter מוֹלֶ֣דֶת SDBH whether she was born בַּ֔יִת SDBH in the same home א֖וֹ SDBH or מוֹלֶ֣דֶת SDBH - ח֑וּץ SDBH elsewhere לֹ֥א SDBH You must not תְגַלֶּ֖ה SDBH have sexual relations with עֶרְוָתָֽן׃ס SDBH . . .
The nakedness of thy achot (sister), the bat of thy av, or bat of thy em, whether she be moledet bais (born at home), or moledet chutz (born outside), even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover.
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עֶרְוַ֤ת SDBH בַּת־ SDBH daughter בִּנְךָ֙ SDBH your son’s א֣וֹ SDBH or בַֽת־ SDBH your daughter’s בִּתְּךָ֔ SDBH daughter לֹ֥א SDBH You must not תְגַלֶּ֖ה SDBH have sexual relations with עֶרְוָתָ֑ן SDBH would shame your family כִּ֥י for עֶרְוָתְךָ֖ SDBH . . . הֵֽנָּה׃ס SDBH that
The nakedness of the bat of thy ben, or the bat of thy bat, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover; for theirs is thine own nakedness.
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עֶרְוַ֨ת SDBH have sexual relations with בַּת־ SDBH the daughter אֵ֤שֶׁת SDBH wife אָבִ֙יךָ֙ SDBH of your father’s מוֹלֶ֣דֶת SDBH born אָבִ֔יךָ SDBH to your father אֲחוֹתְךָ֖ SDBH is your sister הִ֑וא SDBH she לֹ֥א SDBH You must not תְגַלֶּ֖ה SDBH . . . עֶרְוָתָֽהּ׃ס SDBH . . .
The nakedness of the bat of the wife of thy av, begotten of thy av, she is thy achot (sister), thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
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עֶרְוַ֥ת SDBH have sexual relations with אֲחוֹת־ SDBH sister אָבִ֖יךָ SDBH your father’s לֹ֣א SDBH You must not תְגַלֵּ֑ה SDBH . . . שְׁאֵ֥ר SDBH close relative אָבִ֖יךָ SDBH is your father’s הִֽוא׃ס SDBH she
Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of the achot of thy av; she is thy father's near kinswoman [i.e., close relative].
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עֶרְוַ֥ת SDBH have sexual relations with אֲחֽוֹת־ SDBH sister אִמְּךָ֖ SDBH your mother’s לֹ֣א SDBH You must not תְגַלֵּ֑ה SDBH . . . כִּֽי־ for שְׁאֵ֥ר SDBH close relative אִמְּךָ֖ SDBH is your mother’s הִֽוא׃ס SDBH she
Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of the achot (sister) of thy em: for she is thy mother's near kinswoman.
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עֶרְוַ֥ת SDBH . . . אֲחִֽי־ SDBH brother אָבִ֖יךָ SDBH your father’s לֹ֣א SDBH You must not {dishonor} תְגַלֵּ֑ה SDBH to have sexual relations with her אֶל־ אִשְׁתּוֹ֙ SDBH his wife לֹ֣א SDBH - תִקְרָ֔ב SDBH by approaching דֹּדָֽתְךָ֖ SDBH your aunt הִֽוא׃ס SDBH she [is]
Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of the achi avicha (the brother of thy father), thou shalt not approach to his wife; she is thine dodah.
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עֶרְוַ֥ת SDBH have sexual relations with כַּלָּֽתְךָ֖ SDBH your daughter-in-law לֹ֣א SDBH You must not תְגַלֵּ֑ה SDBH . . . אֵ֤שֶׁת SDBH wife בִּנְךָ֙ SDBH is your son’s הִ֔וא SDBH She לֹ֥א SDBH you are not תְגַלֶּ֖ה SDBH to have sexual relations with her עֶרְוָתָֽהּ׃ס SDBH . . .
Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy kallah (daughter-in-law); she is the wife of thy ben; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
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עֶרְוַ֥ת SDBH have sexual relations with אֵֽשֶׁת־ SDBH wife אָחִ֖יךָ SDBH your brother’s לֹ֣א SDBH You must not תְגַלֵּ֑ה SDBH . . . עֶרְוַ֥ת SDBH would shame אָחִ֖יךָ SDBH your brother הִֽוא׃ס SDBH that
Thou shalt not uncover the ervah (nakedness) of thy brother's wife; it is thy brother's nakedness.
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עֶרְוַ֥ת SDBH have sexual relations with both אִשָּׁ֛ה SDBH a woman וּבִתָּ֖הּ SDBH and her daughter לֹ֣א SDBH You must not תְגַלֵּ֑ה SDBH . . . אֶֽת־ SDBH - בַּת־ SDBH daughter בְּנָ֞הּ SDBH her son’s וְאֶת־ SDBH - בַּת־ SDBH or her daughter’s בִּתָּ֗הּ SDBH daughter לֹ֤א SDBH You are not תִקַּח֙ SDBH to marry לְגַלּ֣וֹת SDBH and have sexual relations with her עֶרְוָתָ֔הּ SDBH . . . שַׁאֲרָ֥ה SDBH are close relatives הֵ֖נָּה SDBH They זִמָּ֥ה SDBH is depraved הִֽוא SDBH it
Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of an isha and her bat, neither shalt thou take the bat of her ben, or the bat of her bat, to uncover her nakedness; for they are her near kinswomen: it is zimmah (wickedness).
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וְאִשָּׁ֥ה SDBH your wife’s אֶל־ - אֲחֹתָ֖הּ SDBH sister לֹ֣א SDBH You must not תִקָּ֑ח SDBH take לִצְרֹ֗ר SDBH as a rival wife לְגַלּ֧וֹת SDBH and have sexual relations with her עֶרְוָתָ֛הּ SDBH . . . עָלֶ֖יהָ בְּחַיֶּֽיהָ׃ SDBH while your wife is still alive
Neither shalt thou take your wife's achot (sister), to be a rival wife, to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her lifetime.
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וְאֶל־ - אִשָּׁ֖ה SDBH a woman בְּנִדַּ֣ת SDBH during her menstrual period טֻמְאָתָ֑הּ SDBH . . . לֹ֣א SDBH You must not תִקְרַ֔ב SDBH approach לְגַלּ֖וֹת SDBH to have sexual relations with her עֶרְוָתָֽהּ׃ SDBH . . .
Also thou shalt not approach unto an isha to uncover her nakedness, as long as she has her tumah from her period of niddah.
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וְאֶל־ with אֵ֙שֶׁת֙ SDBH wife עֲמִֽיתְךָ֔ SDBH your neighbor’s לֹא־ SDBH You must not תִתֵּ֥ן lie שְׁכָבְתְּךָ֖ SDBH carnally לְזָ֑רַע SDBH . . . לְטָמְאָה־ SDBH and thus defile yourself בָֽהּ׃ with her
Moreover thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbor's wife. You shall not give your shikhvat zera to make tamei with her.
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And thou shalt not let any of thy zera pass through [the eish, i.e., be sacrificed and burned or cremated] to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the Shem Eloheicha; I am Hashem.
Thou shalt not lie with zachar, as with isha: it is to'evah (abomination, detestable)
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וּבְכָל־ with any בְּהֵמָ֛ה SDBH animal לֹא־ SDBH You must not תִתֵּ֥ן lie שְׁכָבְתְּךָ֖ SDBH carnally לְטָמְאָה־ SDBH thus defiling yourself בָ֑הּ with it וְאִשָּׁ֗ה SDBH a woman לֹֽא־ SDBH must not תַעֲמֹ֞ד SDBH stand לִפְנֵ֧י before בְהֵמָ֛ה SDBH an animal לְרִבְעָ֖הּ SDBH to mate with it תֶּ֥בֶל SDBH is a perversion הֽוּא׃ SDBH that
Neither shalt thou lie with any behemah. You shall not give your shikhvat to make tamei with it; neither shall any isha present herself to a behemah to have relations with it: it is tevel (perversion).
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Make not yourselves tamei in any of these things; for in all these the Goyim which I cast out before you became tamei;
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וַתִּטְמָ֣א SDBH has become defiled הָאָ֔רֶץ SDBH Even the land וָאֶפְקֹ֥ד SDBH so I am punishing it עֲוֺנָ֖הּ SDBH for its sin עָלֶ֑יהָ . . . וַתָּקִ֥א SDBH will vomit out הָאָ֖רֶץ SDBH and the land אֶת־ SDBH its יֹשְׁבֶֽיהָ׃ SDBH inhabitants
And HaAretz became tamei; therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and HaAretz itself vomiteth out her inhabitants.
Ye shall therefore be shomer over My chukkot and My mishpatim, and shall not commit any of these to'evot; no, neither any of your ezrach, nor any ger that sojourneth among you;
(For all these to'evot have the anshei HaAretz done, which were before you, and HaAretz is tamei;)
That HaAretz vomit not you out also, when ye defile it, as it vomited out the Goyim that were before you.
For whosoever shall commit any of these to'evot, even the nefashot that commit them shall be cut off (i.e., suffer the death penalty [see Daniel 9:26 regarding Moshiach's death penalty] from among their people.
Therefore shall ye be shomer over My charge, that ye commit not any one of these chukkot hato'evot, which were committed before you, and that ye make not yourselves tamei therein: I am Hashem Eloheichem. [KEDOSHIM]