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Vayikra 19

Word-by-word Hebrew text with Orthodox Jewish Bible renderings
OJB rendering Berean/Literal Hebrew gloss  —  22 of 440 words dictionary-mapped
And Hashem spoke unto Moshe, saying,
Speak unto kol Adat Bnei Yisroel, and say unto them, Ye shall be kedoshim (holy ones): for I Hashem Eloheichem am kadosh.
Ye shall fear every man his em, and his av, and be shomer over My Shabbatot: I am Hashem Eloheichem.
Turn ye not unto elilim, nor make to yourselves elohei massekhah (cast metal g-ds); I am Hashem Eloheichem.
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And if ye offer a zevach shelamim unto Hashem, ye shall offer it for your acceptance.
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It shall be eaten the same day ye offer it, and on the next day; and what remains until the yom hashelishi, it shall be burned in the eish.
And if it be eaten at all on the yom hashelishi, it is piggul (unclean sacrificial flesh); it shall not be accepted.
Therefore every one that eateth it shall bear his avon, because he hath desecrated as chillul the set-apart- as-kodesh thing of Hashem: and that nefesh shall be cut off from among his people.
And when ye reap the katzir of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy sadeh, neither shalt thou gather the gleanings of thy katzir.
And thou shalt not glean thy kerem (vineyard), neither shalt thou gather every grape of thy kerem; thou shalt leave them for the oni (poor) and ger (stranger); I am Hashem Eloheichem.
Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither speak sheker (falsehood, deception, lie) to another.
And ye shall not swear by My Shem lasheker (falsely), neither shalt thou commit Chillul ha-shem Eloheicha; I am Hashem.
Thou shalt not defraud thy re'a (neighbor), neither rob him; the wages of him that is a sakhir (hired man) shall not abide with thee ad boker (until morning).
Thou shalt not curse the cheresh (deaf), nor put a michshol (stumbling block) before the ivver (blind), but shalt fear Eloheicha: I am Hashem.
Ye shall do no avel bamishpat (perversion of justice); thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor favor the person of the gadol; but in tzedek shalt thou judge thy neighbor.
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לֹא־ SDBH You must not תֵלֵ֤ךְ SDBH go רָכִיל֙ SDBH about spreading slander בְּעַמֶּ֔יךָ SDBH among your people לֹ֥א SDBH You must not תַעֲמֹ֖ד SDBH endanger עַל־ . . . דַּ֣ם SDBH the life רֵעֶ֑ךָ SDBH of your neighbor אֲנִ֖י SDBH I יְהוָֽה׃ SDBH Hashem/Adonoi
Thou shalt not go up and down as a rakhil (talebearer, slanderer) among thy people; neither shalt thou stand aside while thy neighbor's dahm is shed; I am Hashem.
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לֹֽא־ SDBH You must not תִשְׂנָ֥א SDBH harbor hatred אֶת־ SDBH - אָחִ֖יךָ SDBH against your brother בִּלְבָבֶ֑ךָ SDBH in your heart הוֹכֵ֤חַ SDBH Directly rebuke תּוֹכִ֙יחַ֙ SDBH . . . אֶת־ SDBH - עֲמִיתֶ֔ךָ SDBH your neighbor וְלֹא־ SDBH so that you will not תִשָּׂ֥א SDBH incur עָלָ֖יו on account of him חֵֽטְא׃ SDBH guilt
Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine lev; thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbor, and not bear chet because of him.
Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the bnei ammecha (children of thy people), v'ahavta l're'acha kamocha (but thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself): I am Hashem.
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אֶֽת־ SDBH - חֻקֹּתַי֮ SDBH My statutes תִּשְׁמֹרוּ֒ SDBH You are to keep בְּהֶמְתְּךָ֙ SDBH of livestock לֹא־ SDBH You shall not תַרְבִּ֣יעַ SDBH crossbreed כִּלְאַ֔יִם SDBH two different kinds שָׂדְךָ֖ SDBH your fields לֹא־ SDBH . . . תִזְרַ֣ע SDBH you shall not sow כִּלְאָ֑יִם SDBH with two kinds וּבֶ֤גֶד SDBH clothing כִּלְאַ֙יִם֙ SDBH made of two kinds שַֽׁעַטְנֵ֔ז SDBH of material לֹ֥א SDBH . . . יַעֲלֶ֖ה SDBH of seed עָלֶֽיךָ׃פ and you shall not wear
Ye shall be shomer over My chukkot. Thou shalt not mate different kinds of animals; thou shalt not sow thy sadeh with mingled zera; neither shall a garment with shaatnez (mixed fibers) come upon thee [see Devarim 22:11].
And whosoever lieth carnally with an isha, that is a shifcha betrothed to a husband, and not at all redeemed, nor chufshah (freedom) given her; she shall be scourged; they shall not be put to death, because she has not been chuppashah (freed).
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וְהֵבִ֤יא SDBH [The man,] however, must bring אֶת־ SDBH - אֲשָׁמוֹ֙ SDBH as his guilt offering לַֽיהוָ֔ה SDBH Hashem/Adonoi אֶל־ to פֶּ֖תַח SDBH the entrance אֹ֣הֶל SDBH to the Tent מוֹעֵ֑ד SDBH of Meeting אֵ֖יל SDBH a ram אָשָֽׁם׃ SDBH . . .
And he shall bring his asham (trespass offering, guilt offering) unto Hashem, unto the entrance of the Ohel Mo'ed, even a ram of asham.
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וְכִפֶּר֩ SDBH shall make atonement עָלָ֨יו on his behalf הַכֹּהֵ֜ן SDBH The priest בְּאֵ֤יל SDBH with the ram הָֽאָשָׁם֙ SDBH of the guilt offering לִפְנֵ֣י before יְהוָ֔ה SDBH Hashem/Adonoi עַל־ for חַטָּאת֖וֹ SDBH the sin אֲשֶׁ֣ר SDBH - חָטָ֑א SDBH he has committed וְנִסְלַ֣ח SDBH and he will be forgiven ל֔וֹ מֵחַטָּאת֖וֹ SDBH the sin אֲשֶׁ֥ר SDBH - חָטָֽא׃פ SDBH he has committed
And the kohen shall make kapporah for him with the ram of the asham before Hashem for his chattat which he hath sinned; and the chattat which he hath sinned shall be forgiven him.
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And when ye shall come into ha'aretz, and shall have planted all manner of food trees, then ye shall treat the fruit thereof as forbidden; shalosh shanim shall it be as forbidden unto you; it shall not be eaten of.
But in the shanah harev'i'it all the fruit thereof shall be kodesh to praise Hashem withal.
And in the shanah hachamishit shall ye eat of the fruit thereof, that it may yield unto you the increase thereof: I am Hashem Eloheichem.
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לֹ֥א SDBH You must not תֹאכְל֖וּ SDBH eat עַל־ anything with הַדָּ֑ם SDBH blood still in it לֹ֥א SDBH You must not תְנַחֲשׁ֖וּ SDBH practice divination וְלֹ֥א SDBH or תְעוֹנֵֽנוּ׃ SDBH sorcery
Ye shall not eat any thing with the dahm; neither shall ye practice divination, nor practice sorcery.
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לֹ֣א SDBH You must not תַקִּ֔פוּ SDBH cut off the hair פְּאַ֖ת SDBH at the sides רֹאשְׁכֶ֑ם SDBH of your head וְלֹ֣א SDBH . . . תַשְׁחִ֔ית SDBH or clip off אֵ֖ת SDBH - פְּאַ֥ת SDBH the edges זְקָנֶֽךָ׃ SDBH of your beard
Ye shall not cut the edge of your scalp, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard.
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וְשֶׂ֣רֶט SDBH make any cuts לָנֶ֗פֶשׁ SDBH for the dead לֹ֤א SDBH You must not תִתְּנוּ֙ . . . בִּבְשַׂרְכֶ֔ם SDBH in your bodies וּכְתֹ֣בֶת SDBH marks קַֽעֲקַ֔ע SDBH tattoo לֹ֥א SDBH . . . תִתְּנ֖וּ or put בָּכֶ֑ם on yourselves אֲנִ֖י SDBH I יְהוָֽה׃ SDBH Hashem/Adonoi
Ye shall not make any cuttings in your basar for the dead, nor tattoo any marks upon you: I am Hashem.
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אַל־ You must not תְּחַלֵּ֥ל SDBH defile אֶֽת־ SDBH - בִּתְּךָ֖ SDBH your daughter לְהַזְנוֹתָ֑הּ SDBH by making her a prostitute וְלֹא־ SDBH or תִזְנֶ֣ה SDBH will be prostituted הָאָ֔רֶץ SDBH the land וּמָלְאָ֥ה SDBH and filled הָאָ֖רֶץ SDBH . . . זִמָּֽה׃ SDBH with depravity
Do not prostitute thy bat, to cause her to be a harlot; lest ha'aretz fall to whoredom, and ha'aretz become full of depravity.
Ye shall be shomer over My Shabbatot, and reverence My Mikdash; I am Hashem.
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אַל־ You must not תִּפְנ֤וּ SDBH turn אֶל־ to הָאֹבֹת֙ SDBH mediums וְאֶל־ [or] הַיִּדְּעֹנִ֔ים SDBH spiritists אַל־ . . . תְּבַקְשׁ֖וּ SDBH do not seek them out לְטָמְאָ֣ה SDBH or you will be defiled בָהֶ֑ם by them אֲנִ֖י SDBH I יְהוָ֥ה SDBH Hashem/Adonoi אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ SDBH your G-d
Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after Ovos (Mediums) and Yidonim (Spiritists), to be defiled by them: I am Hashem Eloheichem.
Thou shalt rise up before the old, and honor the face of the zaken, and fear Eloheicha: I am Hashem.
And if a ger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not mistreat him.
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כְּאֶזְרָ֣ח SDBH as native-born מִכֶּם֩ . . . יִהְיֶ֨ה You must treat לָכֶ֜ם הַגֵּ֣ר׀ SDBH the foreigner הַגָּ֣ר SDBH living אִתְּכֶ֗ם SDBH among you וְאָהַבְתָּ֥ SDBH and love לוֹ֙ him כָּמ֔וֹךָ SDBH as yourself כִּֽי־ for גֵרִ֥ים SDBH foreigners הֱיִיתֶ֖ם you were בְּאֶ֣רֶץ SDBH in the land מִצְרָ֑יִם SDBH of Egypt אֲנִ֖י SDBH I יְהוָ֥ה SDBH Hashem/Adonoi אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ SDBH your G-d
But the ger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were gerim in Eretz Mitzrayim: I am Hashem Eloheichem.
Ye shall do no unrighteousness in scales, in weights, and dry measures.
Tzedek scales, tzedek weights, a tzedek ephah, and a tzedek hin, shall ye have: I am Hashem Eloheichem, which brought you out of Eretz Mitzrayim.
Therefore shall ye be shomer (on guard to keep) over all My chukkot (statutes), and all My mishpatim (judgments), and do them: I am Hashem.