Category Archives: 3. ויקרא

וְ֠גַם מִבְּנֵ֨י הַתֹּושָׁבִ֜ים הַגָּרִ֤ים עִמָּכֶם֙ מֵהֶ֣ם תִּקְנ֔וּ וּמִמִּשְׁפַּחְתָּם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עִמָּכֶ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֹולִ֖ידוּ בְּאַרְצְכֶ֑ם וְהָי֥וּ לָכֶ֖ם לַֽאֲחֻזָּֽה׃ And you may also acquire from the children of the sojourners who reside with you and from their families who are with you, who … Continue reading →

וְעַבְדְּךָ֥ וַאֲמָתְךָ֖ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִהְיוּ־לָ֑ךְ מֵאֵ֣ת הַגֹּויִ֗ם אֲשֶׁר֙ סְבִיבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם מֵהֶ֥ם תִּקְנ֖וּ עֶ֥בֶד וְאָמָֽה׃ And your male and female slaves who will belong to you, from the nations around you, from them you may acquire a male slave and a female slave. … Continue reading →

לֹא־תִרְדֶּ֥ה בֹ֖ו בְּפָ֑רֶךְ וְיָרֵ֖אתָ מֵאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ You shall not rule over him with harshness, but you shall fear your God.   Morphology לֹא (lo) – Root: לא (l-ʾ); Form: Negative particle; Translation: “You shall not”; Notes: Negates the following verb. תִרְדֶּ֥ה … Continue reading →

כִּֽי־עֲבָדַ֣י הֵ֔ם אֲשֶׁר־הֹוצֵ֥אתִי אֹתָ֖ם מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם לֹ֥א יִמָּכְר֖וּ מִמְכֶּ֥רֶת עָֽבֶד׃ For they are My servants, whom I brought out from the land of Mitsrayim; they shall not be sold as slaves.   Morphology כִּֽי־עֲבָדַ֣י (ki-ʿavaday) – Root: עבד (ʿ-v-d); Form: … Continue reading →

וְיָצָא֙ מֵֽעִמָּ֔ךְ ה֖וּא וּבָנָ֣יו עִמֹּ֑ו וְשָׁב֙ אֶל־מִשְׁפַּחְתֹּ֔ו וְאֶל־אֲחֻזַּ֥ת אֲבֹתָ֖יו יָשֽׁוּב׃ And he shall depart from you, he and his children with him, and he shall return to his family and to the property of his ancestors he shall return.   … Continue reading →

כְּשָׂכִ֥יר כְּתֹושָׁ֖ב יִהְיֶ֣ה עִמָּ֑ךְ עַד־שְׁנַ֥ת הַיֹּבֵ֖ל יַעֲבֹ֥ד עִמָּֽךְ׃ He shall be with you as a hired servant and as a sojourner; he shall work with you until the year of Jubilee.   Morphology כְּשָׂכִ֥יר (ke-sakhir) – Root: שכר (s-k-r); Form: … Continue reading →

וְכִֽי־יָמ֥וּךְ אָחִ֛יךָ עִמָּ֖ךְ וְנִמְכַּר־לָ֑ךְ לֹא־תַעֲבֹ֥ד בֹּ֖ו עֲבֹ֥דַת עָֽבֶד׃ If your brother becomes poor alongside you and is sold to you, you shall not make him serve as a slave.   Morphology וְכִֽי (veki) – Root: כי (k-y); Form: Conjunction; Translation: … Continue reading →

אֲנִ֗י יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם אֲשֶׁר־הֹוצֵ֥אתִי אֶתְכֶ֖ם מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם לָתֵ֤ת לָכֶם֙ אֶת־אֶ֣רֶץ כְּנַ֔עַן לִהְיֹ֥ות לָכֶ֖ם לֵאלֹהִֽים׃ ס I am YHWH your God, who brought you out of the land of Mitsrayim to give you the land of Kenaʿan, to be your God. … Continue reading →

אֶ֨ת־כַּסְפְּךָ֔ לֹֽא־תִתֵּ֥ן לֹ֖ו בְּנֶ֑שֶׁךְ וּבְמַרְבִּ֖ית לֹא־תִתֵּ֥ן אָכְלֶֽךָ׃ You shall not give your money to him at interest, nor shall you give your food for profit.   Morphology אֶ֨ת־כַּסְפְּךָ֔ (ʾet-kaspekhā) – Root: כסף (k-s-p); Form: Accusative marker אֶת with masculine singular … Continue reading →

אַל־תִּקַּ֤ח מֵֽאִתֹּו֙ נֶ֣שֶׁךְ וְתַרְבִּ֔ית וְיָרֵ֖אתָ מֵֽאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ וְחֵ֥י אָחִ֖יךָ עִמָּֽךְ׃ You shall not take interest or increase from him, but you shall fear your God, so that your brother may live with you.   Morphology אַל־תִּקַּ֤ח (ʾal-tiqaḥ) – Root: לקח (l-q-ḥ); … Continue reading →