Category Archives: 3. ויקרא

וְלֹ֣א יְחַלְּל֔וּ אֶת־קָדְשֵׁ֖י בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר־יָרִ֖ימוּ לַיהוָֽה׃ And they shall not profane the holy things of the children of Yisra’el, which they offer to YHWH.   Morphology וְלֹ֣א (velo) – Root: Negative particle; Form: Conjunction with negation; Translation: “And … Continue reading →

וְאִ֕ישׁ כִּֽי־יֹאכַ֥ל קֹ֖דֶשׁ בִּשְׁגָגָ֑ה וְיָסַ֤ף חֲמִֽשִׁיתֹו֙ עָלָ֔יו וְנָתַ֥ן לַכֹּהֵ֖ן אֶת־הַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ And if a man eats a holy thing unwittingly, he shall add a fifth to it and give the holy thing to the priest.   Morphology וְאִ֕ישׁ (ve’ish) – Root: … Continue reading →

וּבַת־כֹּהֵן֩ כִּ֨י תִהְיֶ֜ה אַלְמָנָ֣ה וּגְרוּשָׁ֗ה וְזֶרַע֮ אֵ֣ין לָהּ֒ וְשָׁבָ֞ה אֶל־בֵּ֤ית אָבִ֨יהָ֙ כִּנְעוּרֶ֔יהָ מִלֶּ֥חֶם אָבִ֖יהָ תֹּאכֵ֑ל וְכָל־זָ֖ר לֹא־יֹ֥אכַל בֹּֽו׃ And the daughter of a priest, if she becomes a widow or divorced and has no offspring, and she returns to her … Continue reading →

וּבַת־כֹּהֵ֔ן כִּ֥י תִהְיֶ֖ה לְאִ֣ישׁ זָ֑ר הִ֕וא בִּתְרוּמַ֥ת הַקֳּדָשִׁ֖ים לֹ֥א תֹאכֵֽל׃ And the daughter of a priest, if she is married to a foreign man, she shall not eat of the sacred offerings.   Morphology וּבַת־כֹּהֵ֔ן (ubat-kohen) – Root: בת (b-t) … Continue reading →

וְכֹהֵ֗ן כִּֽי־יִקְנֶ֥ה נֶ֨פֶשׁ֙ קִנְיַ֣ן כַּסְפֹּ֔ו ה֖וּא יֹ֣אכַל בֹּ֑ו וִילִ֣יד בֵּיתֹ֔ו הֵ֖ם יֹאכְל֥וּ בְלַחְמֹֽו׃ And a priest, if he acquires a person as his property with his money, that person may eat of it, and those born in his house may … Continue reading →

וְכָל־זָ֖ר לֹא־יֹ֣אכַל קֹ֑דֶשׁ תֹּושַׁ֥ב כֹּהֵ֛ן וְשָׂכִ֖יר לֹא־יֹ֥אכַל קֹֽדֶשׁ׃ No outsider shall eat the holy thing; a sojourner with the priest or a hired worker shall not eat the holy thing.   Morphology וְכָל־זָ֖ר (vechol-zar) – Root: זר (z-r); Form: Construct … Continue reading →

וְשָׁמְר֣וּ אֶת־מִשְׁמַרְתִּ֗י וְלֹֽא־יִשְׂא֤וּ עָלָיו֙ חֵ֔טְא וּמֵ֥תוּ בֹ֖ו כִּ֣י יְחַלְּלֻ֑הוּ אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה מְקַדְּשָֽׁם׃ They shall keep my charge and not bear sin because of it and die thereby, for they profane it. I am YHWH who sanctifies them.   Morphology וְשָׁמְר֣וּ … Continue reading →

נְבֵלָ֧ה וּטְרֵפָ֛ה לֹ֥א יֹאכַ֖ל לְטָמְאָה־בָ֑הּ אֲנִ֖י יְהוָֽה׃ He shall not eat anything that dies naturally or is torn by beasts, to avoid becoming unclean through it. I am YHWH.   Morphology נְבֵלָ֧ה (nevelah) – Root: נבל (n-v-l); Form: Singular noun … Continue reading →

וּבָ֥א הַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁ וְטָהֵ֑ר וְאַחַר֙ יֹאכַ֣ל מִן־הַקֳּדָשִׁ֔ים כִּ֥י לַחְמֹ֖ו הֽוּא׃ And the sun shall set, and he shall be clean; afterward, he may eat of the holy things, for it is his food.   Morphology וּבָ֥א (uva) – Root: בוא (b-v-ʾ); … Continue reading →

נֶ֚פֶשׁ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תִּגַּע־בֹּ֔ו וְטָמְאָ֖ה עַד־הָעָ֑רֶב וְלֹ֤א יֹאכַל֙ מִן־הַקֳּדָשִׁ֔ים כִּ֛י אִם־רָחַ֥ץ בְּשָׂרֹ֖ו בַּמָּֽיִם׃ A person who touches it shall be unclean until the evening and shall not eat of the holy things unless they wash their body with water.   Morphology … Continue reading →