Category Archives: 3. ויקרא

אֹ֣ו אִ֔ישׁ אֲשֶׁר־יִהְיֶ֥ה בֹ֖ו שֶׁ֣בֶר רָ֑גֶל אֹ֖ו שֶׁ֥בֶר יָֽד׃ Or a man who has a broken foot or a broken hand.   Morphology אֹ֣ו (o) – Form: Conjunction; Translation: “Or”; Notes: Indicates an alternative condition. אִ֔ישׁ (ish) – Root: איש … Continue reading →

כִּ֥י כָל־אִ֛ישׁ אֲשֶׁר־בֹּ֥ו מ֖וּם לֹ֣א יִקְרָ֑ב אִ֤ישׁ עִוֵּר֙ אֹ֣ו פִסֵּ֔חַ אֹ֥ו חָרֻ֖ם אֹ֥ו שָׂרֽוּעַ׃ For any man who has a defect shall not draw near: a blind man, or one who is lame, or one with a disfigured face, or … Continue reading →

דַּבֵּ֥ר אֶֽל־אַהֲרֹ֖ן לֵאמֹ֑ר אִ֣ישׁ מִֽזַּרְעֲךָ֞ לְדֹרֹתָ֗ם אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִהְיֶ֥ה בֹו֙ מ֔וּם לֹ֣א יִקְרַ֔ב לְהַקְרִ֖יב לֶ֥חֶם אֱלֹהָֽיו׃ “Speak to Aharon, saying: Any man of your offspring throughout their generations who has a defect shall not draw near to offer the bread of … Continue reading →

וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃ And YHWH spoke to Moshe, saying,   Morphology וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר (va-yedabber) – Root: דבר (d-b-r); Form: Conjunction + verb Piel imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And He spoke”; Notes: Emphasizes formal communication from YHWH. יְהוָ֖ה (YHWH) … Continue reading →

וְלֹֽא־יְחַלֵּ֥ל זַרְעֹ֖ו בְּעַמָּ֑יו כִּ֛י אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה מְקַדְּשֹֽׁו׃ פ And he shall not profane his offspring among his people, for I am YHWH who sanctifies him.”   Morphology וְלֹֽא־יְחַלֵּ֥ל (ve-lo-yeḥallel) – Root: חלל (ḥ-l-l); Form: Conjunction + verb Piel imperfect 3rd … Continue reading →

אַלְמָנָ֤ה וּגְרוּשָׁה֙ וַחֲלָלָ֣ה זֹנָ֔ה אֶת־אֵ֖לֶּה לֹ֣א יִקָּ֑ח כִּ֛י אִם־בְּתוּלָ֥ה מֵעַמָּ֖יו יִקַּ֥ח אִשָּֽׁה׃ A widow, a divorced woman, a defiled woman, or a harlot—these he shall not take; but he shall take a virgin from his people as a wife.   … Continue reading →

וְה֕וּא אִשָּׁ֥ה בִבְתוּלֶ֖יהָ יִקָּֽח׃ And he shall take a wife in her virginity.   Morphology וְה֕וּא (ve-hu) – Root: הוא (h-w-ʾ); Form: Conjunction + pronoun masculine singular; Translation: “And he”; Notes: Refers to the priest being addressed. אִשָּׁ֥ה (ishah) – … Continue reading →

וּמִן־הַמִּקְדָּשׁ֙ לֹ֣א יֵצֵ֔א וְלֹ֣א יְחַלֵּ֔ל אֵ֖ת מִקְדַּ֣שׁ אֱלֹהָ֑יו כִּ֡י נֵ֠זֶר שֶׁ֣מֶן מִשְׁחַ֧ת אֱלֹהָ֛יו עָלָ֖יו אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ And he shall not go out of the sanctuary, and he shall not profane the sanctuary of his God, for the consecration of the … Continue reading →

וְעַ֛ל כָּל־נַפְשֹׁ֥ת מֵ֖ת לֹ֣א יָבֹ֑א לְאָבִ֥יו וּלְאִמֹּ֖ו לֹ֥א יִטַּמָּֽא׃ And he shall not come near any dead body; he shall not defile himself for his father or his mother.   Morphology וְעַ֛ל (veʿal) – Root: על (ʿ-l); Form: Conjunction + … Continue reading →

וְהַכֹּהֵן֩ הַגָּדֹ֨ול מֵאֶחָ֜יו אֲֽשֶׁר־יוּצַ֥ק עַל־רֹאשֹׁ֣ו שֶׁ֤מֶן הַמִּשְׁחָה֙ וּמִלֵּ֣א אֶת־יָדֹ֔ו לִלְבֹּ֖שׁ אֶת־הַבְּגָדִ֑ים אֶת־רֹאשֹׁו֙ לֹ֣א יִפְרָ֔ע וּבְגָדָ֖יו לֹ֥א יִפְרֹֽם׃ And the High Priest among his brothers, on whose head the anointing oil is poured and who is consecrated to wear the garments, … Continue reading →