Category Archives: 3. ויקרא

וְאִשָּׁ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר תִּקְרַ֤ב אֶל־כָּל־בְּהֵמָה֙ לְרִבְעָ֣ה אֹתָ֔הּ וְהָרַגְתָּ֥ אֶת־הָאִשָּׁ֖ה וְאֶת־הַבְּהֵמָ֑ה מֹ֥ות יוּמָ֖תוּ דְּמֵיהֶ֥ם בָּֽם׃ And a woman who approaches any beast to mate with it—you shall kill the woman and the beast; they shall surely be put to death. Their blood … Continue reading →

וְאִ֗ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִתֵּ֧ן שְׁכָבְתֹּ֛ו בִּבְהֵמָ֖ה מֹ֣ות יוּמָ֑ת וְאֶת־הַבְּהֵמָ֖ה תַּהֲרֹֽגוּ׃ And a man who gives his seed to a beast—he shall surely be put to death, and the beast you shall kill.   Morphology וְאִ֗ישׁ (ve-ish) – Root: איש (ʾ-y-sh); Form: … Continue reading →

וְאִ֗ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִקַּ֧ח אֶת־אִשָּׁ֛ה וְאֶת־אִמָּ֖הּ זִמָּ֣ה הִ֑וא בָּאֵ֞שׁ יִשְׂרְפ֤וּ אֹתֹו֙ וְאֶתְהֶ֔ן וְלֹא־תִהְיֶ֥ה זִמָּ֖ה בְּתֹוכְכֶֽם׃ And a man who takes a woman and her mother—it is depravity. They shall burn him and them with fire, so that there will be no … Continue reading →

וְאִ֗ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִשְׁכַּ֤ב אֶת־זָכָר֙ מִשְׁכְּבֵ֣י אִשָּׁ֔ה תֹּועֵבָ֥ה עָשׂ֖וּ שְׁנֵיהֶ֑ם מֹ֥ות יוּמָ֖תוּ דְּמֵיהֶ֥ם בָּֽם׃ And a man who lies with a male as with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination; they shall surely be put to death; their … Continue reading →

וְאִ֗ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֤ר יִשְׁכַּב֙ אֶת־כַּלָּתֹ֔ו מֹ֥ות יוּמְת֖וּ שְׁנֵיהֶ֑ם תֶּ֥בֶל עָשׂ֖וּ דְּמֵיהֶ֥ם בָּֽם׃ And a man who lies with his daughter-in-law, both of them shall surely be put to death; they have committed perversion; their blood is upon them.   Morphology וְאִ֗ישׁ … Continue reading →

וְאִ֗ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֤ר יִשְׁכַּב֙ אֶת־אֵ֣שֶׁת אָבִ֔יו עֶרְוַ֥ת אָבִ֖יו גִּלָּ֑ה מֹֽות־יוּמְת֥וּ שְׁנֵיהֶ֖ם דְּמֵיהֶ֥ם בָּֽם׃ And a man who lies with his father’s wife has uncovered his father’s nakedness; both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood is upon them. … Continue reading →

וְאִ֗ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֤ר יִנְאַף֙ אֶת־אֵ֣שֶׁת אִ֔ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִנְאַ֖ף אֶת־אֵ֣שֶׁת רֵעֵ֑הוּ מֹֽות־יוּמַ֥ת הַנֹּאֵ֖ף וְהַנֹּאָֽפֶת׃ And a man who commits adultery with another man’s wife, who commits adultery with his neighbor’s wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death. … Continue reading →

כִּֽי־אִ֣ישׁ אִ֗ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יְקַלֵּ֧ל אֶת־אָבִ֛יו וְאֶת־אִמֹּ֖ו מֹ֣ות יוּמָ֑ת אָבִ֧יו וְאִמֹּ֛ו קִלֵּ֖ל דָּמָ֥יו בֹּֽו׃ For any man who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death; he has cursed his father or his mother; his blood is … Continue reading →

וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם֙ אֶת־חֻקֹּתַ֔י וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖ם אֹתָ֑ם אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה מְקַדִּשְׁכֶֽם׃ And you shall keep My statutes and do them; I am YHWH who sanctifies you.   Morphology וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם֙ (ushmartem) – Root: שמר (sh-m-r); Form: Conjunction + Qal perfect 2nd person masculine plural; Translation: … Continue reading →

וְהִ֨תְקַדִּשְׁתֶּ֔ם וִהְיִיתֶ֖ם קְדֹשִׁ֑ים כִּ֛י אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ And you shall sanctify yourselves and be holy, for I am YHWH your God.   Morphology וְהִ֨תְקַדִּשְׁתֶּ֔ם (ve-hitqadishtem) – Root: קדש (q-d-sh); Form: Conjunction + Hitpael perfect 2nd person masculine plural; Translation: “And … Continue reading →