Category Archives: 3. ויקרא

וְהַנֶּ֗פֶשׁ אֲשֶׁ֨ר תִּפְנֶ֤ה אֶל־הָֽאֹבֹת֙ וְאֶל־הַיִּדְּעֹנִ֔ים לִזְנֹ֖ות אַחֲרֵיהֶ֑ם וְנָתַתִּ֤י אֶת־פָּנַי֙ בַּנֶּ֣פֶשׁ הַהִ֔וא וְהִכְרַתִּ֥י אֹתֹ֖ו מִקֶּ֥רֶב עַמֹּֽו׃ And the soul that turns to mediums and spiritists, to prostitute themselves after them, I will set My face against that soul and will cut … Continue reading →

וְשַׂמְתִּ֨י אֲנִ֧י אֶת־פָּנַ֛י בָּאִ֥ישׁ הַה֖וּא וּבְמִשְׁפַּחְתֹּ֑ו וְהִכְרַתִּ֨י אֹתֹ֜ו וְאֵ֣ת כָּל־הַזֹּנִ֣ים אַחֲרָ֗יו לִזְנֹ֛ות אַחֲרֵ֥י הַמֹּ֖לֶךְ מִקֶּ֥רֶב עַמָּֽם׃ And I will set My face against that man and against his family, and I will cut him off and all those who prostitute … Continue reading →

וְאִ֡ם הַעְלֵ֣ם יַעְלִימֽוּ֩ עַ֨ם הָאָ֜רֶץ אֶת־עֵֽינֵיהֶם֙ מִן־הָאִ֣ישׁ הַה֔וּא בְּתִתֹּ֥ו מִזַּרְעֹ֖ו לַמֹּ֑לֶךְ לְבִלְתִּ֖י הָמִ֥ית אֹתֹֽו׃ And if the people of the land hide their eyes from that man when he gives of his offspring to Molekh, so as not to put … Continue reading →

וַאֲנִ֞י אֶתֵּ֤ן אֶת־פָּנַי֙ בָּאִ֣ישׁ הַה֔וּא וְהִכְרַתִּ֥י אֹתֹ֖ו מִקֶּ֣רֶב עַמֹּ֑ו כִּ֤י מִזַּרְעֹו֙ נָתַ֣ן לַמֹּ֔לֶךְ לְמַ֗עַן טַמֵּא֙ אֶת־מִקְדָּשִׁ֔י וּלְחַלֵּ֖ל אֶת־שֵׁ֥ם קָדְשִֽׁי׃ And I will set My face against that man and will cut him off from among his people, because he has … Continue reading →

וְאֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵל֮ תֹּאמַר֒ אִ֣ישׁ אִישׁ֩ מִבְּנֵ֨י יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל וּמִן־הַגֵּ֣ר הַגָּ֣ר בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִתֵּ֧ן מִזַּרְעֹ֛ו לַמֹּ֖לֶךְ מֹ֣ות יוּמָ֑ת עַ֥ם הָאָ֖רֶץ יִרְגְּמֻ֥הוּ בָאָֽבֶן׃ “And to the children of Yisra’el you shall say: Any man from the children of Yisra’el or from the foreigner … Continue reading →

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

וּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֤ם אֶת־כָּל־חֻקֹּתַי֙ וְאֶת־כָּל־מִשְׁפָּטַ֔י וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖ם אֹתָ֑ם אֲנִ֖י יְהוָֽה׃ And you shall keep all My statutes and all My judgments, and you shall do them. I am YHWH.”   Morphology וּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֤ם (ushmartem) – Root: שמר (sh-m-r); Form: Conjunction + Qal perfect 2nd … Continue reading →

מֹ֧אזְנֵי צֶ֣דֶק אַבְנֵי־צֶ֗דֶק אֵ֥יפַת צֶ֛דֶק וְהִ֥ין צֶ֖דֶק יִהְיֶ֣ה לָכֶ֑ם אֲנִי֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם אֲשֶׁר־הֹוצֵ֥אתִי אֶתְכֶ֖ם מֵאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃ Honest scales, honest weights, an honest ephah, and an honest hin you shall have. I am YHWH your God who brought you out of … Continue reading →

לֹא־תַעֲשׂ֥וּ עָ֖וֶל בַּמִּשְׁפָּ֑ט בַּמִּדָּ֕ה בַּמִּשְׁקָ֖ל וּבַמְּשׂוּרָֽה׃ You shall not commit injustice in judgment, in measurement, in weight, or in volume.   Morphology לֹא־תַעֲשׂ֥וּ (lo-ta’asu) – Root: עשה (ʿ-s-h); Form: Negative particle + Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine plural; Translation: “You … Continue reading →

כְּאֶזְרָ֣ח מִכֶּם֩ יִהְיֶ֨ה לָכֶ֜ם הַגֵּ֣ר הַגָּ֣ר אִתְּכֶ֗ם וְאָהַבְתָּ֥ לֹו֙ כָּמֹ֔וךָ כִּֽי־גֵרִ֥ים הֱיִיתֶ֖ם בְּאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם אֲנִ֖י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ The sojourner who dwells with you shall be to you as a native among you, and you shall love him as yourself, for … Continue reading →