Category Archives: 3. ויקרא

וְכִֽי־יָג֧וּר אִתְּךָ֛ גֵּ֖ר בְּאַרְצְכֶ֑ם לֹ֥א תֹונ֖וּ אֹתֹֽו׃ And if a sojourner dwells with you in your land, you shall not oppress him.   Morphology וְכִֽי־יָג֧וּר (ve-ki-yagur) – Root: גור (g-w-r); Form: Conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: … Continue reading →

מִפְּנֵ֤י שֵׂיבָה֙ תָּק֔וּם וְהָדַרְתָּ֖ פְּנֵ֣י זָקֵ֑ן וְיָרֵ֥אתָ מֵּאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ פ Before the aged you shall rise, and you shall honor the presence of the elder, and you shall fear your God. I am YHWH.   Morphology מִפְּנֵ֤י (mipnei) – … Continue reading →

אַל־תִּפְנ֤וּ אֶל־הָאֹבֹת֙ וְאֶל־הַיִּדְּעֹנִ֔ים אַל־תְּבַקְשׁ֖וּ לְטָמְאָ֣ה בָהֶ֑ם אֲנִ֖י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ Do not turn to mediums or to necromancers; do not seek them out, to be defiled by them. I am YHWH your God.   Morphology אַל־ (al) – Form: Negative particle; … Continue reading →

אֶת־שַׁבְּתֹתַ֣י תִּשְׁמֹ֔רוּ וּמִקְדָּשִׁ֖י תִּירָ֑אוּ אֲנִ֖י יְהוָֽה׃ You shall keep my Sabbaths and reverence my sanctuary; I am YHWH.   Morphology אֶת־ (et) – Form: Definite direct object marker; Translation: Indicates the direct object of the verb. שַׁבְּתֹתַ֣י (shabbotai) – Root: … Continue reading →

אַל־תְּחַלֵּ֥ל אֶֽת־בִּתְּךָ֖ לְהַזְנֹותָ֑הּ וְלֹא־תִזְנֶ֣ה הָאָ֔רֶץ וּמָלְאָ֥ה הָאָ֖רֶץ זִמָּֽה׃ Do not profane your daughter by making her a harlot, so that the land does not become harlotry, and the land become full of wickedness.   Morphology אַל־ (al) – Root: אל … Continue reading →

וְשֶׂ֣רֶט לָנֶ֗פֶשׁ לֹ֤א תִתְּנוּ֙ בִּבְשַׂרְכֶ֔ם וּכְתֹ֣בֶת קַֽעֲקַ֔ע לֹ֥א תִתְּנ֖וּ בָּכֶ֑ם אֲנִ֖י יְהוָֽה׃ And you shall not make a cutting for the soul in your flesh, nor shall you place tattoo markings upon yourselves. I am YHWH.   Morphology וְשֶׂ֣רֶט (ve-seret) … Continue reading →

לֹ֣א תַקִּ֔פוּ פְּאַ֖ת רֹאשְׁכֶ֑ם וְלֹ֣א תַשְׁחִ֔ית אֵ֖ת פְּאַ֥ת זְקָנֶֽךָ׃ You shall not round off the edges of your heads, nor shall you destroy the edges of your beard.   Morphology לֹ֣א (lo) – Root: לא (l-ʾ); Form: Negative particle; Translation: … Continue reading →

לֹ֥א תֹאכְל֖וּ עַל־הַדָּ֑ם לֹ֥א תְנַחֲשׁ֖וּ וְלֹ֥א תְעֹונֵֽנוּ׃ You shall not eat on the blood, you shall not practice divination, and you shall not interpret omens.   Morphology לֹ֥א (lo) – Root: לא (l-ʾ); Form: Negative particle; Translation: “Not”; Notes: Negates … Continue reading →

וּבַשָּׁנָ֣ה הַחֲמִישִׁ֗ת תֹּֽאכְלוּ֙ אֶת־פִּרְיֹ֔ו לְהֹוסִ֥יף לָכֶ֖ם תְּבוּאָתֹ֑ו אֲנִ֖י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ And in the fifth year, you shall eat its fruit, to increase its yield for you. I am YHWH your God.   Morphology וּבַשָּׁנָ֣ה (u-va-shanah) – Root: שנה (sh-n-h); Form: … Continue reading →

וּבַשָּׁנָה֙ הָרְבִיעִ֔ת יִהְיֶ֖ה כָּל־פִּרְיֹ֑ו קֹ֥דֶשׁ הִלּוּלִ֖ים לַיהוָֽה׃ And in the fourth year, all its fruit shall be holy, a praise to YHWH.   Morphology וּבַשָּׁנָה֙ (u-va-shanah) – Root: שנה (sh-n-h); Form: Conjunction + noun feminine singular with definite article; Translation: … Continue reading →