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Then the
LORD spoke to
Moses,
saying,
r{maeL h,v{m -l,a h'wh.y reB;d.y;w
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"Tell Aaron and his
sons to be
careful with the
holy gifts of the
sons of
Israel,
which they
dedicate to Me, so as not to
profane My
holy name; I am the
LORD.
yev.d'Qim .Wr.z'NIy.w wy'n'B -l,a.w !{r]h;a -l,a reB;D ? yiv.d'q ~ev -t,a .Wl.L;x.y a{l.w lea'r.fIy -yen.b ? h'wh.y yin]a yil ~yiviD.q;m ~eh r,v]a
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"Say to them, 'If
any man among all your
descendants throughout your
generations approaches the
holy gifts
which the
sons of
Israel dedicate to the
LORD, while he has an
uncleanness, that
person shall be
cut off from
before * Me; I am the
LORD.
b;r.qIy -r,v]a vyia -l'K ~,kyet{r{d.l ~,hel]a r{m/a ? .WvyiD.q;y r,v]a ~yiv'd\Q;h -l,a ~,k][.r;z -l'Kim ? h't.r.kin.w wy'l'[ w{t'a.mUj.w h'why;l lea'r.fIy -yen.b ? h'wh.y yin]a y;n'p.Lim awih;h v,p,N;h
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'No * man of the
descendants of
Aaron,
who is a
leper or who has a
discharge, may
eat of the
holy gifts
until * he is
clean. And if one
touches anything made
unclean by a
corpse or if a
man has a
seminal * emission,
w{a ;[.Wr'c a.Wh.w !{r]h;a [;r,Zim vyia vyia ? ;[eg{N;h.w r'h.jIy r,v]a d;[ l;ka{y a{l ~yiv'd\Q;B b'z ? .WN,Mim aeceT -r,v]a vyia w{a v,p,n -aem.j -l'k.B ? [;r'z -t;b.kiv
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or if a
man touches any teeming things by
which he is
made unclean,
or any man by
whom he is
made unclean,
whatever his
uncleanness;
w{l -a'm.jIy r,v]a #,r,v -l'k.B [;GIy r,v]a vyia -w{a ? w{t'a.mUj l{k.l w{l -a'm.jIy r,v]a ~'d'a.b w{a
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a
person who touches any such shall be
unclean until evening, and shall not
eat of the
holy gifts
unless * he has
bathed his
body in
water.
b,r'['h -d;[ h'a.m'j.w w{B -[;GiT r,v]a v,p,n ? #;x'r -mia yiK ~yiv'd\Q;h -nim l;ka{y a{l.w ? ~Iy'M;B w{r'f.B
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'But when the
sun sets, he will be
clean, and
afterward he shall
eat of the
holy gifts, for it is his
food.
~yiv'd\Q;h -nim l;ka{y r;x;a.w reh'j.w v,m,V;h a'b.W ? a.Wh w{m.x;l yiK
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'He shall not
eat an animal
which dies or is
torn by beasts,
becoming unclean by it; I am the
LORD.
yin]a H'b -h'a.m'j.l l;ka{y a{l h'per.j.W h'leb.n ? h'wh.y
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'They shall therefore
keep My
charge, so that they will not
bear sin because of it and
die thereby
because they
profane it; I am the
LORD who
sanctifies them.
wy'l'[ .Wa.fIy -a{l.w yiT.r;m.vim -t,a .Wr.m'v.w ? h'wh.y yin]a .WhUl.L;x.y yiK w{b .Wtem.W a.jex ? ~'v.D;q.m
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'No layman, however, is to
eat the
holy gift; a
sojourner with the
priest or a
hired man shall not
eat of the
holy gift.
ryik'f.w !eh{K b;vw{T v,d{q l;ka{y -a{l r'z -l'k.w ? v,d{q l;ka{y -a{l
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'But
if a
priest buys a
slave as his
property with his
money, that
one may
eat of it, and
those who are
born in his
house may
eat of his
food.
a.Wh w{P.s;K !;y.niq v,p,n h,n.qIy -yiK !eh{k.w ? w{m.x;l.b .Wl.ka{y ~eh w{tyeB dyilyiw w{B l;ka{y
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'If a
priest's daughter is
married to a
layman, she shall not
eat of the
offering of the gifts.
t;m.Wr.tiB awih r'z vyia.l h,y.hit yiK !eh{K -t;b.W ? leka{t a{l ~yiv'd\Q;h
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'But
if a
priest's daughter becomes a
widow or
divorced, and
has no child and
returns to her
father's house as in her
youth, she shall
eat of her
father's food; but
no * layman shall
eat of it.
[;r,z.w h'v.Wr.g.W h'n'm.l;a h,y.hit yiK !eh{K -t;b.W ? 'hy,r.W[.niK 'hyib'a tyeB -l,a h'b'v.w H'l !yea ? l;ka{y -a{l r'z -l'k.w leka{T 'hyib'a ~,x,Lim ? w{B
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'But
if a
man eats a
holy gift
unintentionally, then he shall
add to it a
fifth of it and shall
give the
holy gift to the
priest.
w{tyivim]x @;s'y.w h'g'g.viB v,d{q l;ka{y -yiK vyia.w ? v,d{Q;h -t,a !eh{K;l !;t'n.w wy'l'[
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'They shall not
profane the
holy gifts of the
sons of
Israel which they
offer to the
LORD,
tea lea'r.fIy yen.B yev.d'q -t,a .Wl.L;x.y a{l.w ? h'why;l .Wmyir'y -r,v]a
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and so cause them to
bear punishment for
guilt by
eating their
holy gifts; for I am the
LORD who
sanctifies them.' "
~,hyev.d'q -t,a ~'l.k'a.B h'm.v;a !{w][ ~'tw{a .WayiFih.w ? ~'v.D;q.m h'wh.y yin]a yiK
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Then the
LORD spoke to
Moses,
saying,
r{maeL h,v{m -l,a h'wh.y reB;d.y;w
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"Speak to
Aaron and to his
sons and to
all the
sons of
Israel and
say to them,
'Any man of the
house of
Israel or of the
aliens in
Israel who presents his
offering, whether it is
any of their
votive or
any of their
freewill offerings,
which they
present to the
LORD for a
burnt offering -
yen.B -l'K l,a.w wy'n'B -l,a.w !{r]h;a -l,a reB;D ? lea'r.fIy tyeBim vyia vyia ~,hel]a 'T.r;m'a.w lea'r.fIy ? w{n'B.r'q byir.q;y r,v]a lea'r.fIy.B reG;h -nim.W ? .Wbyir.q;y -r,v]a ~'tw{b.din -l'k.l.W ~,hyer.din -l'k.l ? h'l{[.l h'why;l
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for you to be
accepted -it must be a
male without defect from the
cattle, the
sheep, or the
goats.
~yiZi['b.W ~yib'f.K;B r'q'B;B r'k'z ~yim'T ~,k.n{c.ril
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'Whatever * has a
defect, you shall not
offer, for it will not be
accepted for you.
a{l -yiK .Wbyir.q;t a{l ~.Wm w{B -r,v]a l{K ? ~,k'l h,y.hIy !w{c'r.l
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'When a
man offers a
sacrifice of
peace offerings to the
LORD to
fulfill a
special vow or for a
freewill offering, of the
herd or of the
flock, it must be
perfect to be
accepted; there shall be
no * defect in it.
~yim'l.v -x;b,z byir.q;y -yiK vyia.w ? w{a r'q'B;B h'b'd.nil w{a r,d,n -aeL;p.l h'why;l ? w{B -h,y.hIy a{l ~.Wm -l'K !w{c'r.l h,y.hIy ~yim'T !a{C;b
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'Those that are
blind or fractured or maimed or having a
running sore or eczema or scabs, you shall not
offer to the
LORD,
nor make of them an
offering by
fire on the
altar to the
LORD.
t,l,B;y -w{a #.Wr'x -w{a r.Wb'v w{a t,r/W;[ ? h'why;l h,Lea .Wbyir.q;t -a{l t,p,L;y w{a b'r'g w{a ? h'why;l ;xeB.ziM;h -l;[ ~,hem .Wn.Tit -a{l h,Via.w
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'In respect to an
ox or a
lamb which has an
overgrown or
stunted member, you may
present it for a
freewill offering, but for a
vow it will not be
accepted.
w{t{a h,f][;T h'b'd.n j.Wl'q.w ;[.Wr'f h,f'w rw{v.w ? h,c'rey a{l r,den.l.W
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'Also anything with its testicles
bruised or
crushed or
torn or
cut, you shall not
offer to the
LORD, or
sacrifice in your
land,
.Wbyir.q;t a{l t.Wr'k.w q.Wt'n.w t.Wt'k.w .$.W['m.W ? .Wf][;t a{l ~,k.c.r;a.b.W h'why;l
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nor shall you
accept any * such from the
hand of a
foreigner * for
offering as the
food of your
God; for their
corruption is in them, they have a
defect, they shall not be
accepted for you.' "
~,x,l -t,a .Wbyir.q;t a{l r'ken -n,B d;Yim.W ? ~.Wm ~,h'B ~'t'x.v'm yiK h,Lea -l'Kim ~,kyeh{l/a ? ~,k'l .Wc'rey a{l ~'B
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Then the
LORD spoke to
Moses,
saying,
r{maeL h,v{m -l,a h'wh.y reB;d.y;w
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"When an
ox or a
sheep or a
goat is
born, it shall
remain seven days with its
mother, and from the
eighth day on it shall be
accepted as a
sacrifice of an
offering by
fire to the
LORD.
h'y'h.w del\WIy yiK ze[ -w{a b,f,k -w{a rw{v ? yinyim.V;h ~w{Yim.W w{Mia t;x;T ~yim'y t;[.biv ? h'why;l h,Via !;B.r'q.l h,c'rey h'a.l'h'w
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"But, whether it is an
ox or a
sheep, you shall not
kill both it and its
young in
one day.
.Wj]x.vit a{l w{n.B -t,a.w w{t{a h,f -w{a rw{v.w ? d'x,a ~w{y.B
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"When you
sacrifice a
sacrifice of
thanksgiving to the
LORD, you shall
sacrifice it so that you may be
accepted.
~,k.n{c.ril h'why;l h'dw{T -x;b,z .Wx.B.zit -yik.w ? .Wx'B.ziT
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"It shall be
eaten on the
same day, you shall
leave none of it
until morning; I am the
LORD.
.WN,Mim .Wryitw{t -a{l lek'aey a.Wh;h ~w{Y;B ? h'wh.y yin]a r,q{B -d;[
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"So you shall
keep My
commandments, and
do them; I am the
LORD.
h'wh.y yin]a ~'t{a ~,tyif][;w y;t{w.cim ~,T.r;m.v.W
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"You shall not
profane My
holy name, but I will be
sanctified among the
sons of
Israel; I am the
LORD who
sanctifies you,
.$w{t.B yiT.v;D.qin.w yiv.d'q ~ev -t,a .Wl.L;x.t a{l.w ? ~,k.viD;q.m h'wh.y yin]a lea'r.fIy yen.B
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who
brought you out from the
land of
Egypt, to be your
God; I am the
LORD."
~,k'l tw{y.hil ~Iy;r.cim #,r,aem ~,k.t,a ayicw{M;h ? h'wh.y yin]a ~yih{lael