Leviticus 22

YHWH prescribes regulations for priestly conduct regarding sacrificial offerings, requiring that only unblemished male animals from cattle, sheep, or goats be offered, and establishing that defective animals shall not be acceptable.[1]

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Verse 3 אֱמֹ֣ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 emor Say Speak! HVqv2ms אֲלֵ/הֶ֗ם 𐤀𐤋/𐤄𐤌 alehem to them toward them HR/Sp3mp לְ/דֹרֹ֨תֵי/כֶ֜ם 𐤋/𐤃𐤓𐤕𐤉/𐤊𐤌 ledoroteykhem to your generations to your generations HR/Ncmpc/Sp2mp כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal any entirety of HNcmsc אִ֣ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish man man HNcmsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who that-which HTr יִקְרַ֣ב 𐤉𐤒𐤓𐤁 yiqerav approaches he will draw near HVqi3ms מִ/כָּל 𐤌/𐤊𐤋 mikal of any from the entirety of HR/Ncmsc זַרְעֲ/כֶ֗ם 𐤆𐤓𐤏/𐤊𐤌 zareakhem of your offspring your seed HNcmsc/Sp2mp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR הַ/קֳּדָשִׁים֙ 𐤄/𐤒𐤃𐤔𐤉𐤌 haqodashim the holy things the holy things HTd/Ncmpa אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 which that-which HTr יַקְדִּ֤ישׁוּ 𐤉𐤒𐤃𐤉𐤔𐤅 yaqedishu they dedicate they will consecrate HVhi3mp בְנֵֽי 𐤁𐤍𐤉 veney Bene (Bemba) the sons of sons of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp לַֽ/יהוָ֔ה 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 layhvah Nyambe (Lozi) to the LORD to Yahweh to Yahweh HR/Np וְ/טֻמְאָת֖/וֹ 𐤅/𐤈𐤌𐤀𐤕/𐤅 vetumeato while his uncleanness and his ritual impurity HC/Ncfsc/Sp3ms עָלָ֑י/ו 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 alayv is on him upon him HR/Sp3ms וְ/נִכְרְתָ֞ה 𐤅/𐤍𐤊𐤓𐤕𐤄 venikheretah shall be cut off and she shall be cut off HC/VNq3fs הַ/נֶּ֧פֶשׁ 𐤄/𐤍𐤐𐤔 hanefesh the person the living being HTd/Ncbsa הַ/הִ֛וא 𐤄/𐤄𐤅𐤀 hahiv that that one HTd/Pp3fs מִ/לְּ/פָנַ֖/י 𐤌/𐤋/𐤐𐤍/𐤉 milefanay from before me from before my face HR/R/Ncbpc/Sp1cs אֲנִ֥י 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I I HPp1cs יְהוָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) am the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp
Verse 4 אִ֣ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish Any man man HNcmsa אִ֞ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish-2 whatsoever man HNcmsa מִ/זֶּ֣רַע 𐤌/𐤆𐤓𐤏 mizera of the seed from seed of HR/Ncmsc אַהֲרֹ֗ן 𐤀𐤄𐤓𐤍 aharon of Aaron Aharon Aharon HNp וְ/ה֤וּא 𐤅/𐤄𐤅𐤀 vehu that he and he HC/Pp3ms צָר֨וּעַ֙ 𐤑𐤓𐤅𐤏 tsarua is leprous skin-diseased one HVqsmsa א֣וֹ 𐤀𐤅 o or or HC זָ֔ב 𐤆𐤁 zav has a discharge flowing-one HVqrmsa בַּ/קֳּדָשִׁים֙ 𐤁/𐤒𐤃𐤔𐤉𐤌 baqodashim of the holy things in the sacred things HRd/Ncmpa לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo shall not not HTn יֹאכַ֔ל 𐤉𐤀𐤊𐤋 yokhal eat he will consume HVqi3ms עַ֖ד 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to HR אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher he is that-which HTr יִטְהָ֑ר 𐤉𐤈𐤄𐤓 yitehar clean he will be pure HVqi3ms וְ/הַ/נֹּגֵ֨עַ֙ 𐤅/𐤄/𐤍𐤂𐤏 vehanogea And whoever touches the touching-one HC/Td/Vqrmsa בְּ/כָל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhal any in the whole of HR/Ncmsc טְמֵא 𐤈𐤌𐤀 teme unclean ritually-unclean of HAamsc נֶ֔פֶשׁ 𐤍𐤐𐤔 nefesh person breathing being HNcbsa א֣וֹ 𐤀𐤅 o-2 or or HC אִ֔ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish-3 a man man HNcmsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 from whom that-which HTr תֵּצֵ֥א 𐤕𐤑𐤀 tetse goes out she will go out HVqi3fs מִמֶּ֖/נּוּ 𐤌𐤌/𐤍𐤅 mimenu from him from us HR/Sp1cp שִׁכְבַת 𐤔𐤊𐤁𐤕 shikhevat emission lying-down of HNcfsc זָֽרַע 𐤆𐤓𐤏 zara of semen seed HNcmsa
Verse 13 וּ/בַת 𐤅/𐤁𐤕 uvat and daughter and daughter of HC/Ncfsc כֹּהֵן֩ 𐤊𐤄𐤍 kohen priest officiating priest HNcmsa כִּ֨י 𐤊𐤉 ki if for/because HC תִהְיֶ֜ה 𐤕𐤄𐤉𐤄 tiheyeh she becomes you will become HVqi3fs אַלְמָנָ֣ה 𐤀𐤋𐤌𐤍𐤄 alemanah widow widowed woman HNcfsa וּ/גְרוּשָׁ֗ה 𐤅/𐤂𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤄 ugerushah or divorced and a driven-out woman HC/Vqsfsa וְ/זֶרַע֮ 𐤅/𐤆𐤓𐤏 vezera and seed and seed HC/Ncmsa אֵ֣ין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn there is not there is not HTn לָ/הּ֒ 𐤋/𐤄 lah to her HR/Sp3fs וְ/שָׁבָ֞ה 𐤅/𐤔𐤁𐤄 veshavah and returns and she returned HC/Vqq3fs אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR בֵּ֤ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house house-of HNcmsc אָבִ֨י/הָ֙ 𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤄 aviha of her father her father HNcmsc/Sp3fs כִּ/נְעוּרֶ֔י/הָ 𐤊/𐤍𐤏𐤅𐤓𐤉/𐤄 kineureyha as in her youth her youthful-years HR/Ncbpc/Sp3fs מִ/לֶּ֥חֶם 𐤌/𐤋𐤇𐤌 milechem of father's food from bread HR/Ncbsc אָבִ֖י/הָ 𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤄 aviha-2 of her father her father HNcmsc/Sp3fs תֹּאכֵ֑ל 𐤕𐤀𐤊𐤋 tokhel she shall eat you (ms) will eat HVqi3fs וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal and all and whole of HC/Ncmsc זָ֖ר 𐤆𐤓 zar stranger foreign one HAamsa לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn יֹ֥אכַל 𐤉𐤀𐤊𐤋 yokhal shall eat he will consume HVqi3ms בּֽ/וֹ 𐤁/𐤅 bo thereof HR/Sp3ms
Verse 18 דַּבֵּ֨ר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 daber Speak Declare! HVpv2ms אֶֽל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR אַהֲרֹ֜ן 𐤀𐤄𐤓𐤍 aharon Aaron Aharon Aharon HNp וְ/אֶל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veel and to and toward HC/R בָּנָ֗י/ו 𐤁𐤍𐤉/𐤅 banayv Bene (Bemba) his sons his sons HNcmpc/Sp3ms וְ/אֶל֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veel-2 and to and toward HC/R כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc בְּנֵ֣י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) children of sons of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp וְ/אָמַרְתָּ֖ 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤕 veamareta and say and you said HC/Vqq2ms אֲלֵ/הֶ֑ם 𐤀𐤋/𐤄𐤌 alehem to them toward them HR/Sp3mp אִ֣ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish Any man man HNcmsa אִישׁ֩ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish-2 whatsoever man HNcmsa מִ/בֵּ֨ית 𐤌/𐤁𐤉𐤕 mibeyt from the house of from the built-house HR/Ncmsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael-2 Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp וּ/מִן 𐤅/𐤌𐤍 umin or from and from HC/R הַ/גֵּ֣ר 𐤄/𐤂𐤓 hager the stranger the resident sojourner HTd/Ncmsa בְּ/יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל 𐤁/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 beyiserael in Israel in Yisraʾel in Yiserael HR/Np אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who that-which HTr יַקְרִ֤יב 𐤉𐤒𐤓𐤉𐤁 yaqeriv presents he will bring near HVhi3ms קָרְבָּנ/וֹ֙ 𐤒𐤓𐤁𐤍/𐤅 qarebano his offering his brought-near gift HNcmsc/Sp3ms לְ/כָל 𐤋/𐤊𐤋 lekhal for any of to the whole of HR/Ncmsc נִדְרֵי/הֶם֙ 𐤍𐤃𐤓𐤉/𐤄𐤌 nidereyhem their vows their vowed pledges HNcmpc/Sp3mp וּ/לְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤋/𐤊𐤋 ulekhal and for any of and to all of HC/R/Ncmsc נִדְבוֹתָ֔/ם 𐤍𐤃𐤁𐤅𐤕/𐤌 nidevotam their freewill offerings their freely-given offerings HNcfpc/Sp3mp אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 that that-which HTr יַקְרִ֥יבוּ 𐤉𐤒𐤓𐤉𐤁𐤅 yaqerivu they offer they bring near HVhi3mp לַ/יהוָ֖ה 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 layhvah Nyambe (Lozi) to the LORD to Yahweh to Yahweh HR/Np לְ/עֹלָֽה 𐤋/𐤏𐤋𐤄 leolah for a burnt offering for an ascending-offering HR/Ncfsa