Leviticus 21
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וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל מֹשֶׁ֔ה אֱמֹ֥ר אֶל הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים בְּנֵ֣י אַהֲרֹ֑ן וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵהֶ֔ם לְנֶ֥פֶשׁ לֹֽא יִטַּמָּ֖א בְּעַמָּֽיו
and to say · LORD · to · Moses · say · to · the priests · sons of · Aaron · and to say · to them · to/for soul · not · to be unclean · in/at peoples his
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כִּ֚י אִם לִשְׁאֵר֔וֹ הַקָּרֹ֖ב אֵלָ֑יו לְאִמּ֣וֹ וּלְאָבִ֔יו וְלִבְנ֥וֹ וּלְבִתּ֖וֹ וּלְאָחִֽיו
that · if · to/for flesh his · the near · to him · to/for mother his · and to/for father his · and to/for son his · and to/for daughter his · and to/for brother his
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וְלַאֲחֹת֤וֹ הַבְּתוּלָה֙ הַקְּרוֹבָ֣ה אֵלָ֔יו אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא הָיְתָ֖ה לְאִ֑ישׁ לָ֖הּ יִטַּמָּֽא
and to/for sister his · the virgin · the near · to him · which · not · to be · to/for man · to/for her · to be unclean
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לֹ֥א יִטַּמָּ֖א בַּ֣עַל בְּעַמָּ֑יו לְהֵ֖חַלּֽוֹ
not · to be unclean · husband · in/at peoples his · to profane him
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לֹֽא יקרחה יִקְרְח֤וּ קָרְחָה֙ בְּרֹאשָׁ֔ם וּפְאַ֥ת זְקָנָ֖ם לֹ֣א יְגַלֵּ֑חוּ וּבִ֨בְשָׂרָ֔ם לֹ֥א יִשְׂרְט֖וּ שָׂרָֽטֶת
not · to be bald · to be bald · baldness · in/at head their · and corner of · beard their · not · to shave · and in/at flesh their · not · to tattoo · incision
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קְדֹשִׁ֤ים יִהְיוּ֙ לֵאלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם וְלֹ֣א יְחַלְּל֔וּ שֵׁ֖ם אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם כִּי֩ אֶת אִשֵּׁ֨י יְהוָ֜ה לֶ֧חֶם אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֛ם הֵ֥ם מַקְרִיבִ֖ם וְהָ֥יוּ קֹֽדֶשׁ
holy · to be · to/for God(s) their · and not · to profane · name of · God(s) their · that · - · burnt offerings of · LORD · bread of · God(s) their · they · approaching · and to be · holiness
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אִשָּׁ֨ה זֹנָ֤ה וַחֲלָלָה֙ לֹ֣א יִקָּ֔חוּ וְאִשָּׁ֛ה גְּרוּשָׁ֥ה מֵאִישָׁ֖הּ לֹ֣א יִקָּ֑חוּ כִּֽי קָדֹ֥שׁ ה֖וּא לֵאלֹהָֽיו
woman · prostitute · and slain · not · to take · and woman · driven out · from man her · not · to take · that · holy · he · to/for God(s) his
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וְקִדַּשְׁתּ֔וֹ כִּֽי אֶת לֶ֥חֶם אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ ה֣וּא מַקְרִ֑יב קָדֹשׁ֙ יִֽהְיֶה לָּ֔ךְ כִּ֣י קָד֔וֹשׁ אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה מְקַדִּשְׁכֶֽם
and to consecrate him · that · - · bread of · God(s) your · he · approaching · holy · to be · to/for you · that · holy · I · LORD · consecrating you
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וּבַת֙ אִ֣ישׁ כֹּהֵ֔ן כִּ֥י תֵחֵ֖ל לִזְנ֑וֹת אֶת אָבִ֨יהָ֙ הִ֣יא מְחַלֶּ֔לֶת בָּאֵ֖שׁ תִּשָּׂרֵֽף
and daughter of · man of · priest · that · to profane · to commit fornication · - · father her · he · profaning · in/at the fire · to burn
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וְהַכֹּהֵן֩ הַגָּד֨וֹל מֵאֶחָ֜יו אֲֽשֶׁר יוּצַ֥ק עַל רֹאשׁ֣וֹ שֶׁ֤מֶן הַמִּשְׁחָה֙ וּמִלֵּ֣א אֶת יָד֔וֹ לִלְבֹּ֖שׁ אֶת הַבְּגָדִ֑ים אֶת רֹאשׁוֹ֙ לֹ֣א יִפְרָ֔ע וּבְגָדָ֖יו לֹ֥א יִפְרֹֽם
and the priest · the great · from brothers his · which · to pour · upon · head his · fat of · the anointing oil · and to fill · - · hand his · to clothe · - · the garments · - · head his · not · to let loose · and garments his · not · to tear
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וְעַ֛ל כָּל נַפְשֹׁ֥ת מֵ֖ת לֹ֣א יָבֹ֑א לְאָבִ֥יו וּלְאִמּ֖וֹ לֹ֥א יִטַּמָּֽא
and upon · all of · souls of · dying · not · to enter · to/for father his · and to/for mother his · not · to be unclean
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וּמִן הַמִּקְדָּשׁ֙ לֹ֣א יֵצֵ֔א וְלֹ֣א יְחַלֵּ֔ל אֵ֖ת מִקְדַּ֣שׁ אֱלֹהָ֑יו כִּ֡י נֵ֠זֶר שֶׁ֣מֶן מִשְׁחַ֧ת אֱלֹהָ֛יו עָלָ֖יו אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה
and from · the sanctuary · not · to go out · and not · to profane · - · sanctuary of · God(s) his · that · consecration of · fat of · anointing oil of · God(s) his · upon him · I · LORD
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וְה֕וּא אִשָּׁ֥ה בִבְתוּלֶ֖יהָ יִקָּֽח
and he · woman · in/at virginity her · to take
Septuagint runs longer here
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אַלְמָנָ֤ה וּגְרוּשָׁה֙ וַחֲלָלָ֣ה זֹנָ֔ה אֶת אֵ֖לֶּה לֹ֣א יִקָּ֑ח כִּ֛י אִם בְּתוּלָ֥ה מֵעַמָּ֖יו יִקַּ֥ח אִשָּֽׁה
widow · and driven out · and slain · prostitute · - · these · not · to take · that · if · virgin · from peoples his · to take · woman
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וְלֹֽא יְחַלֵּ֥ל זַרְע֖וֹ בְּעַמָּ֑יו כִּ֛י אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה מְקַדְּשֽׁוֹ
and not · to profane · seed his · in/at peoples his · that · I · LORD · consecrating him
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וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר
and to speak · LORD · to · Moses · to say
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דַּבֵּ֥ר אֶֽל אַהֲרֹ֖ן לֵאמֹ֑ר אִ֣ישׁ מִֽזַּרְעֲךָ֞ לְדֹרֹתָ֗ם אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִהְיֶ֥ה בוֹ֙ מ֔וּם לֹ֣א יִקְרַ֔ב לְהַקְרִ֖יב לֶ֥חֶם אֱלֹהָֽיו
speak · to · Aaron · to say · man · from seed your · to/for generations their · which · to be · in/at him · blemish · not · to approach · to approach · bread of · God(s) his
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כִּ֥י כָל אִ֛ישׁ אֲשֶׁר בּ֥וֹ מ֖וּם לֹ֣א יִקְרָ֑ב אִ֤ישׁ עִוֵּר֙ א֣וֹ פִסֵּ֔חַ א֥וֹ חָרֻ֖ם א֥וֹ שָׂרֽוּעַ
that · all of · man · which · in/at him · blemish · not · to approach · man · blind · or · lame · or · banned · or · stretched out
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א֣וֹ אִ֔ישׁ אֲשֶׁר יִהְיֶ֥ה ב֖וֹ שֶׁ֣בֶר רָ֑גֶל א֖וֹ שֶׁ֥בֶר יָֽד
or · man · which · to be · in/at him · breaking of · foot · or · breaking of · hand
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אֽוֹ גִבֵּ֣ן אוֹ דַ֔ק א֖וֹ תְּבַלֻּ֣ל בְּעֵינ֑וֹ א֤וֹ גָרָב֙ א֣וֹ יַלֶּ֔פֶת א֖וֹ מְר֥וֹחַ אָֽשֶׁךְ
or · hump-backed · or · thin · or · obscurity · in/at eye his · or · scab · or · scab · or · crushed of · testicle
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כָּל אִ֞ישׁ אֲשֶׁר בּ֣וֹ מ֗וּם מִזֶּ֨רַע֙ אַהֲרֹ֣ן הַכֹּהֵ֔ן לֹ֣א יִגַּ֔שׁ לְהַקְרִ֖יב אֶת אִשֵּׁ֣י יְהוָ֑ה מ֣וּם בּ֔וֹ אֵ֚ת לֶ֣חֶם אֱלֹהָ֔יו לֹ֥א יִגַּ֖שׁ לְהַקְרִֽיב
all of · man · which · in/at him · blemish · from seed of · Aaron · the priest · not · to approach · to approach · - · burnt offerings of · LORD · blemish · in/at him · - · bread of · God(s) his · not · to approach · to approach
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לֶ֣חֶם אֱלֹהָ֔יו מִקָּדְשֵׁ֖י הַקֳּדָשִׁ֑ים וּמִן הַקֳּדָשִׁ֖ים יֹאכֵֽל
bread of · God(s) his · from holy things of · the holy things · and from · the holy things · to eat
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אַ֣ךְ אֶל הַפָּרֹ֜כֶת לֹ֣א יָבֹ֗א וְאֶל הַמִּזְבֵּ֛חַ לֹ֥א יִגַּ֖שׁ כִּֽי מ֣וּם בּ֑וֹ וְלֹ֤א יְחַלֵּל֙ אֶת מִקְדָּשַׁ֔י כִּ֛י אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה מְקַדְּשָֽׁם
surely · to · the curtain · not · to enter · and to · the altar · not · to approach · that · blemish · in/at him · and not · to profane · - · sanctuaries my · that · I · LORD · consecrating them
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וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר מֹשֶׁ֔ה אֶֽל אַהֲרֹ֖ן וְאֶל בָּנָ֑יו וְאֶֽל כָּל בְּנֵ֖י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
and to speak · Moses · to · Aaron · and to · sons his · and to · all of · sons of · Israel
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1 verse here runs noticeably shorter or longer in the Septuagint than in the Hebrew (the Greek is longer) — 21:13. Open any to read the two side by side.
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