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Leviticus Chapter 20

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וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהֹוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃

Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009

Adonoy spoke to Moshe, saying:

The Koren Jerusalem Bible

And the Lord spoke to Moshe, saying,

The Rashi chumash by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

And the L-rd spoke to Moses, saying:

וְאֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵל֮ תֹּאמַר֒ אִ֣ישׁ אִישׁ֩ מִבְּנֵ֨י יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל וּמִן־הַגֵּ֣ר**׀** הַגָּ֣ר בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִתֵּ֧ן מִזַּרְע֛וֹ לַמֹּ֖לֶךְ מ֣וֹת יוּמָ֑ת עַ֥ם הָאָ֖רֶץ יִרְגְּמֻ֥הוּ בָאָֽבֶן׃

Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009

And to Bnei Yisrael you shall say: that each and every man of Bnei Yisroel and from the proselytes that reside in Israel, who will give any of his children to Molech, [that] he shall surely be put to death; the people of the land shall stone him to death.

The Koren Jerusalem Bible

Again, thou shalt say to the children of Yisra᾽el, Whoever he be of the children of Yisra᾽el, or of the strangers that sojourn in Yisra᾽el, that gives any of his seed to Molekh; he shall surely be put to death: the people of the land shall stone him with stones.

The Rashi chumash by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

And to the children of Israel shall you say [(the punishments attaching to the exhortations)]: A man of the children of Israel and of the stranger who sojourns in Israel, who gives of his seed to the Molech shall be put to death [by beth-din, and if beth-din lack the power], the people of the land shall [assist them and] stone him with stones. [("the people of the land":) the people for whom the land was created, the people who are destined to inherit the land through these mitzvoth]

וַאֲנִ֞י אֶתֵּ֤ן אֶת־פָּנַי֙ בָּאִ֣ישׁ הַה֔וּא וְהִכְרַתִּ֥י אֹת֖וֹ מִקֶּ֣רֶב עַמּ֑וֹ כִּ֤י מִזַּרְעוֹ֙ נָתַ֣ן לַמֹּ֔לֶךְ לְמַ֗עַן טַמֵּא֙ אֶת־מִקְדָּשִׁ֔י וּלְחַלֵּ֖ל אֶת־שֵׁ֥ם קׇדְשִֽׁי׃

Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009

I shall direct My wrath on that man and I shall cut him off from among his people, for he gave of his children to Molech, in order to defile My Sanctuary and profane My Holy Name.

The Koren Jerusalem Bible

And I will set my face against that man, and will cut him off from among his people; because he has given of his seed to Molekh, to defile my sanctuary, and to profane my holy name.

The Rashi chumash by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

And I shall direct My regard to that man, and I will cut him off, [(but not an entire congregation who serve the Molech)] from the midst of his people, for of his seed [("of") including his grandson, etc.] he has given to the Molech to defile My holy ones [the congregation of Israel] and to profane My holy name.

וְאִ֡ם הַעְלֵ֣ם יַעְלִ֩ימֽוּ֩ עַ֨ם הָאָ֜רֶץ אֶת־עֵֽינֵיהֶם֙ מִן־הָאִ֣ישׁ הַה֔וּא בְּתִתּ֥וֹ מִזַּרְע֖וֹ לַמֹּ֑לֶךְ לְבִלְתִּ֖י הָמִ֥ית אֹתֽוֹ׃

Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009

If the people of the land will hide their eyes from that person, when he gives of his children to Molech, and they do not put him to death.

The Koren Jerusalem Bible

And if the people of the land do at all hide their eyes from that man, when he gives of his seed to Molekh, and kill him not:

The Rashi chumash by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

And if the people of the land avert, avert their eyes from that man [(If they avert their eyes in one thing, they are destined to avert them in many things; if the lesser sanhedrin averts its eyes, the Great Sanhedrin is destined to avert its eyes)] when he gives of his seed to the Molech, not to put him to death,

וְשַׂמְתִּ֨י אֲנִ֧י אֶת־פָּנַ֛י בָּאִ֥ישׁ הַה֖וּא וּבְמִשְׁפַּחְתּ֑וֹ וְהִכְרַתִּ֨י אֹת֜וֹ וְאֵ֣ת**׀** כׇּל־הַזֹּנִ֣ים אַחֲרָ֗יו לִזְנ֛וֹת אַחֲרֵ֥י הַמֹּ֖לֶךְ מִקֶּ֥רֶב עַמָּֽם׃

Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009

I shall set My wrath against that man and his family; I shall cut him off, along with all those who go astray after him to go astray after Molech, [they will be cut off] from among their people.

The Koren Jerusalem Bible

then I will set my face against that man, and against his family, and will cut him off, and all that go astray after him, going astray after Molekh, from among their people.

The Rashi chumash by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

Then I shall direct My regard to that man and to his family, [who "cover up" for him], and I will cut him off, [him with kareth; his family, with afflictions], and all who go astray after him to stray after the Molech [(Subsumed in this are other idols served in the manner of Molech though that not be their normal mode of worship)] (I will cut off) from the midst of their people.

וְהַנֶּ֗פֶשׁ אֲשֶׁ֨ר תִּפְנֶ֤ה אֶל־הָֽאֹבֹת֙ וְאֶל־הַיִּדְּעֹנִ֔ים לִזְנֹ֖ת אַחֲרֵיהֶ֑ם וְנָתַתִּ֤י אֶת־פָּנַי֙ בַּנֶּ֣פֶשׁ הַהִ֔וא וְהִכְרַתִּ֥י אֹת֖וֹ מִקֶּ֥רֶב עַמּֽוֹ׃

Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009

The person who turns to mediums and oracles to stray after them; I shall direct My wrath against that person and cut him off from among his people.

The Koren Jerusalem Bible

And the person that applies to mediums and to wizards, to go astray after them, I will even set my face against that person, and will cut him off from among his people.

The Rashi chumash by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

And the soul that turns to the ovoth and to the yidonim to stray after them — I shall set My face against that soul, and I shall cut him off from the midst of his people.

וְהִ֨תְקַדִּשְׁתֶּ֔ם וִהְיִיתֶ֖ם קְדֹשִׁ֑ים כִּ֛י אֲנִ֥י יְהֹוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃

Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009

You shall sanctify yourselves and be holy for I am Adonoy, your God.

The Koren Jerusalem Bible

Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be holy: for I am the Lord your God.

The Rashi chumash by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

And you shall sanctify yourselves [by separating from idolatry] and you shall be holy, for I am the L-rd your G-d.

וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם֙ אֶת־חֻקֹּתַ֔י וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖ם אֹתָ֑ם אֲנִ֥י יְהֹוָ֖ה מְקַדִּשְׁכֶֽם׃

Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009

You must keep My statutes and do [observe] them. I am Adonoy who sanctifies you.

The Koren Jerusalem Bible

And you shall keep my statutes, and do them: I am the Lord who sanctifies you.

The Rashi chumash by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

And you shall heed My statutes and do them; I am the L-rd who makes you holy.

כִּֽי־אִ֣ישׁ אִ֗ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יְקַלֵּ֧ל אֶת־אָבִ֛יו וְאֶת־אִמּ֖וֹ מ֣וֹת יוּמָ֑ת אָבִ֧יו וְאִמּ֛וֹ קִלֵּ֖ל דָּמָ֥יו בּֽוֹ׃

Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009

Any man that curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death. [Since] he has cursed his father or mother, his blood is on him.

The Koren Jerusalem Bible

For everyone that curses his father or his mother shall be surely put to death: he has cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him.

The Rashi chumash by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

For a man who curses his father and his mother shall be put to death. His father and his mother has he cursed [(He is liable even if he curses them after their death)]; his blood is in him [i.e., on his own head].

וְאִ֗ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֤ר יִנְאַף֙ אֶת־אֵ֣שֶׁת אִ֔ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִנְאַ֖ף אֶת־אֵ֣שֶׁת רֵעֵ֑הוּ מֽוֹת־יוּמַ֥ת הַנֹּאֵ֖ף וְהַנֹּאָֽפֶת׃

Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009

A man who commits adultery with another mans wife who commits adultery with the wife of his fellow man—they shall surely be put to death—the adulterer and the adulteress.

The Koren Jerusalem Bible

And the man that commits adultery with another man’s wife, that commits adultery with his neighbour’s wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.

The Rashi chumash by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

And a man, [and not a minor], who lives with the wife of a man, [and not with the wife of a minor], who lives with the wife of his neighbor, [and not with the wife of a gentile] — the adulterer and the adulteress shall be put to death [(by strangulation)].

וְאִ֗ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֤ר יִשְׁכַּב֙ אֶת־אֵ֣שֶׁת אָבִ֔יו עֶרְוַ֥ת אָבִ֖יו גִּלָּ֑ה מֽוֹת־יוּמְת֥וּ שְׁנֵיהֶ֖ם דְּמֵיהֶ֥ם בָּֽם׃

Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009

A man who will lie [conjugally] with his fathers wife has uncovered his fathers nakedness; they both shall surely be put to death, their blood is on them.

The Koren Jerusalem Bible

And the man that lies with his father’s wife has uncovered his father’s nakedness: both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood is upon them.

The Rashi chumash by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

And a man who lies with his father's wife, he has revealed the nakedness of his father. Both of them shall be put to death; their blood is in them.

וְאִ֗ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֤ר יִשְׁכַּב֙ אֶת־כַּלָּת֔וֹ מ֥וֹת יוּמְת֖וּ שְׁנֵיהֶ֑ם תֶּ֥בֶל עָשׂ֖וּ דְּמֵיהֶ֥ם בָּֽם׃

Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009

A man who will lie [conjugally] with his daughter-in-law; they both shall surely be put to death they have committed an act of perversion, their blood is on them.

The Koren Jerusalem Bible

And if a man lie with his daughter in law, both of them shall surely be put to death: they have wrought unnatural sin; their blood shall be upon them.

The Rashi chumash by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

And if a man lies with his daughter-in-law, both of them shall be put to death. They have wrought shamefully; their blood is in them.

וְאִ֗ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִשְׁכַּ֤ב אֶת־זָכָר֙ מִשְׁכְּבֵ֣י אִשָּׁ֔ה תּוֹעֵבָ֥ה עָשׂ֖וּ שְׁנֵיהֶ֑ם מ֥וֹת יוּמָ֖תוּ דְּמֵיהֶ֥ם בָּֽם׃

Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009

A man who will lie [conjugally] with [another] man, in the same manner as with a woman; they both have committed an abominable act, they shall surely be put to death, their blood is on them.

The Koren Jerusalem Bible

If a man also lie with a man, as one lies with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.

The Rashi chumash by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

And if a man lies with a male the lyings of a woman ["as the reed is inserted into the tube"], an abomination has been wrought by both of them. They shall be put to death; their blood is in them.

וְאִ֗ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִקַּ֧ח אֶת־אִשָּׁ֛ה וְאֶת־אִמָּ֖הּ זִמָּ֣ה הִ֑וא בָּאֵ֞שׁ יִשְׂרְפ֤וּ אֹתוֹ֙ וְאֶתְהֶ֔ן וְלֹא־תִהְיֶ֥ה זִמָּ֖ה בְּתוֹכְכֶֽם׃

Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009

A man who marries a woman and her mother; it is lewdness. They shall be burned in fire, he and [one of] them, and there will no longer be such lewdness among you.

The Koren Jerusalem Bible

And if a man take a wife and her mother, it is wickedness: they shall be burnt with fire, both he and they; that there be no wickedness among you.

The Rashi chumash by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

And if a man takes a woman [his mother-in-law] and her mother, it is lewdness. In fire shall they be burned, he and they, and there shall not be lewdness in your midst.

וְאִ֗ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִתֵּ֧ן שְׁכׇבְתּ֛וֹ בִּבְהֵמָ֖ה מ֣וֹת יוּמָ֑ת וְאֶת־הַבְּהֵמָ֖ה תַּהֲרֹֽגוּ׃

Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009

A man who lies [conjugally] with an animal shall surely be put to death, and you shall also kill the animal.

The Koren Jerusalem Bible

And if a man lie with a beast, he shall surely be put to death: and you shall slay the beast.

The Rashi chumash by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

And if a man gives his lying to a beast, he shall be put to death, and the beast shall you kill [(because the man went astray through it)].

וְאִשָּׁ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר תִּקְרַ֤ב אֶל־כׇּל־בְּהֵמָה֙ לְרִבְעָ֣הֿ אֹתָ֔הּ וְהָרַגְתָּ֥ אֶת־הָאִשָּׁ֖ה וְאֶת־הַבְּהֵמָ֑ה מ֥וֹת יוּמָ֖תוּ דְּמֵיהֶ֥ם בָּֽם׃

Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009

A woman who presents herself to an animal causing it to copulate with her; you shall kill the woman and the animal. They shall surely be killed, their blood is on them.

The Koren Jerusalem Bible

And if a woman approach any beast, and lie down before it, thou shalt kill the woman, and the beast: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.

The Rashi chumash by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

And if a woman draws close to any beast so that it mount her, you shall kill the woman and the beast. They shall be put to death; their blood is in them.

וְאִ֣ישׁ אֲשֶׁר־יִקַּ֣ח אֶת־אֲחֹת֡וֹ בַּת־אָבִ֣יו א֣וֹ בַת־אִ֠מּ֠וֹ וְרָאָ֨ה אֶת־עֶרְוָתָ֜הּ וְהִֽיא־תִרְאֶ֤ה אֶת־עֶרְוָתוֹ֙ חֶ֣סֶד ה֔וּא וְנִ֨כְרְת֔וּ לְעֵינֵ֖י בְּנֵ֣י עַמָּ֑ם עֶרְוַ֧ת אֲחֹת֛וֹ גִּלָּ֖ה עֲוֺנ֥וֹ יִשָּֽׂא׃

Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009

A man who marries his sister, either his fathers daughter or his mothers daughter, and he sees her nakedness and she sees his nakedness; it is a shameful perversion. They shall be cut off before their people he has uncovered the nakedness of his sister, he shall bear [the burden of] his iniquity.

The Koren Jerusalem Bible

And if a man shall take his sister, his father’s daughter, or his mother’s daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness; it is a disgraceful deed; and they shall be cut off in the sight of their people: he has uncovered his sister’s nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity.

The Rashi chumash by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

And if a man takes his sister, the daughter of his father or the daughter of his mother, and sees her nakedness, and she sees his nakedness, it is shameful. And they shall be cut off before the eyes of the children of their people. The nakedness of his sister he has revealed; he shall bear his sin.

וְ֠אִ֠ישׁ אֲשֶׁר־יִשְׁכַּ֨ב אֶת־אִשָּׁ֜ה דָּוָ֗ה וְגִלָּ֤ה אֶת־עֶרְוָתָהּ֙ אֶת־מְקֹרָ֣הּ הֶֽעֱרָ֔ה וְהִ֕וא גִּלְּתָ֖ה אֶת־מְק֣וֹר דָּמֶ֑יהָ וְנִכְרְת֥וּ שְׁנֵיהֶ֖ם מִקֶּ֥רֶב עַמָּֽם׃

Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009

A man who will lie [conjugally] with a menstruating woman and uncover her nakedness and uncover her source [womb] and she has uncovered the source of her blood; they shall both be cut off from among their people.

The Koren Jerusalem Bible

And if a man shall lie with a woman during her menstrual sickness, and shall uncover her nakedness; he has made naked her fountain, and she has uncovered the fountain of her blood: and both of them shall be cut off from among their people.

The Rashi chumash by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

And if a man lies with a woman in her flow and reveals her nakedness — her fount has he bared [(peripheral intercourse is hereby connoted)], and she has revealed the fount of her blood, and both of them shall be cut off from the midst of their people.

וְעֶרְוַ֨ת אֲח֧וֹת אִמְּךָ֛ וַאֲח֥וֹת אָבִ֖יךָ לֹ֣א תְגַלֵּ֑ה כִּ֧י אֶת־שְׁאֵר֛וֹ הֶעֱרָ֖ה עֲוֺנָ֥ם יִשָּֽׂאוּ׃

Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009

The nakedness of your mothers sister and of your fathers sister, you shall not uncover, for the nakedness of his close kin he will have bared they shall bear [the burden of] their iniquity.

The Koren Jerusalem Bible

And thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother’s sister, nor of thy father’s sister: for he uncovers his near kin: they shall bear their iniquity.

The Rashi chumash by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

And the nakedness of your mother's sister [whether from her father or her mother] or your father's sister [whether from his father or his mother], you shall not reveal. Because he has bared his (close) flesh, they shall bear their sin.

וְאִ֗ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֤ר יִשְׁכַּב֙ אֶת־דֹּ֣דָת֔וֹ עֶרְוַ֥ת דֹּד֖וֹ גִּלָּ֑ה חֶטְאָ֥ם יִשָּׂ֖אוּ עֲרִירִ֥ים יָמֻֽתוּ׃

Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009

A man who will lie [conjugally] with his aunt has uncovered the nakedness of his uncle they will bear [the burden of] their sin and they will die without children.

The Koren Jerusalem Bible

And if a man shall lie with his uncle’s wife, he has uncovered his uncle’s nakedness: they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless.

The Rashi chumash by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

And a man who lies with the wife of his uncle [his father's brother from his father], the nakedness of his uncle has he revealed. They shall bear their sin; childless shall they die. [If they have children, they will die in their lifetimes. ("Cutting off," then, (kareth), in 18:29, refers to going childless)].

וְאִ֗ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִקַּ֛ח אֶת־אֵ֥שֶׁת אָחִ֖יו נִדָּ֣ה הִ֑וא עֶרְוַ֥ת אָחִ֛יו גִּלָּ֖ה עֲרִירִ֥ים יִהְיֽוּ׃

Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009

A man who will marry his brothers wife who must be [conjugally] avoided [by him]; he has uncovered his brothers nakedness, they shall die without children.

The Koren Jerusalem Bible

And if a man shall take his brother’s wife, it is an unclean thing: he has uncovered his brother’s nakedness; they shall be childless.

The Rashi chumash by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

And if a man takes the wife of his brother, it [this cohabitation] is niddah ["rejected," "repulsive"], the nakedness of his brother has he revealed; childless shall they be [(i.e., remain) if they have no children.]

וּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֤ם אֶת־כׇּל־חֻקֹּתַי֙ וְאֶת־כׇּל־מִשְׁפָּטַ֔י וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖ם אֹתָ֑ם וְלֹא־תָקִ֤יא אֶתְכֶם֙ הָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֨ר אֲנִ֜י מֵבִ֥יא אֶתְכֶ֛ם שָׁ֖מָּה לָשֶׁ֥בֶת בָּֽהּ׃

Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009

You shall keep all of My statutes and all of My laws and do (observe) them [so that] you will not be expelled by the land to which I am bringing you there to reside therein.

The Koren Jerusalem Bible

You shall therefore keep all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: that the land, into which I bring you to dwell, vomit you not out.

The Rashi chumash by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

And you shall heed all of My statutes and all of My judgments, and you shall do them, so that the land not vomit you out, whither I bring you to dwell in it.

וְלֹ֤א תֵֽלְכוּ֙ בְּחֻקֹּ֣ת הַגּ֔וֹי אֲשֶׁר־אֲנִ֥י מְשַׁלֵּ֖חַ מִפְּנֵיכֶ֑ם כִּ֤י אֶת־כׇּל־אֵ֙לֶּה֙ עָשׂ֔וּ וָאָקֻ֖ץ בָּֽם׃

Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009

You shall not follow the customs of the nation which I am expelling before you. For they have done all these above mentioned sins and I became disgusted with them.

The Koren Jerusalem Bible

And you shall not walk in the practices of the nation, which I cast out before you: for they committed all these things, and therefore I abhorred them.

The Rashi chumash by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

And you shall not walk in the statutes of the nation which I am sending away before you. For all of these (abominations) they did, and I despised them.

וָאֹמַ֣ר לָכֶ֗ם אַתֶּם֮ תִּֽירְשׁ֣וּ אֶת־אַדְמָתָם֒ וַאֲנִ֞י אֶתְּנֶ֤נָּה לָכֶם֙ לָרֶ֣שֶׁת אֹתָ֔הּ אֶ֛רֶץ זָבַ֥ת חָלָ֖ב וּדְבָ֑שׁ אֲנִי֙ יְהֹוָ֣ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם אֲשֶׁר־הִבְדַּ֥לְתִּי אֶתְכֶ֖ם מִן־הָֽעַמִּֽים׃

Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009

And I have said to you [that] you shall inherit their land, and I shall give it to you that you may inherit it, a land flowing with milk and honey, I am Adonoy, your God who separated you from the [other] peoples.

The Koren Jerusalem Bible

But I have said to you, You shall inherit their land, and I will give it to you to possess it, a land that flows with milk and honey: I am the Lord your God, who have separated you from the peoples.

The Rashi chumash by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

And I said to you: You shall inherit their land, and I will give it to you to inherit, a land flowing with milk and honey. I am the L-rd your G-d who separated you from the peoples.

וְהִבְדַּלְתֶּ֞ם בֵּֽין־הַבְּהֵמָ֤ה הַטְּהֹרָה֙ לַטְּמֵאָ֔ה וּבֵין־הָע֥וֹף הַטָּמֵ֖א לַטָּהֹ֑ר וְלֹֽא־תְשַׁקְּצ֨וּ אֶת־נַפְשֹֽׁתֵיכֶ֜ם בַּבְּהֵמָ֣ה וּבָע֗וֹף וּבְכֹל֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תִּרְמֹ֣שׂ הָֽאֲדָמָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־הִבְדַּ֥לְתִּי לָכֶ֖ם לְטַמֵּֽא׃

Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009

You shall distinguish between a [ritually] clean animal and a unclean one, between the unclean fowl and the clean one. Do not make yourselves disgusting through the animals, fowl or through any creature that creeps on the ground which I have distinguished for you as being unclean.

The Koren Jerusalem Bible

You shall therefore distinguish between clean beasts and unclean, and between unclean birds and clean: and you shall not make your souls abominable by beast, or by bird, or by any manner of living thing that creeps on the ground, which I have separated from you as unclean.

The Rashi chumash by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

And you shall separate between the clean beast and the unclean [i.e., between that which is clean for you and that which is unclean, between the severing of the majority of the shechitah sign (in which instance the animal is kasher) and the severing of half (in which instance it is treifah)], and between the unclean fowl and the clean; and you shall not make yourselves despicable through the beast or the fowl, or through anything with which the ground swarms, which I have separated for you as unclean [i.e., as forbidden].

וִהְיִ֤יתֶם לִי֙ קְדֹשִׁ֔ים כִּ֥י קָד֖וֹשׁ אֲנִ֣י יְהֹוָ֑ה וָאַבְדִּ֥ל אֶתְכֶ֛ם מִן־הָֽעַמִּ֖ים לִהְי֥וֹת לִֽי׃

Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009

You shall be holy to Me, for I, Adonoy, am holy and I have distinguished you from the [other] peoples to be Mine [and to serve Me].

The Koren Jerusalem Bible

And you shall be holy to me: for I the Lord am holy, and have separated you from the peoples, that you should be mine.

The Rashi chumash by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

And you shall be holy unto Me, for I, the L-rd, am holy; and I have set you apart from the peoples to be Mine [If you are separate from them, you are Mine; if not, you are "Nevuchadnezzar's."]

וְאִ֣ישׁ אֽוֹ־אִשָּׁ֗ה כִּי־יִהְיֶ֨ה בָהֶ֥ם א֛וֹב א֥וֹ יִדְּעֹנִ֖י מ֣וֹת יוּמָ֑תוּ בָּאֶ֛בֶן יִרְגְּמ֥וּ אֹתָ֖ם דְּמֵיהֶ֥ם בָּֽם׃{פ}

Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009

If among the men or women there will be a medium or an oracle they shall surely be put to death. You shall stone them to death, their blood is on them.

The Koren Jerusalem Bible

A man also or woman that is a medium or a wizard, shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones: their blood shall be upon them.

The Rashi chumash by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

And a man or a woman if there be in them an ov or yidoni, they shall be put to death. With stones shall they stone them; their blood is in them. [Where there are witnesses and warning — stoning; wittingness, without warning — kareth; unwittingness — a sin-offering. The same applies to all transgressions punishable by death where "kareth" is stated.]

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