And from the handוּמִיַּדof a foreignerבֶּן נֵכָרyou shall notלֹאpresentתַקְרִיבוּthe foodאֶת לֶחֶםof your Elohimאֱלֹהֵיכֶםfrom anyמִכָּלof these,אֵלֶּהforכִּיtheir damageמָשְׁחָתָםis in them;בָּהֶםthere is a defectמוּםin them;בָּםthey will notלֹאbe acceptedיֵרָצוּfor you.”לָכֶם
Leviticus 22:25
Study it in the app“And from the hand of a foreigner you shall not present the food of your Elohim from any of these, for their damage is in them; there is a defect in them; they will not be accepted for you.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 22:25, word by word
- And from the handיַּדyad
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” appears- of a foreignerבֶּןben
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “ben” appears- of a foreignerנֵכָרnechar
foreign
What is foreign; "son of a foreigner" is someone of another people.
Where else “nechar” appears- presentתַקְרִיבוּtakrivu
bring near
To bring something, or offer a gift to YHWH.
Where else “takrivu” appears- the foodלֶחֶםlechem
food
Everything eaten at the table, even if it is not bread.
Where else “lechem” appears- of your Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- their damageמָשְׁחָתָmashchata
flaw
A flaw that makes an animal unfit to offer.
Where else “mashchata” appears- there is a defectמוּםmum
blemish
A flaw in the body that mars it or makes it unfit.
Where else “mum” appears- be acceptedיֵרָצוּyeratsu
accept
To gladly receive an offering or someone.
Where else “yeratsu” appears
The context
24And an animal with testicles bruised or crushed or torn or cut you shall not present to YHWH; in your land you shall not do this.
25 · This verse (above)
26And YHWH spoke to Moses, saying,