Leviticus 22:3

“Say to them: Throughout your generations, any man from among all your offspring who approaches the holy things that the sons of Israel consecrate to YHWH while his uncleanness is on him, that person shall be cut off from before me. I am YHWH.”

Leviticus 22:3 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Leviticus 22:3, word by word

Sayאֱמֹרemor

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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Throughout your generationsדֹרֹתֵיdorote

generation

The people of the same time.

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manאִישׁish

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

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your offspringזַרְעֲzara

offspring

The children, grandchildren and whole line that come from someone.

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approachesיִקְרַבyikrav

come near

To come near to someone or something.

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the holy thingsקֳּדָשִׁיםkodashim

holy thing

Something set apart for God: a day, an offering.

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the sonsבְנֵיvene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

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of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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consecrateיַקְדִּישׁוּyakdishu

consecrate

To set apart people, things or a day for God.

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to YHWHיהוָהyhva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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while his uncleanness isטֻמְאָתtumat

uncleanness

The state of one who cannot approach what is holy until washed and waiting.

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personנֶּפֶשׁnefesh

person

Someone as a whole; "my soul" can simply mean me.

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shall be cut offנִכְרְתָהnichrta

cut off

To wipe out, or be shut out from the people.

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from before meפָנַfana

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

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The context

2“Speak to Aaron and to his sons, that they keep themselves apart from the holy things of the sons of Israel, which they consecrate to me, and do not profane my holy name. I am YHWH.

3 · This verse (above)

4No man of the offspring of Aaron who is leprous or has a discharge may eat of the holy things until he is clean. Whoever touches anything unclean by a dead person, or a man from whom an emission of semen goes out,

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