Targum Onkelos Leviticus · chapter 17

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1. 1

   וּמַלִיל יְיָ עִם מֹשֶׁה לְמֵימָר

   Then the LORD said to Moses,

2. 2

   מַלֵל עִם אַהֲרֹן וְעִם בְּנוֹהִי וְעִם כָּל בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְתֵימַר לְהוֹן דֵין פִּתְגָמָא דִי פַקִיד יְיָ לְמֵימָר

   “Speak to Aaron, his sons, and all the Israelites and tell them this is what the LORD has commanded:

3. 3

   גְבַר גְבַר מִבֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל דִי יִכּוֹס תּוֹר אוֹ אִמַר אוֹ עִזָא בְּמַשְׁרִיתָא אוֹ דִי יִכּוֹס מִבָּרָא לְמַשְׁרִיתָא

   ‘Anyone from the house of Israel who slaughters an ox, a lamb, or a goat in the camp or outside of it

4. 4

   וְלִתְרַע מַשְׁכַּן זִמְנָא לָא אַיְתֵהּ לְקָרָבָא קֻרְבָּנָא קֳדָם יְיָ קֳדָם מַשְׁכְּנָא דַיְיָ דְמָא יִתְחַשַׁב לְגַבְרָא הַהוּא דְמָא אֲשַׁד וְיִשְׁתֵּיצֵי אֲנָשָׁא הַהוּא מִגוֹ עַמֵהּ

   instead of bringing it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting to present it as an offering to the LORD before His tabernacle— that man shall incur bloodguilt. He has shed blood and must be cut off from among his people.

5. 5

   בְּדִיל דִי יַיְתוּן בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל יָת דִבְחֵיהוֹן דִי אִנוּן דָבְחִין עַל אַפֵּי חַקְלָא וְיַיְתוּנוּן לָקֳדָם יְיָ לִתְרַע מַשְׁכַּן זִמְנָא לְוָת כַּהֲנָא וְיִכְסוּן נִכְסַת קוּדְשִׁין קֳדָם יְיָ יָתְהוֹן

   For this reason the Israelites will bring to the LORD the sacrifices they have been offering in the open fields. They are to bring them to the priest at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and offer them as sacrifices of peace offerings to the LORD.

6. 6

   וְיִזְרוֹק כַּהֲנָא יָת דְמָא עַל מַדְבְּחָא דַיְיָ בִּתְרַע מַשְׁכַּן זִמְנָא וְיַסֵק תַּרְבָּא לְאִתְקַבָּלָא בְרַעֲוָא קֳדָם יְיָ

   The priest will then splatter the blood on the altar of the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and burn the fat as a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

7. 7

   וְלָא יִדְבְּחוּן עוֹד יָת דִבְחֵיהוֹן לַשֵׁדִין דִי אִנוּן טָעָן בַּתְרֵיהוֹן קְיַם עָלָם תְּהֵי דָא לְהוֹן לְדָרֵיהוֹן

   They must no longer offer their sacrifices to the goat demons to which they have prostituted themselves. This will be a permanent statute for them for the generations to come.’

8. 8

   וּלְהוֹן תֵּימַר גְבַר גְבַר מִבֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל וּמִן גִיוֹרָא דְיִתְגַיְרוּן בֵּינֵיכוֹן דִי יַסֵק עֲלָתָא אוֹ נִכְסַת קוּדְשַׁיָא

   Tell them that if anyone from the house of Israel or any foreigner living among them offers a burnt offering or a sacrifice

9. 9

   וְלִתְרַע מַשְׁכַּן זִמְנָא לָא אַיְתִנֵהּ לְמֶעְבַּד יָתֵהּ קֳדָם יְיָ וְיִשְׁתֵּיצֵי אֲנָשָׁא הַהוּא מֵעַמֵהּ

   but does not bring it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting to sacrifice it to the LORD, that man must be cut off from his people.

10. 10

    וּגְבַר גְבַר מִבֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל וּמִן גִיוֹרָא דְיִתְגַיְרוּן בֵּינֵיכוֹן דִי יֵיכוּל כָּל דְמָא וְאֶתֵּן רוּגְזִי בַּאֲנָשָׁא דְיֵיכוּל יָת דְמָא וֶאֱשֵׁיצֵי יָתֵהּ מִגוֹ עַמֵהּ

    If anyone from the house of Israel or a foreigner living among them eats any blood, I will set My face against that person and cut him off from among his people.

11. 11

    אֲרֵי נְפַשׁ בִּסְרָא בִּדְמָא הִיא וַאֲנָא יְהָבִתֵּהּ לְכוֹן עַל מַדְבְּחָא לְכַפָּרָא עַל נַפְשָׁתֵיכוֹן אֲרֵי דְמָא הוּא עַל נַפְשָׁא מְכַפֵּר

    For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you to make atonement for your souls upon the altar; for it is the blood that makes atonement for the soul.

12. 12

    עַל כֵּן אֲמָרִית לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל כָּל אֱנַשׁ מִנְכוֹן לָא יֵיכוּל דְמָא וְגִיוֹרָא דְיִתְגַיְרוּן בֵּינֵיכוֹן לָא יֵיכוּל דְמָא

    Therefore I say to the Israelites, ‘None of you may eat blood, nor may any foreigner living among you eat blood.’

13. 13

    וּגְבַר גְבַר מִן בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וּמִן גִיוֹרָא דְיִתְגַיְרוּן בֵּינֵיכוֹן דִי יְצוּד צֵידָא חַיְתָא אוֹ עוֹפָא דִי מִתְאֲכֵל וְיֵשׁוֹד יָת דְמֵהּ וִיכַסִנֵהּ בְּעַפְרָא

    And if any Israelite or foreigner living among them hunts down a wild animal or bird that may be eaten, he must drain its blood and cover it with dirt.

14. 14

    אֲרֵי נְפַשׁ כָּל בִּסְרָא דְמֵהּ בְּנַפְשֵׁהּ הוּא וַאֲמָרִית לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל דַם כָּל בִּסְרָא לָא תֵיכְלוּן אֲרֵי נְפַשׁ כָּל בִּסְרָא דְמֵהּ הִיא כָּל דְיֵיכְלִנֵהּ יִשְׁתֵּיצֵי

    For the life of all flesh is its blood. Therefore I have told the Israelites, ‘You must not eat the blood of any living thing, because the life of all flesh is its blood; whoever eats it must be cut off.’

15. 15

    וְכָל אֱנַשׁ דִי יֵיכוּל נְבִילָא וּתְבִירָא בְּיַצִיבָא וּבְגִיוֹרָא וִיצַבַּע לְבוּשׁוֹהִי וְיַסְחֵי בְמַיָא וִיהֵי מְסָאָב עַד רַמְשָׁא וְיִדְכֵּי

    And any person, whether native or foreigner, who eats anything found dead or mauled by wild beasts must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening; then he will be clean.

16. 16

    וְאִם לָא יְצַבַּע וּבִסְרֵהּ לָא יַסְחֵי וִיקַבֵּל חוֹבֵהּ

    But if he does not wash his clothes and bathe himself, then he shall bear his iniquity.”