Parshas Kedoshim - Sheini (Chamishi)

(טו) לֹא־תַעֲשׂ֥וּ עָ֙וֶל֙ בַּמִּשְׁפָּ֔ט לֹא־תִשָּׂ֣א פְנֵי־דָ֔ל וְלֹ֥א תֶהְדַּ֖ר פְּנֵ֣י גָד֑וֹל בְּצֶ֖דֶק תִּשְׁפֹּ֥ט עֲמִיתֶֽךָ׃ (טז) לֹא־תֵלֵ֤ךְ רָכִיל֙ בְּעַמֶּ֔יךָ לֹ֥א תַעֲמֹ֖ד עַל־דַּ֣ם רֵעֶ֑ךָ אֲנִ֖י יְהֹוָֽה׃ (יז) לֹֽא־תִשְׂנָ֥א אֶת־אָחִ֖יךָ בִּלְבָבֶ֑ךָ הוֹכֵ֤חַ תּוֹכִ֙יחַ֙ אֶת־עֲמִיתֶ֔ךָ וְלֹא־תִשָּׂ֥א עָלָ֖יו חֵֽטְא׃ (יח) לֹֽא־תִקֹּ֤ם וְלֹֽא־תִטֹּר֙ אֶת־בְּנֵ֣י עַמֶּ֔ךָ וְאָֽהַבְתָּ֥ לְרֵעֲךָ֖ כָּמ֑וֹךָ אֲנִ֖י יְהֹוָֽה׃ (יט) אֶֽת־חֻקֹּתַי֮ תִּשְׁמֹ֒רוּ֒ בְּהֶמְתְּךָ֙ לֹא־תַרְבִּ֣יעַ כִּלְאַ֔יִם שָׂדְךָ֖ לֹא־תִזְרַ֣ע כִּלְאָ֑יִם וּבֶ֤גֶד כִּלְאַ֙יִם֙ שַֽׁעַטְנֵ֔ז לֹ֥א יַעֲלֶ֖ה עָלֶֽיךָ׃ (כ) וְ֠אִ֠ישׁ כִּֽי־יִשְׁכַּ֨ב אֶת־אִשָּׁ֜ה שִׁכְבַת־זֶ֗רַע וְהִ֤וא שִׁפְחָה֙ נֶחֱרֶ֣פֶת לְאִ֔ישׁ וְהׇפְדֵּה֙ לֹ֣א נִפְדָּ֔תָה א֥וֹ חֻפְשָׁ֖הֿ לֹ֣א נִתַּן־לָ֑הּ בִּקֹּ֧רֶת תִּהְיֶ֛ה לֹ֥א יוּמְת֖וּ כִּי־לֹ֥א חֻפָּֽשָׁה׃ (כא) וְהֵבִ֤יא אֶת־אֲשָׁמוֹ֙ לַֽיהֹוָ֔ה אֶל־פֶּ֖תַח אֹ֣הֶל מוֹעֵ֑ד אֵ֖יל אָשָֽׁם׃ (כב) וְכִפֶּר֩ עָלָ֨יו הַכֹּהֵ֜ן בְּאֵ֤יל הָֽאָשָׁם֙ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהֹוָ֔ה עַל־חַטָּאת֖וֹ אֲשֶׁ֣ר חָטָ֑א וְנִסְלַ֣ח ל֔וֹ מֵחַטָּאת֖וֹ אֲשֶׁ֥ר חָטָֽא׃ {פ}

 (טו) לָא תַעְבְּדוּן שְׁקַר בְּדִינָא לָא תִסַּב אַפֵּי מַסְכֵּנָא וְלָא תֶהְדַּר אַפֵּי רַבָּא בְּקוּשְׁטָא תְּדִינֵיהּ לְחַבְרָךְ: (טז) לָא תֵיכוּל קוּרְצִין בְּעַמָּךְ לָא תְקוּם עַל דְּמָא דְחַבְרָךְ אֲנָא יְיָ: (יז) לָא תִשְׂנֵי יָת אֲחוּךְ בְּלִבָּךְ אוֹכָחָא תוֹכַח יָת חַבְרָךְ וְלָא תְקַבֵּל עַל דִּי לֵיהּ חוֹבָא: (יח) לָא תִקּוֹם וְלָא תִטַּר דְּבָבוּ לִבְנֵי עַמָּךְ וּתְרַחֵם לְחַבְרָךְ כְּוָתָךְ אֲנָא יְיָ: (יט) יָת קְיָמַי תִּטְּרוּן בְּעִירָךְ לָא תַרְכֵּב עֵרוּבִין חַקְלָךְ לָא תִזְרַע עֵרוּבִין וּלְבוּשׁ עֵרוּבִין שַׁעַטְנֵזָא לָא יִסַּק עֲלָךְ: (כ) וּגְבַר אֲרֵי יִשְׁכּוּב עִם אִתְּתָא שִׁכְבַת זַרְעָא וְהִיא אַמְתָא אֲחִידָא לִגְבַר וְאִתְפְּרָקָא לָא אִתְפְּרִיקַת בְּכַסְפָּא אוֹ חֵרוּתָא לָא אִתְיְהִיבַת לַהּ בִּשְׁטָר בִּקֻּרְתָּא תְהֵי לָא יוּמְתוּן אֲרֵי לָא אִתְחָרָרַת: (כא) וְיַיְתִי יָת אַשְׁמֵיהּ קֳדָם יְיָ לִתְרַע מַשְׁכַּן זִמְנָא דְּכַר לַאֲשָׁמָא: (כב) וִיכַפֵּר עֲלוֹהִי כַהֲנָא בְּדִכְרָא דַאֲשָׁמָא קֳדָם יְיָ עַל חוֹבְתֵיהּ דִּי חָב וְיִשְׁתְּבֵק לֵיהּ מֵחוֹבְתֵיהּ דִּי חָב:

15. You shall not make falsehood[1] in judgment: do not raise the face of the lowly or honor the face of the great. In truth[2] you shall judge your people. 16. Do not eat winking[3] among your people. Do not stand beside[4] the blood of your fellow; I am Hashem. 17. You shall not hate your brother in your heart. You shall surely admonish your neighbor and not become liable because of his sin.[5] 18. You shall not take revenge and you shall not hold resentment[6] against members[7] of your people. You shall love your fellow as yourself; I am Hashem. 19. My statutes you shall observe. Your cattle you shall not mate mixed species, your field you shall not sow (with) mixed species, and a garment of shaatnez[8] mixed species shall not come upon you. 20. A man who lies sexually with a woman who is a servant and she has been designated for (another) man but she has not been redeemed with money or her freedom has not been given to her with a document, there shall be an inquiry. They shall not die[9] because she wasn’t freed. 21. He shall bring his guilt offering before Hashem, to the entrance of the Tent of Meeting, a ram of a guilt offering. 22. The priest shall atone for him with the ram of guilt offering before Hashem for his sin that he sinned, and he will be exempted[10] for his sin that he sinned.

[1] As opposed to “injustice.”

[2] Chumash: “righteousness.”

[3] The Hebrew “go (about) a gossip among your people” seems more straightforward for a change. Onkelos invokes imagery found in Daniel 3:8 and 6:25, et al. that would have been familiar to his original audience.

[4] Literally, on.

[5] As opposed to “not bear a sin because of him.”

[6] Rather than “a grudge.”

[7] Literally, children.

[8] A specific mixture of wool and linen.

[9] Rather than “They shall not be put to death.” (Onkelos uses the Aramaic verb kateil, to kill, when referring to execution. Here he uses verb mis, meaning to die.)

[10] From punishment.

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