Shemini (שְּׁמִינִי)
Leviticus 9:1 – 11:47
Maftir
11:45
I am God, and I brought you out of Egypt to be your God. Therefore, since I am holy, you must [also] remain holy.
I am God, and I brought you out of Egypt to be your God. Therefore, since I am holy, you must [also] remain holy.
Ki ani Adonay hama’aleh etchem me’erets Mitsrayim lihyot lachem l’Elohim veheyitem kedoshim ki kadosh ani.
כִּי אֲנִי יְהוָה, הַמַּעֲלֶה אֶתְכֶם מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם, לִהְיֹת לָכֶם, לֵאלֹהִים; וִהְיִיתֶם קְדֹשִׁים, כִּי קָדוֹשׁ אָנִי.
11:46
This then is the law concerning mammals, birds, aquatic creatures and lower forms of terrestrial animals.
This then is the law concerning mammals, birds, aquatic creatures and lower forms of terrestrial animals.
Zot torat habehemah veha’of vechol nefesh hachayah haromeset bamayim ulechol-nefesh hashoretset al-ha’arets.
זֹאת תּוֹרַת הַבְּהֵמָה, וְהָעוֹף, וְכֹל נֶפֶשׁ הַחַיָּה, הָרֹמֶשֶׂת בַּמָּיִם; וּלְכָל-נֶפֶשׁ, הַשֹּׁרֶצֶת עַל-הָאָרֶץ.
11:47
[With this law, you will be able] to distinguish between the unclean and the clean, between edible animals and animals which may not be eaten.
[With this law, you will be able] to distinguish between the unclean and the clean, between edible animals and animals which may not be eaten.
Lehavdil beyn hatame uveyn hatahor uveyn hachayah hane’echelet uveyn hachayah asher lo te’achel.
לְהַבְדִּיל, בֵּין הַטָּמֵא וּבֵין הַטָּהֹר; וּבֵין הַחַיָּה, הַנֶּאֱכֶלֶת, וּבֵין הַחַיָּה, אֲשֶׁר לֹא תֵאָכֵל.