Ketoret–incense

Ketoret

קְטֹרֶת

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Hebrew

מַעֲרָבִית דְּרוֹמִית. שִׁירֵי
הַדָּם הָיָה שׁוֹפֵךְ עַל יְסוֹד
דְּרוֹמִי, וְנֶאֱכָלִין לִפְנִים
מִן הַקְּלָעִים לְזִכְרֵי כְהֻנָּה
בְּכָל מַאֲכָל, לְיוֹם וָלַיְלָה
עַד חֲצוֹת:

Sephardi

Ma'aravit dromit. Shirei
hadam hayah shofech al yesod
dromi, vene'echalin lifnim
min hakla'im lezichrei chehunah
bechol ma'achal, l'yom valailah
ad chatzot:

English

He continued around, sprinkling on the northeastern corner, then on the northwestern corner, and then on the southwestern corner. He would then pour the leftover blood onto the southern side of the base of the altar. The parts of these offerings that are not burned are eaten within the walls of the Temple courtyard by the male Kohanim. The Kohanim can eat it cooked in any way they like and at any time during that day and evening until midnight.

Burnt offering

Hebrew

ד הָעוֹלָה, קֹדֶשׁ קָדָשִׁים,
שְׁחִיטָתָהּ בַּצָּפוֹן,
וְקִבּוּל דָּמָהּ בִּכְלִי שָׁרֵת
בַּצָּפוֹן, וְדָמָהּ טָעוּן שְׁתֵּי
מַתָּנוֹת שֶׁהֵן אַרְבַּע, וּטְעוּנָה
הַפְשֵׁט וְנִתּוּחַ, וְכָלִיל לָאִשִּׁים:

Sephardi

4 Ha'olah, kodesh kodashim,
shechitatah batzfon,
vekibbul damah bichli sharet
batzfon, vedamah ta'un shtei
matanot shehen arba, ute'unah
hafsheit venitu'ach, vechalil la'ishim:

English

הָעוֹלָה The burnt-offering is one of the most holy offerings. The animal is slaughtered on the north side of the Temple courtyard. Its blood is collected on the north side of the courtyard in a bowl that is used especially for God's service, and its blood must be sprinkled on two diagonally opposite corners of the outer altar, so that all four walls of the altar are sprinkled with blood. Its skin must be removed and it must be cut up in the proper way and completely burned in the fire on the altar.

Communal peace-offerings and guilt-offerings

Hebrew

ה זִבְחֵי שַׁלְמֵי צִבּוּר וַאֲשָׁמוֹת,
אֵלּוּ הֵן אֲשָׁמוֹת:
אָשָׁם גְּזֵלוֹת, אָשָׁם מְעִילוֹת,
אָשָׁם שִׁפְחָה חֲרוּפָה, אָשָׁם
נָזִיר, אָשָׁם מְצֹרָע, אָשָׁם
תָּלוּי. שְׁחִיטָתָן בַּצָּפוֹן, וְקִבּוּל
דָּמָן בִּכְלִי שָׁרֵת בַּצָּפוֹן, וְדָמָן
טָעוּן שְׁתֵּי מַתָּנוֹת שֶׁהֵן אַרְבַּע,
וְנֶאֱכָלִין לִפְנִים מִן הַקְּלָעִים
לְזִכְרֵי כְהֻנָּה, בְּכָל מַאֲכָל,
לְיוֹם וָלַיְלָה עַד חֲצוֹת:

Sephardi

5 Zivchei shalmei tzibbur va'ashamot,
elu hen ashamot:
Asham gezeilot, asham me'ilot,
asham shifchah charufah, asham
nazir, asham metzora, asham
talui. Shechitatan batzfon, vekibbul
daman bichli sharet batzfon, vedaman
ta'un shtei matanot shehen arba,
vene'echalin lifnim min hakla'im
lezichrei chehunah, bechol ma'achal,
l'yom valailah ad chatzot:

English

זִבְחֵי The peace-offering brought on behalf of the community and the guilt-offering are also most holy offerings. There are several types of guilt-offerings. They are: The guilt-offering for robbery, the guilt-offering for misusing a holy thing, the guilt-offering for living as married with a (non-Jewish) half-servant woman who is betrothed to a Jewish servant, the guilt-offering for a nazirite who became impure from a dead body, the guilt-offering for a Biblical leper who has become pure and cured, and the guilt-offering for those who are not sure whether or not they committed certain sins. All of these guilt-offerings are slaughtered on the north side of the courtyard. Their blood is collected on the north side of the courtyard, in a bowl that is used especially for God's service, and their blood must be sprinkled on two diagonally opposite corners of the outer altar, so that all four walls of the altar are sprinkled with blood. The parts of these offerings that are not burned are eaten within the walls of the courtyard by the male Kohanim. The Kohanim can eat it cooked in any way they like and at any time during that day and evening until midnight.

Thanksgiving offering and the offering of a nazir

Hebrew

ו הַתּוֹדָה וְאֵיל נָזִיר, קָדָשִׁים
קַלִּים, שְׁחִיטָתָן
בְּכָל מָקוֹם בָּעֲזָרָה, וְדָמָן טָעוּן
שְׁתֵּי מַתָּנוֹת שֶׁהֵן אַרְבַּע,
וְנֶאֱכָלִין בְּכָל הָעִיר, לְכָל אָדָם,
בְּכָל מַאֲכָל, לְיוֹם וָלַיְלָה עַד
חֲצוֹת. הַמּוּרָם מֵהֶם כַּיּוֹצֵא
בָּהֶם, אֶלָּא, שֶׁהַמּוּרָם נֶאֱכָל
לַכֹּהֲנִים לְנְשֵׁיהֶם וּלְבְנֵיהֶם
וּלְעַבְדֵיהֶם:

Sephardi

6 Hatodah ve'eil nazir, kodashim
kalim, shechitatan
bechol makom ba'azarah, vedaman ta'un
shtei matanot shehen arba,
vene'echalin bechol ha'ir, lechol adam,
bechol ma'achal, l'yom valailah ad
chatzot. Hamuram mehem ka-yotze
bahem, ela, shehamuram ne'echal
lakohanim lenesheihem ulevneihem
ule'avdeihem:

English

הַתּוֹדָה The thanksgiving-offering, which is offered to thank God for a miracle He has done, and the ram that a nazirite offers when he has finished being a nazirite are both offerings of a lesser holiness. They are slaughtered anywhere in the Temple courtyard, and their blood must be sprinkled on two opposite corners of the outer altar, so that all four walls of the altar are sprinkled with blood. They are eaten anywhere in the city of Jerusalem, by anyone, not only Kohanim. They can be prepared in any way and eaten at any time during that day and evening until midnight. The pieces of these offerings that are removed for the Kohanim to eat have the same laws as the rest of the offering regarding when, where, and how they may be eaten, except that these removed pieces can only be eaten by Kohanim, their wives, their children, and their non-Jewish slaves.

Personal peace offering

Hebrew

ז שְׁלָמִים,1 קָדָשִׁים קַלִּים,
שְׁחִיטָתָן בְּכָל
מָקוֹם בָּעֲזָרָה, וְדָמָן טָעוּן
שְׁתֵּי מַתָּנוֹת שֶׁהֵן אַרְבַּע,
וְנֶאֱכָלִין בְּכָל הָעִיר, לְכָל אָדָם,
בְּכָל מַאֲכָל, לִשְׁנֵי יָמִים וְלַיְלָה
אֶחָד. הַמּוּרָם מֵהֶם כַּיּוֹצֵא
בָּהֶם, אֶלָּא, שֶׁהַמּוּרָם נֶאֱכָל
לַכֹּהֲנִים לְנְשֵׁיהֶם וּלְבְנֵיהֶם
וּלְעַבְדֵיהֶם:

Sephardi

7 Shelamim,1 kodashim kalim,
shechitatan bechol
makom ba'azarah, vedaman ta'un
shtei matanot shehen arba,
vene'echalin bechol ha'ir, lechol adam,
bechol ma'achal, lishnei yamim velaylah
echad. Hamuram mehem ka-yotze
bahem, ela, shehamuram ne'echal
lakohanim lenesheihem ulevneihem
ule'avdeihem:

English

שְׁלָמִים The peace-offerings1 are of a lesser holiness. They are slaughtered anywhere in the Temple courtyard, and their blood must be sprinkled on two opposite corners of the outer altar, so that all four walls of the altar are sprinkled with blood. The parts of these offerings that are not burned are eaten anywhere in the city of Jerusalem by anyone, not only Kohanim. They can be prepared in any way and eaten at any time during that day, that night, and the following day until nightfall. The pieces of these offerings that are removed for the Kohanim to eat have the same laws as the rest of the offering regarding when, where, and how they may be eaten, except that these removed pieces can only be eaten by Kohanim, their wives, their children, and their non-Jewish slaves.