Doctrine and Covenants Section 74 הַלֶּקַח וְהַבְּרִיתוֹת סעיף ע״ד

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   כִּיkiforהָאִישׁha/ISHthe husbandאֲשֶׁרa/SHERwho isלֹא־אֵמֻןlo-e/MUNunbelievingבּוֹboin himמְקֻדָּשׁme/kud/DASHis sanctifiedבְּיַדbe/YADbyהָאִשָּׁהha/ish/SHAthe wifeוְהָאִשָּׁהve/ha/ish/SHAand the wifeאֲשֶׁרa/SHERwho isלֹא־אֵמֻןlo-e/MUNunbelievingבָּהּbain herמְקֻדֶּשֶׁתme/kud/DE/shetis sanctifiedבְּיַדbe/YADbyהָאִישׁha/ISHthe husbandוְאִם־לֹאve/IM-loelseיַלְדֵיכֶםyal/de/KHEMyour children would beטְמֵאִיםte/me/IMuncleanאַךְakhbutעַתָּהat/TAnowקְדוֹשִׁיםke/do/SHIMholyהֵם׃hemare they

   For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband; else were your children unclean, but now are they holy.

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   וְהִנֵּהve/hin/NEnowבִּימֵיbi/MEin the daysהַשְּׁלִיחִיםhash/she/li/CHIMof the apostlesתּוֹרַתto/RATthe lawהַמִּילָהham/mi/LAof circumcisionהָיְתָהha/ye/TAwas hadבְּכׇלbe/KHOLamong allהַיְּהוּדִיםhay/Ye/hu/DIMthe Jewsאֲשֶׁרa/SHERwhoלֹאlonotהֶאֱמִינוּhe/e/MI/nubelievedבִּבְשׂוֹרַתbiv/so/RATthe gospelיֵשׁוּעַYe/SHU/aof Jesusהַמָּשִׁיחַ׃Ham/ma/SHI/achChrist

   Now, in the days of the apostles the law of circumcision was had among all the Jews who believed not the gospel of Jesus Christ.

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   וַיְהִיvay/HIand it happenedכִּיkithatקָמָהKA/mathere aroseמְרִיבָהme/ri/VAcontentionגְדוֹלָהge/do/LAgreatבָּעָםba/AMamong the peopleעַלalconcerningתּוֹרַתto/RATthe lawהַמִּילָהham/mi/LAof circumcisionכִּיkiforהָאִישׁha/ISHthe husbandאֲשֶׁרa/SHERwho isלֹא־אֵמֻןlo-e/MUNunbelievingבּוֹboin himחָפֵץcha/FETSwas desirousכִּיkithatיְלָדָיוye/la/DAYVhis childrenיִמּוֹלוּyim/mo/LUshould be circumcisedוְיִהְיוּve/yih/YUand becomeנִכְנָעִיםnikh/na/IMsubjectלְתוֹרַתle/to/RATto the lawמֹשֶׁהMo/SHEof Mosesאֲשֶׁרa/SHERwhichהַתּוֹרָהhat/to/RAlawהַהִיאha/HIthatנִשְׁלְמָה׃nish/le/MAwas fulfilled

   And it came to pass that there arose a great contention among the people concerning the law of circumcision, for the unbelieving husband was desirous that his children should be circumcised and become subject to the law of Moses, which law was fulfilled.

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   וַיְהִיvay/HIand it happenedכִּיkithatהַיְלָדִיםhay/la/DIMthe childrenהַמְּגֻדָּלִיםham/me/gud/da/LIMbeing brought upלְתוֹרַתle/to/RATin subjection to the lawמֹשֶׁהMo/SHEof Mosesהִקְשִׁיבוּhik/SHI/vugave heedלְקַבָּלוֹתle/kab/ba/LOTto the traditionsאֲבוֹתֵיהֶםa/vo/te/HEMof their fathersוְלֹאve/LOand notהֶאֱמִינוּhe/e/MI/nubelievedבִּבְשׂוֹרַתbiv/so/RATthe gospelהַמָּשִׁיחַham/Ma/SHI/achof Christוּבָזֹאתu/va/ZOTwhereinנַעֲשׂוּna/a/SUthey becameלֹאlonotקְדוֹשִׁים׃ke/do/SHIMholy

   And it came to pass that the children, being brought up in subjection to the law of Moses, gave heed to the traditions of their fathers and believed not the gospel of Christ, wherein they became unholy.

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   לָכֵןla/KHENwhereforeלָזֹאתla/ZOTfor this causeכָּתַבka/TAVwroteהַשָּׁלִיחַhash/sha/LI/achthe apostleלַכְּנֵסִיָּהlak/ke/ne/siy/YAunto the churchוַיִּתֵּןvay/yit/TENand gaveלָהֶםla/HEMthemמִצְוָהmits/VAa commandmentלֹאlonotמִןminofהָאָדוֹןha/a/DONthe Lordכִּי־אִםki-imbutמִלִּבּוֹmil/lib/BOof himselfכִּיkithatמַאֲמִיןma/a/MINa believerלֹאlonotיִתְחַבֵּרyit/chab/BERshould be unitedלַאֲשֶׁרla/a/SHERto one who isלֹא־אֵמֻןlo-e/MUNan unbelieverבּוֹboin himכִּי־אִםki-imexceptתּוֹרַתto/RATthe lawמֹשֶׁהMo/SHEof Mosesתְּבֻטַּלte/vut/TALshould be done awayמִבֵּינֵיהֶם׃mib/be/ne/HEMfrom among them

   Wherefore, for this cause the apostle wrote unto the church, giving unto them a commandment, not of the Lord, but of himself, that a believer should not be united to an unbeliever; except the law of Moses should be done away among them,

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   לְמַעַןle/MA/anthatיִשָּׁאֲרוּyish/sha/a/RUmight remainיַלְדֵיהֶםyal/de/HEMtheir childrenבְּלֹאbe/LOwithoutמִילָהmi/LAcircumcisionוּלְמַעַןu/le/MA/anand thatתְּבֻטַּלte/vut/TALmight be done awayהַקַּבָּלָהhak/kab/ba/LAthe traditionהָאוֹמֶרֶתha/o/ME/retthat saysכִּיkithatיְלָדִיםye/la/DIMchildrenקְטַנִּיםke/tan/NIMlittleאֵינָםe/NAMare notקְדוֹשִׁיםke/do/SHIMholyכִּיkiforהָיְתָהha/ye/TAit was hadבֵּיןbenamongהַיְּהוּדִים׃hay/Ye/hu/DIMthe Jews

   That their children might remain without circumcision; and that the tradition might be done away, which saith that little children are unholy; for it was had among the Jews;

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   אַךְakhbutיְלָדִיםye/la/DIMchildrenקְטַנִּיםke/tan/NIMlittleקְדוֹשִׁיםke/do/SHIMholyהֵםhemthey areמְקֻדָּשִׁיםme/kud/da/SHIMbeing sanctifiedבְּיַדbe/YADthroughכַּפָּרַתkap/pa/RATthe atonementיֵשׁוּעַYe/SHU/aof JesusהַמָּשִׁיחַHam/ma/SHI/achChristוְזֶהve/ZEand this isאֲשֶׁרa/SHERwhatהַכְּתוּבִיםhak/ke/tu/VIMthe scripturesאוֹמְרִים׃om/RIMmean

   But little children are holy, being sanctified through the atonement of Jesus Christ; and this is what the scriptures mean.