Doctrine and Covenants Section 74 הַלֶּקַח וְהַבְּרִיתוֹת סעיף ע״ד

Hebrew translation, word by word with English glosses, the English verse beneath each. Open Doctrine and Covenants Section 74 in the interlinear reader for transliteration, roots and notes.

1. 1

   כִּיforהָאִישׁthe husbandאֲשֶׁרwho isלֹא־אֵמֻןunbelievingבּוֹin himמְקֻדָּשׁis sanctifiedבְּיַדbyהָאִשָּׁהthe wifeוְהָאִשָּׁהand the wifeאֲשֶׁרwho isלֹא־אֵמֻןunbelievingבָּהּin herמְקֻדֶּשֶׁתis sanctifiedבְּיַדbyהָאִישׁthe husbandוְאִם־לֹאelseיְלָדֵיכֶםyour children would beטְמֵאִיםuncleanאַךְbutעַתָּהnowקְדוֹשִׁיםholyהֵם׃are 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.

2. 2

   וְהִנֵּהnowבִּימֵיin the days ofהַשְּׁלִיחִיםthe apostlesתּוֹרַתthe law ofהַמִּילָהcircumcisionהָיְתָהwas hadבְּכׇלamong allהַיְּהוּדִיםthe Jewsאֲשֶׁרwhoלֹאnotהֶאֱמִינוּbelievedבִּבְשׂוֹרַתthe gospel ofיֵשׁוּעַJesusהַמָּשִׁיחַ׃Christ

   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.

3. 3

   וַיְהִיand it happenedכִּיthatקָמָהthere aroseמְרִיבָהcontentionגְדוֹלָהgreatבָּעָםamong the peopleעַלconcerningתּוֹרַתthe law ofהַמִּילָהcircumcisionכִּיforהָאִישׁthe husbandאֲשֶׁרwho isלֹא־אֵמֻןunbelievingבּוֹin himחָפֵץwas desirousכִּיthatיְלָדָיוhis childrenיִמּוֹלוּshould be circumcisedוְיִהְיוּand becomeנִכְנָעִיםsubjectלְתוֹרַתto the law ofמֹשֶׁהMosesאֲשֶׁרwhichהַתּוֹרָהlawהַהִיאthatנִשְׁלְמָה׃was 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.

4. 4

   וַיְהִיand it happenedכִּיthatהַיְּלָדִיםthe childrenהַמְּגֻדָּלִיםbeing brought upלְתוֹרַתin subjection to the law ofמֹשֶׁהMosesהִקְשִׁיבוּgave heedלְקַבָּלוֹתto the traditions ofאֲבוֹתֵיהֶםtheir fathersוְלֹאand notהֶאֱמִינוּbelievedבִּבְשׂוֹרַתthe gospel ofהַמָּשִׁיחַChristוּבָזֹאתwhereinנַעֲשׂוּthey becameלֹאnotקְדוֹשִׁים׃holy

   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.

5. 5

   לָכֵןwhereforeלָזֹאתfor this causeכָּתַבwroteהַשָּׁלִיחַthe apostleלַכְּנֵסִיָּהunto the churchוְנָתַןand gaveלָהֶםunto themמִצְוָהa commandmentלֹאnotמִןofהָאָדוֹןthe Lordכִּי־אִםbutמִלִּבּוֹof himselfכִּיthatמַאֲמִיןa believerלֹאnotיִתְחַבֵּרshould be unitedלַאֲשֶׁרto one who isלֹא־אֵמֻןan unbelieverבּוֹin himכִּי־אִםexceptתּוֹרַתthe law ofמֹשֶׁהMosesתְּבֻטַּלshould be done awayמִבֵּינֵיהֶם׃from 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,

6. 6

   לְמַעַןthatיִשָּׁאֲרוּmight remainיְלָדֵיהֶםtheir childrenבְּלֹאwithoutמִילָהcircumcisionוּלְמַעַןand thatתְּבֻטַּלmight be done awayהַקַּבָּלָהthe traditionהָאוֹמֶרֶתthat saysכִּיthatיְלָדִיםchildrenקְטַנִּיםlittleאֵינָםare notקְדוֹשִׁיםholyכִּיforהָיְתָהit was hadבֵּיןamongהַיְּהוּדִים׃the 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;

7. 7

   אַךְbutיְלָדִיםchildrenקְטַנִּיםlittleקְדוֹשִׁיםholyהֵםthey areמְקֻדָּשִׁיםbeing sanctifiedבְּיַדthroughכַּפָּרַתthe atonement ofיֵשׁוּעַJesusהַמָּשִׁיחַChristוְזֶהand this isאֲשֶׁרwhatהַכְּתוּבִיםthe scripturesאוֹמְרִים׃mean

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