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1 Kefa 2:1-10

1 Kefa 2:1-10 TOJB2011

Therefore, having put away all rishus (malice), all remiyah (guile, fraud, deceit) and tzevi'ut (hypocrisy) and kin'ah (envy) and all lashon hora, As new born olalim (infants), desire the pure cholov ruchani (spiritual milk), that by it you may grow into Yeshu'at Eloheynu, Now that you have tasted KI TOV HASHEM (that the L-rd is good). Come to him, to that “Even Chayyah” (Living Stone), CHADAL ISHIM (rejected by men) but BECHIR (Chosen), and precious in the sight of HASHEM. You also, like avanim chayyot (living stones), are being built up for a Bayit Ruchani (a Spiritual Beis, House) for a kehunnat kodesh (holy priesthood) to offer up zivchei ruach (sacrifices of the spirit) acceptable to HASHEM through Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Yehoshua. For it stands written in the Kitvei HaKodesh, HINENI YISSAD B'TZIYON EVEN PINNAT YIKRAT (Behold, I place in Zion a precious corner stone), chosen, and HAMMA'AMIN LO YACHISH (the one believing [on Moshiach] never will be dismayed, ashamed). Therefore, to you who are the ma'aminim this EVEN (Stone) is YIKRAT (precious), but to the Apikorosim (Unbelievers): EVEN MA'ASU HABONIM HAY'TAH LEROSH PINAH (The Stone which the ones building rejected became the head of the corner). And EVEN NEGEF U'L'TZUR MICHSHOL (a stone for stumbling over and a rock for falling over). They stumble because they have no mishma'at (obedience) to the Dvar HASHEM which is also what they were appointed for. But you are an AM NIVCHAR (a chosen people ), a MAMLECHET KOHANIM (a kingdom of priests, royal priests), a GOY KADOSH (a holy nation), an AM SEGULLAH (a people of treasured possession), for this purpose: that you may declare the wondrous deeds of the One who gave you the kri'ah (calling) and summoned you out of choshech into his marvelous ohr. You, who once were LO AMI (not My people) but now AMI ATAH (My people you are), the AM HASHEM (the people of G-d), the ones having not received rachamim, but now having received rachamim.

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