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Deuteronomy 12

1ThesearethestatutesH2706andtheordinancesH4941whichyeshallobserveH8104todointhelandבָּאָ֕רֶץba.'A.retzH776whichJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֧י'e.lo.HeiH430ofthyfathersH1, hathgivenH5414theetopossessH3423it,allthedaysהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117thatyeliveupontheearthH776.

2YeshallsurelydestroyH6alltheplacesH4725whereinthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֗םha.go.YimH1471thatyeshalldispossessיֹרְשִׁ֥יםyo.re.ShimH3423servedH5647theirgodsאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430,uponthehighהָֽרָמִים֙ha.ra.MimH7311mountainsהֶהָרִ֤יםhe.ha.RimH2022,anduponthehillsהַגְּבָע֔וֹתha.ge.va.'otH1389,andundereverygreentreeעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086:

3andyeshallbreakH7665downtheiraltarsמִזְבּחֹתָ֗םmiz.b.cho.TamH4196,anddashinpiecestheirpillarsמַצֵּ֣בֹתָ֔םma.Tze.vo.TamH4676,andburnתִּשְׂרְפ֣וּןtis.re.FunH8313theirAsherimwithfireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784;andyeshallhewdownthegravenimagesoftheirgodsאֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430;andyeshalldestroyוְאִבַּדְתֶּ֣םve.'i.bad.TemH6theirnameשְׁמָ֔םshe.MamH8034outofthatplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725.

4YeshallnotdosoH3651untoJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

5Butuntotheplaceהַמָּק֞וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whichJehovahyourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֙'e.lo.hei.KhemH430shallchooseיִבְחַ֨רyiv.CharH977outofallyourtribesH7626,toputלָשׂ֥וּםla.SumH7760hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034there,evenuntohishabitationshallyeseekH1875,andthither thou shaltcomeH935;

6andthither yeshallbringוַהֲבֵאתֶ֣םva.ha.ve.TemH935yourburnt-offerings,andyoursacrificesH2077,andyourtithesH4643,andtheheave-offeringofyourhandיֶדְכֶ֑םyed.KhemH3027,andyourvowsH5088,andyourfreewill-offerings,andthefirstlingsofyourherdבְּקַרְכֶ֖םbe.kar.KhemH1241andofyourflockוְצֹאנְכֶֽם׃ve.tzo.ne.KhemH6629:

7andthereyeshalleatוַאֲכַלְתֶּם־va.'a.khal.tem-H398beforeJehovahyourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,andyeshallrejoiceוּשְׂמַחְתֶּ֗םu.se.mach.TemH8055inallthatyeputyourhandיֶדְכֶ֔םyed.KhemH3027unto, yeandyourhouseholdsH1004,whereinJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hathblessedH1288thee.

8Yeshallnotdoafterallthethingsthatwedohereפֹּ֖הpohH6311thisdayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117,everymanH376whatsoeverisrightהַיָּשָׁ֥רhai.ya.SharH3477inhisowneyesבְּעֵינָֽיו׃be.'ei.NavH5869;

9foryearenotasyetcomeבָּאתֶ֖םba.TemH935totherestהַמְּנוּחָה֙ha.me.nu.ChahH4496andtotheinheritanceהַֽנַּחֲלָ֔הha.na.cha.LahH5159,whichJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430giveth thee.

10ButwhenH834yegoovertheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֒hai.yar.DenH3383,anddwellוִֽישַׁבְתֶּ֣םvi.shav.TemH3427inthelandבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776whichJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430causethyoutoinheritH5157,andhegivethyourestוְהֵנִ֨יחַve.he.Ni.achH5117fromallyourenemiesאֹיְבֵיכֶ֛ם'o.ye.vei.KhemH341roundמִסָּבִ֖יבmi.sa.VivH5439about,sothatyedwellוִֽישַׁבְתֶּם־vi.shav.tem-H3427insafety;

11thenitshallcomeH935topassthattotheplaceהַמָּק֗וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whichJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֥ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430shallchooseיִבְחַר֩yiv.CharH977,tocausehisnameשְׁמוֹ֙she.MoH8034todwellלְשַׁכֵּ֤ןle.sha.KenH7931there, thithershallyebringתָבִ֔יאוּta.Vi.'uH935allthatIcommandמְצַוֶּ֣הme.tza.VehH6680you:yourburnt-offerings,andyoursacrificesH2077,yourtithesH4643,andtheheave-offeringofyourhandיֶדְכֶ֔םyed.KhemH3027,andallyourchoicevowsH5088whichyevowH5088untoJehovah.

12Andyeshallrejoiceוּשְׂמַחְתֶּ֗םu.se.mach.TemH8055beforeJehovahyourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֒'e.lo.hei.KhemH430, ye,andyoursonsוּבְנֵיכֶם֙u.ve.nei.KhemH1121,andyourdaughtersוּבְנֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םu.ve.No.tei.KhemH1323,andyourmen-servants,andyourmaid-servants,andtheLeviteוְהַלֵּוִי֙ve.ha.le.ViH3881thatiswithinyourgatesH8179, forasmuchashehathnoportionחֵ֥לֶקChe.lekH2506norinheritanceוְנַחֲלָ֖הve.na.cha.LahH5159withyou.

13Takeהִשָּׁ֣מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104heedH8104tothyselfthatthouofferתַּעֲלֶ֖הta.'a.LehH5927notthy burnt-offeringsineveryplaceמָק֖וֹםma.KomH4725thatthou seest;

14butintheplaceבַּמָּק֞וֹםba.ma.KomH4725whichJehovahshallchooseיִבְחַ֤רyiv.CharH977inoneבְּאַחַ֣דbe.'a.ChadH259ofthytribesH7626,therethou shaltofferתַּעֲלֶ֣הta.'a.LehH5927thy burnt-offerings,andtherethou shaltdoallthatIcommandמְצַוֶּֽךָּ׃me.tza.Ve.kaH6680thee.

15Notwithstanding, thou mayest killandeatוְאָכַלְתָּ֣ve.'a.khal.TaH398fleshH1320withinallthygatesH8179,afterallthedesireH5315ofthysoulH5315, accordingtotheblessingכְּבִרְכַּ֨תke.vir.KatH1293ofJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430whichhehathgivenH5414thee:theuncleanהַטָּמֵ֤אha.ta.Me'H2931andthecleanוְהַטָּהוֹר֙ve.ha.ta.hOrH2889mayeatיֹאכְלֶ֔נּוּyo.khe.Le.nuH398thereof,asofthegazelle,andasofthehart.

16Onlyרַ֥קrakH7535yeshallnoteatתֹאכֵ֑לוּto.Khe.luH398thebloodהַדָּ֖םha.DamH1818; thou shaltpourתִּשְׁפְּכֶ֖נּוּtish.pe.Khe.nuH8210itoutupontheearthH776aswaterכַּמָּֽיִם׃ka.Ma.yimH4325.

17Thou mayestnoteatלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398within thygatesH8179thetitheמַעְשַׂ֤רma'.SarH4643ofthygrainדְּגָֽנְךָ֙de.ga.ne.KhaH1715,orofthynewוְתִֽירֹשְׁךָ֣ve.ti.ro.she.KhaH8492wineH8492,orofthineoilוְיִצְהָרֶ֔ךָve.yitz.ha.Re.khaH3323,orthefirstlingsofthyherdבְּקָרְךָ֖be.ka.re.ChaH1241orofthyflockוְצֹאנֶ֑ךָve.tzo.Ne.khaH6629,noranyofthyvowsH5088whichthou vowest,northy freewill-offerings,northeheave-offeringofthyhandיָדֶֽךָ׃ya.De.khaH3027;

18butthou shalteatתֹּאכְלֶ֗נּוּto.khe.Le.nuH398thembeforeJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430intheplaceבַּמָּקוֹם֙ba.ma.kOmH4725whichJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶיךָ֮'e.lo.hei.KhaH430shallchooseיִבְחַ֜רyiv.CharH977, thou,andthysonוּבִנְךָ֤u.vin.KhaH1121,andthydaughterוּבִתֶּ֙ךָ֙u.vi.Te.khaH1323,andthy man-servant,andthy maid-servant,andtheLeviteוְהַלֵּוִ֖יve.ha.le.ViH3881thatiswithin thygatesH8179:andthou shaltrejoiceוְשָׂמַחְתָּ֗ve.sa.mach.TaH8055beforeJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430inallthatthou puttest thyhandיָדֶֽךָ׃ya.De.khaH3027unto.

19Takeהִשָּׁ֣מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104heedH8104tothyselfthatthouforsakeH5800nottheLeviteהַלֵּוִ֑יha.le.ViH3881aslongasthou livestinthylandאַדְמָתֶֽךָ׃ ס'ad.ma.Te.khaH127.

20WhenJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֥יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430shallenlargeיַרְחִיב֩yar.ChivH7337thyborderH1366,ashehathpromisedthee,andthou shaltsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֙ve.'a.mar.TaH559,Iwilleatאֹכְלָ֣ה'o.khe.LahH398fleshH1320,becausethysoulH5315desirethtoeatלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398fleshH1320; thou mayesteatתֹּאכַ֥לto.KhalH398fleshH1320,afterallthedesireH5315ofthysoulH5315.

21Iftheplaceהַמָּק֗וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whichJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶיךָ֮'e.lo.hei.KhaH430shallchooseיִבְחַ֜רyiv.CharH977,toputH5414hisnameשְׁמ֣וֹshe.MoH8034there,betoofarיִרְחַ֨קyir.ChakH7368fromthee,thenthou shalt killofthyherdמִבְּקָרְךָ֣mi.be.ka.re.ChaH1241andofthyflockוּמִצֹּֽאנְךָ֗u.mi.tzo.ne.KhaH6629,whichJehovahhathgivenH5414thee,asIhavecommandedצִוִּיתִ֑ךָtzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680thee;andthou mayesteatוְאָֽכַלְתָּ֙ve.'a.khal.TaH398within thygatesH8179,afterallthedesireH5315ofthysoulH5315.

22EvenasthegazelleandasthehartiseatenH398,soכֵּ֖ןkenH3651thou shalteatH398thereof:theuncleanהַטָּמֵא֙ha.ta.Me'H2931andthecleanוְהַטָּה֔וֹרve.ha.ta.HorH2889mayeatH398thereofalikeיַחְדָּ֖וyach.DavH3162.

23Onlyרַ֣קrakH7535besurethatthoueatאֲכֹ֣ל'a.KholH398notthebloodהַדָּ֔םha.DamH1818:forthebloodהַדָּ֖םha.DamH1818isthelifeהַנָּ֑פֶשׁha.Na.feshH5315;andthou shaltnoteatתֹאכַ֥לto.KhalH398thelifeהַנֶּ֖פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315withthefleshH1320.

24Thou shaltnoteatתֹּאכְלֶ֑נּוּto.khe.Le.nuH398it; thou shaltpourתִּשְׁפְּכֶ֖נּוּtish.pe.Khe.nuH8210itoutupontheearthH776aswaterכַּמָּֽיִם׃ka.Ma.yimH4325.

25Thou shaltnoteatתֹּאכְלֶ֑נּוּto.khe.Le.nuH398it;thatitmaygoיִיטַ֤בyi.TavH3190wellH3190withthee,andwiththychildrenafterthee,whenthou shaltdothatwhichisrightהַיָּשָׁ֖רhai.ya.SharH3477intheeyesבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869ofJehovah.

26Onlyרַ֧קrakH7535thyholyקָֽדָשֶׁ֛יךָka.da.Shei.chaH6944thingsH6944whichthou hast,andthyvowsH5088, thou shalttakeתִּשָּׂ֣אti.Sa'H5375,andgoוּבָ֔אתָu.Va.taH935untotheplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whichJehovahshallchooseיִבְחַ֥רyiv.CharH977;

27andthou shaltofferthy burnt-offerings,thefleshהַבָּשָׂ֣רha.ba.SarH1320andthebloodוְהַדָּ֔םve.ha.DamH1818,uponthealtarמִזְבַּ֖חmiz.BachH4196ofJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430;andthebloodוְדַם־ve.dam-H1818ofthysacrificesH2077shallbepouredיִשָּׁפֵךְ֙yi.sha.feKhH8210outuponthealtarמִזְבַּח֙miz.BachH4196ofJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430;andthou shalteatתֹּאכֵֽל׃to.KhelH398thefleshוְהַבָּשָׂ֖רve.ha.ba.SarH1320.

28ObserveH8104andhearוְשָׁמַעְתָּ֗ve.sha.ma'.TaH8085allthesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697whichIcommandמְצַוֶּ֑ךָּme.tza.Ve.kaH6680thee,thatitmaygoיִיטַ֨בyi.TavH3190wellH3190withthee,andwiththychildrenaftertheeforeverH5769,whenthou doestthatwhichisgoodהַטּ֣וֹבha.TovH2896andrightוְהַיָּשָׁ֔רve.hai.ya.SharH3477intheeyesבְּעֵינֵ֖יbe.'ei.NeiH5869ofJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ ס'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

29WhenJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430shallcutיַכְרִית֩yakh.RitH3772offthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֗םha.go.YimH1471frombeforethee, whither thou goestintodispossessH3423them,andthou dispossessestthem,anddwellestintheirlandבְּאַרְצָֽם׃be.'ar.TzamH776;

30takeהִשָּׁ֣מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104heedH8104tothyselfthatthoubenotensnaredtofollowthem,afterthattheyaredestroyedהִשָּׁמְדָ֣םhi.sha.me.DamH8045frombeforethee;andthatthouinquirenotaftertheirgodsלֵֽאלֹהֵיהֶ֜םle.lo.hei.HemH430,sayingלֵאמֹ֨רle.MorH559,Howאֵיכָ֨ה'ei.KhahH349dothesenationsהַגּוֹיִ֤םha.go.YimH1471serveיַעַבְד֜וּya.'av.DuH5647theirgodsאֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.HemH430?evensoH3651willIdolikewise.

31Thou shaltnotdosoH3651untoJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430:foreveryabominationתּוֹעֲבַ֨תto.'a.VatH8441toJehovah,whichhehateth,havetheydoneuntotheirgodsלֵאלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔םle.Lo.hei.HemH430;foreventheirsonsבְּנֵיהֶם֙be.nei.HemH1121andtheirdaughtersבְּנֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔םbe.No.tei.HemH1323dotheyburnיִשְׂרְפ֥וּyis.re.FuH8313inthefireבָאֵ֖שׁva.'EshH784totheirgodsלֵֽאלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃Le.lo.hei.HemH430.

32What thing soever I command you, that shall ye observe to do: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 12

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