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Deuteronomy 12:1-7

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.

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