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Deuteronomy 12:13-28

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.

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