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Deuteronomy 12:2-14

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.

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