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Deuteronomy 12:5-18

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.

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