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Deuteronomy 16

1ObserveH8104themonthחֹ֣דֶשׁCho.deshH2320ofAbibהָאָבִ֔יבha.'a.VivH24,andkeepשָׁמוֹר֙sha.mOrH8104thepassoverפֶּ֔סַחPe.sachH6453untoJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430;forinthemonthבְּחֹ֣דֶשׁbe.Cho.deshH2320ofAbibהָֽאָבִ֗יבha.'a.VivH24JehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430broughtH3318theeforthH3318outofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֖יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714bynightלָֽיְלָה׃La.ye.lahH3915.

2Andthou shaltsacrificeוְזָבַ֥חְתָּve.za.Vach.taH2076thepassoverפֶּ֛סַחPe.sachH6453untoJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,oftheflockצֹ֣אןtzonH6629andtheherdוּבָקָ֑רu.va.KarH1241,intheplaceבַּמָּקוֹם֙ba.ma.kOmH4725whichJehovahshallchooseיִבְחַ֣רyiv.CharH977,tocausehisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034todwellלְשַׁכֵּ֥ןle.sha.KenH7931there.

3Thou shalteatתֹאכַ֤לto.KhalH398noleavenedחָמֵ֔ץcha.MetzH2557breadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899withit;sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֛יםya.MimH3117shalt thoueatתֹּֽאכַל־to.khal-H398unleavenedמַצּ֖וֹתma.TzotH4682breadH3899therewith,eventhebreadH3899ofaffliction;forthou camestforthH3318outofthelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714inhasteבְחִפָּז֗וֹןve.chi.pa.ZonH2649:thatthou mayestrememberתִּזְכֹּר֔tiz.KorH2142thedayי֤וֹםYomH3117whenthou camestforthH3318outofthelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714allthedaysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117ofthylife.

4Andthereshallbenoleavenשְׂאֹ֛רse.'OrH7603seenH7200withtheeinallthybordersH1366sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117;neithershallanyofthefleshH1320,whichthou sacrificestthefirstהָרִאשׁ֖וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117ateven,remainיָלִ֣יןya.LinH3885allnightuntilthemorningלַבֹּֽקֶר׃la.Bo.kerH1242.

5Thou mayestnotsacrificeלִזְבֹּ֣חַliz.Bo.achH2076thepassoverהַפָּ֑סַחha.Pa.sachH6453withinanyofthygatesH8179,whichJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430giveth thee;

6butattheplaceהַמָּק֞וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whichJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430shallchooseיִבְחַ֨רyiv.CharH977,tocausehisnameשְׁמ֔וֹshe.MoH8034todwellלְשַׁכֵּ֣ןle.sha.KenH7931in,therethou shaltsacrificeתִּזְבַּ֥חtiz.BachH2076thepassoverהַפֶּ֖סַחha.Pe.sachH6453ateven,atthegoingH3318downH7931ofthesunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121,attheseasonthatthou camestforthH3318outofEgyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

7Andthou shalt roastandeatוְאָ֣כַלְתָּ֔ve.'A.khal.taH398itintheplaceבַּמָּק֕וֹםba.ma.KomH4725whichJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430shallchooseיִבְחַ֛רyiv.CharH977:andthou shaltturnוּפָנִ֣יתָu.fa.Ni.taH6437inthemorningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242,andgoוְהָלַכְתָּ֖ve.ha.lakh.TaH1980unto thytentsלְאֹהָלֶֽיךָ׃le.'o.ha.Lei.khaH168.

8Sixשֵׁ֥שֶׁתShe.shetH8337daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117thou shalteatתֹּאכַ֣לto.KhalH398unleavenedמַצּ֑וֹתma.TzotH4682breadH4682;andontheseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוּבַיּ֣וֹםu.vai.YomH3117shallbeasolemnH6116assemblyעֲצֶ֙רֶת֙'a.Tze.retH6116toJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430; thou shaltdonoworkמְלָאכָֽה׃ סme.la.KhahH4399therein.

9Sevenשִׁבְעָ֥הshiv.'AhH7651weeksשָׁבֻעֹ֖תsha.vu.'OtH7620shalt thounumberunto thee:fromthetime thou beginnesttoputthesickleחֶרְמֵשׁ֙cher.MeshH2770tothestandingH7054grainבַּקָּמָ֔הba.ka.MahH7054shalt thoubeginH2490tonumbersevenשִׁבְעָ֖הshiv.'AhH7651weeksשָׁבֻעֽוֹת׃sha.vu.'otH7620.

10Andthou shaltkeepthefeastH2282ofweeksשָׁבֻעוֹת֙sha.vu.'OtH7620untoJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430withatributeofafreewill-offeringofthyhandיָדְךָ֖ya.de.KhaH3027,whichthou shaltgiveתִּתֵּ֑ןti.TenH5414,accordingasJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430blesseth thee:

11andthou shaltrejoiceוְשָׂמַחְתָּ֞ve.sa.mach.TaH8055beforeJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, thou,andthysonוּבִנְךָ֣u.vin.KhaH1121,andthydaughterוּבִתֶּךָ֮u.vi.te.KhaH1323,andthy man-servant,andthy maid-servant,andtheLeviteוְהַלֵּוִי֙ve.ha.le.ViH3881thatiswithinthygatesH8179,andthesojournerוְהַגֵּ֛רve.ha.GerH1616,andthefatherlessוְהַיָּת֥וֹםve.hai.ya.TomH3490,andthewidowוְהָאַלְמָנָ֖הve.ha.'al.ma.NahH490,thatareinthemidstבְּקִרְבֶּ֑ךָbe.kir.Be.chaH7130ofthee,intheplaceבַּמָּק֗וֹםba.ma.KomH4725whichJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430shallchooseיִבְחַר֙yiv.CharH977,tocausehisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034todwellלְשַׁכֵּ֥ןle.sha.KenH7931there.

12Andthou shaltrememberוְזָ֣כַרְתָּ֔ve.Za.khar.taH2142thatthou wastabondmaninEgyptבְּמִצְרָ֑יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714:andthou shaltobserveH8104anddothesestatutesH2706.

13Thou shaltkeepthefeastH2282oftabernaclessevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117,afterthatthou hastgatheredבְּאָ֨סְפְּךָ֔be.'A.se.pe.khaH622infromthy threshing-floorandfromthywinepressוּמִיִּקְבֶֽךָ׃u.mi.yik.Ve.chaH3342:

14andthou shaltrejoiceוְשָׂמַחְתָּ֖ve.sa.mach.TaH8055inthyfeastH2282, thou,andthysonוּבִנְךָ֤u.vin.KhaH1121,andthydaughterוּבִתֶּ֙ךָ֙u.vi.Te.khaH1323,andthy man-servant,andthy maid-servant,andtheLeviteוְהַלֵּוִ֗יve.ha.le.ViH3881,andthesojournerוְהַגֵּ֛רve.ha.GerH1616,andthefatherlessוְהַיָּת֥וֹםve.hai.ya.TomH3490,andthewidowוְהָאַלְמָנָ֖הve.ha.'al.ma.NahH490,thatarewithin thygatesH8179.

15Sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֗יםya.MimH3117shalt thou keepafeastuntoJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430intheplaceבַּמָּק֖וֹםba.ma.KomH4725whichJehovahshallchooseיִבְחַ֣רyiv.CharH977;becauseJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430willblessיְבָרֶכְךָ֞ye.va.rekh.KhaH1288theeinallthineincrease,andinalltheworkמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639ofthyhandsיָדֶ֔יךָya.Dei.khaH3027,andthou shaltbeוְהָיִ֖יתָve.ha.Yi.taH1961altogetherjoyfulשָׂמֵֽחַ׃sa.Me.achH8056.

16Threeשָׁל֣וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969timesH6471inayearבַּשָּׁנָ֡הba.sha.NahH8141shallallthymalesזְכוּרְךָ֜ze.khu.re.KhaH2138appearיֵרָאֶ֨הye.ra.'EhH7200beforeJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430intheplaceבַּמָּקוֹם֙ba.ma.kOmH4725whichheshallchooseיִבְחָ֔רyiv.CharH977:inthefeastH2282ofunleavenedהַמַּצּ֛וֹתha.ma.TzotH4682breadH4682,andinthefeastH2282ofweeksהַשָּׁבֻע֖וֹתha.sha.vu.'otH7620,andinthefeastH2282oftabernacles;andtheyshallnotappearיֵרָאֶ֛הye.ra.'EhH7200beforeJehovahemptyH7387:

17everymanH376shallgiveH5414asheisable,accordingtotheblessingכְּבִרְכַּ֛תke.vir.KatH1293ofJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430whichhehathgivenH5414thee.

18Judgesשֹׁפְטִ֣יםsho.fe.TimH8199andofficersH7860shalt thoumakeH5414theeinallthygatesH8179,whichJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430giveth thee,accordingtothytribesH7626;andtheyshalljudgeוְשָׁפְט֥וּve.sha.fe.TuH8199thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971withrighteousjudgmentמִשְׁפַּט־mish.pat-H4941.

19Thou shaltnotwrestjusticeמִשְׁפָּ֔טmish.PatH4941: thou shaltnotrespectpersons;neithershalt thoutakeתִקַּ֣חti.KachH3947abribeשֹׁ֔חַדSho.chadH7810;forabribeהַשֹּׁ֗חַדha.Sho.chadH7810dothblindיְעַוֵּר֙ye.'a.VerH5786theeyesעֵינֵ֣י'ei.NeiH5869ofthewiseחֲכָמִ֔יםcha.kha.MimH2450,andpervertthewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697oftherighteousצַדִּיקִֽם׃tza.di.KimH6662.

20Thatwhichisaltogetherjustshalt thoufollow,thatthou mayestliveתִּֽחְיֶה֙tich.YehH2421,andinheritH3423thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430giveth thee.

21Thou shaltnotplantתִטַּ֥עti.Ta'H5193theeanAsherahאֲשֵׁרָ֖ה'a.she.RahH842ofanykindoftreeעֵ֑ץ'EtzH6086besidethealtarמִזְבַּ֛חmiz.BachH4196ofJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,whichthou shaltmakeתַּעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213thee.

22Neithershalt thousetתָקִ֥יםta.KimH6965theeupapillarמַצֵּבָ֑הma.tze.VahH4676;whichJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ ס'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hateth.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 16

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