Berean Standard Bible

Deuteronomy 12:1-7

1Theseאֵ֠לֶּה'E.lehH428arethe statutesהַֽחֻקִּ֣יםha.chu.KimH2706and ordinancesוְהַמִּשְׁפָּטִים֮ve.ha.mish.pa.TimH4941you must be carefulתִּשְׁמְר֣וּןtish.me.RunH8104to followלַעֲשׂוֹת֒la.'a.sOtH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605the daysהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834youאַתֶּ֥ם'a.TemH859liveחַיִּ֖יםchai.YimH2416עַל־'al-H5921הָאֲדָמָֽה׃ha.'a.da.MahH127in the landבָּאָ֕רֶץba.'A.retzH776אֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֧י'e.lo.HeiH430of your fathersאֲבֹתֶ֛יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaH1,has givenנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414youto possessלְרִשְׁתָּ֑הּle.rish.TahH3423.

2Destroy completelyH6אֶֽת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605the placesהַמְּקֹמ֞וֹתha.me.ko.MotH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֗םha.go.YimH1471אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834youאַתֶּ֛ם'a.TemH859are dispossessingיֹרְשִׁ֥יםyo.re.ShimH3423אֹתָ֖ם'o.TamH853אֶת־'et-H853have servedעָֽבְדוּ־ שָׁ֣ם'a.ve.du- shamH5647 H8033their godsאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430—atopעַל־'al-H5921the highהָֽרָמִים֙ha.ra.MimH7311mountainsהֶהָרִ֤יםhe.ha.RimH2022,onוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921the hillsהַגְּבָע֔וֹתha.ge.va.'otH1389,and underוְתַ֖חַתve.Ta.chatH8478everyכָּל־kol-H3605greenרַעֲנָן׃ra.'a.nanH7488treeעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086.

3Tear downוְנִתַּצְתֶּ֣םve.ni.tatz.TemH5422אֶת־'et-H853their altarsמִזְבּחֹתָ֗םmiz.b.cho.TamH4196,smashוְשִׁבַּרְתֶּם֙ve.shi.bar.TemH7665אֶת־'et-H853their sacred pillarsמַצֵּ֣בֹתָ֔םma.Tze.vo.TamH4676,burn upתִּשְׂרְפ֣וּן בָּאֵ֔שׁtis.re.Fun ba.'EshH8313 H784their Asherah polesוַאֲשֵֽׁרֵיהֶם֙va.'a.she.rei.HemH842,cut downתְּגַדֵּע֑וּןte.ga.de.'UnH1438the idolsוּפְסִילֵ֥יu.fe.si.LeiH6456of their godsאֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430,and wipe outוְאִבַּדְתֶּ֣םve.'i.bad.TemH6אֶת־'et-H853their namesשְׁמָ֔םshe.MamH8034fromמִן־min-H4480every placeהַמָּק֖וֹם הַהֽוּא׃ha.ma.Kom ha.Hu'H4725 H1931.

4You shall notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808worshipתַעֲשׂ֣וּןta.'a.SunH6213the LORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430in this wayכֵּ֔ןKenH3651.

5Insteadכִּ֠י אִֽם־ki 'im-H3588 H518,you must seekתִדְרְשׁ֖וּtid.re.ShuH1875אֶל־'el-H413the placeהַמָּק֞וֹםha.ma.KomH4725אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֙'e.lo.hei.KhemH430will chooseיִבְחַ֨רyiv.CharH977from among allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605your tribesשִׁבְטֵיכֶ֔םshiv.tei.KhemH7626to establishלָשׂ֥וּםla.SumH7760אֶת־'et-H853as a dwellingלְשִׁכְנ֥וֹle.shikh.NoH7931for His Nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034שָׁ֑םShamH8033,and thereשָֽׁמָּה׃Sha.mahH8033you must goוּבָ֥אתָu.Va.taH935.

6To that placeשָׁ֗מָּהSha.mahH8033you are to bringוַהֲבֵאתֶ֣םva.ha.ve.TemH935your burnt offeringsעֹלֹֽתֵיכֶם֙'o.lo.tei.KhemH5930and sacrificesוְזִבְחֵיכֶ֔םve.ziv.chei.KhemH2077וְאֵת֙ve.'EtH853,your tithesמַעְשְׂרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םma'.se.Ro.tei.KhemH4643וְאֵ֖תve.'EtH853and heave offeringsתְּרוּמַ֣ת יֶדְכֶ֑םte.ru.Mat yed.KhemH8641 H3027,your vow offeringsוְנִדְרֵיכֶם֙ve.nid.rei.KhemH5088and freewill offeringsוְנִדְבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םve.nid.Vo.tei.KhemH5071,as well as the firstbornוּבְכֹרֹ֥תu.ve.kho.RotH1060of your herdsבְּקַרְכֶ֖םbe.kar.KhemH1241and flocksוְצֹאנְכֶֽם׃ve.tzo.ne.KhemH6629.

7Thereשָׁ֗םShamH8033,in the presenceלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440of the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430, you andyour householdsוּבָתֵּיכֶ֑םu.va.tei.KhemH1004shall eatוַאֲכַלְתֶּם־va.'a.khal.tem-H398and rejoiceוּשְׂמַחְתֶּ֗םu.se.mach.TemH8055in allבְּכֹל֙be.KholH3605you doמִשְׁלַ֣ח יֶדְכֶ֔ם אַתֶּ֖םmish.Lach yed.Khem 'a.TemH4916 H3027 H859,becauseאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430has blessed youבֵּֽרַכְךָ֖be.rakh.KhaH1288.

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