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Deuteronomy 12:13-28

13Be carefulהִשָּׁ֣מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104notפֶּֽן־pen-H6435to offerתַּעֲלֶ֖הta.'a.LehH5927your burnt offeringsעֹלֹתֶ֑יךָ'o.lo.Tei.khaH5930in just anyבְּכָל־be.kholH3605placeמָק֖וֹםma.KomH4725אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you seeתִּרְאֶֽה׃tir.'EhH7200;

14you must offerתַּעֲלֶ֣הta.'a.LehH5927themשָׁ֖ם עֹלֹתֶ֑יךָsham 'o.lo.Tei.khaH5930 H8033onlyכִּ֣י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518in the placeבַּמָּק֞וֹםba.ma.KomH4725אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068will chooseיִבְחַ֤רyiv.CharH977in oneבְּאַחַ֣דbe.'a.ChadH259of your tribal territoriesשְׁבָטֶ֔יךָshe.va.Tei.khaH7626,and thereוְשָׁ֣םve.ShamH8033you shall doתַּעֲשֶׂ֔הta.'a.SehH6213allכֹּ֛לkolH3605thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Iאָנֹכִ֖י'a.no.KhiH595command youמְצַוֶּֽךָּ׃me.tza.Ve.kaH6680.

15Butרַק֩rakH7535wheneverבְּכָל־be.kholH3605youנַפְשְׁךָ֜naf.she.KhaH5315wantאַוַּ֨ת'a.VatH185,you may slaughterתִּזְבַּ֣ח׀tiz.BachH2076and eatוְאָכַלְתָּ֣ve.'a.khal.TaH398meatבָשָׂ֗רva.SarH1320within anyבְּכָל־be.kholH3605of your gatesשְׁעָרֶ֑יךָshe.'a.Rei.khaH8179,according to the blessingכְּבִרְכַּ֨תke.vir.KatH1293the LORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834has givenנָֽתַן־na.tan-H5414you.Both the ceremonially cleanוְהַטָּהוֹר֙ve.ha.ta.hOrH2889and uncleanהַטָּמֵ֤אha.ta.Me'H2931may eat itיֹאכְלֶ֔נּוּyo.khe.Le.nuH398as they would a gazelleכַּצְּבִ֖יka.tze.ViH6643or deerוְכָאַיָּֽל׃ve.kha.'ai.YalH354,

16butרַ֥קrakH7535you must notלֹ֣אlo'H3808eatתֹאכֵ֑לוּto.Khe.luH398the bloodהַדָּ֖םha.DamH1818;pourתִּשְׁפְּכֶ֖נּוּtish.pe.Khe.nuH8210it onעַל־'al-H5921the groundהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776like waterכַּמָּֽיִם׃ka.Ma.yimH4325.

17Within your gatesבִּשְׁעָרֶ֗יךָbish.'a.Rei.khaH8179you mustתוּכַ֞לtu.KhalH3201notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808eatלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398the titheמַעְשַׂ֤רma'.SarH4643of your grainדְּגָֽנְךָ֙de.ga.ne.KhaH1715or new wineוְתִֽירֹשְׁךָ֣ve.ti.ro.she.KhaH8492or oilוְיִצְהָרֶ֔ךָve.yitz.ha.Re.khaH3323,the firstbornוּבְכֹרֹ֥תu.ve.kho.RotH1060of your herdsבְּקָרְךָ֖be.ka.re.ChaH1241or flocksוְצֹאנֶ֑ךָve.tzo.Ne.khaH6629,anyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605of the offeringsנְדָרֶ֙יךָ֙ne.da.Rei.khaH5088thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you have vowed to giveתִּדֹּ֔רti.DorH5087,or your freewill offeringsוְנִדְבֹתֶ֖יךָ יָדֶֽךָ׃ve.nid.vo.Tei.kha ya.De.khaH5071 H3027or special giftsוּתְרוּמַ֥תu.te.ru.MatH8641.

18Insteadכִּ֡י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518,you must eat themתֹּאכְלֶ֗נּוּto.khe.Le.nuH398in the presenceלִפְנֵי֩lif.NeiH6440of the LORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430at the placeבַּמָּקוֹם֙ba.ma.kOmH4725אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶיךָ֮'e.lo.hei.KhaH430will chooseיִבְחַ֜רyiv.CharH977—youאַתָּ֨ה'a.TahH859,your sonsוּבִנְךָ֤u.vin.KhaH1121and daughtersוּבִתֶּ֙ךָ֙u.vi.Te.khaH1323,your menservantsוְעַבְדְּךָ֣ve.'av.de.KhaH5650and maidservantsוַאֲמָתֶ֔ךָva.'a.ma.Te.khaH519,and the Leviteוְהַלֵּוִ֖יve.ha.le.ViH3881אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834within your gatesבִּשְׁעָרֶ֑יךָbish.'a.Rei.khaH8179.Rejoiceוְשָׂמַחְתָּ֗ve.sa.mach.TaH8055beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430in allבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3605you doמִשְׁלַ֥ח יָדֶֽךָ׃mish.Lach ya.De.khaH4916 H3027,

19and be carefulהִשָּׁ֣מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104notפֶּֽן־pen-H6435to neglectתַּעֲזֹ֖בta.'a.ZoH5800אֶת־'et-H853the Levitesהַלֵּוִ֑יha.le.ViH3881asכָּל־ יָמֶ֖יךָkol- ya.Mei.khaH3605 H3117long as you live inעַל־'al-H5921your landאַדְמָתֶֽךָ׃ ס'ad.ma.Te.khaH127.

20Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588the LORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֥יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430אֶֽת־'et-H853expandsיַרְחִיב֩yar.ChivH7337your territoryגְּבֽוּלְךָ֮ge.vu.le.KhaH1366asכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834He has promisedדִּבֶּר־di.ber-H1696כִּֽי־ki-H3588,and youנַפְשְׁךָ֖naf.she.KhaH5315craveאֹכְלָ֣ה תְאַוֶּ֥ה'o.khe.Lah te.'a.VehH183 H398meatבָשָׂ֔רva.SarH1320and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֙ve.'a.mar.TaH559, “I want to eatלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398meatבָּשָׂ֑רba.SarH1320,”you may eatתֹּאכַ֥לto.KhalH398itבָּשָֽׂר׃ba.SarH1320wheneverבְּכָל־be.kholH3605youנַפְשְׁךָ֖naf.she.KhaH5315wantאַוַּ֥ת'a.VatH185.

21Ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588the placeהַמָּק֗וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶיךָ֮'e.lo.hei.KhaH430choosesיִבְחַ֜רyiv.CharH977to putלָשׂ֣וּםla.SumH7760His Nameשְׁמ֣וֹ שָׁם֒she.Mo shamH8034 H8033is too farיִרְחַ֨קyir.ChakH7368from youמִמְּךָ֜mi.me.KhaH4480,then you may slaughterוְזָבַחְתָּ֞ve.za.vach.TaH2076any of the herdמִבְּקָרְךָ֣mi.be.ka.re.ChaH1241or flockוּמִצֹּֽאנְךָ֗u.mi.tzo.ne.KhaH6629Heיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068has givenנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834you,asכַּאֲשֶׁ֖רka.'a.SherH834I have commanded youצִוִּיתִ֑ךָtzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680,and you may eatוְאָֽכַלְתָּ֙ve.'a.khal.TaH398it within your gatesבִּשְׁעָרֶ֔יךָbish.'a.Rei.khaH8179wheneverבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3605youנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃naf.She.khaH5315wantאַוַּ֥ת'a.VatH185.

22Indeedאַ֗ךְ'AkhH389,you may eatיֵאָכֵ֤לye.'a.KhelH398אֶֽת־'et-H853it asכַּאֲשֶׁ֨רka.'a.SherH834you would eatתֹּאכְלֶ֑נּוּto.khe.Le.nuH398a gazelleהַצְּבִי֙ha.tze.ViH6643וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853or deerהָ֣אַיָּ֔ל כֵּ֖ןha.'ai.Yal kenH354 H3651;bothיַחְדָּ֖וyach.DavH3162the ceremonially uncleanהַטָּמֵא֙ha.ta.Me'H2931and the cleanוְהַטָּה֔וֹרve.ha.ta.HorH2889may eat itיֹאכְלֶֽנּוּ׃yo.khe.Le.nuH398.

23Onlyרַ֣קrakH7535be sureחֲזַ֗קcha.ZakH2388notלְבִלְתִּי֙le.vil.TiH1115to eatאֲכֹ֣ל'a.KholH398the bloodהַדָּ֔םha.DamH1818,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588the bloodהַדָּ֖םha.DamH1818isה֣וּאhu'H1931the lifeהַנָּ֑פֶשׁha.Na.feshH5315,and you must notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808eatתֹאכַ֥לto.KhalH398the lifeהַנֶּ֖פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315withעִם־'im-H5973the meatהַבָּשָֽׂר׃ha.ba.SarH1320.

24You must not eatלֹ֖א תֹּאכְלֶ֑נּוּlo' to.khe.Le.nuH3808 H398the blood;pourתִּשְׁפְּכֶ֖נּוּtish.pe.Khe.nuH8210it onעַל־'al-H5921the groundהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776like waterכַּמָּֽיִם׃ka.Ma.yimH4325.

25Do notלֹ֖אlo'H3808eat itתֹּאכְלֶ֑נּוּto.khe.Le.nuH398,so thatלְמַ֨עַןle.Ma.'anH4616it may go wellיִיטַ֤בyi.TavH3190with youand your childrenוּלְבָנֶ֣יךָu.le.va.Nei.khaH1121after youאַחֲרֶ֔יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588you will be doingתַעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.SehH6213what is rightהַיָּשָׁ֖רhai.ya.SharH3477in the eyesבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

26Butרַ֧קrakH7535you are to takeתִּשָּׂ֣אti.Sa'H5375your holy thingsקָֽדָשֶׁ֛יךָka.da.Shei.chaH6944אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834יִהְי֥וּyih.YuH1961and your vow offeringsוּנְדָרֶ֑יךָu.ne.da.Rei.khaH5088and goוּבָ֔אתָu.Va.taH935toאֶל־'el-H413the placeהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068will chooseיִבְחַ֥רyiv.CharH977.

27Presentוְעָשִׂ֤יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213the meatהַבָּשָׂ֣רha.ba.SarH1320and bloodוְהַדָּ֔םve.ha.DamH1818of your burnt offeringsעֹלֹתֶ֙יךָ֙'o.lo.Tei.khaH5930onעַל־'al-H5921the altarמִזְבַּ֖חmiz.BachH4196of the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.The bloodוְדַם־ve.dam-H1818of your other sacrificesזְבָחֶ֗יךָze.va.Chei.khaH2077must be poured outיִשָּׁפֵךְ֙yi.sha.feKhH8210besideעַל־'al-H5921the altarמִזְבַּח֙miz.BachH4196of the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,but you may eatתֹּאכֵֽל׃to.KhelH398the meatוְהַבָּשָׂ֖רve.ha.ba.SarH1320.

28Be carefulשְׁמֹ֣רshe.MorH8104to obeyוְשָׁמַעְתָּ֗ve.sha.ma'.TaH8085אֵ֚ת'etH853allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834thingsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697Iאָנֹכִ֖י'a.no.KhiH595command youמְצַוֶּ֑ךָּme.tza.Ve.kaH6680,so thatלְמַעַן֩le.ma.'AnH4616it may always go wellיִיטַ֨ב עַד־ עוֹלָ֔םyi.Tav 'ad- o.LamH3190 H5704 H5769with youand your childrenוּלְבָנֶ֤יךָu.le.va.Nei.khaH1121after youאַחֲרֶ֙יךָ֙'a.cha.Rei.khaH310,becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588you will be doingתַעֲשֶׂה֙ta.'a.SehH6213what is goodהַטּ֣וֹבha.TovH2896and rightוְהַיָּשָׁ֔רve.hai.ya.SharH3477in the eyesבְּעֵינֵ֖יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ ס'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

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