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Deuteronomy 12:20-24

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.

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