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Deuteronomy 12:5-18

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.

8You are notלֹ֣אlo'H3808to doתַעֲשׂ֔וּןta.'a.SunH6213asכְּ֠כֹלKe.kholH3605אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834weאֲנַ֧חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587are doingעֹשִׂ֛ים'o.SimH6213hereפֹּ֖הpohH6311todayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117, whereeveryoneאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376doeswhatכָּל־kol-H3605seems rightהַיָּשָׁ֥רhai.ya.SharH3477in his own eyesבְּעֵינָֽיו׃be.'ei.NavH5869.

9Forכִּ֥יkiH3588you have notלֹא־lo'-H3808yetעַד־'ad-H5704comeבָּאתֶ֖ם עָ֑תָּהba.Tem 'A.tahH935 H6258toאֶל־'el-H413the resting placeהַמְּנוּחָה֙ וְאֶל־ha.me.nu.Chah ve.'el-H4496 H413and the inheritanceהַֽנַּחֲלָ֔הha.na.cha.LahH5159thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430is givingנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414you.

10When you crossוַעֲבַרְתֶּם֮va.'a.var.TemH5674אֶת־'et-H853the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֒hai.yar.DenH3383and liveוִֽישַׁבְתֶּ֣םvi.shav.TemH3427in the landבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430is giving you as an inheritanceמַנְחִ֣ילman.ChilH5157אֶתְכֶ֑ם'et.KhemH853,and He gives you restוְהֵנִ֨יחַve.he.Ni.achH5117from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605the enemiesאֹיְבֵיכֶ֛ם'o.ye.vei.KhemH341around youמִסָּבִ֖יבmi.sa.VivH5439and you dwellוִֽישַׁבְתֶּם־vi.shav.tem-H3427securelyבֶּֽטַח׃Be.tachH983,

11וְהָיָ֣הve.ha.YahH1961אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834הַמָּק֗וֹםha.ma.KomH4725then the LORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֥ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430will chooseיִבְחַר֩yiv.CharH977a dwellingלְשַׁכֵּ֤ןle.sha.KenH7931for His Nameשְׁמוֹ֙she.MoH8034.And thereH8033you are to bringתָבִ֔יאוּta.Vi.'uH935אֵ֛ת'etH853everythingכָּל־kol-H3605אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Iאָנֹכִ֖י'a.no.KhiH595command youמְצַוֶּ֣הme.tza.VehH6680אֶתְכֶ֑ם'et.KhemH853:your burnt offeringsעוֹלֹתֵיכֶ֣םo.lo.tei.KhemH5930and sacrificesוְזִבְחֵיכֶ֗םve.ziv.chei.KhemH2077,your tithesמַעְשְׂרֹֽתֵיכֶם֙ma'.se.ro.tei.KhemH4643and special giftsוּתְרֻמַ֣ת יֶדְכֶ֔םu.te.ru.Mat yed.KhemH8641 H3027,and allוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3605the choiceמִבְחַ֣רmiv.CharH4005offeringsנִדְרֵיכֶ֔םnid.rei.KhemH5088אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you vowתִּדְּר֖וּti.de.RuH5087to the LORDלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

12And you shall rejoiceוּשְׂמַחְתֶּ֗םu.se.mach.TemH8055beforeלִפְנֵי֮lif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֒'e.lo.hei.KhemH430—youאַתֶּ֗ם'a.TemH859,your sonsוּבְנֵיכֶם֙u.ve.nei.KhemH1121and daughtersוּבְנֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םu.ve.No.tei.KhemH1323,your menservantsוְעַבְדֵיכֶ֖םve.'av.dei.KhemH5650and maidservantsוְאַמְהֹתֵיכֶ֑םve.'am.ho.tei.KhemH519,and the Leviteוְהַלֵּוִי֙ve.ha.le.ViH3881אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834within your gatesבְּשַֽׁעֲרֵיכֶ֔םbe.sha.'a.rei.KhemH8179,sinceכִּ֣יkiH3588he has noאֵ֥ין'einH369portionחֵ֥לֶקChe.lekH2506or inheritanceוְנַחֲלָ֖הve.na.cha.LahH5159among youאִתְּכֶֽם׃'i.te.KhemH854.

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,

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