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Deuteronomy 15:19-23

19You must set apartתַּקְדִּ֖ישׁtak.DishH6942to the LORDלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430everyכָּֽל־kal-H3605firstbornהַבְּכ֡וֹרha.be.KhorH1060אֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834maleהַזָּכָ֔רha.za.KharH2145producedיִוָּלֵ֨דyi.va.LedH3205by your herdsבִּבְקָרְךָ֤biv.ka.re.ChaH1241and flocksוּבְצֹֽאנְךָ֙u.ve.tzo.ne.KhaH6629.You are notלֹ֤אlo'H3808to put the firstbornבִּבְכֹ֣רbiv.KhorH1060of your oxenשׁוֹרֶ֔ךָsho.Re.khaH7794to workתַעֲבֹד֙ta.'a.VodH5647,norוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808are you to shearתָגֹ֖זta.GozH1494the firstbornבְּכ֥וֹרbe.KhorH1060of your flockצֹאנֶֽךָ׃tzo.Ne.khaH6629.

20Each yearH8141youאַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH859and your householdוּבֵיתֶֽךָ׃u.vei.Te.khaH1004are to eat itתֹאכֲלֶ֙נּוּ֙to.kha.Le.nuH398beforeלִפְנֵי֩lif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֤יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430in the placeבַּמָּק֖וֹםba.ma.KomH4725אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068will chooseיִבְחַ֣רyiv.CharH977.

21But ifוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588an animalhasיִהְיֶ֨הyih.YehH1961a defectמ֗וּםMumH3971,is lameפִּסֵּ֙חַ֙pi.Se.achH6455orא֣וֹ'oH176blindעִוֵּ֔ר'i.VerH5787,or has anyכֹּ֖לkolH3605seriousרָ֑עRa'H7451flawמ֣וּםmumH3971,you must notלֹ֣אlo'H3808sacrificeתִזְבָּחֶ֔נּוּtiz.ba.Che.nuH2076it to the LORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

22Eat itתֹּאכֲלֶ֑נּוּto.kha.Le.nuH398within your gatesבִּשְׁעָרֶ֖יךָbish.'a.Rei.khaH8179;bothיַחְדָּ֔וyach.DavH3162the ceremonially uncleanהַטָּמֵ֤אha.ta.Me'H2931and cleanוְהַטָּהוֹר֙ve.ha.ta.hOrH2889may eat itas they would a gazelleכַּצְּבִ֖יka.tze.ViH6643or a deerוְכָאַיָּֽל׃ve.kha.'ai.YalH354.

23Butרַ֥קrakH7535אֶת־'et-H853you must notלֹ֣אlo'H3808eatתֹאכֵ֑לto.KhelH398the bloodדָּמ֖וֹda.MoH1818;pourתִּשְׁפְּכֶ֖נּוּtish.pe.Khe.nuH8210it onעַל־'al-H5921the groundהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776like waterכַּמָּֽיִם׃ פka.Ma.yimH4325.

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