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Deuteronomy 16:16-20

16Threeשָׁל֣וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969timesפְּעָמִ֣ים׀pe.'a.MimH6471a yearבַּשָּׁנָ֡הba.sha.NahH8141allכָל־khol-H3605your menזְכוּרְךָ֜ אֶת־ze.khu.re.Kha 'et-H2138 H854are to appearיֵרָאֶ֨הye.ra.'EhH7200beforeפְּנֵ֣י׀pe.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430in the placeבַּמָּקוֹם֙ba.ma.kOmH4725אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834He will chooseיִבְחָ֔רyiv.CharH977:at the Feastבְּחַ֧גbe.ChagH2282of Unleavened Breadהַמַּצּ֛וֹתha.ma.TzotH4682,the Feastוּבְחַ֥גu.ve.ChagH2282of Weeksהַשָּׁבֻע֖וֹתha.sha.vu.'otH7620,and the Feastוּבְחַ֣גu.ve.ChagH2282of Tabernaclesהַסֻּכּ֑וֹתha.su.KotH5521.No oneוְלֹ֧אve.Lo'H3808should appearיֵרָאֶ֛ה אֶת־ye.ra.'Eh 'et-H7200 H854beforeפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068empty-handedרֵיקָֽם׃rei.KamH7387.

17Everyoneאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376must appear with a giftכְּמַתְּנַ֣תke.ma.te.NatH4979as he is ableיָד֑וֹya.DoH3027,according to the blessingכְּבִרְכַּ֛תke.vir.KatH1293the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834has givenנָֽתַן־na.tan-H5414you.

18You are to appointתִּֽתֶּן־ti.ten-H5414judgesשֹׁפְטִ֣יםsho.fe.TimH8199and officialsוְשֹֽׁטְרִ֗יםve.sho.te.RimH7860for your tribesלִשְׁבָטֶ֑יךָlish.va.Tei.khaH7626in everyבְּכָל־be.kholH3605townשְׁעָרֶ֔יךָshe.'a.Rei.khaH8179thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430is givingנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414you.They are to judgeוְשָׁפְט֥וּve.sha.fe.TuH8199אֶת־'et-H853the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971with righteousצֶֽדֶק׃Tze.dekH6664judgmentמִשְׁפַּט־mish.pat-H4941.

19Do notלֹא־lo'-H3808denyתַטֶּ֣הta.TehH5186justiceמִשְׁפָּ֔טmish.PatH4941or show partialityלֹ֥א תַכִּ֖יר פָּנִ֑יםlo' ta.Kir pa.NimH5234 H6440 H3808.Do notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808acceptתִקַּ֣חti.KachH3947a bribeשֹׁ֔חַדSho.chadH7810,forכִּ֣יkiH3588a bribeהַשֹּׁ֗חַדha.Sho.chadH7810blindsיְעַוֵּר֙ye.'a.VerH5786the eyesעֵינֵ֣י'ei.NeiH5869of the wiseחֲכָמִ֔יםcha.kha.MimH2450and twistsוִֽיסַלֵּ֖ףvi.sa.LefH5557the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of the righteousצַדִּיקִֽם׃tza.di.KimH6662.

20Pursueתִּרְדֹּ֑ףtir.DofH7291justiceצֶ֥דֶקTze.dekH6664,and justice aloneצֶ֖דֶקTze.dekH6664,so thatלְמַ֤עַןle.Ma.'anH4616you may liveתִּֽחְיֶה֙tich.YehH2421,and you may possessוְיָרַשְׁתָּ֣ve.ya.rash.TaH3423אֶת־'et-H853the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430is givingנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414you.

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