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Deuteronomy 16:9-15

9You are to count offתִּסְפָּר־tis.por-H5608sevenשִׁבְעָ֥הshiv.'AhH7651weeksשָׁבֻעֹ֖תsha.vu.'OtH7620fromלִסְפֹּ֔ר שִׁבְעָ֖הlis.Por shiv.'AhH5608 H7651the timeשָׁבֻעֽוֹת׃sha.vu.'otH7620you first put the sickleמֵהָחֵ֤ל חֶרְמֵשׁ֙me.ha.Chel cher.MeshH2770 H2490to the standing grainבַּקָּמָ֔ה תָּחֵ֣לba.ka.Mah ta.ChelH7054 H2490.

10And you shall celebrateוְעָשִׂ֜יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213the Feastחַ֤גchagH2282of Weeksשָׁבֻעוֹת֙sha.vu.'OtH7620to the LORDלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ מִסַּ֛ת'e.lo.Hei.kha mi.SatH430 H4530with a freewill offeringנִדְבַ֥ת יָדְךָ֖nid.Vat ya.de.KhaH5071 H3027thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you giveתִּתֵּ֑ןti.TenH5414in proportion to howכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430has blessed youיְבָרֶכְךָ֖ye.va.rekh.KhaH1288,

11and you shall rejoiceוְשָׂמַחְתָּ֞ve.sa.mach.TaH8055beforeלִפְנֵ֣י׀lif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430in the placeבַּמָּק֗וֹםba.ma.KomH4725אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Heיְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָYah.weh 'e.lo.Hei.khaH3068 H430will chooseיִבְחַר֙yiv.CharH977as a dwellingלְשַׁכֵּ֥ןle.sha.KenH7931for His Nameשְׁמ֖וֹ שָֽׁם׃she.Mo ShamH8034 H8033—youאַתָּ֨ה'a.TahH859,your sonsוּבִנְךָ֣u.vin.KhaH1121and daughtersוּבִתֶּךָ֮u.vi.te.KhaH1323,your menservantsוְעַבְדְּךָ֣ve.'av.de.KhaH5650and maidservantsוַאֲמָתֶךָ֒va.'a.ma.te.KhaH519,and the Leviteוְהַלֵּוִי֙ve.ha.le.ViH3881אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834within your gatesבִּשְׁעָרֶ֔יךָbish.'a.Rei.khaH8179,as well as the foreignerוְהַגֵּ֛רve.ha.GerH1616,the fatherlessוְהַיָּת֥וֹםve.hai.ya.TomH3490,and the widowsוְהָאַלְמָנָ֖הve.ha.'al.ma.NahH490אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834among youבְּקִרְבֶּ֑ךָbe.kir.Be.chaH7130.

12Rememberוְזָ֣כַרְתָּ֔ve.Za.khar.taH2142thatכִּי־ki-H3588you wereהָיִ֖יתָha.Yi.taH1961slavesעֶ֥בֶד'E.vedH5650in Egyptבְּמִצְרָ֑יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,and carefullyוְשָׁמַרְתָּ֣ve.sha.mar.TaH8104followוְעָשִׂ֔יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213אֶת־'et-H853theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ פha.'E.lehH428statutesהַֽחֻקִּ֖יםha.chu.KimH2706.

13You are to celebrateתַּעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.SehH6213the Feastחַ֧גchagH2282of Tabernaclesהַסֻּכֹּ֛תha.su.KotH5521for sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117after you have gatheredבְּאָ֨סְפְּךָ֔be.'A.se.pe.khaH622the produce ofyour threshing floorמִֽגָּרְנְךָ֖mi.ga.re.ne.KhaH1637and your winepressוּמִיִּקְבֶֽךָ׃u.mi.yik.Ve.chaH3342.

14And you shall rejoiceוְשָׂמַחְתָּ֖ve.sa.mach.TaH8055in your feastבְּחַגֶּ֑ךָbe.cha.Ge.khaH2282—youאַתָּ֨ה'a.TahH859,your sonsוּבִנְךָ֤u.vin.KhaH1121and daughtersוּבִתֶּ֙ךָ֙u.vi.Te.khaH1323,your menservantsוְעַבְדְּךָ֣ve.'av.de.KhaH5650and maidservantsוַאֲמָתֶ֔ךָva.'a.ma.Te.khaH519,and the Leviteוְהַלֵּוִ֗יve.ha.le.ViH3881,as well as the foreignerוְהַגֵּ֛רve.ha.GerH1616,the fatherlessוְהַיָּת֥וֹםve.hai.ya.TomH3490,and the widowsוְהָאַלְמָנָ֖הve.ha.'al.ma.NahH490אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834among youבִּשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ׃bish.'a.Rei.khaH8179.

15For sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֗יםya.MimH3117you shall celebrate a feastתָּחֹג֙ta.ChogH2287to the LORDלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430in the placeבַּמָּק֖וֹםba.ma.KomH4725אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Heיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068will chooseיִבְחַ֣רyiv.CharH977,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430will blessיְבָרֶכְךָ֞ye.va.rekh.KhaH1288you in allבְּכֹ֤לbe.KholH3605your produceתְּבוּאָֽתְךָ֙te.vu.'a.te.KhaH8393and in allוּבְכֹל֙u.ve.KholH3605the workמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639of your handsיָדֶ֔יךָya.Dei.khaH3027,so that your joyשָׂמֵֽחַ׃sa.Me.achH8056will beוְהָיִ֖יתָve.ha.Yi.taH1961completeאַ֥ךְ'akhH389.

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