Berean Standard Bible

Exodus 23:10-19

10For sixוְשֵׁ֥שׁve.SheshH8337yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141you are to sowתִּזְרַ֣עtiz.Ra'H2232אֶת־'et-H853your landאַרְצֶ֑ךָ'ar.Tze.khaH776and gatherוְאָסַפְתָּ֖ve.'a.saf.TaH622אֶת־'et-H853its produceתְּבוּאָתָֽהּ׃te.vu.'a.TahH8393,

11but in the seventhוְהַשְּׁבִיעִ֞תve.ha.she.vi.'ItH7637yearyou must let it restתִּשְׁמְטֶ֣נָּהtish.me.Te.nahH8058and lie fallowוּנְטַשְׁתָּ֗הּu.ne.tash.TahH5203,so that the poorאֶבְיֹנֵ֣י'ev.yo.NeiH34among your peopleעַמֶּ֔ךָ'a.Me.khaH5971may eatוְאָֽכְלוּ֙ve.'a.khe.LuH398from the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704and the wild animalsחַיַּ֣תchai.YatH2416may consumeתֹּאכַ֖לto.KhalH398what they leaveוְיִתְרָ֕םve.yit.RamH3499.Doתַּעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.SehH6213the sameכֵּֽן־ken-H3651with your vineyardלְכַרְמְךָ֖le.khar.me.KhaH3754and olive groveלְזֵיתֶֽךָ׃le.zei.Te.khaH2132.

12For sixשֵׁ֤שֶׁתShe.shetH8337daysיָמִים֙ya.MimH3117you are to doתַּעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213your workמַעֲשֶׂ֔יךָma.'a.Sei.khaH4639,but on the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֖יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוּבַיּ֥וֹםu.vai.YomH3117you must ceaseתִּשְׁבֹּ֑תtish.BotH7673,so thatלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616your oxשֽׁוֹרְךָ֙shor.KhaH7794and your donkeyוַחֲמֹרֶ֔ךָva.cha.mo.Re.khaH2543may restיָנ֗וּחַya.Nu.achH5117and the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of your maidservantאֲמָתְךָ֖'a.ma.te.KhaH519may be refreshedוְיִנָּפֵ֥שׁve.yi.na.FeshH5314,as well as the foreign residentוְהַגֵּֽר׃ve.ha.GerH1616.

13Pay close attentionתִּשָּׁמֵ֑רוּti.sha.Me.ruH8104to everythingוּבְכֹ֛לu.ve.KholH3605אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I have saidאָמַ֥רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559to youאֲלֵיכֶ֖ם'a.lei.KhemH413.You must notלֹ֣אlo'H3808invokeתַזְכִּ֔ירוּtaz.Ki.ruH2142the namesוְשֵׁ֨םve.ShemH8034of otherאֲחֵרִים֙'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֤ים'E.lo.HimH430;they must notלֹ֥אlo'H3808be heardיִשָּׁמַ֖עyi.sha.Ma'H8085onעַל־'al-H5921your lipsפִּֽיךָ׃Pi.khaH6310.

14Threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969timesרְגָלִ֔יםre.ga.LimH7272a yearבַּשָּׁנָֽה׃ba.sha.NahH8141you are to celebrate a feastתָּחֹ֥גta.ChogH2287to Me.

15אֶת־'et-H853You are to keepתִּשְׁמֹר֒tish.MorH8104the Feastחַ֣גchagH2282of Unleavened Breadהַמַּצּוֹת֮ha.ma.tzOtH4682asכַּֽאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834I commanded youצִוִּיתִ֗ךָtzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680:At the appointed timeלְמוֹעֵד֙le.mo.'EdH4150in the monthחֹ֣דֶשׁCho.deshH2320of Abibהָֽאָבִ֔יבha.'a.VivH24you are to eatתֹּאכַ֨לto.KhalH398unleavened breadמַצּ֜וֹתma.TzotH4682for sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִים֩ya.MimH3117,becauseכִּי־ki-H3588that was the monthyou came outיָצָ֣אתָya.Tza.taH3318of Egyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.No oneוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808may appearיֵרָא֥וּye.ra.'UH7200before Meפָנַ֖יfa.NaiH6440empty-handedרֵיקָֽם׃rei.KamH7387.

16You are also to keepthe Feastוְחַ֤גve.ChagH2282of Harvestהַקָּצִיר֙ha.ka.TzirH7105with the firstfruitsבִּכּוּרֵ֣יbi.ku.ReiH1061of the produceמַעֲשֶׂ֔יךָma.'a.Sei.khaH4639from whatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you sowתִּזְרַ֖עtiz.Ra'H2232in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.DehH7704.And keep the Feastוְחַ֤גve.ChagH2282of Ingatheringהָֽאָסִף֙ha.'a.SifH614at the endבְּצֵ֣אתbe.TzetH3318of the yearהַשָּׁנָ֔הha.sha.NahH8141,when you gatherבְּאָסְפְּךָ֥be.'a.se.pe.KhaH622אֶֽת־'et-H853your produceמַעֲשֶׂ֖יךָma.'a.Sei.khaH4639fromמִן־min-H4480the fieldהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704.

17Threeשָׁלֹ֥שׁsha.LoshH7969timesפְּעָמִ֖יםpe.'a.MimH6471a yearבַּשָּׁנָ֑הba.sha.NahH8141allכָּל־kol-H3605your malesזְכ֣וּרְךָ֔ze.Khu.re.khaH2138are to appearיֵרָאֶה֙ye.ra.'EhH7200beforeאֶל־ פְּנֵ֖י'el- pe.NeiH413 H6440the Lordהָאָדֹ֥ן׀ha.'a.DonH113GODיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

18You must notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808offerתִזְבַּ֥חtiz.BachH2076the bloodדַּם־dam-H1818of My sacrificesזִבְחִ֑יziv.ChiH2077withעַל־'al-H5921anything leavenedחָמֵ֖ץcha.MetzH2557,nor mayוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808the fatחֵֽלֶב־che.lev-H2459of My feastחַגִּ֖יcha.GiH2282remainיָלִ֥יןya.LinH3885untilעַד־'ad-H5704morningבֹּֽקֶר׃Bo.kerH1242.

19Bringתָּבִ֕יאta.Vi'H935the bestרֵאשִׁ֗יתre.ShitH7225of the firstfruitsבִּכּוּרֵי֙bi.ku.ReiH1061of your soilאַדְמָ֣תְךָ֔'ad.Ma.te.khaH127to the houseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.You must notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808cookתְבַשֵּׁ֥לte.va.ShelH1310a young goatגְּדִ֖יge.DiH1423in its mother’sאִמּֽוֹ׃ ס'i.MoH517milkבַּחֲלֵ֥בba.cha.LevH2461.

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