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Deuteronomy 12

1ThesearethestatutesH2706andordinancesH4941,whichyeshalltakeלְרִשְׁתָּ֑הּle.rish.TahH3423heedH8104todointhelandבָּאָ֕רֶץba.'A.retzH776,whichJehovahtheGodאֱלֹהֵ֧י'e.lo.HeiH430ofthyfathersH1isgivingH5414theetopossessH3423it,allthedaysהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117thatyeliveupontheearthH776.

2YeshallutterlydestroyH6alltheplacesH4725whereinthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֗םha.go.YimH1471whichyeshalldispossessיֹרְשִׁ֥יםyo.re.ShimH3423haveservedH5647theirgodsאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430,uponthehighהָֽרָמִים֙ha.ra.MimH7311mountainsהֶהָרִ֤יםhe.ha.RimH2022,anduponthehillsהַגְּבָע֔וֹתha.ge.va.'otH1389,andundereverygreentreeעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086;

3andyeshallbreakH7665downtheiraltarsמִזְבּחֹתָ֗םmiz.b.cho.TamH4196,andshatterוְשִׁבַּרְתֶּם֙ve.shi.bar.TemH7665theirstatues,andburnתִּשְׂרְפ֣וּןtis.re.FunH8313theirAsherahswithfireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784;andyeshallhewdownthegravenimagesoftheirgodsאֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430,andyeshalldestroyוְאִבַּדְתֶּ֣םve.'i.bad.TemH6thenamesשְׁמָ֔םshe.MamH8034ofthemoutofthatplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725.

4YeshallnotdosoH3651untoJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430;

5butuntotheplaceהַמָּק֞וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whichJehovahyourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֙'e.lo.hei.KhemH430willchooseיִבְחַ֨רyiv.CharH977outofallyourtribesH7626tosetH7760hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034there,hishabitationshallyeseekH1875,andthither thou shaltcomeH935;

6andthither yeshallbringוַהֲבֵאתֶ֣םva.ha.ve.TemH935yourburnt-offeringsandyoursacrificesH2077,andyourtithesH4643,andtheheave-offeringofyourhandיֶדְכֶ֑םyed.KhemH3027,andyourvowsH5088,andyourvoluntary-offerings,andthefirstlingsofyourkineandofyoursheepH6629;

7andyeshalleatוַאֲכַלְתֶּם־va.'a.khal.tem-H398therebeforeJehovahyourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,andyeshallrejoiceוּשְׂמַחְתֶּ֗םu.se.mach.TemH8055, yeandyourhouseholdsH1004,inallthebusinessofyourhandיֶדְכֶ֔םyed.KhemH3027,whereinJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hathblessedH1288thee.

8Yeshallnotdoafterallthatwedohereפֹּ֖הpohH6311thisdayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117,eachoneH376whateverisrightהַיָּשָׁ֥רhai.ya.SharH3477inhisowneyesבְּעֵינָֽיו׃be.'ei.NavH5869.

9Foryearenotasyetcomeבָּאתֶ֖םba.TemH935totherestהַמְּנוּחָה֙ha.me.nu.ChahH4496andtotheinheritanceהַֽנַּחֲלָ֔הha.na.cha.LahH5159whichJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430giveth thee.

10ButwhenH834yehavegoneovertheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֒hai.yar.DenH3383,anddwellוִֽישַׁבְתֶּ֣םvi.shav.TemH3427inthelandבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776whichJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430causethyoutoinheritH5157,andwhenH834hehathgivenוְהֵנִ֨יחַve.he.Ni.achH5117yourestH5117fromallyourenemiesאֹיְבֵיכֶ֛ם'o.ye.vei.KhemH341roundמִסָּבִ֖יבmi.sa.VivH5439about,andyedwellוִֽישַׁבְתֶּם־vi.shav.tem-H3427insafety,

11thenthereshallbeוְהָיָ֣הve.ha.YahH1961aplaceהַמָּק֗וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whichJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֥ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430willchooseיִבְחַר֩yiv.CharH977tocausehisnameשְׁמוֹ֙she.MoH8034todwellלְשַׁכֵּ֤ןle.sha.KenH7931there; thithershallyebringתָבִ֔יאוּta.Vi.'uH935allthatIcommandמְצַוֶּ֣הme.tza.VehH6680you:yourburnt-offerings,andyoursacrificesH2077,yourtithesH4643,andtheheave-offeringofyourhandיֶדְכֶ֔םyed.KhemH3027,andallyourchoicevowsH5088whichyeshallvowH5088toJehovah.

12Andyeshallrejoiceוּשְׂמַחְתֶּ֗םu.se.mach.TemH8055beforeJehovahyourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֒'e.lo.hei.KhemH430, ye,andyoursonsוּבְנֵיכֶם֙u.ve.nei.KhemH1121,andyourdaughtersוּבְנֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םu.ve.No.tei.KhemH1323,andyourbondmen,andyourhandmaids,andtheLeviteוְהַלֵּוִי֙ve.ha.le.ViH3881thatiswithinyourgatesH8179;forhehathnoportionחֵ֥לֶקChe.lekH2506norinheritanceוְנַחֲלָ֖הve.na.cha.LahH5159withyou.

13Takeהִשָּׁ֣מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104heedH8104tothyselfthatthouofferתַּעֲלֶ֖הta.'a.LehH5927notthy burnt-offeringsineveryplaceמָק֖וֹםma.KomH4725thatthou seest;

14butintheplaceבַּמָּק֞וֹםba.ma.KomH4725whichJehovahwillchooseיִבְחַ֤רyiv.CharH977inoneבְּאַחַ֣דbe.'a.ChadH259ofthytribesH7626,therethou shaltofferתַּעֲלֶ֣הta.'a.LehH5927thy burnt-offerings,andtherethou shaltdoallthatIcommandמְצַוֶּֽךָּ׃me.tza.Ve.kaH6680thee.

15Nevertheless, accordingtoallthedesireH5315ofthysoulH5315thou mayest slayandeatוְאָכַלְתָּ֣ve.'a.khal.TaH398fleshH1320inallthygatesH8179, accordingtotheblessingכְּבִרְכַּ֨תke.vir.KatH1293ofJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430whichhehathgivenH5414thee:theuncleanהַטָּמֵ֤אha.ta.Me'H2931andthecleanוְהַטָּהוֹר֙ve.ha.ta.hOrH2889mayeatיֹאכְלֶ֔נּוּyo.khe.Le.nuH398thereof,asofthegazelle,andthehart.

16Onlyרַ֥קrakH7535, yeshallnoteatתֹאכֵ֑לוּto.Khe.luH398thebloodהַדָּ֖םha.DamH1818; yeshallpourתִּשְׁפְּכֶ֖נּוּtish.pe.Khe.nuH8210itupontheearthH776aswaterכַּמָּֽיִם׃ka.Ma.yimH4325.

17Thou mayestnoteatלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398within thygatesH8179thetitheמַעְשַׂ֤רma'.SarH4643ofthy corn,orofthynewוְתִֽירֹשְׁךָ֣ve.ti.ro.she.KhaH8492wineH8492,orofthineoilוְיִצְהָרֶ֔ךָve.yitz.ha.Re.khaH3323,orthefirstlingsofthy kineorofthysheepH6629,noranyofthyvowsH5088whichthou vowest,northy voluntary-offerings,northeheave-offeringofthyhandיָדֶֽךָ׃ya.De.khaH3027;

18butbeforeJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430shalt thoueatתֹּאכְלֶ֗נּוּto.khe.Le.nuH398themintheplaceבַּמָּקוֹם֙ba.ma.kOmH4725whichJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶיךָ֮'e.lo.hei.KhaH430willchooseיִבְחַ֜רyiv.CharH977, thouandthysonוּבִנְךָ֤u.vin.KhaH1121,andthydaughterוּבִתֶּ֙ךָ֙u.vi.Te.khaH1323,andthy bondman,andthyhandmaid,andtheLeviteוְהַלֵּוִ֖יve.ha.le.ViH3881thatiswithin thygatesH8179;andthou shaltrejoiceוְשָׂמַחְתָּ֗ve.sa.mach.TaH8055beforeJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430inallthebusinessofthyhandיָדֶֽךָ׃ya.De.khaH3027.

19Takeהִשָּׁ֣מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104heedH8104tothyselfthatthouforsakeH5800nottheLeviteהַלֵּוִ֑יha.le.ViH3881allthedaysיָמֶ֖יךָya.Mei.khaH3117thou shaltbeinthylandאַדְמָתֶֽךָ׃ ס'ad.ma.Te.khaH127.

20WhenJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֥יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430shallenlargeיַרְחִיב֩yar.ChivH7337thyborderH1366,ashepromisedthee,andthousayוְאָמַרְתָּ֙ve.'a.mar.TaH559,Iwilleatאֹכְלָ֣ה'o.khe.LahH398fleshH1320,becausethysoulH5315longethtoeatלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398fleshH1320, thou mayesteatתֹּאכַ֥לto.KhalH398fleshH1320, accordingtoallthedesireH5315ofthysoulH5315.

21Iftheplaceהַמָּק֗וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whichJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶיךָ֮'e.lo.hei.KhaH430willchooseיִבְחַ֜רyiv.CharH977tosetH7760hisnameשְׁמ֣וֹshe.MoH8034therebetoofarיִרְחַ֨קyir.ChakH7368fromthee,thenthou shalt slayofthy kineandofthysheepH6629whichJehovahhathgivenH5414thee,asIhavecommandedצִוִּיתִ֑ךָtzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680thee,andthou shalteatוְאָֽכַלְתָּ֙ve.'a.khal.TaH398inthygatesH8179accordingtoallthedesireH5315ofthysoulH5315.

22EvenasthegazelleandthehartiseatenH398,soכֵּ֖ןkenH3651thou shalteatH398them:theuncleanהַטָּמֵא֙ha.ta.Me'H2931andthecleanוְהַטָּה֔וֹרve.ha.ta.HorH2889alikeיַחְדָּ֖וyach.DavH3162mayeatH398ofthem.

23Onlyרַ֣קrakH7535,besurethatthoueatאֲכֹ֣ל'a.KholH398notthebloodהַדָּ֔םha.DamH1818;forthebloodהַדָּ֖םha.DamH1818isthelifeהַנָּ֑פֶשׁha.Na.feshH5315,andthou mayestnoteatתֹאכַ֥לto.KhalH398thelifeהַנֶּ֖פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315withthefleshH1320;

24thou shaltnoteatתֹּאכְלֶ֑נּוּto.khe.Le.nuH398it; thou shaltpourתִּשְׁפְּכֶ֖נּוּtish.pe.Khe.nuH8210itupontheearthH776aswaterכַּמָּֽיִם׃ka.Ma.yimH4325:

25thou shaltnoteatתֹּאכְלֶ֑נּוּto.khe.Le.nuH398it;thatitmaygoיִיטַ֤בyi.TavH3190wellH3190withthee,andwiththychildrenafterthee,whenthou shaltdowhatisrightהַיָּשָׁ֖רhai.ya.SharH3477intheeyesבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869ofJehovah.

26Butthy hallowedthingsקָֽדָשֶׁ֛יךָka.da.Shei.chaH6944whichthou hast,andwhatthou hastvowedH5088, thou shalttakeתִּשָּׂ֣אti.Sa'H5375,andcomeH935totheplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whichJehovahwillchooseיִבְחַ֥רyiv.CharH977;

27andthou shaltofferthy burnt-offerings,thefleshהַבָּשָׂ֣רha.ba.SarH1320andthebloodוְהַדָּ֔םve.ha.DamH1818,uponthealtarמִזְבַּ֖חmiz.BachH4196ofJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430;andthebloodוְדַם־ve.dam-H1818ofthysacrificesH2077shallbepouredיִשָּׁפֵךְ֙yi.sha.feKhH8210outuponthealtarמִזְבַּח֙miz.BachH4196ofJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,andthefleshוְהַבָּשָׂ֖רve.ha.ba.SarH1320shalt thoueatתֹּאכֵֽל׃to.KhelH398.

28Takeשְׁמֹ֣רshe.MorH8104heedtohearוְשָׁמַעְתָּ֗ve.sha.ma'.TaH8085allthesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697whichIcommandמְצַוֶּ֑ךָּme.tza.Ve.kaH6680thee,thatitmaybewellיִיטַ֨בyi.TavH3190withthee,andwiththychildrenaftertheeforeverH5769,whenthou doestwhatisgoodהַטּ֣וֹבha.TovH2896andrightוְהַיָּשָׁ֔רve.hai.ya.SharH3477intheeyesבְּעֵינֵ֖יbe.'ei.NeiH5869ofJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ ס'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

29WhenJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430cuttethofffrombeforetheethenationsהַגּוֹיִ֗םha.go.YimH1471whither thou goest,totakeH3423possessionH3423ofthem,andthou hastdispossessedH3423them,anddwellestintheirlandבְּאַרְצָֽם׃be.'ar.TzamH776,

30takeהִשָּׁ֣מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104heedH8104tothyselfthatthoubenotensnared[tofollow]afterthem,afterthattheyaredestroyedהִשָּׁמְדָ֣םhi.sha.me.DamH8045frombeforethee;andthatthouinquirenotaftertheirgodsלֵֽאלֹהֵיהֶ֜םle.lo.hei.HemH430,sayingלֵאמֹ֨רle.MorH559,Howאֵיכָ֨ה'ei.KhahH349didthesenationsהַגּוֹיִ֤םha.go.YimH1471serveיַעַבְד֜וּya.'av.DuH5647theirgodsאֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.HemH430?evensoH3651willIdolikewise.

31Thou shaltnotdosoH3651toJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430;forevery[thingH8441thatis]abominationתּוֹעֲבַ֨תto.'a.VatH8441toJehovah,whichhehateth,havetheydoneuntotheirgodsלֵאלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔םle.Lo.hei.HemH430;foreventheirsonsבְּנֵיהֶם֙be.nei.HemH1121andtheirdaughtersבְּנֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔םbe.No.tei.HemH1323havetheyburnedיִשְׂרְפ֥וּyis.re.FuH8313inthefireבָאֵ֖שׁva.'EshH784totheirgodsלֵֽאלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃Le.lo.hei.HemH430.

32Everything that I command you, ye shall take heed to do it; thou shalt not add thereto, nor take from it.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 12

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