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Deuteronomy 12:2-14

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.

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