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Deuteronomy 18:1-14

1Thepriestsלַכֹּהֲנִ֨יםla.ko.ha.NimH3548,theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֜םhal.vi.YimH3881, [and]thewholetribeשֵׁ֧בֶטShe.vetH7626ofLeviלֵוִ֛יle.ViH3878,shallhavenoportionחֵ֥לֶקChe.lekH2506norinheritanceוְנַחֲלָ֖הve.na.cha.LahH5159withIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: Jehovah'sofferingsH801byfireאִשֵּׁ֧י'i.SheiH801,andhisinheritanceוְנַחֲלָת֖וֹve.na.cha.la.ToH5159shalltheyeatיֹאכֵלֽוּן׃yo.khe.LunH398,

2buttheyshallhavenoinheritanceוְנַחֲלָ֥הve.na.cha.LahH5159amongtheirbrethren:Jehovah,heistheirinheritanceנַחֲלָת֔וֹna.cha.la.ToH5159,ashehathsaidH1696untothem.

3Andthisshallbeיִהְיֶה֩yih.YehH1961thepriest'sduefromthepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971,fromthemthatsacrificeהַזֶּ֖בַחha.Ze.vachH2077asacrificeH2077,whetheroxשׁ֣וֹרShorH7794,orsheepשֶׂ֑הSehH7716:theyshallgiveוְנָתַן֙ve.na.TanH5414untothepriestH3548theshoulder,andthejawbones,andthemaw.

4Thefirstfruits [also]ofthy corn,ofthynewתִּֽירֹשְׁךָ֣ti.ro.she.KhaH8492wineH8492,andofthineoilוְיִצְהָרֶ֗ךָve.yitz.ha.Re.khaH3323,andthefirstfruitsoftheshearingofthysheepצֹאנְךָ֖tzo.ne.KhaH6629, shalt thougiveתִּתֶּן־ti.ten-H5414him;

5forJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hathchosenH977himoutofallthytribesH7626,thathemaystandלַעֲמֹ֨דla.'a.ModH5975toserveלְשָׁרֵ֧תle.sha.RetH8334inthenameבְּשֵׁם־be.shem-H8034ofJehovah,heandhissonsH1121continually.

6AndiftheLeviteהַלֵּוִ֜יha.le.ViH3881shallcomeיָבֹ֨אya.Vo'H935fromoneמֵאַחַ֤דme.'a.ChadH259ofthygatesH8179outofallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whereH834hesojourneth,andshallcomeוּבָא֙u.Va'H935accordingtoallthedesireH5315ofhissoulH5315untotheplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whichJehovahwillchooseיִבְחַ֥רyiv.CharH977,

7andshallserveוְשֵׁרֵ֕תve.she.RetH8334inthenameבְּשֵׁ֖םbe.ShemH8034ofJehovahhisGodאֱלֹהָ֑יו'e.lo.HavH430,asallhisbrethrentheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881thatstandהָעֹמְדִ֥יםha.'o.me.DimH5975therebeforeJehovah,

8—theyshallhavelikeportionsH2506toeatיֹאכֵ֑לוּyo.Khe.luH398,besidesthatwhichhehathsoldofhispatrimony.

9Whenthou artcomeH935intothelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430giveth thee, thou shaltnotlearnתִלְמַ֣דtil.MadH3925todoaccordingtotheabominationsכְּתוֹעֲבֹ֖תke.to.'a.VotH8441ofthosenationsהַגּוֹיִ֥םha.go.YimH1471.

10ThereshallnotbefoundH4672amongyouhethatmakethhissonבְּנֽוֹ־be.nov-H1121orhisdaughterוּבִתּ֖וֹu.vi.ToH1323topassמַעֲבִ֥ירma.'a.VirH5674throughthefireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784,thatusethdivinationקְסָמִ֔יםke.sa.MimH7081,thatuseth auguries,oranenchanter,orasorcererH3784,

11oracharmer,oroneוְחֹבֵ֖רve.cho.VerH2266thatinquirethofaspiritofPython,orasoothsayer,oroneH2266thatconsulteththedeadהַמֵּתִֽים׃ha.me.TimH4191.

12ForeveryonethatdoeththesethingsH428isanabominationתוֹעֲבַ֥תto.'a.VatH8441toJehovah,andbecauseoftheseabominationsהַתּוֹעֵבֹ֣תha.to.'e.VotH8441JehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430dothdispossessמוֹרִ֥ישׁmo.RishH3423themfrombeforethee.

13Thou shaltbeתִּֽהְיֶ֔הtih.YehH1961perfectH8549withJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ ס'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

14Forthesenationsהַגּוֹיִ֣םha.go.YimH1471,whichthou shaltdispossessיוֹרֵ֣שׁyo.ReshH3423, hearkened untothosethatuseauguries,andthatusedivination;butasforthee,JehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hathnotsuffered thee [todo]soH3651.

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