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Deuteronomy 12:1-7

1These arethe statutesהַֽחֻקִּ֣יםha.chu.KimH2706and judgmentsוְהַמִּשְׁפָּטִים֮ve.ha.mish.pa.TimH4941,which ye shall observeתִּשְׁמְר֣וּןtish.me.RunH8104to doלַעֲשׂוֹת֒la.'a.sOtH6213in the landבָּאָ֕רֶץba.'A.retzH776,which the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֧י'e.lo.HeiH430of thy fathersאֲבֹתֶ֛יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaH1givethנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414thee to possessלְרִשְׁתָּ֑הּle.rish.TahH3423it, all the daysהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117that ye liveחַיִּ֖יםchai.YimH2416upon the earthהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ha.'a.da.MahH127.

2Ye shall utterlyאַבֵּ֣ד'a.BedH6destroyתְּ֠אַבְּדוּןTe.'a.be.dunH6all the placesהַמְּקֹמ֞וֹתha.me.ko.MotH4725,wherein the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֗םha.go.YimH1471whichH834ye shall possessיֹרְשִׁ֥יםyo.re.ShimH3423servedעָֽבְדוּ־'a.ve.du-H5647their godsאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430,upon the highהָֽרָמִים֙ha.ra.MimH7311mountainsהֶהָרִ֤יםhe.ha.RimH2022,and upon the hillsהַגְּבָע֔וֹתha.ge.va.'otH1389,and under every greenרַעֲנָן׃ra.'a.nanH7488treeעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086:

3And ye shall overthrowוְנִתַּצְתֶּ֣םve.ni.tatz.TemH5422their altarsמִזְבּחֹתָ֗םmiz.b.cho.TamH4196,and breakוְשִׁבַּרְתֶּם֙ve.shi.bar.TemH7665their pillarsמַצֵּ֣בֹתָ֔םma.Tze.vo.TamH4676,and burnתִּשְׂרְפ֣וּןtis.re.FunH8313their grovesוַאֲשֵֽׁרֵיהֶם֙va.'a.she.rei.HemH842with fireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784;and ye shall hew downתְּגַדֵּע֑וּןte.ga.de.'UnH1438the graven imagesוּפְסִילֵ֥יu.fe.si.LeiH6456of their godsאֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430,and destroyוְאִבַּדְתֶּ֣םve.'i.bad.TemH6the namesשְׁמָ֔םshe.MamH8034of them out of that placeהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725.

4Ye shall not do soתַעֲשׂ֣וּןta.'a.SunH6213unto the Lordלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

5But unto the placeהַמָּק֞וֹםha.ma.KomH4725which the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֙'e.lo.hei.KhemH430shall chooseיִבְחַ֨רyiv.CharH977out of all your tribesשִׁבְטֵיכֶ֔םshiv.tei.KhemH7626to putלָשׂ֥וּםla.SumH7760his nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034there, evenunto his habitationH7933shall ye seekתִדְרְשׁ֖וּtid.re.ShuH1875,and thither thou shalt comeוּבָ֥אתָu.Va.taH935:

6And thither ye shall bringוַהֲבֵאתֶ֣םva.ha.ve.TemH935your burnt offeringsעֹלֹֽתֵיכֶם֙'o.lo.tei.KhemH5930,and your sacrificesוְזִבְחֵיכֶ֔םve.ziv.chei.KhemH2077,and your tithesמַעְשְׂרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םma'.se.Ro.tei.KhemH4643,and heave offeringsתְּרוּמַ֣תte.ru.MatH8641of your handיֶדְכֶ֑םyed.KhemH3027,and your vowsוְנִדְרֵיכֶם֙ve.nid.rei.KhemH5088,and your freewill offeringsוְנִדְבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םve.nid.Vo.tei.KhemH5071,and the firstlingsH1062of your herdsבְּקַרְכֶ֖םbe.kar.KhemH1241and of your flocksוְצֹאנְכֶֽם׃ve.tzo.ne.KhemH6629:

7And there ye shall eatוַאֲכַלְתֶּם־va.'a.khal.tem-H398beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,and ye shall rejoiceוּשְׂמַחְתֶּ֗םu.se.mach.TemH8055in all that ye putמִשְׁלַ֣חmish.LachH4916your handיֶדְכֶ֔םyed.KhemH3027unto, ye and your householdsוּבָתֵּיכֶ֑םu.va.tei.KhemH1004,wherein the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hath blessedבֵּֽרַכְךָ֖be.rakh.KhaH1288thee.

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