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Deuteronomy 12:17-19

17Thou mayestתוּכַ֞לtu.KhalH3201not eatלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398within thy gatesבִּשְׁעָרֶ֗יךָbish.'a.Rei.khaH8179the titheמַעְשַׂ֤רma'.SarH4643of thy cornדְּגָֽנְךָ֙de.ga.ne.KhaH1715,or of thy wineוְתִֽירֹשְׁךָ֣ve.ti.ro.she.KhaH8492,or of thy oilוְיִצְהָרֶ֔ךָve.yitz.ha.Re.khaH3323,or the firstlingsH1062of thy herdsבְּקָרְךָ֖be.ka.re.ChaH1241or of thy flockוְצֹאנֶ֑ךָve.tzo.Ne.khaH6629,nor any of thy vowsנְדָרֶ֙יךָ֙ne.da.Rei.khaH5088which thou vowestתִּדֹּ֔רti.DorH5087,nor thy freewill offeringsוְנִדְבֹתֶ֖יךָve.nid.vo.Tei.khaH5071,or heave offeringוּתְרוּמַ֥תu.te.ru.MatH8641of thine handיָדֶֽךָ׃ya.De.khaH3027:

18But thou must eatתֹּאכְלֶ֗נּוּto.khe.Le.nuH398them beforeלִפְנֵי֩lif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430in the placeבַּמָּקוֹם֙ba.ma.kOmH4725which the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶיךָ֮'e.lo.hei.KhaH430shall chooseיִבְחַ֜רyiv.CharH977,thou, and thy sonוּבִנְךָ֤u.vin.KhaH1121,and thy daughterוּבִתֶּ֙ךָ֙u.vi.Te.khaH1323,and thy manservantוְעַבְדְּךָ֣ve.'av.de.KhaH5650,and thy maidservantוַאֲמָתֶ֔ךָva.'a.ma.Te.khaH519,and the Leviteוְהַלֵּוִ֖יve.ha.le.ViH3881that iswithin thy gatesבִּשְׁעָרֶ֑יךָbish.'a.Rei.khaH8179:and thou shalt rejoiceוְשָׂמַחְתָּ֗ve.sa.mach.TaH8055beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430in all that thou puttestמִשְׁלַ֥חmish.LachH4916thine handsיָדֶֽךָ׃ya.De.khaH3027unto.

19Take heedהִשָּׁ֣מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104to thyself that thou forsakeתַּעֲזֹ֖בta.'a.ZoH5800not the Leviteהַלֵּוִ֑יha.le.ViH3881as long as thou livestיָמֶ֖יךָya.Mei.khaH3117upon the earthאַדְמָתֶֽךָ׃ ס'ad.ma.Te.khaH127.

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