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Deuteronomy 12:2-14

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.

8Ye shall not doתַעֲשׂ֔וּןta.'a.SunH6213after all the thingsthat we doעֹשִׂ֛ים'o.SimH6213here this dayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117,every manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376whatsoever isrightהַיָּשָׁ֥רhai.ya.SharH3477in his own eyesבְּעֵינָֽיו׃be.'ei.NavH5869.

9For ye are not as yet comeבָּאתֶ֖םba.TemH935to the restהַמְּנוּחָה֙ha.me.nu.ChahH4496and to the inheritanceהַֽנַּחֲלָ֔הha.na.cha.LahH5159,which the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430givethנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414you.

10But whenye go overוַעֲבַרְתֶּם֮va.'a.var.TemH5674Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֒hai.yar.DenH3383,and dwellוִֽישַׁבְתֶּ֣םvi.shav.TemH3427in the landבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776which the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430giveth you to inheritמַנְחִ֣ילman.ChilH5157, and whenhe giveth you restוְהֵנִ֨יחַve.he.Ni.achH5117from all your enemiesאֹיְבֵיכֶ֛ם'o.ye.vei.KhemH341round aboutמִסָּבִ֖יבmi.sa.VivH5439,so that ye dwellוִֽישַׁבְתֶּם־vi.shav.tem-H3427in safetyבֶּֽטַח׃Be.tachH983;

11Then there shall be a placeהַמָּק֗וֹםha.ma.KomH4725which the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֥ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430shall chooseיִבְחַר֩yiv.CharH977to cause his nameשְׁמוֹ֙she.MoH8034to dwellלְשַׁכֵּ֤ןle.sha.KenH7931there; thither shall ye bringתָבִ֔יאוּta.Vi.'uH935all that I commandמְצַוֶּ֣הme.tza.VehH6680you; your burnt offeringsעוֹלֹתֵיכֶ֣םo.lo.tei.KhemH5930,and your sacrificesוְזִבְחֵיכֶ֗םve.ziv.chei.KhemH2077,your tithesמַעְשְׂרֹֽתֵיכֶם֙ma'.se.ro.tei.KhemH4643,and the heave offeringוּתְרֻמַ֣תu.te.ru.MatH8641of your handיֶדְכֶ֔םyed.KhemH3027,and all your choiceמִבְחַ֣רmiv.CharH4005vowsנִדְרֵיכֶ֔םnid.rei.KhemH5088which ye vowתִּדְּר֖וּti.de.RuH5087unto the Lordלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068:

12And ye shall rejoiceוּשְׂמַחְתֶּ֗םu.se.mach.TemH8055beforeלִפְנֵי֮lif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֒'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,ye, and your sonsוּבְנֵיכֶם֙u.ve.nei.KhemH1121,and your daughtersוּבְנֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םu.ve.No.tei.KhemH1323,and your menservantsוְעַבְדֵיכֶ֖םve.'av.dei.KhemH5650,and your maidservantsוְאַמְהֹתֵיכֶ֑םve.'am.ho.tei.KhemH519,and the Leviteוְהַלֵּוִי֙ve.ha.le.ViH3881that iswithin your gatesבְּשַֽׁעֲרֵיכֶ֔םbe.sha.'a.rei.KhemH8179;forasmuchכִּ֣יkiH3588as he hath no partחֵ֥לֶקChe.lekH2506nor inheritanceוְנַחֲלָ֖הve.na.cha.LahH5159with you.

13Take heedהִשָּׁ֣מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104to thyself that thou offerתַּעֲלֶ֖הta.'a.LehH5927not thy burnt offeringsעֹלֹתֶ֑יךָ'o.lo.Tei.khaH5930in every placeמָק֖וֹםma.KomH4725that thou seestתִּרְאֶֽה׃tir.'EhH7200:

14But in the placeבַּמָּק֞וֹםba.ma.KomH4725which the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068shall chooseיִבְחַ֤רyiv.CharH977in oneבְּאַחַ֣דbe.'a.ChadH259of thy tribesשְׁבָטֶ֔יךָshe.va.Tei.khaH7626,there thou shalt offerתַּעֲלֶ֣הta.'a.LehH5927thy burnt offeringsעֹלֹתֶ֑יךָ'o.lo.Tei.khaH5930,and there thou shalt doתַּעֲשֶׂ֔הta.'a.SehH6213all that I commandמְצַוֶּֽךָּ׃me.tza.Ve.kaH6680thee.

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