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Deuteronomy 16:9-15

9Sevenשִׁבְעָ֥הshiv.'AhH7651weeksשָׁבֻעֹ֖תsha.vu.'OtH7620shalt thou numberתִּסְפָּר־tis.por-H5608unto thee: beginמֵהָחֵ֤לme.ha.ChelH2490to numberלִסְפֹּ֔רlis.PorH5608the sevenשִׁבְעָ֖הshiv.'AhH7651weeksשָׁבֻעֽוֹת׃sha.vu.'otH7620from such time asthou beginnestתָּחֵ֣לta.ChelH2490to putthe sickleחֶרְמֵשׁ֙cher.MeshH2770to the cornבַּקָּמָ֔הba.ka.MahH7054.

10And thou shalt keepוְעָשִׂ֜יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213the feastחַ֤גchagH2282of weeksשָׁבֻעוֹת֙sha.vu.'OtH7620unto the Lordלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430with a tributeמִסַּ֛תmi.SatH4530of a freewill offeringנִדְבַ֥תnid.VatH5071of thine handיָדְךָ֖ya.de.KhaH3027,which thou shalt giveתִּתֵּ֑ןti.TenH5414unto the Lord thy God,according as the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hath blessedיְבָרֶכְךָ֖ye.va.rekh.KhaH1288thee:

11And thou shalt rejoiceוְשָׂמַחְתָּ֞ve.sa.mach.TaH8055beforeלִפְנֵ֣י׀lif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,thou, and thy sonוּבִנְךָ֣u.vin.KhaH1121,and thy daughterוּבִתֶּךָ֮u.vi.te.KhaH1323,and thy manservantוְעַבְדְּךָ֣ve.'av.de.KhaH5650,and thy maidservantוַאֲמָתֶךָ֒va.'a.ma.te.KhaH519,and the Leviteוְהַלֵּוִי֙ve.ha.le.ViH3881that iswithin thy gatesבִּשְׁעָרֶ֔יךָbish.'a.Rei.khaH8179,and the strangerוְהַגֵּ֛רve.ha.GerH1616,and the fatherlessוְהַיָּת֥וֹםve.hai.ya.TomH3490,and the widowוְהָאַלְמָנָ֖הve.ha.'al.ma.NahH490, that areamongבְּקִרְבֶּ֑ךָbe.kir.Be.chaH7130you, in the placeבַּמָּק֗וֹםba.ma.KomH4725which the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hath chosenיִבְחַר֙yiv.CharH977to placeלְשַׁכֵּ֥ןle.sha.KenH7931his nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034there.

12And thou shalt rememberוְזָ֣כַרְתָּ֔ve.Za.khar.taH2142that thou wast a bondmanעֶ֥בֶד'E.vedH5650in Egyptבְּמִצְרָ֑יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714:and thou shalt observeוְשָׁמַרְתָּ֣ve.sha.mar.TaH8104and doוְעָשִׂ֔יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213these statutesהַֽחֻקִּ֖יםha.chu.KimH2706.

13Thou shalt observeתַּעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.SehH6213the feastחַ֧גchagH2282of tabernaclesהַסֻּכֹּ֛תha.su.KotH5521sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117,after that thou hast gatheredבְּאָ֨סְפְּךָ֔be.'A.se.pe.khaH622in thy cornמִֽגָּרְנְךָ֖mi.ga.re.ne.KhaH1637and thy wineוּמִיִּקְבֶֽךָ׃u.mi.yik.Ve.chaH3342:

14And thou shalt rejoiceוְשָׂמַחְתָּ֖ve.sa.mach.TaH8055in thy feastבְּחַגֶּ֑ךָbe.cha.Ge.khaH2282,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 Leviteוְהַלֵּוִ֗יve.ha.le.ViH3881,the strangerוְהַגֵּ֛רve.ha.GerH1616,and the fatherlessוְהַיָּת֥וֹםve.hai.ya.TomH3490,and the widowוְהָאַלְמָנָ֖הve.ha.'al.ma.NahH490, that arewithin thy gatesבִּשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ׃bish.'a.Rei.khaH8179.

15Sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֗יםya.MimH3117shalt thou keep a solemn feastתָּחֹג֙ta.ChogH2287unto the Lordלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430in the placeבַּמָּק֖וֹםba.ma.KomH4725which the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068shall chooseיִבְחַ֣רyiv.CharH977:because the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430shall blessיְבָרֶכְךָ֞ye.va.rekh.KhaH1288thee in all thine increaseתְּבוּאָֽתְךָ֙te.vu.'a.te.KhaH8393,and in all the worksמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639of thine handsיָדֶ֔יךָya.Dei.khaH3027,therefore thou shalt surely rejoiceשָׂמֵֽחַ׃sa.Me.achH8056.

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