New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 12:1-7

1“Theseאֵ֠לֶּה'E.lehH428are the statutesהַֽחֻקִּ֣יםha.chu.KimH2706and the judgmentsוְהַמִּשְׁפָּטִים֮ve.ha.mish.pa.TimH4941whichH834you shall carefullyלַעֲשׂוֹת֒la.'a.sOtH6213observeתִּשְׁמְר֣וּןtish.me.RunH8104in the landבָּאָ֕רֶץba.'A.retzH776whichH834the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֧י'e.lo.HeiH430of your fathersאֲבֹתֶ֛יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaH1,has givenנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414you to possessלְרִשְׁתָּ֑הּle.rish.TahH3423as longכָּל־ הַיָּמִ֔יםkol- hai.ya.MimH3605 H3117as you liveחַיִּ֖יםchai.YimH2416on theearthהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ha.'a.da.MahH127.

2You shall utterlyאַבֵּ֣ד'a.BedH6destroyתְּ֠אַבְּדוּןTe.'a.be.dunH6allכָּל־kol-H3605the placesהַמְּקֹמ֞וֹתha.me.ko.MotH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֧ר שָׁ֣ם'a.Sher shamH834 H8033the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֗םha.go.YimH1471whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you shall dispossessיֹרְשִׁ֥יםyo.re.ShimH3423serveעָֽבְדוּ־'a.ve.du-H5647their godsאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430, on thehighהָֽרָמִים֙ha.ra.MimH7311mountainsהֶהָרִ֤יםhe.ha.RimH2022and on the hillsהַגְּבָע֔וֹתha.ge.va.'otH1389and underוְתַ֖חַתve.Ta.chatH8478everyכָּל־kol-H3605greenרַעֲנָן׃ra.'a.nanH7488treeעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086.

3You shall tearH5422downH5422their altarsמִזְבּחֹתָ֗םmiz.b.cho.TamH4196and smashוְשִׁבַּרְתֶּם֙ve.shi.bar.TemH7665their sacredpillarsמַצֵּ֣בֹתָ֔םma.Tze.vo.TamH4676and burnתִּשְׂרְפ֣וּןtis.re.FunH8313theirAsherimוַאֲשֵֽׁרֵיהֶם֙va.'a.she.rei.HemH842with fireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784,and you shall cutתְּגַדֵּע֑וּןte.ga.de.'UnH1438downH1438the engravedH6456imagesH6456of their godsאֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430andobliterateוְאִבַּדְתֶּ֣םve.'i.bad.TemH6their nameשְׁמָ֔םshe.MamH8034from that placeהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725.

4You shall not actתַעֲשׂ֣וּןta.'a.SunH6213likeH3651thisH3651toward the Lordלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

5But you shall seekתִדְרְשׁ֖וּtid.re.ShuH1875the Lordat the placeהַמָּק֞וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֙'e.lo.hei.KhemH430will chooseיִבְחַ֨רyiv.CharH977from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605your tribesשִׁבְטֵיכֶ֔םshiv.tei.KhemH7626,to establishלָשׂ֥וּםla.SumH7760His nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034thereשָׁ֑םShamH8033for His dwellingלְשִׁכְנ֥וֹle.shikh.NoH7931,and thereשָֽׁמָּה׃Sha.mahH8033you shall comeוּבָ֥אתָu.Va.taH935.

6Thereשָׁ֗מָּהSha.mahH8033you shall bringוַהֲבֵאתֶ֣םva.ha.ve.TemH935your burntעֹלֹֽתֵיכֶם֙'o.lo.tei.KhemH5930offeringsH5930,your sacrificesוְזִבְחֵיכֶ֔םve.ziv.chei.KhemH2077,your tithesמַעְשְׂרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םma'.se.Ro.tei.KhemH4643, thecontributionתְּרוּמַ֣תte.ru.MatH8641of your handיֶדְכֶ֑םyed.KhemH3027,your votiveוְנִדְרֵיכֶם֙ve.nid.rei.KhemH5088offeringsH5088,your freewillוְנִדְבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םve.nid.Vo.tei.KhemH5071offeringsH5071,and the firstbornוּבְכֹרֹ֥תu.ve.kho.RotH1060of your herdבְּקַרְכֶ֖םbe.kar.KhemH1241and of your flockוְצֹאנְכֶֽם׃ve.tzo.ne.KhemH6629.

7Thereשָׁ֗םShamH8033also you and your householdsוּבָתֵּיכֶ֑םu.va.tei.KhemH1004shall eatוַאֲכַלְתֶּם־va.'a.khal.tem-H398beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430, andrejoiceוּשְׂמַחְתֶּ֗םu.se.mach.TemH8055in allבְּכֹל֙be.KholH3605your undertakingsמִשְׁלַ֣ח יֶדְכֶ֔םmish.Lach yed.KhemH3027 H4916in whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430has blessedבֵּֽרַכְךָ֖be.rakh.KhaH1288you.

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