New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 12:13-28

13“Be carefulהִשָּׁ֣מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104that you do not offerתַּעֲלֶ֖הta.'a.LehH5927your burntעֹלֹתֶ֑יךָ'o.lo.Tei.khaH5930offeringsH5930in everyבְּכָל־be.kholH3605culticplaceמָק֖וֹםma.KomH4725you seeתִּרְאֶֽה׃tir.'EhH7200,

14but in the placeבַּמָּק֞וֹםba.ma.KomH4725whichH834the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068choosesיִבְחַ֤רyiv.CharH977in oneבְּאַחַ֣דbe.'a.ChadH259of your tribesשְׁבָטֶ֔יךָshe.va.Tei.khaH7626,thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033you shall offerתַּעֲלֶ֣הta.'a.LehH5927your burntעֹלֹתֶ֑יךָ'o.lo.Tei.khaH5930offeringsH5930,and thereוְשָׁ֣םve.ShamH8033you shall doתַּעֲשֶׂ֔הta.'a.SehH6213allכֹּ֛לkolH3605that I commandמְצַוֶּֽךָּ׃me.tza.Ve.kaH6680you.

15“HoweverH7534,you may slaughterתִּזְבַּ֣ח׀tiz.BachH2076and eatוְאָכַלְתָּ֣ve.'a.khal.TaH398meatבָשָׂ֗רva.SarH1320within anyבְּכָל־be.kholH3605of your gatesשְׁעָרֶ֑יךָshe.'a.Rei.khaH8179,whateverבְּכָל־be.kholH3605you desireאַוַּ֨ת'a.VatH185,according to the blessingכְּבִרְכַּ֨תke.vir.KatH1293of the Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834He has givenנָֽתַן־na.tan-H5414you; the uncleanהַטָּמֵ֤אha.ta.Me'H2931and the cleanוְהַטָּהוֹר֙ve.ha.ta.hOrH2889may eatיֹאכְלֶ֔נּוּyo.khe.Le.nuH398of it, as ofthe gazelleכַּצְּבִ֖יka.tze.ViH6643and the deerוְכָאַיָּֽל׃ve.kha.'ai.YalH354.

16OnlyH7534you shall not eatתֹאכֵ֑לוּto.Khe.luH398the bloodהַדָּ֖םha.DamH1818;you are to pourתִּשְׁפְּכֶ֖נּוּtish.pe.Khe.nuH8210it out on the groundהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776like waterכַּמָּֽיִם׃ka.Ma.yimH4325.

17You are not allowedתוּכַ֞לtu.KhalH3201to eatלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398within your gatesבִּשְׁעָרֶ֗יךָbish.'a.Rei.khaH8179the titheמַעְשַׂ֤רma'.SarH4643of your grainדְּגָֽנְךָ֙de.ga.ne.KhaH1715or newוְתִֽירֹשְׁךָ֣ve.ti.ro.she.KhaH8492wineH8492or oilוְיִצְהָרֶ֔ךָve.yitz.ha.Re.khaH3323,or the firstbornוּבְכֹרֹ֥תu.ve.kho.RotH1060of your herdבְּקָרְךָ֖be.ka.re.ChaH1241or flockוְצֹאנֶ֑ךָve.tzo.Ne.khaH6629,or anyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605of your votiveנְדָרֶ֙יךָ֙ne.da.Rei.khaH5088offeringsH5088whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you vowתִּדֹּ֔רti.DorH5087,or your freewillוְנִדְבֹתֶ֖יךָve.nid.vo.Tei.khaH5071offeringsH5071, or thecontributionוּתְרוּמַ֥תu.te.ru.MatH8641of your handיָדֶֽךָ׃ya.De.khaH3027.

18Butyou shall eatתֹּאכְלֶ֗נּוּto.khe.Le.nuH398them beforeלִפְנֵי֩lif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430inthe placeבַּמָּקוֹם֙ba.ma.kOmH4725whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶיךָ֮'e.lo.hei.KhaH430will chooseיִבְחַ֜רyiv.CharH977,you and your sonוּבִנְךָ֤u.vin.KhaH1121and daughterוּבִתֶּ֙ךָ֙u.vi.Te.khaH1323,and your maleוְעַבְדְּךָ֣ve.'av.de.KhaH5650and femaleוַאֲמָתֶ֔ךָva.'a.ma.Te.khaH519servantsH5650 H519, and theLeviteוְהַלֵּוִ֖יve.ha.le.ViH3881whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834is within your gatesבִּשְׁעָרֶ֑יךָbish.'a.Rei.khaH8179; and you shallrejoiceוְשָׂמַחְתָּ֗ve.sa.mach.TaH8055beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430in allבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3605your undertakingsמִשְׁלַ֥ח יָדֶֽךָ׃mish.Lach ya.De.khaH3027 H4916.

19Be carefulהִשָּׁ֣מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104that you do not forsakeתַּעֲזֹ֖בta.'a.ZoH5800the Leviteהַלֵּוִ֑יha.le.ViH3881as longכָּל־kol-H3605 H3117as you liveH3117in your landאַדְמָתֶֽךָ׃ ס'ad.ma.Te.khaH127.

20“Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֥יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430extendsיַרְחִיב֩yar.ChivH7337your borderגְּבֽוּלְךָ֮ge.vu.le.KhaH1366as He has promisedדִּבֶּר־di.ber-H1696you, and you sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֙ve.'a.mar.TaH559, ‘I will eatאֹכְלָ֣ה'o.khe.LahH398meatבָשָׂ֔רva.SarH1320,’becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588you desireתְאַוֶּ֥הte.'a.VehH183to eatלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398meatבָּשָׂ֑רba.SarH1320, thenyou may eatתֹּאכַ֥לto.KhalH398meatבָּשָֽׂר׃ba.SarH1320,whateverבְּכָל־be.kholH3605you desireאַוַּ֥ת'a.VatH185.

21Ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588the placeהַמָּק֗וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whichH834the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶיךָ֮'e.lo.hei.KhaH430choosesיִבְחַ֜רyiv.CharH977to putלָשׂ֣וּםla.SumH7760His nameשְׁמ֣וֹshe.MoH8034is too farיִרְחַ֨קyir.ChakH7368from you, then you may slaughterוְזָבַחְתָּ֞ve.za.vach.TaH2076of your herdמִבְּקָרְךָ֣mi.be.ka.re.ChaH1241and flockוּמִצֹּֽאנְךָ֗u.mi.tzo.ne.KhaH6629whichH834the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068has givenנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414you, as I have commandedצִוִּיתִ֑ךָtzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680you; and you may eatוְאָֽכַלְתָּ֙ve.'a.khal.TaH398within your gatesבִּשְׁעָרֶ֔יךָbish.'a.Rei.khaH8179whateverבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3605you desireאַוַּ֥ת'a.VatH185.

22Justאַ֗ךְ'AkhH389 H3512as a gazelleהַצְּבִי֙ha.tze.ViH6643or a deerהָ֣אַיָּ֔לha.'ai.YalH354is eatenיֵאָכֵ֤לye.'a.KhelH398,soכֵּ֖ןkenH3651you will eatתֹּאכְלֶ֑נּוּto.khe.Le.nuH398it; the uncleanהַטָּמֵא֙ha.ta.Me'H2931and the cleanוְהַטָּה֔וֹרve.ha.ta.HorH2889alikeH3164may eatיֹאכְלֶֽנּוּ׃yo.khe.Le.nuH398of it.

23OnlyH7534be sureחֲזַ֗קcha.ZakH2388not to eatאֲכֹ֣ל'a.KholH398the bloodהַדָּ֔םha.DamH1818,for the bloodהַדָּ֖םha.DamH1818is thelifeהַנָּ֑פֶשׁha.Na.feshH5315,and you shall not eatתֹאכַ֥לto.KhalH398thelifeהַנֶּ֖פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315with the fleshהַבָּשָֽׂר׃ha.ba.SarH1320.

24You shall not eatתֹּאכְלֶ֑נּוּto.khe.Le.nuH398it; you shall pourתִּשְׁפְּכֶ֖נּוּtish.pe.Khe.nuH8210it out on the groundהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776like waterכַּמָּֽיִם׃ka.Ma.yimH4325.

25You shall not eatתֹּאכְלֶ֑נּוּto.khe.Le.nuH398it, soלְמַ֨עַןle.Ma.'anH4616thatit may be wellיִיטַ֤בyi.TavH3190with you and your sonsוּלְבָנֶ֣יךָu.le.va.Nei.khaH1121afterאַחֲרֶ֔יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310you, foryou will be doingתַעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.SehH6213whatH3477is rightהַיָּשָׁ֖רhai.ya.SharH3477in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

26OnlyH7534your holyקָֽדָשֶׁ֛יךָka.da.Shei.chaH6944thingsH6944whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you may haveיִהְי֥וּyih.YuH1961and your votiveוּנְדָרֶ֑יךָu.ne.da.Rei.khaH5088offeringsH5088,you shall takeתִּשָּׂ֣אti.Sa'H5375and goוּבָ֔אתָu.Va.taH935to the placeהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068choosesיִבְחַ֥רyiv.CharH977.

27Andyou shall offerוְעָשִׂ֤יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213your burntעֹלֹתֶ֙יךָ֙'o.lo.Tei.khaH5930offeringsH5930,the fleshהַבָּשָׂ֣רha.ba.SarH1320and the bloodוְהַדָּ֔םve.ha.DamH1818,on the altarמִזְבַּ֖חmiz.BachH4196of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430;and the bloodוְדַם־ve.dam-H1818of your sacrificesזְבָחֶ֗יךָze.va.Chei.khaH2077shall be pouredיִשָּׁפֵךְ֙yi.sha.feKhH8210out on the altarמִזְבַּח֙miz.BachH4196of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, andyou shall eatתֹּאכֵֽל׃to.KhelH398the fleshוְהַבָּשָׂ֖רve.ha.ba.SarH1320.

28“Be carefulשְׁמֹ֣רshe.MorH8104to listenוְשָׁמַעְתָּ֗ve.sha.ma'.TaH8085to allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I commandמְצַוֶּ֑ךָּme.tza.Ve.kaH6680you, soלְמַעַן֩le.ma.'AnH4616thatit may be wellיִיטַ֨בyi.TavH3190with you and your sonsוּלְבָנֶ֤יךָu.le.va.Nei.khaH1121afterאַחֲרֶ֙יךָ֙'a.cha.Rei.khaH310you foreverעַד־ עוֹלָ֔ם'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769,for you will be doingתַעֲשֶׂה֙ta.'a.SehH6213whatH2896is goodH2896and rightוְהַיָּשָׁ֔רve.hai.ya.SharH3477in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֖יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ ס'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

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