New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 12:15-22

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.

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