New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 12:2-5

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.

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