New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 12:20-24

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.

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