New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 12:5-18

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.

8“You shall not doתַעֲשׂ֔וּןta.'a.SunH6213at allכְּ֠כֹלKe.kholH3605whatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834we are doingעֹשִׂ֛ים'o.SimH6213hereפֹּ֖הpohH6311todayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117,everyH376manH376doingwhateverכָּל־kol-H3605is rightהַיָּשָׁ֥רhai.ya.SharH3477in his own eyesבְּעֵינָֽיו׃be.'ei.NavH5869;

9for you have not as yetעָ֑תָּה'A.tahH6258comeבָּאתֶ֖םba.TemH935tothe restingהַמְּנוּחָה֙ha.me.nu.ChahH4496placeH4496and theinheritanceהַֽנַּחֲלָ֔הha.na.cha.LahH5159whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430is givingנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414you.

10When you crossוַעֲבַרְתֶּם֮va.'a.var.TemH5674the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֒hai.yar.DenH3383and liveוִֽישַׁבְתֶּ֣םvi.shav.TemH3427in the landבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430is giving you to inheritמַנְחִ֣ילman.ChilH5157, andHe givesוְהֵנִ֨יחַve.he.Ni.achH5117you restH5117from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605your enemiesH340aroundמִסָּבִ֖יבmi.sa.VivH5439youso that you liveוִֽישַׁבְתֶּם־vi.shav.tem-H3427in securityבֶּֽטַח׃Be.tachH983,

11then it shall comeוְהָיָ֣הve.ha.YahH1961about that the placeהַמָּק֗וֹםha.ma.KomH4725in whichH834the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֥ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430will chooseיִבְחַר֩yiv.CharH977for His nameשְׁמוֹ֙she.MoH8034to dwellלְשַׁכֵּ֤ןle.sha.KenH7931,thereH8033you shall bringתָבִ֔יאוּta.Vi.'uH935allכָּל־kol-H3605that I commandמְצַוֶּ֣הme.tza.VehH6680you: your burntעוֹלֹתֵיכֶ֣םo.lo.tei.KhemH5930offeringsH5930and your sacrificesוְזִבְחֵיכֶ֗םve.ziv.chei.KhemH2077,your tithesמַעְשְׂרֹֽתֵיכֶם֙ma'.se.ro.tei.KhemH4643and thecontributionוּתְרֻמַ֣תu.te.ru.MatH8641of your handיֶדְכֶ֔םyed.KhemH3027,and allוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3605your choiceH977votiveנִדְרֵיכֶ֔םnid.rei.KhemH5088offeringsH5088whichH834you will vowH5088to the Lordלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

12And you shallrejoiceוּשְׂמַחְתֶּ֗םu.se.mach.TemH8055beforeלִפְנֵי֮lif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֒'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,you and your sonsוּבְנֵיכֶם֙u.ve.nei.KhemH1121and daughtersוּבְנֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םu.ve.No.tei.KhemH1323,your maleוְעַבְדֵיכֶ֖םve.'av.dei.KhemH5650and femaleוְאַמְהֹתֵיכֶ֑םve.'am.ho.tei.KhemH519servantsH5650 H519, and theLeviteוְהַלֵּוִי֙ve.ha.le.ViH3881whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834is within your gatesבְּשַֽׁעֲרֵיכֶ֔םbe.sha.'a.rei.KhemH8179,sinceכִּ֣יkiH3588he hasH369noH369portionחֵ֥לֶקChe.lekH2506or inheritanceוְנַחֲלָ֖הve.na.cha.LahH5159with you.

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.

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