New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 14:24-29

24IfH3588thedistanceהַדֶּ֗רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870is so greatיִרְבֶּ֨הyir.BehH7235for you that you are not ableתוּכַ֘לtu.KhalH3201tobringשְׂאֵתוֹ֒se.'e.ToH5375the tithe,sinceH3588the placeהַמָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֤ר שָׁ֑ם'a.Sher ShamH834 H8033the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430choosesיִבְחַר֙yiv.CharH977to setלָשׂ֥וּםla.SumH7760His nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034is too farיִרְחַ֤קyir.ChakH7368away from you whenH3588the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430blessesיְבָרֶכְךָ֖ye.va.rekh.KhaH1288you,

25then you shallexchangeוְנָתַתָּ֖הve.na.ta.TahH5414itfor moneyבַּכָּ֑סֶףba.Ka.sefH3701,and bindוְצַרְתָּ֤ve.tzar.TaH6696the moneyהַכֶּ֙סֶף֙ha.Ke.sefH3701in your handבְּיָ֣דְךָ֔be.Ya.de.khaH3027and goוְהָֽלַכְתָּ֙ve.ha.lakh.TaH1980to the placeהַמָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430choosesיִבְחַ֛רyiv.CharH977.

26You may spendוְנָתַתָּ֣הve.na.ta.TahH5414the moneyהַכֶּ֡סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701for whateverבְּכֹל֩ אֲשֶׁר־be.Khol 'a.Sher-H3605 H834yourheartנַפְשְׁךָ֜naf.she.KhaH5315desiresתְּאַוֶּ֨הte.'a.VehH183:for oxenבַּבָּקָ֣רba.ba.KarH1241,or sheepוּבַצֹּ֗אןu.va.TzonH6629,or wineוּבַיַּ֙יִן֙u.vai.Ya.yinH3196,or strongוּבַשֵּׁכָ֔רu.va.she.KharH7941drinkH7941,or whateverוּבְכֹ֛ל אֲשֶׁ֥רu.ve.Khol 'a.SherH3605 H834yourheartנַפְשֶׁ֑ךָnaf.She.khaH5315desiresתִּֽשְׁאָלְךָ֖tish.'a.le.KhaH7592; andthereשָּׁ֗םShamH8033you shall eatוְאָכַ֣לְתָּve.'a.Khal.taH398in the presenceלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430and rejoiceוְשָׂמַחְתָּ֖ve.sa.mach.TaH8055,you and your householdוּבֵיתֶֽךָ׃u.vei.Te.khaH1004.

27Also you shall not neglectתַֽעַזְבֶ֑נּוּta.'az.Ve.nuH5800the Leviteוְהַלֵּוִ֥יve.ha.le.ViH3881whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834is in yourtownבִּשְׁעָרֶ֖יךָbish.'a.Rei.khaH8179,for he hasH369noH369portionחֵ֥לֶקChe.lekH2506or inheritanceוְנַחֲלָ֖הve.na.cha.LahH5159amongעִמָּֽךְ׃ ס'i.MakhH5973you.

28“At the endמִקְצֵ֣ה׀mik.TzehH7097of every thirdשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969yearשָׁנִ֗יםsha.NimH8141you shall bringתּוֹצִיא֙to.Tzi'H3318out allכָּל־kol-H3605the titheמַעְשַׂר֙ma'.SarH4643of your produceתְּבוּאָ֣תְךָ֔te.vu.'A.te.khaH8393in that yearבַּשָּׁנָ֖הba.sha.NahH8141,and shall depositוְהִנַּחְתָּ֖ve.hi.nach.TaH5117it in yourtownבִּשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ׃bish.'a.Rei.khaH8179.

29The Leviteהַלֵּוִ֡יha.le.ViH3881,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588he hasH369noH369portionחֵ֨לֶקChe.lekH2506or inheritanceוְנַחֲלָ֜הve.na.cha.LahH5159amongעִמָּ֗ךְ'i.MakhH5973you, andthe alienוְ֠הַגֵּרVe.ha.gerH1616, theorphanוְהַיָּת֤וֹםve.hai.ya.TomH3490and the widowוְהָֽאַלְמָנָה֙ve.ha.'al.ma.NahH490whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834are in yourtownבִּשְׁעָרֶ֔יךָbish.'a.Rei.khaH8179,shall comeוּבָ֣אu.Va'H935andeatוְאָכְל֖וּve.'a.khe.LuH398and be satisfiedוְשָׂבֵ֑עוּve.sa.Ve.'uH7646,in orderלְמַ֤עַןle.Ma.'anH4616thatthe Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430may blessיְבָרֶכְךָ֙ye.va.rekh.KhaH1288you in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the workמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639of your handיָדְךָ֖ya.de.KhaH3027whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you doתַּעֲשֶֽׂה׃ סta.'a.SehH6213.

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