New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 14:4-29

4TheseH2088are the animalsהַבְּהֵמָ֖הha.be.he.MahH929whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you may eatתֹּאכֵ֑לוּto.Khe.luH398:the oxשׁ֕וֹרShorH7794,the sheepכְשָׂבִ֖יםkhe.sa.VimH3775 H7716,the goatעִזִּֽים׃'i.ZimH5795,

5the deerאַיָּ֥ל'ai.YalH354,the gazelleוּצְבִ֖יu.tze.ViH6643,the roebuckוְיַחְמ֑וּרve.yach.MurH3180,the wildH689goatH689,the ibexוְדִישֹׁ֖ןve.di.ShonH1788,the antelopeוּתְא֥וֹu.te.'OH8377and the mountainH2169sheepH2169.

6Anyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605animalבְּהֵמָ֞הbe.he.MahH929that dividesמַפְרֶ֣סֶתmaf.Re.setH6536the hoofH6541and hasH8156the hoofשֶׁ֙סַע֙she.sa'H8157splitH8156intwoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147andchewsמַעֲלַ֥תma.'a.LatH5927the cudגֵּרָ֖הge.RahH1625,among the animalsבַּבְּהֵמָ֑הba.be.he.MahH929,that you may eatתֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃to.Khe.luH398.

7Neverthelessאַ֣ךְ'akhH389,you are not to eatתֹֽאכְלוּ֙to.khe.LuH398of theseזֶ֞הzehH2088amongH4480those whichchewמִמַּֽעֲלֵ֣יmi.ma.'a.LeiH5927the cudהַגֵּרָ֔הha.ge.RahH1625,or amongH4480those that divideוּמִמַּפְרִיסֵ֥יu.mi.maf.ri.SeiH6536the hoofהַפַּרְסָ֖הha.par.SahH6541intwoהַשְּׁסוּעָ֑הha.she.su.'AhH8156:the camelהַ֠גָּמָלHa.ga.molH1581and therabbitהָאַרְנֶ֨בֶתha.'ar.Ne.vetH768and theshaphanהַשָּׁפָ֜ןha.sha.FanH8227, for though theychewמַעֲלֵ֧הma.'a.LehH5927the cudגֵרָ֣הge.RahH1625,they do not divideהִפְרִ֔יסוּhif.Ri.suH6536the hoofוּפַרְסָה֙u.far.SahH6541;they are uncleanטְמֵאִ֥יםte.me.'ImH2931for you.

8The pigהַ֠חֲזִירHa.cha.zirH2386,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588it dividesמַפְרִ֨יסmaf.RisH6536the hoofפַּרְסָ֥הpar.SahH6541but does not chewthe cudגֵרָ֔הge.RahH1625,it is uncleanטָמֵ֥אta.Me'H2931for you. You shall not eatתֹאכֵ֔לוּto.Khe.luH398anyH4480of their fleshמִבְּשָׂרָם֙mi.be.sa.RamH1320norH3808touchתִגָּֽעוּ׃ סti.Ga.'uH5060their carcassesוּבְנִבְלָתָ֖םu.ve.niv.la.TamH5038.

9“Theseזֶה֙zehH2088you may eatתֹּֽאכְל֔וּto.khe.LuH398of allמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605that are in waterבַּמָּ֑יִםba.Ma.yimH4325:anythingכֹּ֧לkolH3605that has finsסְנַפִּ֥ירse.na.PirH5579and scalesוְקַשְׂקֶ֖שֶׂתve.kas.Ke.setH7193you may eatתֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃to.Khe.luH398,

10but anythingוְכֹ֨לve.KholH3605that does not haveאֵֽין־'ein-H369finsסְנַפִּ֥ירse.na.PirH5579and scalesוְקַשְׂקֶ֖שֶׂתve.kas.Ke.setH7193you shall not eatתֹאכֵ֑לוּto.Khe.luH398;it is uncleanטָמֵ֥אta.Me'H2931for you.

11“You may eatתֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃to.Khe.luH398anyכָּל־kol-H3605cleanטְהֹרָ֖הte.ho.RahH2889birdצִפּ֥וֹרtzi.PorH6833.

12Buttheseוְזֶ֕הve.ZehH2088are the ones whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you shall not eatתֹאכְל֖וּto.khe.LuH398: theeagleהַנֶּ֥שֶׁרha.Ne.sherH5404and the vultureוְהַפֶּ֖רֶסve.ha.Pe.resH6538and thebuzzardוְהָֽעָזְנִיָּֽה׃ve.Ha.'a.ze.ni.YahH5822,

13and the red kiteH1676,the falconהָ֣אַיָּ֔הha.'ai.YahH344,and the kiteH1676in their kindsלְמִינָֽהּ׃le.mi.NahH4327,

14and everyכָּל־kol-H3605ravenעֹרֵ֖ב'o.RevH6158in its kindלְמִינֽוֹ׃le.mi.NoH4327,

15and the ostrichהַֽיַּעֲנָ֔הhai.ya.'a.NahH3284,the owlהַתַּחְמָ֖סha.tach.MasH8464,the seaH7828gullהַשָּׁ֑חַףha.Sha.chafH7828,and the hawkהַנֵּ֖ץha.NetzH5322in their kindsלְמִינֵֽהוּ׃le.mi.Ne.huH4327,

16the littleהַכּ֥וֹסha.KosH3563owlH3563, thegreatהַיַּנְשׁ֖וּףhai.yan.ShufH3244owlH3244,the whiteH8580owlוְהַתִּנְשָֽׁמֶת׃ve.ha.tin.Sha.metH8580,

17the pelicanוְהַקָּאָ֥תve.ha.ka.'AtH6893,the carrionH7360vultureהָרָחָ֖מָהha.ra.Cha.mahH7360,the cormorantהַשָּׁלָֽךְ׃ha.sha.LakhH7994,

18the storkוְהַ֣חֲסִידָ֔הve.Ha.cha.si.DahH2624,and the heronוְהָאֲנָפָ֖הve.ha.'a.na.FahH601in their kindsלְמִינָ֑הּle.mi.NahH4327,and the hoopoeוְהַדּוּכִיפַ֖תve.ha.du.khi.FatH1744and the batוְהָעֲטַלֵּֽף׃ve.ha.'a.ta.LefH5847.

19And allוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3605theteemingH8318lifeH8318with wingsהָע֔וֹףha.'ofH5775are uncleanטָמֵ֥אta.Me'H2931to you; they shall not be eatenיֵאָכֵֽלוּ׃ye.'a.Khe.luH398.

20You may eatתֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃to.Khe.luH398anyכָּל־kol-H3605cleanטָה֖וֹרta.HorH2889birdע֥וֹףofH5775.

21“You shall not eatתֹאכְל֣וּto.khe.LuH398anythingכָל־khol-H3605whichH5038diesH5038of itself.You may giveתִּתְּנֶ֣נָּהti.te.Ne.nahH5414it to the alienלַגֵּ֨רla.GerH1616whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834is in yourtownבִּשְׁעָרֶ֜יךָbish.'a.Rei.khaH8179,so that he may eatוַאֲכָלָ֗הּva.'a.kha.LahH398it, orא֤וֹ'oH176you may sellמָכֹר֙ma.KhorH4376it to a foreignerלְנָכְרִ֔יle.na.khe.RiH5237, for you area holyקָדוֹשׁ֙ka.do.VoshH6918peopleעַ֤ם'amH5971to the Lordלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.You shall not boilתְבַשֵּׁ֥לte.va.ShelH1310a youngH1423goatH1423in its mother’sאִמּֽוֹ׃ פ'i.MoH517milkבַּחֲלֵ֥בba.cha.LevH2461.

22“Youshall surelyעַשֵּׂ֣ר'a.SerH6237titheתְּעַשֵּׂ֔רte.'a.SerH6237allכָּל־kol-H3605the produceתְּבוּאַ֣תte.vu.'AtH8393fromwhatH2233you sowH2233,which comesהַיֹּצֵ֥אhai.yo.Tze'H3318out of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704everyשָׁנָ֥הsha.NahH8141yearשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.

23You shall eatוְאָכַלְתָּ֞ve.'a.khal.TaH398in the presenceלִפְנֵ֣י׀lif.NeiH6440of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,at the placeבַּמָּק֣וֹםba.ma.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁר־ שָׁם֒'a.Sher- shamH834 H8033He choosesיִבְחַר֮yiv.CharH977to establishלְשַׁכֵּ֣ןle.sha.KenH7931His nameשְׁמ֣וֹshe.MoH8034,the titheמַעְשַׂ֤רma'.SarH4643of your grainדְּגָֽנְךָ֙de.ga.ne.KhaH1715,your newתִּֽירֹשְׁךָ֣ti.ro.she.KhaH8492wineH8492,your oilוְיִצְהָרֶ֔ךָve.yitz.ha.Re.khaH3323,and the firstbornוּבְכֹרֹ֥תu.ve.kho.RotH1060of your herdבְּקָרְךָ֖be.ka.re.ChaH1241and your flockוְצֹאנֶ֑ךָve.tzo.Ne.khaH6629,soלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616that you maylearnתִּלְמַ֗דtil.MadH3925to fearלְיִרְאָ֛הle.yir.'AhH3372the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430alwaysכָּל־ הַיָּמִֽים׃kol- hai.ya.MimH3605 H3117.

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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