New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 16:14-20

14and you shallrejoiceוְשָׂמַחְתָּ֖ve.sa.mach.TaH8055in your feastבְּחַגֶּ֑ךָbe.cha.Ge.khaH2282,you and your sonוּבִנְךָ֤u.vin.KhaH1121and your daughterוּבִתֶּ֙ךָ֙u.vi.Te.khaH1323and your maleוְעַבְדְּךָ֣ve.'av.de.KhaH5650and femaleוַאֲמָתֶ֔ךָva.'a.ma.Te.khaH519servantsH5650 H519and the Leviteוְהַלֵּוִ֗יve.ha.le.ViH3881and the strangerוְהַגֵּ֛רve.ha.GerH1616and theorphanוְהַיָּת֥וֹםve.hai.ya.TomH3490and the widowוְהָאַלְמָנָ֖הve.ha.'al.ma.NahH490whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834are in yourtownsבִּשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ׃bish.'a.Rei.khaH8179.

15Sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֗יםya.MimH3117you shall celebrateתָּחֹג֙ta.ChogH2287a feastH2287to the Lordלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430in the placeבַּמָּק֖וֹםba.ma.KomH4725whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068choosesיִבְחַ֣רyiv.CharH977,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430will blessיְבָרֶכְךָ֞ye.va.rekh.KhaH1288you in allבְּכֹ֤לbe.KholH3605your produceתְּבוּאָֽתְךָ֙te.vu.'a.te.KhaH8393and in allוּבְכֹל֙u.ve.KholH3605the workמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639of your handsיָדֶ֔יךָya.Dei.khaH3027,so that you will be altogetherאַ֥ךְ'akhH389joyfulשָׂמֵֽחַ׃sa.Me.achH8056.

16“Threeשָׁל֣וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969timesפְּעָמִ֣ים׀pe.'a.MimH6471in a yearבַּשָּׁנָ֡הba.sha.NahH8141allכָל־khol-H3605your malesזְכוּרְךָ֜ze.khu.re.KhaH2138shall appearיֵרָאֶ֨הye.ra.'EhH7200beforeפְּנֵ֣י׀pe.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430in the placeבַּמָּקוֹם֙ba.ma.kOmH4725whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834He choosesיִבְחָ֔רyiv.CharH977,at the Feastבְּחַ֧גbe.ChagH2282of Unleavenedהַמַּצּ֛וֹתha.ma.TzotH4682BreadH4682and at the Feastוּבְחַ֥גu.ve.ChagH2282of Weeksהַשָּׁבֻע֖וֹתha.sha.vu.'otH7620and at the Feastוּבְחַ֣גu.ve.ChagH2282of Boothsהַסֻּכּ֑וֹתha.su.KotH5521, andthey shall not appearיֵרָאֶ֛הye.ra.'EhH7200beforeפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068empty-handedרֵיקָֽם׃rei.KamH7387.

17EveryH376manH376shall giveכְּמַתְּנַ֣תke.ma.te.NatH4979as he is ableיָד֑וֹya.DoH3027,according to the blessingכְּבִרְכַּ֛תke.vir.KatH1293of the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834He has givenנָֽתַן־na.tan-H5414you.

18“You shall appointתִּֽתֶּן־ti.ten-H5414for yourself judgesשֹׁפְטִ֣יםsho.fe.TimH8199and officersוְשֹֽׁטְרִ֗יםve.sho.te.RimH7860in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605yourtownsשְׁעָרֶ֔יךָshe.'a.Rei.khaH8179whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430is givingנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414you, according to your tribesלִשְׁבָטֶ֑יךָlish.va.Tei.khaH7626,and they shall judgeוְשָׁפְט֥וּve.sha.fe.TuH8199the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971with righteousצֶֽדֶק׃Tze.dekH6664judgmentמִשְׁפַּט־mish.pat-H4941.

19You shall not distortתַטֶּ֣הta.TehH5186justiceמִשְׁפָּ֔טmish.PatH4941; you shall notbe partialתַכִּ֖יר פָּנִ֑יםta.Kir pa.NimH5234 H6440, andyou shall not takeתִקַּ֣חti.KachH3947a bribeשֹׁ֔חַדSho.chadH7810,for a bribeהַשֹּׁ֗חַדha.Sho.chadH7810blindsיְעַוֵּר֙ye.'a.VerH5786the eyesעֵינֵ֣י'ei.NeiH5869of the wiseחֲכָמִ֔יםcha.kha.MimH2450and pervertsוִֽיסַלֵּ֖ףvi.sa.LefH5557the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of the righteousצַדִּיקִֽם׃tza.di.KimH6662.

20Justiceצֶ֥דֶקTze.dekH6664, and onlyjusticeצֶ֖דֶקTze.dekH6664,you shall pursueתִּרְדֹּ֑ףtir.DofH7291, thatyou may liveתִּֽחְיֶה֙tich.YehH2421and possessוְיָרַשְׁתָּ֣ve.ya.rash.TaH3423the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430is givingנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414you.

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