New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 23:10-19

10“You shall sowתִּזְרַ֣עtiz.Ra'H2232your landאַרְצֶ֑ךָ'ar.Tze.khaH776for sixוְשֵׁ֥שׁve.SheshH8337yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141and gatherוְאָסַפְתָּ֖ve.'a.saf.TaH622in its yieldתְּבוּאָתָֽהּ׃te.vu.'a.TahH8393,

11but onthe seventhוְהַשְּׁבִיעִ֞תve.ha.she.vi.'ItH7637yearH7637you shall letH8058itrestH8058and lieH5203fallowH5203,so that the needyאֶבְיֹנֵ֣י'ev.yo.NeiH34of your peopleעַמֶּ֔ךָ'a.Me.khaH5971may eatוְאָֽכְלוּ֙ve.'a.khe.LuH398;and whatever they leaveוְיִתְרָ֕םve.yit.RamH3499the beastH2421of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704may eatתֹּאכַ֖לto.KhalH398.You are to doתַּעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.SehH6213the sameכֵּֽן־ken-H3651with your vineyardלְכַרְמְךָ֖le.khar.me.KhaH3754andyour oliveלְזֵיתֶֽךָ׃le.zei.Te.khaH2132groveH2132.

12“Sixשֵׁ֤שֶׁתShe.shetH8337daysיָמִים֙ya.MimH3117you are to doתַּעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213your workמַעֲשֶׂ֔יךָma.'a.Sei.khaH4639,but on the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֖יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוּבַיּ֥וֹםu.vai.YomH3117you shall ceaseתִּשְׁבֹּ֑תtish.BotH7673from laborsoלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616that your oxשֽׁוֹרְךָ֙shor.KhaH7794and your donkeyוַחֲמֹרֶ֔ךָva.cha.mo.Re.khaH2543may restיָנ֗וּחַya.Nu.achH5117,and the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of your femaleאֲמָתְךָ֖'a.ma.te.KhaH519slaveH519, as well asyour strangerוְהַגֵּֽר׃ve.ha.GerH1616,may refreshוְיִנָּפֵ֥שׁve.yi.na.FeshH5314themselves.

13Nowconcerning everythingוּבְכֹ֛לu.ve.KholH3605whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I have saidאָמַ֥רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559to you, be on your guardתִּשָּׁמֵ֑רוּti.sha.Me.ruH8104; anddo not mentionתַזְכִּ֔ירוּtaz.Ki.ruH2142the nameוְשֵׁ֨םve.ShemH8034of otherאֲחֵרִים֙'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֤ים'E.lo.HimH430,norH3808let thembe heardיִשָּׁמַ֖עyi.sha.Ma'H8085from your mouthפִּֽיךָ׃Pi.khaH6310.

14“Threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969timesרְגָלִ֔יםre.ga.LimH7272a yearבַּשָּׁנָֽה׃ba.sha.NahH8141you shall celebrateתָּחֹ֥גta.ChogH2287a feastH2287to Me.

15You shall observeתִּשְׁמֹר֒tish.MorH8104the Feastחַ֣גchagH2282of Unleavenedהַמַּצּוֹת֮ha.ma.tzOtH4682BreadH4682;for sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִים֩ya.MimH3117you are to eatתֹּאכַ֨לto.KhalH398unleavenedמַצּ֜וֹתma.TzotH4682breadH4682,as I commandedצִוִּיתִ֗ךָtzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680you, at the appointedלְמוֹעֵד֙le.mo.'EdH4150timeH4150in themonthחֹ֣דֶשׁCho.deshH2320Abibהָֽאָבִ֔יבha.'a.VivH24,for in it you cameיָצָ֣אתָya.Tza.taH3318out of Egyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714. Andnoneוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808shall appearיֵרָא֥וּye.ra.'UH7200beforeפָנַ֖יfa.NaiH6440Me empty-handedרֵיקָֽם׃rei.KamH7387.

16Also you shall observethe Feastוְחַ֤גve.ChagH2282of the Harvestהַקָּצִיר֙ha.ka.TzirH7105ofthe firstH1061fruitsH1061of your laborsמַעֲשֶׂ֔יךָma.'a.Sei.khaH4639fromwhatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you sowתִּזְרַ֖עtiz.Ra'H2232in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.DehH7704;also the Feastוְחַ֤גve.ChagH2282of the Ingatheringהָֽאָסִף֙ha.'a.SifH614at the endבְּצֵ֣אתbe.TzetH3318of the yearהַשָּׁנָ֔הha.sha.NahH8141when you gatherבְּאָסְפְּךָ֥be.'a.se.pe.KhaH622in the fruit ofyour laborsמַעֲשֶׂ֖יךָma.'a.Sei.khaH4639from the fieldהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704.

17Threeשָׁלֹ֥שׁsha.LoshH7969timesפְּעָמִ֖יםpe.'a.MimH6471a yearבַּשָּׁנָ֑הba.sha.NahH8141allכָּל־kol-H3605your malesזְכ֣וּרְךָ֔ze.Khu.re.khaH2138shall appearיֵרָאֶה֙ye.ra.'EhH7200beforeפְּנֵ֖יpe.NeiH6440the LordH3068GodH3068.

18“You shall not offerתִזְבַּ֥חtiz.BachH2076the bloodדַּם־dam-H1818of My sacrificeזִבְחִ֑יziv.ChiH2077with leavenedחָמֵ֖ץcha.MetzH2557breadH2557;norH3808is the fatחֵֽלֶב־che.lev-H2459of Myfeastחַגִּ֖יcha.GiH2282to remainיָלִ֥יןya.LinH3885overnightH3885untilעַד־'ad-H5704morningבֹּֽקֶר׃Bo.kerH1242.

19“You shall bringתָּבִ֕יאta.Vi'H935the choiceרֵאשִׁ֗יתre.ShitH7225firstH1061fruitsH1061of your soilאַדְמָ֣תְךָ֔'ad.Ma.te.khaH127into the houseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430. “You are not to boilתְבַשֵּׁ֥לte.va.ShelH1310a youngH1423goatH1423in the milkבַּחֲלֵ֥בba.cha.LevH2461of its motherאִמּֽוֹ׃ ס'i.MoH517.

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