New American Standard Bible 2020

Deuteronomy 12:20-28

20“Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֥יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430extendsיַרְחִיב֩yar.ChivH7337your borderגְּבֽוּלְךָ֮ge.vu.le.KhaH1366as He haspromisedדִּבֶּר־di.ber-H1696you, and you sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֙ve.'a.mar.TaH559, ‘I will eatאֹכְלָ֣ה'o.khe.LahH398meatבָשָׂ֔רva.SarH1320,’becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588you desireתְאַוֶּ֥הte.'a.VehH183to eatלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398meatבָּשָׂ֑רba.SarH1320, thenyou may eatתֹּאכַ֥לto.KhalH398meatבָּשָֽׂר׃ba.SarH1320,whateverבְּכָל־be.kholH3605you desireאַוַּ֥ת'a.VatH185.

21Ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588the placeהַמָּק֗וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whereשָׁם֒shamH834 H8033the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶיךָ֮'e.lo.hei.KhaH430choosesיִבְחַ֜רyiv.CharH977to putלָשׂ֣וּםla.SumH7760His nameשְׁמ֣וֹshe.MoH8034isH7368tooמִמְּךָ֜mi.me.KhaH4480farיִרְחַ֨קyir.ChakH7368from you, then you may slaughterוְזָבַחְתָּ֞ve.za.vach.TaH2076animalsfrom your herdמִבְּקָרְךָ֣mi.be.ka.re.ChaH1241and flockוּמִצֹּֽאנְךָ֗u.mi.tzo.ne.KhaH6629whichH834the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068has givenנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414you, as I have commandedצִוִּיתִ֑ךָtzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680you; and you may eatוְאָֽכַלְתָּ֙ve.'a.khal.TaH398within your gatesבִּשְׁעָרֶ֔יךָbish.'a.Rei.khaH8179whateverבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3605you desireאַוַּ֥ת'a.VatH185.

22Justאַ֗ךְ'AkhH389 H3512as a gazelleהַצְּבִי֙ha.tze.ViH6643or a deerהָ֣אַיָּ֔לha.'ai.YalH354is eatenיֵאָכֵ֤לye.'a.KhelH398,soכֵּ֖ןkenH3651you may eatתֹּאכְלֶ֑נּוּto.khe.Le.nuH398it; the uncleanהַטָּמֵא֙ha.ta.Me'H2931and the cleanוְהַטָּה֔וֹרve.ha.ta.HorH2889alikeH3164may eatיֹאכְלֶֽנּוּ׃yo.khe.Le.nuH398it.

23OnlyH7534beH2388sureH2388not to eatאֲכֹ֣ל'a.KholH398the bloodהַדָּ֔םha.DamH1818,for the bloodהַדָּ֖םha.DamH1818is thelifeהַנָּ֑פֶשׁha.Na.feshH5315,and you shall not eatתֹאכַ֥לto.KhalH398thelifeהַנֶּ֖פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315with the fleshהַבָּשָֽׂר׃ha.ba.SarH1320.

24You shall not eatתֹּאכְלֶ֑נּוּto.khe.Le.nuH398it; you shall pourתִּשְׁפְּכֶ֖נּוּtish.pe.Khe.nuH8210it outH8210on the groundהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776like waterכַּמָּֽיִם׃ka.Ma.yimH4325.

25You shall not eatתֹּאכְלֶ֑נּוּto.khe.Le.nuH398it, soלְמַ֨עַןle.Ma.'anH4616thatH4616it may goיִיטַ֤בyi.TavH3190wellH3190for you and your sonsוּלְבָנֶ֣יךָu.le.va.Nei.khaH1121afterאַחֲרֶ֔יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310you, sinceכִּֽי־ki-H3588you will be doingתַעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.SehH6213whatH3477isH3477rightהַיָּשָׁ֖רhai.ya.SharH3477in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

26OnlyH7534your holyקָֽדָשֶׁ֛יךָka.da.Shei.chaH6944thingsH6944whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you may haveיִהְי֥וּyih.YuH1961and your vowedH5088offeringsH5088,you shall takeתִּשָּׂ֣אti.Sa'H5375and goוּבָ֔אתָu.Va.taH935to the placeהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068choosesיִבְחַ֥רyiv.CharH977.

27Andyou shall offerוְעָשִׂ֤יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213your burntעֹלֹתֶ֙יךָ֙'o.lo.Tei.khaH5930offeringsH5930,the fleshהַבָּשָׂ֣רha.ba.SarH1320and the bloodוְהַדָּ֔םve.ha.DamH1818,on the altarמִזְבַּ֖חmiz.BachH4196of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430;and the bloodוְדַם־ve.dam-H1818of your sacrificesזְבָחֶ֗יךָze.va.Chei.khaH2077shall be pouredיִשָּׁפֵךְ֙yi.sha.feKhH8210outH8210on the altarמִזְבַּח֙miz.BachH4196of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, andyou shall eatתֹּאכֵֽל׃to.KhelH398the fleshוְהַבָּשָׂ֖רve.ha.ba.SarH1320.

28“BeH8104carefulH8104and listenוְשָׁמַעְתָּ֗ve.sha.ma'.TaH8085to allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I am commandingמְצַוֶּ֑ךָּme.tza.Ve.kaH6680you, soלְמַעַן֩le.ma.'AnH4616thatH4616it may goיִיטַ֨בyi.TavH3190wellH3190for you and your sonsוּלְבָנֶ֤יךָu.le.va.Nei.khaH1121afterאַחֲרֶ֙יךָ֙'a.cha.Rei.khaH310you foreverעַד־ עוֹלָ֔ם'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769,for you will be doingתַעֲשֶׂה֙ta.'a.SehH6213whatH2896isH2896goodהַטּ֣וֹבha.TovH2896and rightוְהַיָּשָׁ֔רve.hai.ya.SharH3477in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֖יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ ס'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

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