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Deuteronomy 15:19-23

19“You shall consecrateתַּקְדִּ֖ישׁtak.DishH6942to the Lordלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430allכָּֽל־kal-H3605the firstbornהַבְּכ֡וֹרha.be.KhorH1060malesהַזָּכָ֔רha.za.KharH2145that are bornיִוָּלֵ֨דyi.va.LedH3205in your herdבִּבְקָרְךָ֤biv.ka.re.ChaH1241and in your flockוּבְצֹֽאנְךָ֙u.ve.tzo.ne.KhaH6629;you shall not workתַעֲבֹד֙ta.'a.VodH5647with the firstbornבִּבְכֹ֣רbiv.KhorH1060of your herdשׁוֹרֶ֔ךָsho.Re.khaH7794,norH3808shearתָגֹ֖זta.GozH1494the firstbornבְּכ֥וֹרbe.KhorH1060of your flockצֹאנֶֽךָ׃tzo.Ne.khaH6629.

20You and your householdוּבֵיתֶֽךָ׃u.vei.Te.khaH1004shall eatתֹאכֲלֶ֙נּוּ֙to.kha.Le.nuH398it everyשָׁנָ֣הsha.NahH8141yearבְשָׁנָ֔הve.sha.NahH8141beforeלִפְנֵי֩lif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֤יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430in the placeבַּמָּק֖וֹםba.ma.KomH4725whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068choosesיִבְחַ֣רyiv.CharH977.

21But ifוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588it hasיִהְיֶ֨הyih.YehH1961any impairmentH4140, such asa limpפִּסֵּ֙חַ֙pi.Se.achH6455,orא֣וֹ'oH176blindnessעִוֵּ֔ר'i.VerH5787, oranyכֹּ֖לkolH3605seriousרָ֑עRa'H7451impairmentH4140,you shall not sacrificeתִזְבָּחֶ֔נּוּtiz.ba.Che.nuH2076it to the Lordלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

22You shall eatתֹּאכֲלֶ֑נּוּto.kha.Le.nuH398it within your gatesבִּשְׁעָרֶ֖יךָbish.'a.Rei.khaH8179;the uncleanהַטָּמֵ֤אha.ta.Me'H2931and the cleanוְהַטָּהוֹר֙ve.ha.ta.hOrH2889alikeH3164may eat it, asa gazelleכַּצְּבִ֖יka.tze.ViH6643or a deerוְכָאַיָּֽל׃ve.kha.'ai.YalH354.

23OnlyH7534you shall not eatתֹאכֵ֑לto.KhelH398its bloodדָּמ֖וֹda.MoH1818;you are to pourתִּשְׁפְּכֶ֖נּוּtish.pe.Khe.nuH8210it outH8210on the groundהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776like waterכַּמָּֽיִם׃ פka.Ma.yimH4325.

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