New American Standard Bible 2020

Deuteronomy 16:2-6

2You shall sacrificeוְזָבַ֥חְתָּve.za.Vach.taH2076the Passoverפֶּ֛סַחPe.sachH6453to the Lordלַיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430fromthe flockצֹ֣אןtzonH6629and the herdוּבָקָ֑רu.va.KarH1241,in the placeבַּמָּקוֹם֙ba.ma.kOmH4725whereאֲשֶׁר־ שָֽׁם׃'a.Sher- ShamH834 H8033the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068choosesיִבְחַ֣רyiv.CharH977to establishלְשַׁכֵּ֥ןle.sha.KenH7931His nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034.

3You shall not eatתֹאכַ֤לto.KhalH398leavenedחָמֵ֔ץcha.MetzH2557breadH2557with it; for sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֛יםya.MimH3117you shall eatתֹּֽאכַל־to.khal-H398unleavenedמַצּ֖וֹתma.TzotH4682breadH4682with it, the breadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899of afflictionעֹ֑נִי'O.niH6040(for you cameH3318outH3318of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714in a hurryבְחִפָּז֗וֹןve.chi.pa.ZonH2649),soלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616thatH4616you will rememberתִּזְכֹּר֔tiz.KorH2142the dayי֤וֹםYomH3117when you cameH3318outH3318of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714allכֹּ֖לkolH3605the daysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117of your lifeH2425.

4For sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808leavenשְׂאֹ֛רse.'OrH7603shall be seenיֵרָאֶ֨הye.ra.'EhH7200with you in your entireבְּכָל־be.kholH3605territoryגְּבֻלְךָ֖ge.vul.KhaH1366, andnoneוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808of the meatהַבָּשָׂ֗רha.ba.SarH1320whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834you sacrificeתִּזְבַּ֥חtiz.BachH2076on the eveningבָּעֶ֛רֶבba.'E.revH6153of the firstהָרִאשׁ֖וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117shall be leftH3885overnightיָלִ֣יןya.LinH3885until the morningלַבֹּֽקֶר׃la.Bo.kerH1242.

5You are not allowedתוּכַ֖לtu.KhalH3201to sacrificeלִזְבֹּ֣חַliz.Bo.achH2076the Passoverהַפָּ֑סַחha.Pa.sachH6453in anyבְּאַחַ֣דbe.'a.ChadH259of yourtownsשְׁעָרֶ֔יךָshe.'a.Rei.khaH8179whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430is givingנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414you;

6but onlyat the placeהַמָּק֞וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁר־ שָׁ֛ם'a.Sher- shamH834 H8033the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430choosesיִבְחַ֨רyiv.CharH977to establishלְשַׁכֵּ֣ןle.sha.KenH7931His nameשְׁמ֔וֹshe.MoH8034,you shall sacrificeתִּזְבַּ֥חtiz.BachH2076the Passoverהַפֶּ֖סַחha.Pe.sachH6453in the eveningבָּעָ֑רֶבba.'A.revH6153at sunsetכְּב֣וֹא הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁke.Vo' ha.She.meshH8121 H935,at the timeמוֹעֵ֖דmo.'EdH4150that you cameH3318outH3318of Egyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

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