New American Standard Bible 2020

Deuteronomy 16:7-17

7You shallcookוּבִשַּׁלְתָּ֙u.vi.shal.TaH1310and eatוְאָ֣כַלְתָּ֔ve.'A.khal.taH398itin the placeבַּמָּק֕וֹםba.ma.KomH4725whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430choosesיִבְחַ֛רyiv.CharH977.In the morningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242you are to returnוּפָנִ֣יתָ וְהָלַכְתָּ֖u.fa.Ni.ta ve.ha.lakh.TaH6437 H1980to your tentsלְאֹהָלֶֽיךָ׃le.'o.ha.Lei.khaH168.

8For sixשֵׁ֥שֶׁתShe.shetH8337daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117you shall eatתֹּאכַ֣לto.KhalH398unleavenedמַצּ֑וֹתma.TzotH4682breadH4682, andon the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוּבַיּ֣וֹםu.vai.YomH3117there shall bea festiveH6116assemblyעֲצֶ֙רֶת֙'a.Tze.retH6116to the Lordלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430;you shall doתַעֲשֶׂ֖הta.'a.SehH6213noלֹ֥אlo'H3808workמְלָאכָֽה׃ סme.la.KhahH4399on it.

9“You shall countתִּסְפָּר־tis.por-H5608sevenשִׁבְעָ֥הshiv.'AhH7651weeksשָׁבֻעֹ֖תsha.vu.'OtH7620for yourself; you shall beginמֵהָחֵ֤לme.ha.ChelH2490to countלִסְפֹּ֔רlis.PorH5608sevenשִׁבְעָ֖הshiv.'AhH7651weeksשָׁבֻעֽוֹת׃sha.vu.'otH7620from the timeyou beginתָּחֵ֣לta.ChelH2490to putthe sickleחֶרְמֵשׁ֙cher.MeshH2770to the standingבַּקָּמָ֔הba.ka.MahH7054grainH7054.

10Then you shallcelebrateוְעָשִׂ֜יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213the Feastחַ֤גchagH2282of Weeksשָׁבֻעוֹת֙sha.vu.'OtH7620to the Lordלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430with avoluntaryH5071offeringנִדְבַ֥תnid.VatH5071of your handיָדְךָ֖ya.de.KhaH3027in a proportionalH4530amountH4530,whichH834you shall giveתִּתֵּ֑ןti.TenH5414justH3512asH3512the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430blessesיְבָרֶכְךָ֖ye.va.rekh.KhaH1288you;

11and you shallrejoiceוְשָׂמַחְתָּ֞ve.sa.mach.TaH8055beforeלִפְנֵ֣י׀lif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,you, your sonוּבִנְךָ֣u.vin.KhaH1121and your daughterוּבִתֶּךָ֮u.vi.te.KhaH1323,and your maleוְעַבְדְּךָ֣ve.'av.de.KhaH5650and femaleוַאֲמָתֶךָ֒va.'a.ma.te.KhaH519slavesH5650 H519, andthe Leviteוְהַלֵּוִי֙ve.ha.le.ViH3881whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834is in yourtownבִּשְׁעָרֶ֔יךָbish.'a.Rei.khaH8179, andthe strangerוְהַגֵּ֛רve.ha.GerH1616, theorphanוְהַיָּת֥וֹםve.hai.ya.TomH3490,and the widowוְהָאַלְמָנָ֖הve.ha.'al.ma.NahH490whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834are in your midstבְּקִרְבֶּ֑ךָbe.kir.Be.chaH7130,at the placeבַּמָּק֗וֹםba.ma.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֤ר שָֽׁם׃'a.Sher ShamH834 H8033the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430choosesיִבְחַר֙yiv.CharH977to establishלְשַׁכֵּ֥ןle.sha.KenH7931His nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034.

12You shall also rememberוְזָ֣כַרְתָּ֔ve.Za.khar.taH2142that you were a slaveעֶ֥בֶד'E.vedH5650in Egyptבְּמִצְרָ֑יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,and you shall beH8104carefulH8104andcomplyH6213withH6213theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ פha.'E.lehH428statutesהַֽחֻקִּ֖יםha.chu.KimH2706.

13“You shallcelebrateתַּעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.SehH6213the Feastחַ֧גchagH2282ofBoothsהַסֻּכֹּ֛תha.su.KotH5521for sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117when you have gatheredבְּאָ֨סְפְּךָ֔be.'A.se.pe.khaH622inH622from your threshingH1637floorמִֽגָּרְנְךָ֖mi.ga.re.ne.KhaH1637and your wineH3342vatH3342;

14and you shallrejoiceוְשָׂמַחְתָּ֖ve.sa.mach.TaH8055in your feastבְּחַגֶּ֑ךָbe.cha.Ge.khaH2282,you, your sonוּבִנְךָ֤u.vin.KhaH1121and your daughterוּבִתֶּ֙ךָ֙u.vi.Te.khaH1323,and your maleוְעַבְדְּךָ֣ve.'av.de.KhaH5650and femaleוַאֲמָתֶ֔ךָva.'a.ma.Te.khaH519slavesH5650 H519,and the Leviteוְהַלֵּוִ֗יve.ha.le.ViH3881,the strangerוְהַגֵּ֛רve.ha.GerH1616, theorphanוְהַיָּת֥וֹםve.hai.ya.TomH3490,and the widowוְהָאַלְמָנָ֖הve.ha.'al.ma.NahH490whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834are in yourtownsבִּשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ׃bish.'a.Rei.khaH8179.

15For sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֗יםya.MimH3117you shall celebrateתָּחֹג֙ta.ChogH2287aH2287feastH2287to 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.MimH6471a yearבַּשָּׁנָ֡הba.sha.NahH8141allכָל־khol-H3605your malesזְכוּרְךָ֜ze.khu.re.KhaH2138shall appearיֵרָאֶ֨הye.ra.'EhH7200beforeפְּנֵ֣י׀pe.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430at the placeבַּמָּקוֹם֙ba.ma.kOmH4725whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834He choosesיִבְחָ֔רyiv.CharH977:at the Feastבְּחַ֧גbe.ChagH2282of Unleavenedהַמַּצּ֛וֹתha.ma.TzotH4682BreadH4682,at the Feastוּבְחַ֥גu.ve.ChagH2282of Weeksהַשָּׁבֻע֖וֹתha.sha.vu.'otH7620,and at the Feastוּבְחַ֣גu.ve.ChagH2282of Boothsהַסֻּכּ֑וֹתha.su.KotH5521; andthey are not to appearיֵרָאֶ֛הye.ra.'EhH7200beforeפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068empty-handedרֵיקָֽם׃rei.KamH7387.

17Everyoneאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376shall giveכְּמַתְּנַ֣תke.ma.te.NatH4979as he is ableיָד֑וֹya.DoH3027,in accordance with the blessingכְּבִרְכַּ֛תke.vir.KatH1293of the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834He has givenנָֽתַן־na.tan-H5414you.

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