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Deuteronomy 23:16-25

16He shall liveיֵשֵׁ֣בye.ShevH3427with you in your midstבְּקִרְבְּךָ֗be.kir.be.ChaH7130,in the placeבַּמָּק֧וֹםba.ma.KomH4725that he choosesיִבְחַ֛רyiv.CharH977in oneבְּאַחַ֥דbe.'a.ChadH259of yourtownsשְׁעָרֶ֖יךָshe.'a.Rei.khaH8179where it pleasesבַּטּ֣וֹבba.TovH2896him;you shall not mistreatתּוֹנֶֽנּוּ׃ סto.Ne.nuH3238him.

17“NoneH3808of the daughtersמִבְּנ֣וֹתmi.be.NotH1323of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478shall be a cultקָדֵ֖שׁka.DeshH6945prostituteH6945,norH3808shall anyH4480of the sonsמִבְּנֵ֥יmi.be.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל׃yis.ra.'elH3478be a cultH6945prostituteH6945.

18You shall not bringתָבִיא֩ta.Vi'H935the earningsאֶתְנַ֨ן'et.NanH868of a prostituteזוֹנָ֜הzo.NahH2181or the moneyוּמְחִ֣ירu.me.ChirH4242for adogכֶּ֗לֶבKe.levH3611into the houseבֵּ֛יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430as paymentfor anyלְכָל־le.kholH3605vowedנֶ֑דֶרNe.derH5088offeringH5088,becauseכִּ֧יkiH3588bothגַּם־ שְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃gam- she.nei.HemH1571 H8147of these are an abominationתוֹעֲבַ֛תto.'a.VatH8441to the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

19“You are not to chargeתַשִּׁ֣יךְta.ShikhH5391interestיִשָּֽׁךְ׃yi.ShakhH5391to your countrymenלְאָחִ֔יךָle.'a.Chi.khaH251:interestH5392on moneyכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701,foodאֹ֑כֶל'O.khelH400, oranythingדָּבָ֖רda.VarH3605 H1697that may be loanedH5391onH5391interestH5391.

20You may chargeתַשִּׁ֣יךְta.ShikhH5391interestתַשִּׁ֔יךְta.ShikhH5391to a foreignerלַנָּכְרִ֣יla.na.khe.RiH5237,but to your countrymenH251you shall not chargeתַשִּׁ֑יךְta.ShikhH5391interestיִשָּֽׁךְ׃yi.ShakhH5391,soלְמַ֨עַןle.Ma.'anH4616thatH4616the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430may blessיְבָרֶכְךָ֜ye.va.rekh.KhaH1288you in allH3605that you undertakeמִשְׁלַ֣ח יָדֶ֔ךָmish.Lach ya.De.khaH3027 H4916in the landהָאָ֕רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichH834you are about to enterבָא־va'-H935topossessלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃ סle.rish.TahH3423.

21“WhenH3588you makeתִדֹּ֥רti.DorH5087a vowנֶ֙דֶר֙ne.derH5088to the LordH3068your GodH430,you shall not delayתְאַחֵ֖רte.'a.CherH309to payלְשַׁלְּמ֑וֹle.sha.le.MoH7999it, for the LordH3068your GodH430will certainlyדָּרֹ֨שׁda.RoshH1875requireיִדְרְשֶׁ֜נּוּyid.re.She.nuH1875it of you, and it will be a sinחֵֽטְא׃Chet'H2399for you.

22However, ifH3588you refrainתֶחְדַּ֖לtech.DalH2308from makingתִדֹּ֥רti.DorH5087vowsלִנְדֹּ֑רlin.DorH5087,it will not be a sinH2399for you.

23You shall beH8104carefulH8104and performוְעָשִׂ֑יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213whatH4161goesH4161outH4161of your lipsשְׂפָתֶ֖יךָse.fa.Tei.khaH8193,sinceH3512inH3512factH3512you have vowedH5087avoluntaryH5071offeringH5071to the Lordלַיהוָ֤הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,whateverH834you havepromisedדִּבַּ֖רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696.

24“Whenכִּ֤יkiH3588you enterתָבֹא֙ta.Vo'H935your neighbor’sרֵעֶ֔ךָre.'E.khaH7453vineyardבְּכֶ֣רֶםbe.Khe.remH3754,you may eatוְאָכַלְתָּ֧ve.'a.khal.TaH398grapesעֲנָבִ֛ים'a.na.VimH6025until you are satisfiedשָׂבְעֶ֑ךָsa.ve.'E.khaH7648;but you are not to putתִתֵּֽן׃ סti.TenH5414any in yourbasketכֶּלְיְךָ֖kel.ye.KhaH3627.

25“WhenH3588you enterH935your neighbor’sH7453standingH7054grainבְּקָמַ֣תbe.ka.MatH7054,you may pluckוְקָטַפְתָּ֥ve.ka.taf.TaH6998the headsH4425ofH4425grainH4425with your handבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027, but you are not touseתָנִ֔יףta.NifH5130a sickleוְחֶרְמֵשׁ֙ve.cher.MeshH2770on your neighbor’sH7453standingH7054grainקָמַ֥תka.MatH7054.

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