Revised Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 12:13-28

13Take heedהִשָּׁ֣מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104to thyself that thou offerתַּעֲלֶ֖הta.'a.LehH5927not thy burnt offeringsעֹלֹתֶ֑יךָ'o.lo.Tei.khaH5930in every placeמָק֖וֹםma.KomH4725that thou seestתִּרְאֶֽה׃tir.'EhH7200:

14But in the placeבַּמָּק֞וֹםba.ma.KomH4725which Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068shall chooseיִבְחַ֤רyiv.CharH977in oneבְּאַחַ֣דbe.'a.ChadH259of thy tribesשְׁבָטֶ֔יךָshe.va.Tei.khaH7626,there thou shalt offerתַּעֲלֶ֣הta.'a.LehH5927thy burnt offeringsעֹלֹתֶ֑יךָ'o.lo.Tei.khaH5930,and there thou shalt doתַּעֲשֶׂ֔הta.'a.SehH6213all that I commandמְצַוֶּֽךָּ׃me.tza.Ve.kaH6680thee.

15Notwithstanding thou mayest killתִּזְבַּ֣ח׀tiz.BachH2076and eatוְאָכַלְתָּ֣ve.'a.khal.TaH398fleshבָשָׂ֗רva.SarH1320in all thy gatesשְׁעָרֶ֑יךָshe.'a.Rei.khaH8179,whatsoever thy soulנַפְשְׁךָ֜naf.she.KhaH5315desiresאַוַּ֨ת'a.VatH185,according to the blessingכְּבִרְכַּ֨תke.vir.KatH1293of Yhwhיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430which he hath givenנָֽתַן־na.tan-H5414thee: the uncleanהַטָּמֵ֤אha.ta.Me'H2931and the cleanוְהַטָּהוֹר֙ve.ha.ta.hOrH2889may eatיֹאכְלֶ֔נּוּyo.khe.Le.nuH398thereof, as of the roebuckכַּצְּבִ֖יka.tze.ViH6643,and as of the hartוְכָאַיָּֽל׃ve.kha.'ai.YalH354.

16Only ye shall not eatתֹאכֵ֑לוּto.Khe.luH398the bloodהַדָּ֖םha.DamH1818;ye shall pourתִּשְׁפְּכֶ֖נּוּtish.pe.Khe.nuH8210it upon the earthהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776as waterכַּמָּֽיִם׃ka.Ma.yimH4325.

17Thou mayestתוּכַ֞לtu.KhalH3201not eatלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398within thy gatesבִּשְׁעָרֶ֗יךָbish.'a.Rei.khaH8179the titheמַעְשַׂ֤רma'.SarH4643of thy grainדְּגָֽנְךָ֙de.ga.ne.KhaH1715,or of thy wineוְתִֽירֹשְׁךָ֣ve.ti.ro.she.KhaH8492,or of thy oilוְיִצְהָרֶ֔ךָve.yitz.ha.Re.khaH3323,or the firstlingsH1062of thy herdsבְּקָרְךָ֖be.ka.re.ChaH1241or of thy flockוְצֹאנֶ֑ךָve.tzo.Ne.khaH6629,nor any of thy vowsנְדָרֶ֙יךָ֙ne.da.Rei.khaH5088which thou vowestתִּדֹּ֔רti.DorH5087,nor thy freewill offeringsוְנִדְבֹתֶ֖יךָve.nid.vo.Tei.khaH5071,or heave offeringוּתְרוּמַ֥תu.te.ru.MatH8641of thine handיָדֶֽךָ׃ya.De.khaH3027:

18But thou must eatתֹּאכְלֶ֗נּוּto.khe.Le.nuH398them beforeלִפְנֵי֩lif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430in the placeבַּמָּקוֹם֙ba.ma.kOmH4725which Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶיךָ֮'e.lo.hei.KhaH430shall chooseיִבְחַ֜רyiv.CharH977,thou, and thy sonוּבִנְךָ֤u.vin.KhaH1121,and thy daughterוּבִתֶּ֙ךָ֙u.vi.Te.khaH1323,and thy manservantוְעַבְדְּךָ֣ve.'av.de.KhaH5650,and thy maidservantוַאֲמָתֶ֔ךָva.'a.ma.Te.khaH519,and the Leviteוְהַלֵּוִ֖יve.ha.le.ViH3881that iswithin thy gatesבִּשְׁעָרֶ֑יךָbish.'a.Rei.khaH8179:and thou shalt rejoiceוְשָׂמַחְתָּ֗ve.sa.mach.TaH8055beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430in all that thou puttestמִשְׁלַ֥חmish.LachH4916thine handsיָדֶֽךָ׃ya.De.khaH3027unto.

19Take heedהִשָּׁ֣מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104to thyself that thou forsakeתַּעֲזֹ֖בta.'a.ZoH5800not the Leviteהַלֵּוִ֑יha.le.ViH3881as long as thou livestיָמֶ֖יךָya.Mei.khaH3117upon the earthאַדְמָתֶֽךָ׃ ס'ad.ma.Te.khaH127.

20When Yhwhיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֥יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430shall enlargeיַרְחִיב֩yar.ChivH7337thy borderגְּבֽוּלְךָ֮ge.vu.le.KhaH1366,as he hath promisedדִּבֶּר־di.ber-H1696thee, and thou shalt sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֙ve.'a.mar.TaH559,I will eatאֹכְלָ֣ה'o.khe.LahH398fleshבָשָׂ֔רva.SarH1320,because thy soulנַפְשְׁךָ֖naf.she.KhaH5315longethתְאַוֶּ֥הte.'a.VehH183to eatלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398fleshבָּשָׂ֑רba.SarH1320;thou mayest eatתֹּאכַ֥לto.KhalH398fleshבָּשָֽׂר׃ba.SarH1320,whatsoever thy soulנַפְשְׁךָ֖naf.she.KhaH5315desiresאַוַּ֥ת'a.VatH185.

21If the placeהַמָּק֗וֹםha.ma.KomH4725which Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶיךָ֮'e.lo.hei.KhaH430hath chosenיִבְחַ֜רyiv.CharH977to putלָשׂ֣וּםla.SumH7760his nameשְׁמ֣וֹshe.MoH8034there be too farיִרְחַ֨קyir.ChakH7368from thee, then thou shalt killוְזָבַחְתָּ֞ve.za.vach.TaH2076of thy herdמִבְּקָרְךָ֣mi.be.ka.re.ChaH1241and of thy flockוּמִצֹּֽאנְךָ֗u.mi.tzo.ne.KhaH6629,which Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hath givenנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414thee, as I have commandedצִוִּיתִ֑ךָtzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680thee, and thou shalt eatוְאָֽכַלְתָּ֙ve.'a.khal.TaH398in thy gatesבִּשְׁעָרֶ֔יךָbish.'a.Rei.khaH8179whatsoever thy soulנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃naf.She.khaH5315desiresאַוַּ֥ת'a.VatH185.

22Even as the roebuckהַצְּבִי֙ha.tze.ViH6643and the hartהָ֣אַיָּ֔לha.'ai.YalH354is eatenיֵאָכֵ֤לye.'a.KhelH398,so thou shalt eatתֹּאכְלֶ֑נּוּto.khe.Le.nuH398them: the uncleanהַטָּמֵא֙ha.ta.Me'H2931and the cleanוְהַטָּה֔וֹרve.ha.ta.HorH2889shall eatיֹאכְלֶֽנּוּ׃yo.khe.Le.nuH398ofthem alikeיַחְדָּ֖וyach.DavH3162.

23Only be sureחֲזַ֗קcha.ZakH2388that thou eatאֲכֹ֣ל'a.KholH398not the bloodהַדָּ֔םha.DamH1818:for the bloodהַדָּ֖םha.DamH1818isthe lifeהַנָּ֑פֶשׁha.Na.feshH5315;and thou mayest not eatתֹאכַ֥לto.KhalH398the lifeהַנֶּ֖פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315with the fleshהַבָּשָֽׂר׃ha.ba.SarH1320.

24Thou shalt not eatתֹּאכְלֶ֑נּוּto.khe.Le.nuH398it; thou shalt pourתִּשְׁפְּכֶ֖נּוּtish.pe.Khe.nuH8210it upon the earthהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776as waterכַּמָּֽיִם׃ka.Ma.yimH4325.

25Thou shalt not eatתֹּאכְלֶ֑נּוּto.khe.Le.nuH398it; that it may go wellיִיטַ֤בyi.TavH3190with thee, and with thy childrenוּלְבָנֶ֣יךָu.le.va.Nei.khaH1121afterאַחֲרֶ֔יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310thee, when thou shalt doתַעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.SehH6213that which isrightהַיָּשָׁ֖רhai.ya.SharH3477in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

26Only thy holy thingsקָֽדָשֶׁ֛יךָka.da.Shei.chaH6944which thou hast, and thy vowsוּנְדָרֶ֑יךָu.ne.da.Rei.khaH5088,thou shalt takeתִּשָּׂ֣אti.Sa'H5375,and goוּבָ֔אתָu.Va.taH935unto the placeהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725which Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068shall chooseיִבְחַ֥רyiv.CharH977:

27And thou shalt offerוְעָשִׂ֤יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213thy burnt offeringsעֹלֹתֶ֙יךָ֙'o.lo.Tei.khaH5930,the fleshהַבָּשָׂ֣רha.ba.SarH1320and the bloodוְהַדָּ֔םve.ha.DamH1818,upon the altarמִזְבַּ֖חmiz.BachH4196of Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430:and the bloodוְדַם־ve.dam-H1818of thy sacrificesזְבָחֶ֗יךָze.va.Chei.khaH2077shall be poured outיִשָּׁפֵךְ֙yi.sha.feKhH8210upon the altarמִזְבַּח֙miz.BachH4196of Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,and thou shalt eatתֹּאכֵֽל׃to.KhelH398the fleshוְהַבָּשָׂ֖רve.ha.ba.SarH1320.

28Observeשְׁמֹ֣רshe.MorH8104and hearוְשָׁמַעְתָּ֗ve.sha.ma'.TaH8085all these wordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697which I commandמְצַוֶּ֑ךָּme.tza.Ve.kaH6680thee, that it may go wellיִיטַ֨בyi.TavH3190with thee, and with thy childrenוּלְבָנֶ֤יךָu.le.va.Nei.khaH1121afterאַחֲרֶ֙יךָ֙'a.cha.Rei.khaH310thee forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָ֔םo.LamH5769,when thou doestתַעֲשֶׂה֙ta.'a.SehH6213that which isgoodהַטּ֣וֹבha.TovH2896and rightוְהַיָּשָׁ֔רve.hai.ya.SharH3477in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֖יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ ס'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

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