Revised Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 12:16-23

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.

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