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Deuteronomy 12:18-19

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.

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