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Deuteronomy 14:24-29

24And if the wayהַדֶּ֗רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870be too longיִרְבֶּ֨הyir.BehH7235for thee, so thatH3588thou art not ableתוּכַ֘לtu.KhalH3201to carryשְׂאֵתוֹ֒se.'e.ToH5375it; orif the placeהַמָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725be too farיִרְחַ֤קyir.ChakH7368from thee, which Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430shall chooseיִבְחַר֙yiv.CharH977to setלָשׂ֥וּםla.SumH7760his nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034there, when Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hath blessedיְבָרֶכְךָ֖ye.va.rekh.KhaH1288thee:

25Then shalt thou turnוְנָתַתָּ֖הve.na.ta.TahH5414itinto moneyבַּכָּ֑סֶףba.Ka.sefH3701,and bind upוְצַרְתָּ֤ve.tzar.TaH6696the moneyהַכֶּ֙סֶף֙ha.Ke.sefH3701in thine handבְּיָ֣דְךָ֔be.Ya.de.khaH3027,and shalt goוְהָֽלַכְתָּ֙ve.ha.lakh.TaH1980unto the placeהַמָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725which Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430shall chooseיִבְחַ֛רyiv.CharH977:

26And thou shalt bestowוְנָתַתָּ֣הve.na.ta.TahH5414that moneyהַכֶּ֡סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701for whatsoever thy soulנַפְשְׁךָ֜naf.she.KhaH5315desiresתְּאַוֶּ֨הte.'a.VehH183,for oxenבַּבָּקָ֣רba.ba.KarH1241,or for sheepוּבַצֹּ֗אןu.va.TzonH6629,or for wineוּבַיַּ֙יִן֙u.vai.Ya.yinH3196,or for strong drinkוּבַשֵּׁכָ֔רu.va.she.KharH7941,or for whatsoever thy soulנַפְשֶׁ֑ךָnaf.She.khaH5315desirethתִּֽשְׁאָלְךָ֖tish.'a.le.KhaH7592:and thou shalt eatוְאָכַ֣לְתָּve.'a.Khal.taH398there beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,and thou shalt rejoiceוְשָׂמַחְתָּ֖ve.sa.mach.TaH8055,thou, and thine householdוּבֵיתֶֽךָ׃u.vei.Te.khaH1004,

27And the Leviteוְהַלֵּוִ֥יve.ha.le.ViH3881that iswithin thy gatesבִּשְׁעָרֶ֖יךָbish.'a.Rei.khaH8179;thou shalt not forsakeתַֽעַזְבֶ֑נּוּta.'az.Ve.nuH5800him; for he hath no partחֵ֥לֶקChe.lekH2506nor inheritanceוְנַחֲלָ֖הve.na.cha.LahH5159with thee.

28At the endמִקְצֵ֣ה׀mik.TzehH7097of threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֗יםsha.NimH8141thou shalt bring forthתּוֹצִיא֙to.Tzi'H3318all the titheמַעְשַׂר֙ma'.SarH4643of thine increaseתְּבוּאָ֣תְךָ֔te.vu.'A.te.khaH8393the same yearבַּשָּׁנָ֖הba.sha.NahH8141, and shalt lay itupH3240within thy gatesבִּשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ׃bish.'a.Rei.khaH8179:

29And the Leviteהַלֵּוִ֡יha.le.ViH3881, (because he hath no partחֵ֨לֶקChe.lekH2506nor inheritanceוְנַחֲלָ֜הve.na.cha.LahH5159with thee,) and the strangerוְ֠הַגֵּרVe.ha.gerH1616,and the fatherlessוְהַיָּת֤וֹםve.hai.ya.TomH3490,and the widowוְהָֽאַלְמָנָה֙ve.ha.'al.ma.NahH490, which arewithin thy gatesבִּשְׁעָרֶ֔יךָbish.'a.Rei.khaH8179,shall comeוּבָ֣אu.Va'H935,and shall eatוְאָכְל֖וּve.'a.khe.LuH398and be satisfiedוְשָׂבֵ֑עוּve.sa.Ve.'uH7646;that Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430may blessיְבָרֶכְךָ֙ye.va.rekh.KhaH1288thee in all the workמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639of thine handיָדְךָ֖ya.de.KhaH3027which thou doestתַּעֲשֶֽׂה׃ סta.'a.SehH6213.

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