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Deuteronomy 15:19-23

19All the firstlingהַבְּכ֡וֹרha.be.KhorH1060malesהַזָּכָ֔רha.za.KharH2145that comeיִוָּלֵ֨דyi.va.LedH3205of thy herdבִּבְקָרְךָ֤biv.ka.re.ChaH1241and of thy flockוּבְצֹֽאנְךָ֙u.ve.tzo.ne.KhaH6629thou shalt sanctifyתַּקְדִּ֖ישׁtak.DishH6942unto Yhwhלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430:thou shalt do no workתַעֲבֹד֙ta.'a.VodH5647with the firstlingבִּבְכֹ֣רbiv.KhorH1060of thy bullockשׁוֹרֶ֔ךָsho.Re.khaH7794,nor shearתָגֹ֖זta.GozH1494the firstlingבְּכ֥וֹרbe.KhorH1060of thy sheepצֹאנֶֽךָ׃tzo.Ne.khaH6629.

20Thou shalt eatתֹאכֲלֶ֙נּוּ֙to.kha.Le.nuH398itbeforeלִפְנֵי֩lif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֤יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430yearשָׁנָ֣הsha.NahH8141by yearבְשָׁנָ֔הve.sha.NahH8141in the placeבַּמָּק֖וֹםba.ma.KomH4725which Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068shall chooseיִבְחַ֣רyiv.CharH977,thou and thy householdוּבֵיתֶֽךָ׃u.vei.Te.khaH1004.

21And if there be anyblemishמ֗וּםMumH3971therein, as if it belameפִּסֵּ֙חַ֙pi.Se.achH6455,or blindעִוֵּ֔ר'i.VerH5787, or haveany illרָ֑עRa'H7451blemishמ֣וּםmumH3971,thou shalt not sacrificeתִזְבָּחֶ֔נּוּtiz.ba.Che.nuH2076it unto Yhwhלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

22Thou shalt eatתֹּאכֲלֶ֑נּוּto.kha.Le.nuH398it within thy gatesבִּשְׁעָרֶ֖יךָbish.'a.Rei.khaH8179:the uncleanהַטָּמֵ֤אha.ta.Me'H2931and the cleanוְהַטָּהוֹר֙ve.ha.ta.hOrH2889person shall eat italikeיַחְדָּ֔וyach.DavH3162,as the roebuckכַּצְּבִ֖יka.tze.ViH6643,and as the hartוְכָאַיָּֽל׃ve.kha.'ai.YalH354.

23Only thou shalt not eatתֹאכֵ֑לto.KhelH398the bloodדָּמ֖וֹda.MoH1818thereof; thou shalt pourתִּשְׁפְּכֶ֖נּוּtish.pe.Khe.nuH8210it upon the groundהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776as waterכַּמָּֽיִם׃ פka.Ma.yimH4325.

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