Revised Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 16:12-15

12And thou shalt rememberוְזָ֣כַרְתָּ֔ve.Za.khar.taH2142that thou wast a bondmanעֶ֥בֶד'E.vedH5650in Egyptבְּמִצְרָ֑יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714:and thou shalt observeוְשָׁמַרְתָּ֣ve.sha.mar.TaH8104and doוְעָשִׂ֔יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213these statutesהַֽחֻקִּ֖יםha.chu.KimH2706.

13Thou shalt observeתַּעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.SehH6213the feastחַ֧גchagH2282of tabernaclesהַסֻּכֹּ֛תha.su.KotH5521sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117,after that thou hast gatheredבְּאָ֨סְפְּךָ֔be.'A.se.pe.khaH622in thy threshingfloorמִֽגָּרְנְךָ֖mi.ga.re.ne.KhaH1637and thy wineוּמִיִּקְבֶֽךָ׃u.mi.yik.Ve.chaH3342:

14And thou shalt rejoiceוְשָׂמַחְתָּ֖ve.sa.mach.TaH8055in thy feastבְּחַגֶּ֑ךָbe.cha.Ge.khaH2282,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 Leviteוְהַלֵּוִ֗יve.ha.le.ViH3881,the strangerוְהַגֵּ֛רve.ha.GerH1616,and the fatherlessוְהַיָּת֥וֹםve.hai.ya.TomH3490,and the widowוְהָאַלְמָנָ֖הve.ha.'al.ma.NahH490, that arewithin thy gatesבִּשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ׃bish.'a.Rei.khaH8179.

15Sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֗יםya.MimH3117shalt thou keep a solemn feastתָּחֹג֙ta.ChogH2287unto Yhwhלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430in the placeבַּמָּק֖וֹםba.ma.KomH4725which Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068shall chooseיִבְחַ֣רyiv.CharH977:because Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430shall blessיְבָרֶכְךָ֞ye.va.rekh.KhaH1288thee in all thine increaseתְּבוּאָֽתְךָ֙te.vu.'a.te.KhaH8393,and in all the worksמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639of thine handsיָדֶ֔יךָya.Dei.khaH3027,therefore thou shalt surely rejoiceשָׂמֵֽחַ׃sa.Me.achH8056.

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