Revised Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 16:2-8

2Thou shalt therefore sacrificeוְזָבַ֥חְתָּve.za.Vach.taH2076the passoverפֶּ֛סַחPe.sachH6453unto Yhwhלַיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,of the flockצֹ֣אןtzonH6629and the herdוּבָקָ֑רu.va.KarH1241,in the placeבַּמָּקוֹם֙ba.ma.kOmH4725which Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068shall chooseיִבְחַ֣רyiv.CharH977to placeלְשַׁכֵּ֥ןle.sha.KenH7931his nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034there.

3Thou shalt eatתֹאכַ֤לto.KhalH398no leavened breadחָמֵ֔ץcha.MetzH2557with it; sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֛יםya.MimH3117shalt thou eatתֹּֽאכַל־to.khal-H398unleavened breadמַצּ֖וֹתma.TzotH4682therewith, eventhe breadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899of afflictionעֹ֑נִי'O.niH6040;for thou camest forthיָצָ֙אתָ֙ya.Tza.taH3318out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714in hasteבְחִפָּז֗וֹןve.chi.pa.ZonH2649:that thou mayest rememberתִּזְכֹּר֔tiz.KorH2142the dayי֤וֹםYomH3117when thou camest forthצֵֽאתְךָ֙tze.te.KhaH3318out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714all the daysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117of thy lifeחַיֶּֽיךָ׃chai.Yei.khaH2416.

4And there shall be no leavened breadשְׂאֹ֛רse.'OrH7603seenיֵרָאֶ֨הye.ra.'EhH7200with thee in all thy coastגְּבֻלְךָ֖ge.vul.KhaH1366sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117; neither shall there any thingof the fleshהַבָּשָׂ֗רha.ba.SarH1320,which thou sacrificedstתִּזְבַּ֥חtiz.BachH2076the firstהָרִאשׁ֖וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117at evenבָּעֶ֛רֶבba.'E.revH6153,remainיָלִ֣יןya.LinH3885all night until the morningלַבֹּֽקֶר׃la.Bo.kerH1242.

5Thou mayestתוּכַ֖לtu.KhalH3201not sacrificeלִזְבֹּ֣חַliz.Bo.achH2076the passoverהַפָּ֑סַחha.Pa.sachH6453within anyבְּאַחַ֣דbe.'a.ChadH259of thy gatesשְׁעָרֶ֔יךָshe.'a.Rei.khaH8179,which Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430givethנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414thee:

6But at the placeהַמָּק֞וֹםha.ma.KomH4725which Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430shall chooseיִבְחַ֨רyiv.CharH977to placeלְשַׁכֵּ֣ןle.sha.KenH7931his nameשְׁמ֔וֹshe.MoH8034in, there thou shalt sacrificeתִּזְבַּ֥חtiz.BachH2076the passoverהַפֶּ֖סַחha.Pe.sachH6453at evenבָּעָ֑רֶבba.'A.revH6153,at the going downכְּב֣וֹאke.Vo'H935of the sunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121,at the seasonמוֹעֵ֖דmo.'EdH4150that thou camest forthצֵֽאתְךָ֥tze.te.KhaH3318out of Egyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

7And thou shalt roastוּבִשַּׁלְתָּ֙u.vi.shal.TaH1310and eatוְאָ֣כַלְתָּ֔ve.'A.khal.taH398itin the placeבַּמָּק֕וֹםba.ma.KomH4725which Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430shall chooseיִבְחַ֛רyiv.CharH977:and thou shalt turnוּפָנִ֣יתָu.fa.Ni.taH6437in the morningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242,and goוְהָלַכְתָּ֖ve.ha.lakh.TaH1980unto thy tentsלְאֹהָלֶֽיךָ׃le.'o.ha.Lei.khaH168.

8Sixשֵׁ֥שֶׁתShe.shetH8337daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117thou shalt eatתֹּאכַ֣לto.KhalH398unleavened breadמַצּ֑וֹתma.TzotH4682:and on the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוּבַיּ֣וֹםu.vai.YomH3117shall bea solemn assemblyעֲצֶ֙רֶת֙'a.Tze.retH6116to Yhwhלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430:thou shalt doתַעֲשֶׂ֖הta.'a.SehH6213no workמְלָאכָֽה׃ סme.la.KhahH4399therein.

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