Revised Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 26:12-15

12When thou hast made an endתְכַלֶּ֞הte.kha.LehH3615of tithingלַ֠עְשֵׂרLa'.serH6237all the tithesמַעְשַׂ֧רma'.SarH4643of thine increaseתְּבוּאָתְךָ֛te.vu.'a.te.KhaH8393the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֖תha.she.li.ShitH7992yearבַּשָּׁנָ֥הba.sha.NahH8141, which isthe yearשְׁנַ֣תshe.NatH8141of tithingהַֽמַּעֲשֵׂ֑רha.ma.'a.SerH4643,and hast givenוְנָתַתָּ֣הve.na.ta.TahH5414itunto the Leviteלַלֵּוִ֗יla.le.ViH3881,the strangerלַגֵּר֙la.GerH1616,the fatherlessלַיָּת֣וֹםlai.ya.TomH3490,and the widowוְלָֽאַלְמָנָ֔הve.la.'al.ma.NahH490,that they may eatוְאָכְל֥וּve.'a.khe.LuH398within thy gatesבִשְׁעָרֶ֖יךָvish.'a.Rei.khaH8179,and be filledוְשָׂבֵֽעוּ׃ve.sa.Ve.'uH7646;

13Then thou shalt sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֡ve.'a.mar.TaH559beforeלִפְנֵי֩lif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,I have brought awayבִּעַ֧רְתִּיbi.'Ar.tiH1197the hallowed thingsהַקֹּ֣דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944out of minehouseהַבַּ֗יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,and also have givenנְתַתִּ֤יוne.ta.TivH5414them unto the Leviteלַלֵּוִי֙la.le.ViH3881,and unto the strangerוְלַגֵּר֙ve.la.GerH1616,to the fatherlessלַיָּת֣וֹםlai.ya.TomH3490,and to the widowוְלָאַלְמָנָ֔הve.la.'al.ma.NahH490,according to all thy commandmentsמִצְוָתְךָ֖mitz.va.te.KhaH4687which thou hast commandedצִוִּיתָ֑נִיtzi.vi.Ta.niH6680me: I have not transgressedעָבַ֥רְתִּי'a.Var.tiH5674thy commandmentsמִמִּצְוֹתֶ֖יךָmi.mitz.vo.Tei.khaH4687,neither have I forgottenשָׁכָֽחְתִּי׃sha.Kha.che.tiH7911them:

14I have not eatenאָכַ֨לְתִּי'a.Khal.tiH398thereof in my mourningבְאֹנִ֜יve.'o.NiH205,neither have I taken awayבִעַ֤רְתִּיvi.'Ar.tiH1197ought thereof for anyuncleanבְּטָמֵ֔אbe.ta.Me'H2931use,nor givenנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414oughtthereof for the deadלְמֵ֑תle.MetH4191: butI have hearkenedשָׁמַ֗עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085to the voiceבְּקוֹל֙be.kOlH6963of Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱלֹהָ֔י'e.lo.HaiH430, andhave doneעָשִׂ֕יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213according to all that thou hast commandedצִוִּיתָֽנִי׃tzi.vi.Ta.niH6680me.

15Look downהַשְׁקִיפָה֩hash.ki.FahH8259from thy holyקָדְשְׁךָ֜kod.she.chaH6944habitationמִמְּע֨וֹןmi.me.'onH4583,from heavenהַשָּׁמַ֗יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and blessוּבָרֵ֤ךְu.va.RekhH1288thy peopleעַמְּךָ֙'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and the landהָאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127which thou hast givenנָתַ֖תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414us, as thou swarestנִשְׁבַּ֙עְתָּ֙nish.Ba'.taH7650unto our fathersלַאֲבֹתֵ֔ינוּla.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1,a landאֶ֛רֶץ'E.retzH776that flowethזָבַ֥תza.VatH2100with milkחָלָ֖בcha.LavH2461and honeyוּדְבָֽשׁ׃ סu.de.VashH1706.

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