Revised Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 26:2-4

2That thou shalt takeוְלָקַחְתָּ֞ve.la.kach.TaH3947of the firstמֵרֵאשִׁ֣ית׀me.re.ShitH7225of all the fruitפְּרִ֣יpe.RiH6529of the earthהָאֲדָמָ֗הha.'a.da.MahH127,which thou shalt bringתָּבִ֧יאta.Vi'H935of thy landמֵֽאַרְצְךָ֛me.'ar.tze.KhaH776that Yhwhיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430givethנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414thee, and shalt putוְשַׂמְתָּ֣ve.sam.TaH7760itin a basketבַטֶּ֑נֶאva.Te.ne'H2935,and shalt goוְהָֽלַכְתָּ֙ve.ha.lakh.TaH1980unto the placeהַמָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725which Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430shall chooseיִבְחַר֙yiv.CharH977to placeלְשַׁכֵּ֥ןle.sha.KenH7931his nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034there.

3And thou shalt goוּבָאתָ֙u.va.TaH935unto the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548that shall be in those daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117,and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto him, I professהִגַּ֤דְתִּיhi.Gad.tiH5046this dayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117unto Yhwhלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,that I am comeבָ֙אתִי֙va.tiH935unto the countryהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776which Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068swareנִשְׁבַּ֧עnish.Ba'H7650unto our fathersלַאֲבֹתֵ֖ינוּla.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1for to giveלָ֥תֶתLa.tetH5414us.

4And the priestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.HenH3548shall takeוְלָקַ֧חve.la.KachH3947the basketהַטֶּ֖נֶאha.Te.ne'H2935out of thine handמִיָּדֶ֑ךָmi.ya.De.khaH3027,and set it downH3240beforeלִפְנֵ֕יlif.NeiH6440the altarמִזְבַּ֖חmiz.BachH4196of Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

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