Revised Version 1895

Deuteronomy 12:13-28

13Takeהִשָּׁ֣מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104heedH8104to thyself that thouofferתַּעֲלֶ֖הta.'a.LehH5927notפֶּֽן־pen-H6435thyburntעֹלֹתֶ֑יךָ'o.lo.Tei.khaH5930offeringsH5930ineveryבְּכָל־be.kholH3605placeמָק֖וֹםma.KomH4725that thou seest:

14but in theplaceבַּמָּק֞וֹםba.ma.KomH4725whichH834theLORDH3068shallchooseיִבְחַ֤רyiv.CharH977in one of thytribesשְׁבָטֶ֔יךָshe.va.Tei.khaH7626, there thou shaltofferתַּעֲלֶ֣הta.'a.LehH5927thyburntעֹלֹתֶ֑יךָ'o.lo.Tei.khaH5930offeringsH3068, and there thou shaltdoתַּעֲשֶׂ֔הta.'a.SehH6213allכֹּ֛לkolH3605that Icommandמְצַוֶּֽךָּ׃me.tza.Ve.kaH6680thee.

15Notwithstanding thou mayest kill andeatוְאָכַלְתָּ֣ve.'a.khal.TaH398fleshH1320withinH1320allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605thygatesשְׁעָרֶ֑יךָshe.'a.Rei.khaH8179,afterH5315allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605thedesireH5315of thysoulH5315, according to theblessingכְּבִרְכַּ֨תke.vir.KatH1293of theLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he hathgivenנָֽתַן־na.tan-H5414thee: theuncleanהַטָּמֵ֤אha.ta.Me'H2931and thecleanוְהַטָּהוֹר֙ve.ha.ta.hOrH2889mayeatיֹאכְלֶ֔נּוּyo.khe.Le.nuH398thereof, as of the gazelle, and as of the hart.

16Onlyרַ֥קrakH7535ye shallnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808eatתֹאכֵ֑לוּto.Khe.luH398thebloodהַדָּ֖םha.DamH1818; thou shaltpourתִּשְׁפְּכֶ֖נּוּtish.pe.Khe.nuH8210itoutH8210uponעַל־'al-H5921theearthהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776aswaterכַּמָּֽיִם׃ka.Ma.yimH4325.

17Thou mayestnotH3808eatלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398within thygatesבִּשְׁעָרֶ֗יךָbish.'a.Rei.khaH8179thetitheמַעְשַׂ֤רma'.SarH4643of thy corn, or of thywineוְתִֽירֹשְׁךָ֣ve.ti.ro.she.KhaH8492, or of thineoilוְיִצְהָרֶ֔ךָve.yitz.ha.Re.khaH3323, or the firstlings of thyherdבְּקָרְךָ֖be.ka.re.ChaH1241or of thyflockוְצֹאנֶ֑ךָve.tzo.Ne.khaH6629,norH3808anyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605of thyvowsנְדָרֶ֙יךָ֙ne.da.Rei.khaH5088whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834thou vowest,norH3808thyfreewillוְנִדְבֹתֶ֖יךָve.nid.vo.Tei.khaH5071offeringsH5071,norH3808theheaveוּתְרוּמַ֥תu.te.ru.MatH8641offering of thinehandיָדֶֽךָ׃ya.De.khaH3027:

18but thou shalteatתֹּאכְלֶ֗נּוּto.khe.Le.nuH398thembeforeלִפְנֵי֩lif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430in theplaceבַּמָּקוֹם֙ba.ma.kOmH4725whichH834theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶיךָ֮'e.lo.hei.KhaH430shallchooseיִבְחַ֜רyiv.CharH977, thou, and thysonוּבִנְךָ֤u.vin.KhaH1121, and thydaughterוּבִתֶּ֙ךָ֙u.vi.Te.khaH1323, and thy manservant, and thymaidservantוַאֲמָתֶ֔ךָva.'a.ma.Te.khaH519, and theLeviteוְהַלֵּוִ֖יve.ha.le.ViH3881that is within thygatesבִּשְׁעָרֶ֑יךָbish.'a.Rei.khaH8179: and thou shaltrejoiceוְשָׂמַחְתָּ֗ve.sa.mach.TaH8055beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430inallבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3605that thou puttest thinehandיָדֶֽךָ׃ya.De.khaH3027unto.

19Takeהִשָּׁ֣מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104heedH8104to thyself that thouforsakeתַּעֲזֹ֖בta.'a.ZoH5800notפֶּֽן־pen-H6435theLeviteהַלֵּוִ֑יha.le.ViH3881aslongיָמֶ֖יךָya.Mei.khaH3117as thou livestuponעַל־'al-H5921thylandאַדְמָתֶֽךָ׃ ס'ad.ma.Te.khaH127.

20When theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֥יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430shallenlargeיַרְחִיב֩yar.ChivH7337thyborderגְּבֽוּלְךָ֮ge.vu.le.KhaH1366, as he hathpromisedדִּבֶּר־di.ber-H1696thee, and thou shaltsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֙ve.'a.mar.TaH559, I willeatאֹכְלָ֣ה'o.khe.LahH398fleshבָשָׂ֔רva.SarH1320,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588thysoulH5315desireth toeatלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398fleshבָּשָׂ֑רba.SarH1320; thou mayesteatתֹּאכַ֥לto.KhalH398fleshבָּשָֽׂר׃ba.SarH1320,afterכִּֽי־ki-H3588allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605thedesireH5315of thysoulH5315.

21Ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588theplaceהַמָּק֗וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whichH834theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶיךָ֮'e.lo.hei.KhaH430shallchooseיִבְחַ֜רyiv.CharH977toputH5414hisnameשְׁמ֣וֹshe.MoH8034there betooH4480farיִרְחַ֨קyir.ChakH7368from thee, then thou shalt kill of thyherdמִבְּקָרְךָ֣mi.be.ka.re.ChaH1241and of thyflockוּמִצֹּֽאנְךָ֗u.mi.tzo.ne.KhaH6629,whichH834theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hathgivenH5414thee, as I havecommandedצִוִּיתִ֑ךָtzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680thee, and thou shalteatוְאָֽכַלְתָּ֙ve.'a.khal.TaH398within thygatesבִּשְׁעָרֶ֔יךָbish.'a.Rei.khaH8179,afterH4480allבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3605thedesireH5315of thysoulH5315.

22EvenH3651as the gazelle and as the hart iseatenיֵאָכֵ֤לye.'a.KhelH398,soכֵּ֖ןkenH3651thou shalteatתֹּאכְלֶ֑נּוּto.khe.Le.nuH398thereof: theuncleanהַטָּמֵא֙ha.ta.Me'H2931and thecleanוְהַטָּה֔וֹרve.ha.ta.HorH2889shalleatיֹאכְלֶֽנּוּ׃yo.khe.Le.nuH398thereofalikeיַחְדָּ֖וyach.DavH3162.

23Onlyרַ֣קrakH7535besureחֲזַ֗קcha.ZakH2388that thoueatאֲכֹ֣ל'a.KholH398notH3808thebloodהַדָּ֔םha.DamH1818: for thebloodהַדָּ֖םha.DamH1818is thelifeהַנָּ֑פֶשׁha.Na.feshH5315; and thou shaltnotH3808eatתֹאכַ֥לto.KhalH398thelifeהַנֶּ֖פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315with thefleshהַבָּשָֽׂר׃ha.ba.SarH1320.

24Thou shaltnotלֹ֖אlo'H3808eatתֹּאכְלֶ֑נּוּto.khe.Le.nuH398it; thou shaltpourתִּשְׁפְּכֶ֖נּוּtish.pe.Khe.nuH8210itoutH8210uponעַל־'al-H5921theearthהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776aswaterכַּמָּֽיִם׃ka.Ma.yimH4325.

25Thou shaltnotלֹ֖אlo'H3808eatתֹּאכְלֶ֑נּוּto.khe.Le.nuH398it; that it maygoיִיטַ֤בyi.TavH3190wellH3190with thee, and with thychildrenוּלְבָנֶ֣יךָu.le.va.Nei.khaH1121afterאַחֲרֶ֔יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310thee, when thou shaltdoתַעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.SehH6213thatwhichH5869isrightהַיָּשָׁ֖רhai.ya.SharH3477in theeyesבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

26Onlyרַ֧קrakH7535thyholyקָֽדָשֶׁ֛יךָka.da.Shei.chaH6944thingswhichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834thou hast, and thyvowsוּנְדָרֶ֑יךָu.ne.da.Rei.khaH5088, thou shalttakeתִּשָּׂ֣אti.Sa'H5375, andgoוּבָ֔אתָu.Va.taH935unto theplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068shallchooseיִבְחַ֥רyiv.CharH977:

27and thou shaltofferH2077thyburntעֹלֹתֶ֙יךָ֙'o.lo.Tei.khaH5930offeringsH3068, thefleshהַבָּשָׂ֣רha.ba.SarH1320and thebloodוְהַדָּ֔םve.ha.DamH1818,uponעַל־'al-H5921thealtarמִזְבַּ֖חmiz.BachH4196of theLORDH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430: and thebloodוְדַם־ve.dam-H1818of thysacrificesH2077shall bepouredיִשָּׁפֵךְ֙yi.sha.feKhH8210outH8210uponעַל־'al-H5921thealtarמִזְבַּח֙miz.BachH4196of theLORDH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, and thou shalteatתֹּאכֵֽל׃to.KhelH398thefleshוְהַבָּשָׂ֖רve.ha.ba.SarH1320.

28Observeשְׁמֹ֣רshe.MorH8104andhearוְשָׁמַעְתָּ֗ve.sha.ma'.TaH8085allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697whichH834Icommandמְצַוֶּ֑ךָּme.tza.Ve.kaH6680thee, that it maygoיִיטַ֨בyi.TavH3190wellH3190with thee, and with thychildrenוּלְבָנֶ֤יךָu.le.va.Nei.khaH1121afterאַחֲרֶ֙יךָ֙'a.cha.Rei.khaH310thee foreverעוֹלָ֔םo.LamH5769, when thou doest thatwhichH834isgoodהַטּ֣וֹבha.TovH2896andrightוְהַיָּשָׁ֔רve.hai.ya.SharH3477in theeyesבְּעֵינֵ֖יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ ס'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

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