Revised Version 1895

Deuteronomy 12:5-18

5But unto theplaceהַמָּק֞וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֙'e.lo.hei.KhemH430shallchooseיִבְחַ֨רyiv.CharH977outאֶל־'el-H413ofallמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605yourtribesשִׁבְטֵיכֶ֔םshiv.tei.KhemH7626toputלָשׂ֥וּםla.SumH7760hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034there,evenכִּ֠יkiH3588unto his habitation shall yeseekתִדְרְשׁ֖וּtid.re.ShuH1875, and thither thou shaltcomeוּבָ֥אתָu.Va.taH935:

6and thither ye shallbringוַהֲבֵאתֶ֣םva.ha.ve.TemH935yourburntעֹלֹֽתֵיכֶם֙'o.lo.tei.KhemH5930offeringsH5071, and yoursacrificesוְזִבְחֵיכֶ֔םve.ziv.chei.KhemH2077, and yourtithesמַעְשְׂרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םma'.se.Ro.tei.KhemH4643, and theheaveתְּרוּמַ֣תte.ru.MatH8641offering of yourhandיֶדְכֶ֑םyed.KhemH3027, and yourvowsוְנִדְרֵיכֶם֙ve.nid.rei.KhemH5088, and yourfreewillוְנִדְבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םve.nid.Vo.tei.KhemH5071offeringsH5071, and the firstlings of yourherdבְּקַרְכֶ֖םbe.kar.KhemH1241and of yourflockוְצֹאנְכֶֽם׃ve.tzo.ne.KhemH6629:

7and there ye shalleatוַאֲכַלְתֶּם־va.'a.khal.tem-H398beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430, and ye shallrejoiceוּשְׂמַחְתֶּ֗םu.se.mach.TemH8055inallבְּכֹל֙be.KholH3605that yeputH3027yourhandיֶדְכֶ֔םyed.KhemH3027unto, ye and yourhouseholdsוּבָתֵּיכֶ֑םu.va.tei.KhemH1004,whereinאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hathblessedבֵּֽרַכְךָ֖be.rakh.KhaH1288thee.

8Ye shallnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808doתַעֲשׂ֔וּןta.'a.SunH6213afterH3117allH3605the things thatweאֲנַ֧חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587doעֹשִׂ֛ים'o.SimH6213hereפֹּ֖הpohH6311thisdayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117,everyH3605manH376whatsoeverH3605isrightהַיָּשָׁ֥רhai.ya.SharH3477in hisownH376eyesבְּעֵינָֽיו׃be.'ei.NavH5869:

9for ye arenotלֹא־lo'-H3808as yetcomeבָּאתֶ֖םba.TemH935to therestהַמְּנוּחָה֙ha.me.nu.ChahH4496and to theinheritanceהַֽנַּחֲלָ֔הha.na.cha.LahH5159,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430giveth thee.

10But when yegoוַעֲבַרְתֶּם֮va.'a.var.TemH5674overJordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֒hai.yar.DenH3383, anddwellוִֽישַׁבְתֶּ֣םvi.shav.TemH3427in thelandבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776whichH834theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430causethyouH834toinheritמַנְחִ֣ילman.ChilH5157, and he givethyouH834restוְהֵנִ֨יחַve.he.Ni.achH5117fromallמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605yourenemiesאֹיְבֵיכֶ֛ם'o.ye.vei.KhemH341roundמִסָּבִ֖יבmi.sa.VivH5439aboutH5439,soH834that yedwellוִֽישַׁבְתֶּם־vi.shav.tem-H3427insafetyבֶּֽטַח׃Be.tachH983;

11then it shallcomeH935topassH935that theplaceהַמָּק֗וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֥ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430shallchooseיִבְחַר֩yiv.CharH977tocauseוְהָיָ֣הve.ha.YahH1961hisnameשְׁמוֹ֙she.MoH8034todwellלְשַׁכֵּ֤ןle.sha.KenH7931there, thither shall yebringתָבִ֔יאוּta.Vi.'uH935allכָּל־kol-H3605that Icommandמְצַוֶּ֣הme.tza.VehH6680youאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834; yourburntעוֹלֹתֵיכֶ֣םo.lo.tei.KhemH5930offeringsH8641, and yoursacrificesוְזִבְחֵיכֶ֗םve.ziv.chei.KhemH2077, yourtithesמַעְשְׂרֹֽתֵיכֶם֙ma'.se.ro.tei.KhemH4643, and theheaveH8641offering of yourhandיֶדְכֶ֔םyed.KhemH3027, andallוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3605yourchoiceH977vowsH5088whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834yevowH5088unto theLORDלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068:

12and ye shallrejoiceוּשְׂמַחְתֶּ֗םu.se.mach.TemH8055beforeלִפְנֵי֮lif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֒'e.lo.hei.KhemH430, ye, and yoursonsוּבְנֵיכֶם֙u.ve.nei.KhemH1121, and yourdaughtersוּבְנֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םu.ve.No.tei.KhemH1323, and your menservants, and your maidservants, and theLeviteוְהַלֵּוִי֙ve.ha.le.ViH3881that iswithinאִתְּכֶֽם׃'i.te.KhemH854yourgatesבְּשַֽׁעֲרֵיכֶ֔םbe.sha.'a.rei.KhemH8179, forasmuch as he hathnoH369portionחֵ֥לֶקChe.lekH2506norH369inheritanceוְנַחֲלָ֖הve.na.cha.LahH5159withyouאַתֶּ֗ם'a.TemH859.

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.

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