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Deuteronomy 12:16-23

16Only ye shall noteatתֹאכֵ֑לוּto.Khe.luH398thebloodהַדָּ֖םha.DamH1818; ye shallpourתִּשְׁפְּכֶ֖נּוּtish.pe.Khe.nuH8210it upon theearthהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776aswaterכַּמָּֽיִם׃ka.Ma.yimH4325.

17Thoumayestתוּכַ֞לtu.KhalH3201noteatלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398within thygatesבִּשְׁעָרֶ֗יךָbish.'a.Rei.khaH8179thetitheמַעְשַׂ֤רma'.SarH4643of thygrainדְּגָֽנְךָ֙de.ga.ne.KhaH1715, or of thywineוְתִֽירֹשְׁךָ֣ve.ti.ro.she.KhaH8492, or of thyoilוְיִצְהָרֶ֔ךָve.yitz.ha.Re.khaH3323, or thefirstlingsH1062of thyherdsבְּקָרְךָ֖be.ka.re.ChaH1241or of thyflockוְצֹאנֶ֑ךָve.tzo.Ne.khaH6629, nor any of thyvowsנְדָרֶ֙יךָ֙ne.da.Rei.khaH5088which thouvowestתִּדֹּ֔רti.DorH5087, nor thy freewillofferingsוְנִדְבֹתֶ֖יךָve.nid.vo.Tei.khaH5071, or heaveofferingוּתְרוּמַ֥תu.te.ru.MatH8641of thyhandיָדֶֽךָ׃ya.De.khaH3027:

18But thou musteatתֹּאכְלֶ֗נּוּto.khe.Le.nuH398thembeforeלִפְנֵי֩lif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430in theplaceבַּמָּקוֹם֙ba.ma.kOmH4725which theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶיךָ֮'e.lo.hei.KhaH430shallchooseיִבְחַ֜רyiv.CharH977, thou, and thysonוּבִנְךָ֤u.vin.KhaH1121, and thydaughterוּבִתֶּ֙ךָ֙u.vi.Te.khaH1323, and thy maleservantוְעַבְדְּךָ֣ve.'av.de.KhaH5650, and thy femaleservantוַאֲמָתֶ֔ךָva.'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.khaH430in all that thouputtestמִשְׁלַ֥חmish.LachH4916thinehandsיָדֶֽךָ׃ya.De.khaH3027to.

19Takeheedהִשָּׁ֣מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104to thyself that thouforsakeתַּעֲזֹ֖בta.'a.ZoH5800not theLeviteהַלֵּוִ֑יha.le.ViH3881as long as thoulivestיָמֶ֖יךָya.Mei.khaH3117upon theearthאַדְמָתֶֽךָ׃ 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, because thysoulנַפְשְׁךָ֖naf.she.KhaH5315longethתְאַוֶּ֥הte.'a.VehH183toeatלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398fleshבָּשָׂ֑רba.SarH1320; thou mayesteatתֹּאכַ֥לto.KhalH398fleshבָּשָֽׂר׃ba.SarH1320, whatever thysoulנַפְשְׁךָ֖naf.she.KhaH5315desirethאַוַּ֥ת'a.VatH185.

21If theplaceהַמָּק֗וֹםha.ma.KomH4725which theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶיךָ֮'e.lo.hei.KhaH430hathchosenיִבְחַ֜רyiv.CharH977toputלָשׂ֣וּםla.SumH7760hisnameשְׁמ֣וֹshe.MoH8034there shall be toofarיִרְחַ֨קyir.ChakH7368from thee, then thou shaltkillוְזָבַחְתָּ֞ve.za.vach.TaH2076of thyherdמִבְּקָרְךָ֣mi.be.ka.re.ChaH1241and of thyflockוּמִצֹּֽאנְךָ֗u.mi.tzo.ne.KhaH6629, which theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hathgivenנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414thee, as I havecommandedצִוִּיתִ֑ךָtzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680thee, and thou shalteatוְאָֽכַלְתָּ֙ve.'a.khal.TaH398in thygatesבִּשְׁעָרֶ֔יךָbish.'a.Rei.khaH8179whatever thysoulנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃naf.She.khaH5315desirethאַוַּ֥ת'a.VatH185.

22Even as theroebuckהַצְּבִי֙ha.tze.ViH6643and thehartהָ֣אַיָּ֔לha.'ai.YalH354iseatenיֵאָכֵ֤לye.'a.KhelH398, so thou shalteatתֹּאכְלֶ֑נּוּto.khe.Le.nuH398them: theuncleanהַטָּמֵא֙ha.ta.Me'H2931and thecleanוְהַטָּה֔וֹרve.ha.ta.HorH2889shalleatיֹאכְלֶֽנּוּ׃yo.khe.Le.nuH398of themalikeיַחְדָּ֖וyach.DavH3162.

23Only besureחֲזַ֗קcha.ZakH2388that thoueatאֲכֹ֣ל'a.KholH398not thebloodהַדָּ֔םha.DamH1818: for thebloodהַדָּ֖םha.DamH1818is thelifeהַנָּ֑פֶשׁha.Na.feshH5315; and thou mayest noteatתֹאכַ֥לto.KhalH398thelifeהַנֶּ֖פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315with thefleshהַבָּשָֽׂר׃ha.ba.SarH1320.

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