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Deuteronomy 12:20-28

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.

24Thou shalt noteatתֹּאכְלֶ֑נּוּto.khe.Le.nuH398it; thou shaltpourתִּשְׁפְּכֶ֖נּוּtish.pe.Khe.nuH8210it upon theearthהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776aswaterכַּמָּֽיִם׃ka.Ma.yimH4325.

25Thou shalt noteatתֹּאכְלֶ֑נּוּto.khe.Le.nuH398it; that it may bewellיִיטַ֤בyi.TavH3190with thee, and with thychildrenוּלְבָנֶ֣יךָu.le.va.Nei.khaH1121afterאַחֲרֶ֔יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310thee, when thou shaltdoתַעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.SehH6213that which isrightהַיָּשָׁ֖רhai.ya.SharH3477in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

26Only thy holythingsקָֽדָשֶׁ֛יךָka.da.Shei.chaH6944which thou hast, and thyvowsוּנְדָרֶ֑יךָu.ne.da.Rei.khaH5088, thou shalttakeתִּשָּׂ֣אti.Sa'H5375, andgoוּבָ֔אתָu.Va.taH935to theplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725which theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068shallchooseיִבְחַ֥רyiv.CharH977:

27And thou shaltofferוְעָשִׂ֤יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213thy burntofferingsעֹלֹתֶ֙יךָ֙'o.lo.Tei.khaH5930, thefleshהַבָּשָׂ֣רha.ba.SarH1320and thebloodוְהַדָּ֔םve.ha.DamH1818, upon thealtarמִזְבַּ֖חmiz.BachH4196of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430: and thebloodוְדַם־ve.dam-H1818of thysacrificesזְבָחֶ֗יךָze.va.Chei.khaH2077shall be pouredoutיִשָּׁפֵךְ֙yi.sha.feKhH8210upon thealtarמִזְבַּח֙miz.BachH4196of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, and thou shalteatתֹּאכֵֽל׃to.KhelH398thefleshוְהַבָּשָׂ֖רve.ha.ba.SarH1320.

28Observeשְׁמֹ֣רshe.MorH8104andhearוְשָׁמַעְתָּ֗ve.sha.ma'.TaH8085all thesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697which Icommandמְצַוֶּ֑ךָּme.tza.Ve.kaH6680thee, that it may bewellיִיטַ֨בyi.TavH3190with thee, and with thychildrenוּלְבָנֶ֤יךָu.le.va.Nei.khaH1121afterאַחֲרֶ֙יךָ֙'a.cha.Rei.khaH310theeforעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָ֔םo.LamH5769, when thoudoestתַעֲשֶׂה֙ta.'a.SehH6213that which isgoodהַטּ֣וֹבha.TovH2896andrightוְהַיָּשָׁ֔רve.hai.ya.SharH3477in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֖יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ ס'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

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