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Deuteronomy 12:5-18

5But theplaceהַמָּק֞וֹםha.ma.KomH4725which theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֙'e.lo.hei.KhemH430shallchooseיִבְחַ֨רyiv.CharH977out of all yourtribesשִׁבְטֵיכֶ֔םshiv.tei.KhemH7626toputלָשׂ֥וּםla.SumH7760hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034there, even hishabitationH7933shall yeseekתִדְרְשׁ֖וּtid.re.ShuH1875, and there thou shaltcomeוּבָ֥אתָu.Va.taH935:

6And there ye shallbringוַהֲבֵאתֶ֣םva.ha.ve.TemH935your burntofferingsעֹלֹֽתֵיכֶם֙'o.lo.tei.KhemH5930, and yoursacrificesוְזִבְחֵיכֶ֔םve.ziv.chei.KhemH2077, and yourtithesמַעְשְׂרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םma'.se.Ro.tei.KhemH4643, and heaveofferingsתְּרוּמַ֣תte.ru.MatH8641of yourhandיֶדְכֶ֑םyed.KhemH3027, and yourvowsוְנִדְרֵיכֶם֙ve.nid.rei.KhemH5088, and your freewillofferingsוְנִדְבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םve.nid.Vo.tei.KhemH5071, and thefirstlingsH1062of yourherdsבְּקַרְכֶ֖םbe.kar.KhemH1241and of yourflocksוְצֹאנְכֶֽם׃ve.tzo.ne.KhemH6629:

7And there ye shalleatוַאֲכַלְתֶּם־va.'a.khal.tem-H398beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430, and ye shallrejoiceוּשְׂמַחְתֶּ֗םu.se.mach.TemH8055in all that yeputמִשְׁלַ֣חmish.LachH4916yourhandיֶדְכֶ֔םyed.KhemH3027to, ye and yourhouseholdsוּבָתֵּיכֶ֑םu.va.tei.KhemH1004, in which theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hathblessedבֵּֽרַכְךָ֖be.rakh.KhaH1288thee.

8Ye shall notdoתַעֲשׂ֔וּןta.'a.SunH6213after all the things that wedoעֹשִׂ֛ים'o.SimH6213here thisdayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117, everymanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376whatever isrightהַיָּשָׁ֥רhai.ya.SharH3477in his owneyesבְּעֵינָֽיו׃be.'ei.NavH5869.

9For ye are not as yetcomeבָּאתֶ֖םba.TemH935to therestהַמְּנוּחָה֙ha.me.nu.ChahH4496and to theinheritanceהַֽנַּחֲלָ֔הha.na.cha.LahH5159, which theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430givethנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414you.

10But when ye gooverוַעֲבַרְתֶּם֮va.'a.var.TemH5674Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֒hai.yar.DenH3383, anddwellוִֽישַׁבְתֶּ֣םvi.shav.TemH3427in thelandבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776which theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430giveth you toinheritמַנְחִ֣ילman.ChilH5157, and when he giveth yourestוְהֵנִ֨יחַve.he.Ni.achH5117from all yourenemiesאֹיְבֵיכֶ֛ם'o.ye.vei.KhemH341on everysideמִסָּבִ֖יבmi.sa.VivH5439, so that yedwellוִֽישַׁבְתֶּם־vi.shav.tem-H3427insafetyבֶּֽטַח׃Be.tachH983;

11Then there shall be aplaceהַמָּק֗וֹםha.ma.KomH4725which theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֥ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430shallchooseיִבְחַר֩yiv.CharH977to cause hisnameשְׁמוֹ֙she.MoH8034todwellלְשַׁכֵּ֤ןle.sha.KenH7931there; there shall yebringתָבִ֔יאוּta.Vi.'uH935all that Icommandמְצַוֶּ֣הme.tza.VehH6680you; your burntofferingsעוֹלֹתֵיכֶ֣םo.lo.tei.KhemH5930, and yoursacrificesוְזִבְחֵיכֶ֗םve.ziv.chei.KhemH2077, yourtithesמַעְשְׂרֹֽתֵיכֶם֙ma'.se.ro.tei.KhemH4643, and the heaveofferingוּתְרֻמַ֣תu.te.ru.MatH8641of yourhandיֶדְכֶ֔םyed.KhemH3027, and all yourchoiceמִבְחַ֣רmiv.CharH4005vowsנִדְרֵיכֶ֔םnid.rei.KhemH5088which yevowתִּדְּר֖וּti.de.RuH5087to 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 yourmaleוְעַבְדֵיכֶ֖םve.'av.dei.KhemH5650and femaleservantsוְאַמְהֹתֵיכֶ֑םve.'am.ho.tei.KhemH519, and theLeviteוְהַלֵּוִי֙ve.ha.le.ViH3881that is within yourgatesבְּשַֽׁעֲרֵיכֶ֔םbe.sha.'a.rei.KhemH8179;forasmuchכִּ֣יkiH3588as he hath nopartחֵ֥לֶקChe.lekH2506norinheritanceוְנַחֲלָ֖הve.na.cha.LahH5159with you.

13Takeheedהִשָּׁ֣מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104to thyself that thouofferתַּעֲלֶ֖הta.'a.LehH5927not thy burntofferingsעֹלֹתֶ֑יךָ'o.lo.Tei.khaH5930in everyplaceמָק֖וֹםma.KomH4725that thouseestתִּרְאֶֽה׃tir.'EhH7200:

14But in theplaceבַּמָּק֞וֹםba.ma.KomH4725which theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068shallchooseיִבְחַ֤רyiv.CharH977inoneבְּאַחַ֣דbe.'a.ChadH259of thytribesשְׁבָטֶ֔יךָshe.va.Tei.khaH7626, there thou shaltofferתַּעֲלֶ֣הta.'a.LehH5927thy burntofferingsעֹלֹתֶ֑יךָ'o.lo.Tei.khaH5930, and there thou shaltdoתַּעֲשֶׂ֔הta.'a.SehH6213all that Icommandמְצַוֶּֽךָּ׃me.tza.Ve.kaH6680thee.

15However thou mayestkillתִּזְבַּ֣ח׀tiz.BachH2076andeatוְאָכַלְתָּ֣ve.'a.khal.TaH398fleshבָשָׂ֗רva.SarH1320in all thygatesשְׁעָרֶ֑יךָshe.'a.Rei.khaH8179, whatever thysoulנַפְשְׁךָ֜naf.she.KhaH5315desirethאַוַּ֨ת'a.VatH185, according to theblessingכְּבִרְכַּ֨תke.vir.KatH1293of theLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430which he hathgivenנָֽתַן־na.tan-H5414thee: theuncleanהַטָּמֵ֤אha.ta.Me'H2931and thecleanוְהַטָּהוֹר֙ve.ha.ta.hOrH2889mayeatיֹאכְלֶ֔נּוּyo.khe.Le.nuH398of it, as of theroebuckכַּצְּבִ֖יka.tze.ViH6643, and as of thehartוְכָאַיָּֽל׃ve.kha.'ai.YalH354.

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.

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