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Deuteronomy 16

1Observeשָׁמוֹר֙sha.mOrH8104themonthחֹ֣דֶשׁCho.deshH2320Abibהָאָבִ֔יבha.'a.VivH24, andkeepוְעָשִׂ֣יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213thepassoverפֶּ֔סַחPe.sachH6453to theLORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430: for in themonthבְּחֹ֣דֶשׁbe.Cho.deshH2320ofAbibהָֽאָבִ֗יבha.'a.VivH24theLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430brought theeforthהוֹצִ֨יאֲךָ֜ho.Tzi.'a.khaH3318fromEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֖יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714bynightלָֽיְלָה׃La.ye.lahH3915.

2Thou shalt thereforesacrificeוְזָבַ֥חְתָּve.za.Vach.taH2076thepassoverפֶּ֛סַחPe.sachH6453to theLORDלַיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, of theflockצֹ֣אןtzonH6629and theherdוּבָקָ֑רu.va.KarH1241, in theplaceבַּמָּקוֹם֙ba.ma.kOmH4725which theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068shallchooseיִבְחַ֣רyiv.CharH977toplaceלְשַׁכֵּ֥ןle.sha.KenH7931hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034there.

3Thou shalteatתֹאכַ֤לto.KhalH398no leavenedbreadחָמֵ֔ץcha.MetzH2557with it;sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֛יםya.MimH3117shalt thoueatתֹּֽאכַל־to.khal-H398unleavenedbreadמַצּ֖וֹתma.TzotH4682with it, even thebreadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899ofafflictionעֹ֑נִי'O.niH6040; for thou camestforthיָצָ֙אתָ֙ya.Tza.taH3318from thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714inhasteבְחִפָּז֗וֹןve.chi.pa.ZonH2649: that thou mayestrememberתִּזְכֹּר֔tiz.KorH2142thedayי֤וֹםYomH3117when thou camestforthצֵֽאתְךָ֙tze.te.KhaH3318from thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714all thedaysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117of thylifeחַיֶּֽיךָ׃chai.Yei.khaH2416.

4And there shall be no leavenedbreadשְׂאֹ֛רse.'OrH7603seenיֵרָאֶ֨הye.ra.'EhH7200with thee in all thylandגְּבֻלְךָ֖ge.vul.KhaH1366sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117; neither shall there any thing of thefleshהַבָּשָׂ֗רha.ba.SarH1320, which thou didstsacrificeתִּזְבַּ֥חtiz.BachH2076thefirstהָרִאשׁ֖וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117ateveningבָּעֶ֛רֶבba.'E.revH6153,remainיָלִ֣יןya.LinH3885all night until themorningלַבֹּֽקֶר׃la.Bo.kerH1242.

5Thoumayestתוּכַ֖לtu.KhalH3201notsacrificeלִזְבֹּ֣חַliz.Bo.achH2076thepassoverהַפָּ֑סַחha.Pa.sachH6453withinanyבְּאַחַ֣דbe.'a.ChadH259of thygatesשְׁעָרֶ֔יךָshe.'a.Rei.khaH8179, which theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430givethנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414thee:

6But at theplaceהַמָּק֞וֹםha.ma.KomH4725which theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430shallchooseיִבְחַ֨רyiv.CharH977toplaceלְשַׁכֵּ֣ןle.sha.KenH7931hisnameשְׁמ֔וֹshe.MoH8034in, there thou shaltsacrificeתִּזְבַּ֥חtiz.BachH2076thepassoverהַפֶּ֖סַחha.Pe.sachH6453ateveningבָּעָ֑רֶבba.'A.revH6153, at thesettingכְּב֣וֹאke.Vo'H935of thesunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121, at thetimeמוֹעֵ֖דmo.'EdH4150of thydepartureצֵֽאתְךָ֥tze.te.KhaH3318fromEgyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

7And thou shaltroastוּבִשַּׁלְתָּ֙u.vi.shal.TaH1310andeatוְאָ֣כַלְתָּ֔ve.'A.khal.taH398it in theplaceבַּמָּק֕וֹםba.ma.KomH4725which theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430shallchooseיִבְחַ֛רyiv.CharH977: and thou shaltreturnוּפָנִ֣יתָu.fa.Ni.taH6437in themorningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242, andgoוְהָלַכְתָּ֖ve.ha.lakh.TaH1980to thytentsלְאֹהָלֶֽיךָ׃le.'o.ha.Lei.khaH168.

8Sixשֵׁ֥שֶׁתShe.shetH8337daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117thou shalteatתֹּאכַ֣לto.KhalH398unleavenedbreadמַצּ֑וֹתma.TzotH4682: and on theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוּבַיּ֣וֹםu.vai.YomH3117shall be a solemnassemblyעֲצֶ֙רֶת֙'a.Tze.retH6116to theLORDלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430: in it thou shaltdoתַעֲשֶׂ֖הta.'a.SehH6213noworkמְלָאכָֽה׃ סme.la.KhahH4399.

9Sevenשִׁבְעָ֥הshiv.'AhH7651weeksשָׁבֻעֹ֖תsha.vu.'OtH7620shalt thounumberתִּסְפָּר־tis.por-H5608to thee:beginמֵהָחֵ֤לme.ha.ChelH2490tonumberלִסְפֹּ֔רlis.PorH5608thesevenשִׁבְעָ֖הshiv.'AhH7651weeksשָׁבֻעֽוֹת׃sha.vu.'otH7620from the time when thoubeginnestתָּחֵ֣לta.ChelH2490to put thesickleחֶרְמֵשׁ֙cher.MeshH2770to thegrainבַּקָּמָ֔הba.ka.MahH7054.

10And thou shaltkeepוְעָשִׂ֜יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213thefeastחַ֤גchagH2282ofweeksשָׁבֻעוֹת֙sha.vu.'OtH7620to theLORDלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430with atributeמִסַּ֛תmi.SatH4530of a freewillofferingנִדְבַ֥תnid.VatH5071of thyhandיָדְךָ֖ya.de.KhaH3027, which thou shaltgiveתִּתֵּ֑ןti.TenH5414to the LORD thy God, according as theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hathblessedיְבָרֶכְךָ֖ye.va.rekh.KhaH1288thee:

11And thou shaltrejoiceוְשָׂמַחְתָּ֞ve.sa.mach.TaH8055beforeלִפְנֵ֣י׀lif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, thou, and thysonוּבִנְךָ֣u.vin.KhaH1121, and thydaughterוּבִתֶּךָ֮u.vi.te.KhaH1323, and thymaleוְעַבְדְּךָ֣ve.'av.de.KhaH5650, and femaleservantוַאֲמָתֶךָ֒va.'a.ma.te.KhaH519, and theLeviteוְהַלֵּוִי֙ve.ha.le.ViH3881that is within thygatesבִּשְׁעָרֶ֔יךָbish.'a.Rei.khaH8179, and thestrangerוְהַגֵּ֛רve.ha.GerH1616, and thefatherlessוְהַיָּת֥וֹםve.hai.ya.TomH3490, and thewidowוְהָאַלְמָנָ֖הve.ha.'al.ma.NahH490, that areamongבְּקִרְבֶּ֑ךָbe.kir.Be.chaH7130you, in theplaceבַּמָּק֗וֹםba.ma.KomH4725which theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hathchosenיִבְחַר֙yiv.CharH977toplaceלְשַׁכֵּ֥ןle.sha.KenH7931hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034there.

12And thou shaltrememberוְזָ֣כַרְתָּ֔ve.Za.khar.taH2142that thou wast aslaveעֶ֥בֶד'E.vedH5650inEgyptבְּמִצְרָ֑יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714: and thou shaltobserveוְשָׁמַרְתָּ֣ve.sha.mar.TaH8104anddoוְעָשִׂ֔יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213thesestatutesהַֽחֻקִּ֖יםha.chu.KimH2706.

13Thou shaltobserveתַּעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.SehH6213thefeastחַ֧גchagH2282oftabernaclesהַסֻּכֹּ֛תha.su.KotH5521sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117, after that thou hastgatheredבְּאָ֨סְפְּךָ֔be.'A.se.pe.khaH622in thygrainמִֽגָּרְנְךָ֖mi.ga.re.ne.KhaH1637and thywineוּמִיִּקְבֶֽךָ׃u.mi.yik.Ve.chaH3342:

14And thou shaltrejoiceוְשָׂמַחְתָּ֖ve.sa.mach.TaH8055in thyfeastבְּחַגֶּ֑ךָbe.cha.Ge.khaH2282, thou, and thysonוּבִנְךָ֤u.vin.KhaH1121, and thydaughterוּבִתֶּ֙ךָ֙u.vi.Te.khaH1323, and thy maleservantוְעַבְדְּךָ֣ve.'av.de.KhaH5650, and thy femaleservantוַאֲמָתֶ֔ךָva.'a.ma.Te.khaH519, and theLeviteוְהַלֵּוִ֗יve.ha.le.ViH3881, thestrangerוְהַגֵּ֛רve.ha.GerH1616, and thefatherlessוְהַיָּת֥וֹםve.hai.ya.TomH3490, and thewidowוְהָאַלְמָנָ֖הve.ha.'al.ma.NahH490, that are within thygatesבִּשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ׃bish.'a.Rei.khaH8179.

15Sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֗יםya.MimH3117shalt thou keep a solemnfeastתָּחֹג֙ta.ChogH2287to theLORDלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430in theplaceבַּמָּק֖וֹםba.ma.KomH4725which theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068shallchooseיִבְחַ֣רyiv.CharH977: because theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430shallblessיְבָרֶכְךָ֞ye.va.rekh.KhaH1288thee in all thyincreaseתְּבוּאָֽתְךָ֙te.vu.'a.te.KhaH8393, and in all theworksמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639of thyhandsיָדֶ֔יךָya.Dei.khaH3027, therefore thou shalt surelyrejoiceשָׂמֵֽחַ׃sa.Me.achH8056.

16Threeשָׁל֣וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969timesפְּעָמִ֣ים׀pe.'a.MimH6471in ayearבַּשָּׁנָ֡הba.sha.NahH8141shall all thymalesזְכוּרְךָ֜ze.khu.re.KhaH2138appearיֵרָאֶ֨הye.ra.'EhH7200beforeפְּנֵ֣י׀pe.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430in theplaceבַּמָּקוֹם֙ba.ma.kOmH4725which he shallchooseיִבְחָ֔רyiv.CharH977; in thefeastבְּחַ֧גbe.ChagH2282of unleavenedbreadהַמַּצּ֛וֹתha.ma.TzotH4682, and in thefeastוּבְחַ֥גu.ve.ChagH2282ofweeksהַשָּׁבֻע֖וֹתha.sha.vu.'otH7620, and in thefeastוּבְחַ֣גu.ve.ChagH2282oftabernaclesהַסֻּכּ֑וֹתha.su.KotH5521: and they shall notappearיֵרָאֶ֛הye.ra.'EhH7200beforeפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068emptyרֵיקָֽם׃rei.KamH7387:

17Everymanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376shall give as he isableכְּמַתְּנַ֣ת יָד֑וֹke.ma.te.Nat ya.DoH4979 H3027, according to theblessingכְּבִרְכַּ֛תke.vir.KatH1293of theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430which he hathgivenנָֽתַן־na.tan-H5414thee.

18Judgesשֹׁפְטִ֣יםsho.fe.TimH8199andofficersוְשֹֽׁטְרִ֗יםve.sho.te.RimH7860shalt thoumakeתִּֽתֶּן־ti.ten-H5414thee in all thygatesשְׁעָרֶ֔יךָshe.'a.Rei.khaH8179, which theLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430givethנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414thee, throughout thytribesלִשְׁבָטֶ֑יךָlish.va.Tei.khaH7626: and they shalljudgeוְשָׁפְט֥וּve.sha.fe.TuH8199thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971withjustצֶֽדֶק׃Tze.dekH6664judgmentמִשְׁפַּט־mish.pat-H4941.

19Thou shalt notpervertתַטֶּ֣הta.TehH5186judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֔טmish.PatH4941; thou shalt notrespectתַכִּ֖ירta.KirH5234personsפָּנִ֑יםpa.NimH6440, neithertakeתִקַּ֣חti.KachH3947abribeשֹׁ֔חַדSho.chadH7810: for abribeהַשֹּׁ֗חַדha.Sho.chadH7810dothblindיְעַוֵּר֙ye.'a.VerH5786theeyesעֵינֵ֣י'ei.NeiH5869of thewiseחֲכָמִ֔יםcha.kha.MimH2450, andpervertוִֽיסַלֵּ֖ףvi.sa.LefH5557thewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of therighteousצַדִּיקִֽם׃tza.di.KimH6662.

20That which isaltogetherצֶ֥דֶקTze.dekH6664justצֶ֖דֶקTze.dekH6664shalt thoufollowתִּרְדֹּ֑ףtir.DofH7291, that thou mayestliveתִּֽחְיֶה֙tich.YehH2421, andinheritוְיָרַשְׁתָּ֣ve.ya.rash.TaH3423thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776which theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430givethנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414thee.

21Thou shalt notplantתִטַּ֥עti.Ta'H5193thee agroveאֲשֵׁרָ֖ה'a.she.RahH842of anytreesעֵ֑ץ'EtzH6086neartoאֵ֗צֶל'E.tzelH681thealtarמִזְבַּ֛חmiz.BachH4196of theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, which thou shaltmakeתַּעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213for thee.

22Neither shalt thou set theeupתָקִ֥יםta.KimH6965anyimageמַצֵּבָ֑הma.tze.VahH4676; which theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ ס'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hatethשָׂנֵ֖אsa.Ne'H8130.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 16

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