Deuteronomy 16

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שָׁמוֹר֙keep אֶת־obj.חֹ֣דֶשׁthe month of הָאָבִ֔יבthe Abib וְעָשִׂ֣יתָand you will observe פֶּ֔סַחa passover לַיהוָ֖הto Yahweh אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָGod your כִּ֞יfor בְּחֹ֣דֶשׁin the month of הָֽאָבִ֗יבthe Abib הוֹצִ֨יאֲךָ֜he brought out you יְהוָ֧הYahweh אֱלֹהֶ֛יךָGod your מִמִּצְרַ֖יִםfrom Egypt לָֽיְלָה׃night

וְזָבַ֥חְתָּand you will sacrifice פֶּ֛סַחa passover לַיהוָ֥הto Yahweh אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָGod your צֹ֣אןflock וּבָקָ֑רand herd בַּמָּקוֹם֙in the place אֲשֶׁר־where יִבְחַ֣רhe will choose יְהוָ֔הYahweh לְשַׁכֵּ֥ןto cause to dwell שְׁמ֖וֹname his שָֽׁם׃there

וְלֹֽא־and not יֵרָאֶ֨הit will be seenלְךָ֥by youשְׂאֹ֛רleaven בְּכָל־in all גְּבֻלְךָ֖territory your שִׁבְעַ֣תseven יָמִ֑יםdays וְלֹא־and not יָלִ֣יןit will remain overnight מִן־any of הַבָּשָׂ֗רthe meat אֲשֶׁ֨רwhich תִּזְבַּ֥חyou will sacrifice בָּעֶ֛רֶבin the evening בַּיּ֥וֹםon the day הָרִאשׁ֖וֹןthe first לַבֹּֽקֶר׃to the morning

לֹ֥אnot תוּכַ֖לyou will be able לִזְבֹּ֣חַto sacrifice אֶת־obj.הַפָּ֑סַחthe passover בְּאַחַ֣דin one of שְׁעָרֶ֔יךָgates your אֲשֶׁר־which יְהוָ֥הYahweh אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָGod your נֹתֵ֥ןis about to giveלָֽךְ׃to you

וּבִשַּׁלְתָּ֙and you will cook it וְאָ֣כַלְתָּ֔and you will eat it בַּמָּק֕וֹםin the place אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich יִבְחַ֛רhe will choose יְהוָ֥הYahweh אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָGod yourבּ֑וֹin itוּפָנִ֣יתָand you will turn בַבֹּ֔קֶרin the morning וְהָלַכְתָּ֖and you will go לְאֹהָלֶֽיךָ׃to tents your

שֵׁ֥שֶׁתsix יָמִ֖יםdays תֹּאכַ֣לyou will eat מַצּ֑וֹתunleavened breads וּבַיּ֣וֹםand will be on the day הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יthe seventh עֲצֶ֙רֶת֙an assembly לַיהוָ֣הto Yahweh אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָGod your לֹ֥אnot תַעֲשֶׂ֖הyou will do מְלָאכָֽה׃ סwork

שִׁבְעָ֥הseven שָׁבֻעֹ֖תweeks תִּסְפָּר־you will countלָ֑ךְfor yourselfמֵהָחֵ֤לfrom when begins חֶרְמֵשׁ֙a sickle בַּקָּמָ֔הin the standing grain תָּחֵ֣לyou will begin לִסְפֹּ֔רto count שִׁבְעָ֖הseven שָׁבֻעֽוֹת׃weeks

וְעָשִׂ֜יתָand you will observe חַ֤גa festival of שָׁבֻעוֹת֙weeks לַיהוָ֣הto Yahweh אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָGod your מִסַּ֛תa sufficiency of נִדְבַ֥תa freewill offering of יָדְךָ֖hand your אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich תִּתֵּ֑ןyou will give כַּאֲשֶׁ֥רjust as יְבָרֶכְךָ֖he will bless you יְהוָ֥הYahweh אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃God your

וְזָ֣כַרְתָּ֔and you will remember כִּי־that עֶ֥בֶדa slave הָיִ֖יתָyou were בְּמִצְרָ֑יִםin Egypt וְשָׁמַרְתָּ֣and you will take care וְעָשִׂ֔יתָand you will observe אֶת־obj.הַֽחֻקִּ֖יםthe statutes הָאֵֽלֶּה׃ פthe these

חַ֧גthe festival of הַסֻּכֹּ֛תthe booths תַּעֲשֶׂ֥הyou will observeלְךָ֖for yourselfשִׁבְעַ֣תseven יָמִ֑יםdays בְּאָ֨סְפְּךָ֔when gathering you מִֽגָּרְנְךָ֖from threshing floor your וּמִיִּקְבֶֽךָ׃and from wine-press your

וְשָׂמַחְתָּ֖and you will rejoice בְּחַגֶּ֑ךָat festival your אַתָּ֨הyou וּבִנְךָ֤and son your וּבִתֶּ֙ךָ֙and daughter your וְעַבְדְּךָ֣and male servant your וַאֲמָתֶ֔ךָand female servant your וְהַלֵּוִ֗יand the Levite וְהַגֵּ֛רand the sojourner וְהַיָּת֥וֹםand the fatherless one וְהָאַלְמָנָ֖הand the widow אֲשֶׁ֥רwho בִּשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ׃are in gates your

אִ֖ישׁanyone כְּמַתְּנַ֣תaccording to the gift of יָד֑וֹhand his כְּבִרְכַּ֛תaccording to the blessing of יְהוָ֥הYahweh אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָGod your אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich נָֽתַן־he has givenלָֽךְ׃ סto you

שֹׁפְטִ֣יםjudges וְשֹֽׁטְרִ֗יםand officials תִּֽתֶּן־you will appointלְךָ֙for yourselfבְּכָל־in all שְׁעָרֶ֔יךָgates your אֲשֶׁ֨רwhich יְהוָ֧הYahweh אֱלֹהֶ֛יךָGod your נֹתֵ֥ןis about to giveלְךָ֖to youלִשְׁבָטֶ֑יךָfor tribes your וְשָׁפְט֥וּand they will judge אֶת־obj.הָעָ֖םthe people מִשְׁפַּט־judgment of צֶֽדֶק׃righteousness

לֹא־not תַטֶּ֣הyou will turn aside מִשְׁפָּ֔טjustice לֹ֥אnot תַכִּ֖ירyou will pay regard to פָּנִ֑יםfaces וְלֹא־and not תִקַּ֣חyou will take שֹׁ֔חַדa bribe כִּ֣יfor הַשֹּׁ֗חַדthe bribe יְעַוֵּר֙it makes blind עֵינֵ֣יthe eyes of חֲכָמִ֔יםwise people וִֽיסַלֵּ֖ףso it may pervert דִּבְרֵ֥יthe words of צַדִּיקִֽם׃righteous people

צֶ֥דֶקrighteousness צֶ֖דֶקrighteousness תִּרְדֹּ֑ףyou will pursue לְמַ֤עַןso that תִּֽחְיֶה֙you may live וְיָרַשְׁתָּ֣and you will take possession of אֶת־obj.הָאָ֔רֶץthe land אֲשֶׁר־which יְהוָ֥הYahweh אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָGod your נֹתֵ֥ןis about to giveלָֽךְ׃ סto you

לֹֽא־not תִטַּ֥עyou will plantלְךָ֛for yourselfאֲשֵׁרָ֖הan Asherah pole כָּל־any עֵ֑ץtree אֵ֗צֶלbeside מִזְבַּ֛חthe altar of יְהוָ֥הYahweh אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָGod your אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich תַּעֲשֶׂה־you will makeלָּֽךְ׃ סfor yourself

וְלֹֽא־and not תָקִ֥יםyou will set upלְךָ֖for yourselfמַצֵּבָ֑הa sacred pillar אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich שָׂנֵ֖אhe hates יְהוָ֥הYahweh אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ סGod your

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