Deuteronomy 26
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וְלָקַחְתָּ֞and you will takeמֵרֵאשִׁ֣ית׀some of the first ofכָּל־allפְּרִ֣יthe fruit ofהָאֲדָמָ֗הthe groundאֲשֶׁ֨רwhichתָּבִ֧יאyou will bring inמֵֽאַרְצְךָ֛from land yourאֲשֶׁ֨רwhichיְהוָ֧הYahwehאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָGod yourנֹתֵ֥ןis about to giveלָ֖ךְto the youוְשַׂמְתָּ֣and you will put itבַטֶּ֑נֶאin the basketוְהָֽלַכְתָּ֙and you will goאֶל־toהַמָּק֔וֹםthe placeאֲשֶׁ֤רwhereיִבְחַר֙he will chooseיְהוָ֣הYahwehאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָGod yourלְשַׁכֵּ֥ןto cause to dwellשְׁמ֖וֹname hisשָֽׁם׃there
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וּבָאתָ֙and you will goאֶל־toהַכֹּהֵ֔ןthe priestאֲשֶׁ֥רwhoיִהְיֶ֖הhe will beבַּיָּמִ֣יםin the daysהָהֵ֑םthe thoseוְאָמַרְתָּ֣and you will sayאֵלָ֗יוto himהִגַּ֤דְתִּיI declareהַיּוֹם֙this dayלַיהוָ֣הto Yahwehאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָGod yourכִּי־thatבָ֙אתִי֙I have comeאֶל־intoהָאָ֔רֶץthe landאֲשֶׁ֨רwhichנִשְׁבַּ֧עhe sworeיְהוָ֛הYahwehלַאֲבֹתֵ֖ינוּto ancestors ourלָ֥תֶתto giveלָֽנוּ׃to the us
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וְעָנִ֨יתָand you will answerוְאָמַרְתָּ֜and you will sayלִפְנֵ֣י׀to beforeיְהוָ֣הYahwehאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָGod yourאֲרַמִּי֙was an Arameanאֹבֵ֣דwanderingאָבִ֔יancestor myוַיֵּ֣רֶדand he went downמִצְרַ֔יְמָהEgypt towardsוַיָּ֥גָרand he sojournedשָׁ֖םthereבִּמְתֵ֣יin men ofמְעָ֑טfewnessוַֽיְהִי־and he becameשָׁ֕םthereלְג֥וֹיinto a nationגָּד֖וֹלgreatעָצ֥וּםmightyוָרָֽב׃and numerous
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וְעַתָּ֗הand thereforeהִנֵּ֤הhere!הֵבֵ֙אתִי֙I have broughtאֶת־obj.רֵאשִׁית֙the first ofפְּרִ֣יthe fruit ofהָאֲדָמָ֔הthe groundאֲשֶׁר־whichנָתַ֥תָּהyou have givenלִּ֖יto the meיְהוָ֑הO Yahwehוְהִנַּחְתּ֗וֹand you will set down itלִפְנֵי֙to beforeיְהוָ֣הYahwehאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָGod yourוְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִ֔יתָand you will bow downלִפְנֵ֖יto beforeיְהוָ֥הYahwehאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃God your
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כִּ֣יifתְכַלֶּ֞הyou will finishלַ֠עְשֵׂרto titheאֶת־obj.כָּל־allמַעְשַׂ֧רthe tithe ofתְּבוּאָתְךָ֛produce yourבַּשָּׁנָ֥הin the yearהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֖תthe thirdשְׁנַ֣תthe year ofהַֽמַּעֲשֵׂ֑רthe titheוְנָתַתָּ֣הand you will give itלַלֵּוִ֗יto the Leviteלַגֵּר֙to the sojournerלַיָּת֣וֹםto the fatherless oneוְלָֽאַלְמָנָ֔הand to the widowוְאָכְל֥וּand they will eatבִשְׁעָרֶ֖יךָin gates yourוְשָׂבֵֽעוּ׃and they will be satisfied
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וְאָמַרְתָּ֡and you will sayלִפְנֵי֩to beforeיְהוָ֨הYahwehאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָGod yourבִּעַ֧רְתִּיI have removedהַקֹּ֣דֶשׁthe holy thingמִן־fromהַבַּ֗יִתthe houseוְגַ֨םand alsoנְתַתִּ֤יוI have given itלַלֵּוִי֙to the Leviteוְלַגֵּר֙and to the sojournerלַיָּת֣וֹםto the fatherless oneוְלָאַלְמָנָ֔הand to the widowכְּכָל־according to allמִצְוָתְךָ֖commandment yourאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichצִוִּיתָ֑נִיyou have commanded meלֹֽא־notעָבַ֥רְתִּיI have transgressedמִמִּצְוֹתֶ֖יךָany of commandments yourוְלֹ֥אand notשָׁכָֽחְתִּי׃I have forgotten them
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לֹא־notאָכַ֨לְתִּיI have eatenבְאֹנִ֜יin mourning myמִמֶּ֗נּוּany of itוְלֹא־and notבִעַ֤רְתִּיI have removedמִמֶּ֙נּוּ֙any of itבְּטָמֵ֔אin uncleanוְלֹא־and notנָתַ֥תִּיI have givenמִמֶּ֖נּוּany of itלְמֵ֑תto the deadשָׁמַ֗עְתִּיI have listenedבְּקוֹל֙to the voice ofיְהוָ֣הYahwehאֱלֹהָ֔יGod myעָשִׂ֕יתִיI have doneכְּכֹ֖לaccording to allאֲשֶׁ֥רthatצִוִּיתָֽנִי׃you have commanded me
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הַשְׁקִיפָה֩look down !מִמְּע֨וֹןfrom the habitation ofקָדְשְׁךָ֜holiness yourמִן־fromהַשָּׁמַ֗יִםthe heavensוּבָרֵ֤ךְand blessאֶֽת־obj.עַמְּךָ֙people yourאֶת־obj.יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelוְאֵת֙and obj.הָאֲדָמָ֔הthe landאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichנָתַ֖תָּהyou have givenלָ֑נוּto the usכַּאֲשֶׁ֤רjust asנִשְׁבַּ֙עְתָּ֙you sworeלַאֲבֹתֵ֔ינוּto ancestors ourאֶ֛רֶץa landזָבַ֥תflowing ofחָלָ֖בmilkוּדְבָֽשׁ׃ סand honey
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הַיּ֣וֹםthe dayהַזֶּ֗הthe thisיְהוָ֨הYahwehאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָGod yourמְצַוְּךָ֧is commanding youלַעֲשׂ֛וֹתto observeאֶת־obj.הַחֻקִּ֥יםthe statutesהָאֵ֖לֶּהthe theseוְאֶת־and obj.הַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֑יםthe judgmentsוְשָׁמַרְתָּ֤and you will take careוְעָשִׂ֙יתָ֙and you will observeאוֹתָ֔םobj. themבְּכָל־with allלְבָבְךָ֖heart yourוּבְכָל־and with allנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃being your
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אֶת־obj.יְהוָ֥הYahwehהֶאֱמַ֖רְתָּyou have declaredהַיּ֑וֹםthis dayלִהְיוֹת֩to becomeלְךָ֨for the youלֵֽאלֹהִ֜יםinto Godוְלָלֶ֣כֶתand to walkבִּדְרָכָ֗יוin ways hisוְלִשְׁמֹ֨רand to keepחֻקָּ֧יוstatutes hisוּמִצְוֹתָ֛יוand commandments hisוּמִשְׁפָּטָ֖יוand judgments hisוְלִשְׁמֹ֥עַand to listenבְּקֹלֽוֹ׃to voice his
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וּֽלְתִתְּךָ֣and to set youעֶלְי֗וֹןmost highעַ֤לaboveכָּל־allהַגּוֹיִם֙the nationsאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichעָשָׂ֔הhe has madeלִתְהִלָּ֖הfor praiseוּלְשֵׁ֣םand for a nameוּלְתִפְאָ֑רֶתand for honorוְלִֽהְיֹתְךָ֧and to be youעַם־a peopleקָדֹ֛שׁholyלַיהוָ֥הto Yahwehאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָGod yourכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רjust asדִּבֵּֽר׃ סhe spoke
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