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Deuteronomy 26:15

הַשְׁקִיפָה֩ מִמְּעֹ֨ון קָדְשְׁךָ֜ מִן־הַשָּׁמַ֗יִם וּבָרֵ֤ךְ אֶֽת־עַמְּךָ֙ אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְאֵת֙ הָאֲדָמָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָתַ֖תָּה לָ֑נוּ כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר נִשְׁבַּ֨עְתָּ֙ לַאֲבֹתֵ֔ינוּ אֶ֛רֶץ זָבַ֥ת חָלָ֖ב וּדְבָֽשׁ׃ ס Look down from Your holy dwelling, from the heavens, and bless Your people Yisraʾel and the land which You have … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 26:14

לֹא־אָכַ֨לְתִּי בְאֹנִ֜י מִמֶּ֗נּוּ וְלֹא־בִעַ֤רְתִּי מִמֶּ֨נּוּ֙ בְּטָמֵ֔א וְלֹא־נָתַ֥תִּי מִמֶּ֖נּוּ לְמֵ֑ת שָׁמַ֗עְתִּי בְּקֹול֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהָ֔י עָשִׂ֕יתִי כְּכֹ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר צִוִּיתָֽנִי׃ I have not eaten of it in my mourning, nor have I removed any of it while unclean, nor have I given any … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 26:13

וְאָמַרְתָּ֡ לִפְנֵי֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ בִּעַ֧רְתִּי הַקֹּ֣דֶשׁ מִן־הַבַּ֗יִת וְגַ֨ם נְתַתִּ֤יו לַלֵּוִי֙ וְלַגֵּר֙ לַיָּתֹ֣ום וְלָאַלְמָנָ֔ה כְּכָל־מִצְוָתְךָ֖ אֲשֶׁ֣ר צִוִּיתָ֑נִי לֹֽא־עָבַ֥רְתִּי מִמִּצְוֹתֶ֖יךָ וְלֹ֥א שָׁכָֽחְתִּי׃ And you shall say before YHWH your God: ‘I have removed the holy portion from my house and have also … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 26:12

כִּ֣י תְכַלֶּ֞ה לַ֠עְשֵׂר אֶת־כָּל־מַעְשַׂ֧ר תְּבוּאָתְךָ֛ בַּשָּׁנָ֥ה הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֖ת שְׁנַ֣ת הַֽמַּעֲשֵׂ֑ר וְנָתַתָּ֣ה לַלֵּוִ֗י לַגֵּר֙ לַיָּתֹ֣ום וְלָֽאַלְמָנָ֔ה וְאָכְל֥וּ בִשְׁעָרֶ֖יךָ וְשָׂבֵֽעוּ׃ When you have finished tithing all the tithe of your produce in the third year, the year of the tithe, and you shall … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 26:11

וְשָׂמַחְתָּ֣ בְכָל־הַטֹּ֗וב אֲשֶׁ֧ר נָֽתַן־לְךָ֛ יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ וּלְבֵיתֶ֑ךָ אַתָּה֙ וְהַלֵּוִ֔י וְהַגֵּ֖ר אֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּקִרְבֶּֽךָ׃ And you shall rejoice in all the good which YHWH your God has given to you and to your house—you, and the Levite, and the stranger who is … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 26:10

וְעַתָּ֗ה הִנֵּ֤ה הֵבֵ֨אתִי֙ אֶת־רֵאשִׁית֙ פְּרִ֣י הָאֲדָמָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־נָתַ֥תָּה לִּ֖י יְהוָ֑ה וְהִנַּחְתֹּ֗ו לִפְנֵי֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ וְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִ֔יתָ לִפְנֵ֖י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ And now, behold, I have brought the first of the fruit of the ground which You, YHWH, have given me, and you shall … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 26:9

וַיְבִאֵ֖נוּ אֶל־הַמָּקֹ֣ום הַזֶּ֑ה וַיִּתֶּן־לָ֨נוּ֙ אֶת־הָאָ֣רֶץ הַזֹּ֔את אֶ֛רֶץ זָבַ֥ת חָלָ֖ב וּדְבָֽשׁ׃ And He brought us to this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey.   Morphology וַיְבִאֵ֖נוּ (vayviʾenu) – Root: בוא (bo); Form: Hifil imperfect … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 26:8

וַיֹּוצִאֵ֤נוּ יְהוָה֙ מִמִּצְרַ֔יִם בְּיָ֤ד חֲזָקָה֙ וּבִזְרֹ֣עַ נְטוּיָ֔ה וּבְמֹרָ֖א גָּדֹ֑ל וּבְאֹתֹ֖ות וּבְמֹפְתִֽים׃ And YHWH brought us out of Mitsrayim with a strong hand and an outstretched arm, and with great terror, and with signs and wonders.   Morphology וַיֹּוצִאֵ֤נוּ (vayyotziʾenu) – … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 26:7

וַנִּצְעַ֕ק אֶל־יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י אֲבֹתֵ֑ינוּ וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע יְהוָה֙ אֶת־קֹלֵ֔נוּ וַיַּ֧רְא אֶת־עָנְיֵ֛נוּ וְאֶת־עֲמָלֵ֖נוּ וְאֶת־לַחֲצֵֽנוּ׃ And we cried out to YHWH, the God of our fathers, and YHWH heard our voice, and He saw our affliction, and our toil, and our oppression.   Morphology … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 26:6

וַיָּרֵעוּ אֹתָ֛נוּ הַמִּצְרִ֖ים וַיְעַנּ֑וּנוּ וַיִּתְּנ֥וּ עָלֵ֖ינוּ עֲבֹדָ֥ה קָשָֽׁה׃ And the Mitserim dealt evilly with us, and afflicted us, and laid upon us hard labor.   Morphology וַיָּרֵעוּ (vayyareʿu) – Root: רעע (raʿaʿ); Form: Hifil imperfect 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 26:5

וְעָנִ֨יתָ וְאָמַרְתָּ֜ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ אֲרַמִּי֙ אֹבֵ֣ד אָבִ֔י וַיֵּ֣רֶד מִצְרַ֔יְמָה וַיָּ֥גָר שָׁ֖ם בִּמְתֵ֣י מְעָ֑ט וַֽיְהִי־שָׁ֕ם לְגֹ֥וי גָּדֹ֖ול עָצ֥וּם וָרָֽב׃ And you shall respond and say before YHWH your God: A wandering Aramean was my father, and he went down to … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 26:4

וְלָקַ֧ח הַכֹּהֵ֛ן הַטֶּ֖נֶא מִיָּדֶ֑ךָ וְהִ֨נִּיחֹ֔ו לִפְנֵ֕י מִזְבַּ֖ח יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ And the priest shall take the basket from your hand and set it down before the altar of YHWH your God.   Morphology וְלָקַ֧ח (ve-laqaḥ) – Root: לקח (laqah); Form: Qal … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 26:3

וּבָאתָ֙ אֶל־הַכֹּהֵ֔ן אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִהְיֶ֖ה בַּיָּמִ֣ים הָהֵ֑ם וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֵלָ֗יו הִגַּ֤דְתִּי הַיֹּום֙ לַיהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ כִּי־בָ֨אתִי֙ אֶל־הָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֨ר נִשְׁבַּ֧ע יְהוָ֛ה לַאֲבֹתֵ֖ינוּ לָ֥תֶת לָֽנוּ׃ And you shall come to the priest who shall be in those days, and say to him: I declare today … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 26:2

וְלָקַחְתָּ֞ מֵרֵאשִׁ֣ית כָּל־פְּרִ֣י הָאֲדָמָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר תָּבִ֧יא מֵֽאַרְצְךָ֛ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ נֹתֵ֥ן לָ֖ךְ וְשַׂמְתָּ֣ בַטֶּ֑נֶא וְהָֽלַכְתָּ֙ אֶל־הַמָּקֹ֔ום אֲשֶׁ֤ר יִבְחַר֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ לְשַׁכֵּ֥ן שְׁמֹ֖ו שָֽׁם׃ And you shall take of the first of all the fruit of the ground, which you shall … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 26:1

וְהָיָה֙ כִּֽי־תָבֹ֣וא אֶל־הָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁר֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ נֹתֵ֥ן לְךָ֖ נַחֲלָ֑ה וִֽירִשְׁתָּ֖הּ וְיָשַׁ֥בְתָּ בָּֽהּ׃ And it shall be when you come into the land which YHWH your God is giving you as an inheritance, and you possess it and dwell in it. … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 25:19

וְהָיָ֡ה בְּהָנִ֣יחַ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֣יךָ לְ֠ךָ מִכָּל־אֹ֨יְבֶ֜יךָ מִסָּבִ֗יב בָּאָ֨רֶץ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יְהוָֽה־֠אֱלֹהֶיךָ נֹתֵ֨ן לְךָ֤ נַחֲלָה֙ לְרִשְׁתָּ֔הּ תִּמְחֶה֙ אֶת־זֵ֣כֶר עֲמָלֵ֔ק מִתַּ֖חַת הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם לֹ֖א תִּשְׁכָּֽח׃ פ And it shall be, when YHWH your God gives you rest from all your enemies around you, in … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 25:18

אֲשֶׁ֨ר קָֽרְךָ֜ בַּדֶּ֗רֶךְ וַיְזַנֵּ֤ב בְּךָ֙ כָּל־הַנֶּחֱשָׁלִ֣ים אַֽחַרֶ֔יךָ וְאַתָּ֖ה עָיֵ֣ף וְיָגֵ֑עַ וְלֹ֥א יָרֵ֖א אֱלֹהִֽים׃ How he met you on the way and attacked at your rear all the weak ones behind you when you were weary and exhausted, and he did … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 25:17

זָכֹ֕ור אֵ֛ת אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֥ה לְךָ֖ עֲמָלֵ֑ק בַּדֶּ֖רֶךְ בְּצֵאתְכֶ֥ם מִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃ Remember what Amaleq did to you on the way when you came out of Mitsrayim.   Morphology זָכֹ֕ור (zakhor) – Root: זכר (zakhar); Form: Qal imperative masculine singular; Translation: “Remember”; Notes: A … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 25:16

כִּ֧י תֹועֲבַ֛ת יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ כָּל־עֹ֣שֵׂה אֵ֑לֶּה כֹּ֖ל עֹ֥שֵׂה עָֽוֶל׃ פ For everyone who does these things, everyone who acts unjustly, is an abomination to YHWH your God.   Morphology כִּ֧י (ki) – Root: כי (ki); Form: Conjunction; Translation: “For”; Notes: … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 25:15

אֶ֣בֶן שְׁלֵמָ֤ה וָצֶ֨דֶק֙ יִֽהְיֶה־לָּ֔ךְ אֵיפָ֧ה שְׁלֵמָ֛ה וָצֶ֖דֶק יִֽהְיֶה־לָּ֑ךְ לְמַ֨עַן֙ יַאֲרִ֣יכוּ יָמֶ֔יךָ עַ֚ל הָֽאֲדָמָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ נֹתֵ֥ן לָֽךְ׃ A perfect and just weight you shall have, a perfect and just measure you shall have, so that your days may be prolonged … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 25:14

לֹא־יִהְיֶ֥ה לְךָ֛ בְּבֵיתְךָ֖ אֵיפָ֣ה וְאֵיפָ֑ה גְּדֹולָ֖ה וּקְטַנָּֽה׃ You shall not have in your house differing measures, a large and a small.   Morphology לֹא־ (lo) – Root: לא (lo); Form: Negative particle; Translation: “You shall not”; Notes: Introduces a prohibition. … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 25:13

לֹֽא־יִהְיֶ֥ה לְךָ֛ בְּכִֽיסְךָ֖ אֶ֣בֶן וָאָ֑בֶן גְּדֹולָ֖ה וּקְטַנָּֽה׃ ס You shall not have in your bag differing weights, a large and a small.   Morphology לֹֽא־ (lo) – Root: לא (lo); Form: Negative particle; Translation: “You shall not”; Notes: Introduces a … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 25:12

וְקַצֹּתָ֖ה אֶת־כַּפָּ֑הּ לֹ֥א תָחֹ֖וס עֵינֶֽךָ׃ ס Then you shall cut off her hand; your eye shall not have pity.   Morphology וְקַצֹּתָ֖ה (ve-qatzotah) – Root: קצץ (qatzatz); Form: Qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular with suffix; Translation: “Then you shall … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 25:11

כִּֽי־יִנָּצ֨וּ אֲנָשִׁ֤ים יַחְדָּו֙ אִ֣ישׁ וְאָחִ֔יו וְקָֽרְבָה֙ אֵ֣שֶׁת הָֽאֶחָ֔ד לְהַצִּ֥יל אֶת־אִישָׁ֖הּ מִיַּ֣ד מַכֵּ֑הוּ וְשָׁלְחָ֣ה יָדָ֔הּ וְהֶחֱזִ֖יקָה בִּמְבֻשָֽׁיו׃ If men fight together, a man and his brother, and the wife of one draws near to rescue her husband from the hand of … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 25:10

וְנִקְרָ֥א שְׁמֹ֖ו בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל בֵּ֖ית חֲל֥וּץ הַנָּֽעַל׃ ס And his name shall be called in Yisraʾel: ‘The house of the one whose sandal was removed.’   Morphology וְנִקְרָ֥א (ve-niqra) – Root: קרא (qara); Form: Nifal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 25:9

וְנִגְּשָׁ֨ה יְבִמְתֹּ֣ו אֵלָיו֮ לְעֵינֵ֣י הַזְּקֵנִים֒ וְחָלְצָ֤ה נַעֲלֹו֙ מֵעַ֣ל רַגְלֹ֔ו וְיָרְקָ֖ה בְּפָנָ֑יו וְעָֽנְתָה֙ וְאָ֣מְרָ֔ה כָּ֚כָה יֵעָשֶׂ֣ה לָאִ֔ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־יִבְנֶ֖ה אֶת־בֵּ֥ית אָחִֽיו Then his brother’s widow shall approach him in the sight of the elders, and she shall remove his sandal from … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 25:8

וְקָֽרְאוּ־לֹ֥ו זִקְנֵי־עִירֹ֖ו וְדִבְּר֣וּ אֵלָ֑יו וְעָמַ֣ד וְאָמַ֔ר לֹ֥א חָפַ֖צְתִּי לְקַחְתָּֽהּ׃ Then the elders of his city shall call him and speak to him, and he shall stand and say, ‘I do not desire to take her.’   Morphology וְקָֽרְאוּ־לֹ֥ו (ve-qarʾu-lo) – … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 25:7

וְאִם־לֹ֤א יַחְפֹּץ֙ הָאִ֔ישׁ לָקַ֖חַת אֶת־יְבִמְתֹּ֑ו וְעָלְתָה֩ יְבִמְתֹּ֨ו הַשַּׁ֜עְרָה אֶל־הַזְּקֵנִ֗ים וְאָֽמְרָה֙ מֵאֵ֨ין יְבָמִ֜י לְהָקִ֨ים לְאָחִ֥יו שֵׁם֙ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לֹ֥א אָבָ֖ה יַבְּמִֽי׃ But if the man does not desire to take his brother’s widow, then his brother’s widow shall go up to the … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 25:6

וְאִם־לֹ֤א יַחְפֹּץ֙ הָאִ֔ישׁ לָקַ֖חַת אֶת־יְבִמְתֹּ֑ו וְעָלְתָה֩ יְבִמְתֹּ֨ו הַשַּׁ֜עְרָה אֶל־הַזְּקֵנִ֗ים וְאָֽמְרָה֙ מֵאֵ֨ין יְבָמִ֜י לְהָקִ֨ים לְאָחִ֥יו שֵׁם֙ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לֹ֥א אָבָ֖ה יַבְּמִֽי׃ But if the man does not desire to take his brother’s widow, then his brother’s widow shall go up to the … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 25:5

כִּֽי־יֵשְׁב֨וּ אַחִ֜ים יַחְדָּ֗ו וּמֵ֨ת אַחַ֤ד מֵהֶם֙ וּבֵ֣ן אֵֽין־לֹ֔ו לֹֽא־תִהְיֶ֧ה אֵֽשֶׁת־הַמֵּ֛ת הַח֖וּצָה לְאִ֣ישׁ זָ֑ר יְבָמָהּ֙ יָבֹ֣א עָלֶ֔יהָ וּלְקָחָ֥הּ לֹ֛ו לְאִשָּׁ֖ה וְיִבְּמָֽהּ׃ If brothers dwell together, and one of them dies and has no son, the wife of the deceased shall not … Continue reading

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