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Deuteronomy 13:10 (Deuteronomy 13:9)

כִּ֤י הָרֹג֙ תַּֽהַרְגֶ֔נּוּ יָֽדְךָ֛ תִּֽהְיֶה־בֹּ֥ו בָרִֽאשֹׁונָ֖ה לַהֲמִיתֹ֑ו וְיַ֥ד כָּל־הָעָ֖ם בָּאַחֲרֹנָֽה׃ For you shall surely kill him; your hand shall be first against him to put him to death, and afterward the hand of all the people.   Morphology כִּ֤י (ki) … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 13:9 (Deuteronomy 13:8)

לֹא־תֹאבֶ֣ה לֹ֔ו וְלֹ֥א תִשְׁמַ֖ע אֵלָ֑יו וְלֹא־תָחֹ֤וס עֵֽינְךָ֙ עָלָ֔יו וְלֹֽא־תַחְמֹ֥ל וְלֹֽא־תְכַסֶּ֖ה עָלָֽיו׃ you shall not consent to him, nor listen to him, nor shall your eye pity him, nor shall you spare, nor shall you conceal him.   Morphology לֹא־תֹאבֶ֣ה (lo-toʾaveh) … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 13:8 (Deuteronomy 13:7)

מֵאֱלֹהֵ֣י הָֽעַמִּ֗ים אֲשֶׁר֙ סְבִיבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם הַקְּרֹבִ֣ים אֵלֶ֔יךָ אֹ֖ו הָרְחֹקִ֣ים מִמֶּ֑ךָּ מִקְצֵ֥ה הָאָ֖רֶץ וְעַד־קְצֵ֥ה הָאָֽרֶץ׃ from the gods of the peoples who are around you, near to you or far from you, from one end of the earth to the other end … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 13:7 (Deuteronomy 13:6)

כִּ֣י יְסִֽיתְךָ֡ אָחִ֣יךָ בֶן־֠אִמֶּךָ אֹֽו־בִנְךָ֨ אֹֽו־בִתְּךָ֜ אֹ֣ו אֵ֣שֶׁת חֵיקֶ֗ךָ אֹ֧ו רֵֽעֲךָ֛ אֲשֶׁ֥ר כְּנַפְשְׁךָ֖ בַּסֵּ֣תֶר לֵאמֹ֑ר נֵֽלְכָ֗ה וְנַֽעַבְדָה֙ אֱלֹהִ֣ים אֲחֵרִ֔ים אֲשֶׁר֙ לֹ֣א יָדַ֔עְתָּ אַתָּ֖ה וַאֲבֹתֶֽיךָ׃ If your brother, the son of your mother, or your son, or your daughter, or the … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 13:6 (Deuteronomy 13:5)

וְהַנָּבִ֣יא הַה֡וּא אֹ֣ו חֹלֵם֩ הַחֲלֹ֨ום הַה֜וּא יוּמָ֗ת כִּ֣י דִבֶּר־֠סָרָה עַל־יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֜ם הַמֹּוצִ֥יא אֶתְכֶ֣ם מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֗יִם וְהַפֹּֽדְךָ֙ מִבֵּ֣ית עֲבָדִ֔ים לְהַדִּֽיחֲךָ֙ מִן־הַדֶּ֔רֶךְ אֲשֶׁ֧ר צִוְּךָ֛ יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ לָלֶ֣כֶת בָּ֑הּ וּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥ הָרָ֖ע מִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃ But that prophet or that dreamer of dreams shall be put … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 13:5 (Deuteronomy 13:4)

אַחֲרֵ֨י יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֛ם תֵּלֵ֖כוּ וְאֹתֹ֣ו תִירָ֑אוּ וְאֶת־מִצְוֹתָ֤יו תִּשְׁמֹ֨רוּ֙ וּבְקֹלֹ֣ו תִשְׁמָ֔עוּ וְאֹתֹ֥ו תַעֲבֹ֖דוּ וּבֹ֥ו תִדְבָּקֽוּן׃ After YHWH your God you shall walk, and Him you shall fear, and His commandments you shall keep, and His voice you shall listen to, and … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 13:4 (Deuteronomy 13:3)

לֹ֣א תִשְׁמַ֗ע אֶל־דִּבְרֵי֙ הַנָּבִ֣יא הַה֔וּא אֹ֛ו אֶל־חֹולֵ֥ם הַחֲלֹ֖ום הַה֑וּא כִּ֣י מְנַסֶּ֞ה יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֙ אֶתְכֶ֔ם לָדַ֗עַת הֲיִשְׁכֶ֤ם אֹֽהֲבִים֙ אֶת־יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם בְּכָל־לְבַבְכֶ֖ם וּבְכָל־נַפְשְׁכֶֽם׃ You shall not listen to the words of that prophet or that dreamer of dreams, for YHWH your God … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 13:3 (Deuteronomy 13:2)

וּבָ֤א הָאֹות֙ וְהַמֹּופֵ֔ת אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּ֥ר אֵלֶ֖יךָ לֵאמֹ֑ר נֵֽלְכָ֞ה אַחֲרֵ֨י אֱלֹהִ֧ים אֲחֵרִ֛ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא־יְדַעְתָּ֖ם וְנָֽעָבְדֵֽם׃ And the sign or the wonder comes to pass, which he spoke to you, saying, ‘Let us go after other gods,’ which you have not known, ‘and … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 13:2 (Deuteronomy 13:1)

כִּֽי־יָק֤וּם בְּקִרְבְּךָ֙ נָבִ֔יא אֹ֖ו חֹלֵ֣ם חֲלֹ֑ום וְנָתַ֥ן אֵלֶ֛יךָ אֹ֖ות אֹ֥ו מֹופֵֽת׃ If there arises among you a prophet or a dreamer of dreams, and he gives you a sign or a wonder,   Morphology כִּֽי־ (ki) – Root: כי (ki); … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 13:1 (Deuteronomy 12:32)

אֵ֣ת כָּל־הַדָּבָ֗ר אֲשֶׁ֤ר אָנֹכִי֙ מְצַוֶּ֣ה אֶתְכֶ֔ם אֹתֹ֥ו תִשְׁמְר֖וּ לַעֲשֹׂ֑ות לֹא־תֹסֵ֣ף עָלָ֔יו וְלֹ֥א תִגְרַ֖ע מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃ פ The whole matter that I command you, you shall observe to do it; you shall not add to it, nor take away from it.   … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 12:31

לֹא־תַעֲשֶׂ֣ה כֵ֔ן לַיהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ כִּי֩ כָּל־תֹּועֲבַ֨ת יְהוָ֜ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר שָׂנֵ֗א עָשׂוּ֙ לֵאלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם כִּ֣י גַ֤ם אֶת־בְּנֵיהֶם֙ וְאֶת־בְּנֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם יִשְׂרְפ֥וּ בָאֵ֖שׁ לֵֽאלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃ You shall not do so to YHWH your God, for every abomination to YHWH, which He hates, they have done for their … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 12:30

הִשָּׁ֣מֶר לְךָ֗ פֶּן־תִּנָּקֵשׁ֙ אַחֲרֵיהֶ֔ם אַחֲרֵ֖י הִשָּׁמְדָ֣ם מִפָּנֶ֑יךָ וּפֶן־תִּדְרֹ֨שׁ לֵֽאלֹהֵיהֶ֜ם לֵאמֹ֨ר אֵיכָ֨ה יַעַבְד֜וּ הַגֹּויִ֤ם הָאֵ֨לֶּה֙ אֶת־אֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם וְאֶעֱשֶׂה־כֵּ֖ן גַּם־אָֽנִי׃ Be careful for yourself, lest you be ensnared after them, after they have been destroyed before you, and lest you inquire about their … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 12:29

כִּֽי־יַכְרִית֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ אֶת־הַגֹּויִ֗ם אֲשֶׁ֨ר אַתָּ֥ה בָא־שָׁ֛מָּה לָרֶ֥שֶׁת אֹותָ֖ם מִפָּנֶ֑יךָ וְיָרַשְׁתָּ֣ אֹתָ֔ם וְיָשַׁבְתָּ֖ בְּאַרְצָֽם׃ When YHWH your God cuts off the nations whom you are going to dispossess before you, and you dispossess them and live in their land,   … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 12:28

שְׁמֹ֣ר וְשָׁמַעְתָּ֗ אֵ֚ת כָּל־הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה אֲשֶׁ֥ר אָנֹכִ֖י מְצַוֶּ֑ךָּ לְמַעַן֩ יִיטַ֨ב לְךָ֜ וּלְבָנֶ֤יךָ אַחֲרֶ֨יךָ֙ עַד־עֹולָ֔ם כִּ֤י תַעֲשֶׂה֙ הַטֹּ֣וב וְהַיָּשָׁ֔ר בְּעֵינֵ֖י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ ס Observe and obey all these words which I command you, so that it may be well with you … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 12:27

וְעָשִׂ֤יתָ עֹלֹתֶ֨יךָ֙ הַבָּשָׂ֣ר וְהַדָּ֔ם עַל־מִזְבַּ֖ח יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ וְדַם־זְבָחֶ֗יךָ יִשָּׁפֵךְ֙ עַל־מִזְבַּח֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ וְהַבָּשָׂ֖ר תֹּאכֵֽל׃ And you shall offer your burnt offerings, the flesh and the blood, on the altar of YHWH your God, and the blood of your sacrifices shall … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 12:26

רַ֧ק קָֽדָשֶׁ֛יךָ אֲשֶׁר־יִהְי֥וּ לְךָ֖ וּנְדָרֶ֑יךָ תִּשָּׂ֣א וּבָ֔אתָ אֶל־הַמָּקֹ֖ום אֲשֶׁר־יִבְחַ֥ר יְהוָֽה׃ Only your holy things which you have and your vows you shall take and go to the place which YHWH will choose.   Morphology רַ֧ק (raq) – Root: רק (raq); … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 12:25

לֹ֖א תֹּאכְלֶ֑נּוּ לְמַ֨עַן יִיטַ֤ב לְךָ֙ וּלְבָנֶ֣יךָ אַחֲרֶ֔יךָ כִּֽי־תַעֲשֶׂ֥ה הַיָּשָׁ֖ר בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ You shall not eat it, so that it may be well with you and your children after you, because you will do what is right in the eyes of … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 12:24

לֹ֖א תֹּאכְלֶ֑נּוּ עַל־הָאָ֥רֶץ תִּשְׁפְּכֶ֖נּוּ כַּמָּֽיִם׃ You shall not eat it; you shall pour it out on the ground like water.   Morphology לֹ֖א (lo) – Root: לא (lo); Form: Negative particle; Translation: “You shall not”; Notes: Introduces a prohibition. תֹּאכְלֶ֑נּוּ … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 12:23

רַ֣ק חֲזַ֗ק לְבִלְתִּי֙ אֲכֹ֣ל הַדָּ֔ם כִּ֥י הַדָּ֖ם ה֣וּא הַנָּ֑פֶשׁ וְלֹא־תֹאכַ֥ל הַנֶּ֖פֶשׁ עִם־הַבָּשָֽׂר׃ Only be strong not to eat the blood, for the blood is the life, and you shall not eat the life with the meat.   Morphology רַ֣ק (raq) … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 12:22

אַ֗ךְ כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר יֵאָכֵ֤ל אֶֽת־הַצְּבִי֙ וְאֶת־הָ֣אַיָּ֔ל כֵּ֖ן תֹּאכְלֶ֑נּוּ הַטָּמֵא֙ וְהַטָּהֹ֔ור יַחְדָּ֖ו יֹאכְלֶֽנּוּ׃ Only as the gazelle and the deer are eaten, so you shall eat it; the unclean and the clean alike may eat it.   Morphology אַ֗ךְ (ʾakh) – Root: … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 12:21

כִּֽי־יִרְחַ֨ק מִמְּךָ֜ הַמָּקֹ֗ום אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִבְחַ֜ר יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶיךָ֮ לָשׂ֣וּם שְׁמֹ֣ו שָׁם֒ וְזָבַחְתָּ֞ מִבְּקָרְךָ֣ וּמִצֹּֽאנְךָ֗ אֲשֶׁ֨ר נָתַ֤ן יְהוָה֙ לְךָ֔ כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר צִוִּיתִ֑ךָ וְאָֽכַלְתָּ֙ בִּשְׁעָרֶ֔יךָ בְּכֹ֖ל אַוַּ֥ת נַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃ For if the place which YHWH your God will choose to put His name there is … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 12:20

כִּֽי־יַרְחִיב֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהֶ֥יךָ אֶֽת־גְּבֽוּלְךָ֮ כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבֶּר־לָךְ֒ וְאָמַרְתָּ֙ אֹכְלָ֣ה בָשָׂ֔ר כִּֽי־תְאַוֶּ֥ה נַפְשְׁךָ֖ לֶאֱכֹ֣ל בָּשָׂ֑ר בְּכָל־אַוַּ֥ת נַפְשְׁךָ֖ תֹּאכַ֥ל בָּשָֽׂר׃ When YHWH your God enlarges your border, as He has spoken to you, and you say, ‘I will eat meat,’ because your soul … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 12:19

הִשָּׁ֣מֶר לְךָ֔ פֶּֽן־תַּעֲזֹ֖ב אֶת־הַלֵּוִ֑י כָּל־יָמֶ֖יךָ עַל־אַדְמָתֶֽךָ׃ ס Be careful lest you forsake the Levite all your days upon your land.   Morphology הִשָּׁ֣מֶר (hishamer) – Root: שמר (shamar); Form: Nifal imperative masculine singular; Translation: “Be careful”; Notes: A command to … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 12:18

כִּ֡י אִם־לִפְנֵי֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ תֹּאכְלֶ֗נּוּ בַּמָּקֹום֙ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִבְחַ֜ר יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶיךָ֮ בֹּו֒ אַתָּ֨ה וּבִנְךָ֤ וּבִתֶּ֨ךָ֙ וְעַבְדְּךָ֣ וַאֲמָתֶ֔ךָ וְהַלֵּוִ֖י אֲשֶׁ֣ר בִּשְׁעָרֶ֑יךָ וְשָׂמַחְתָּ֗ לִפְנֵי֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ בְּכֹ֖ל מִשְׁלַ֥ח יָדֶֽךָ׃ But before YHWH your God, you shall eat it in the place which YHWH … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 12:17

לֹֽא־תוּכַ֞ל לֶאֱכֹ֣ל בִּשְׁעָרֶ֗יךָ מַעְשַׂ֤ר דְּגָֽנְךָ֙ וְתִֽירֹשְׁךָ֣ וְיִצְהָרֶ֔ךָ וּבְכֹרֹ֥ת בְּקָרְךָ֖ וְצֹאנֶ֑ךָ וְכָל־נְדָרֶ֨יךָ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תִּדֹּ֔ר וְנִדְבֹתֶ֖יךָ וּתְרוּמַ֥ת יָדֶֽךָ׃ You may not eat within your gates the tithe of your grain, or your wine, or your oil, or the firstborn of your herd … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 12:16

רַ֥ק הַדָּ֖ם לֹ֣א תֹאכֵ֑לוּ עַל־הָאָ֥רֶץ תִּשְׁפְּכֶ֖נּוּ כַּמָּֽיִם׃ Only the blood you shall not eat; you shall pour it on the ground like water.   Morphology רַ֥ק (raq) – Root: רק (raq); Form: Adverb; Translation: “Only”; Notes: Limits or specifies the … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 12:15

רַק֩ בְּכָל־אַוַּ֨ת נַפְשְׁךָ֜ תִּזְבַּ֣ח וְאָכַלְתָּ֣ בָשָׂ֗ר כְּבִרְכַּ֨ת יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָֽתַן־לְךָ֖ בְּכָל־שְׁעָרֶ֑יךָ הַטָּמֵ֤א וְהַטָּהֹור֙ יֹאכְלֶ֔נּוּ כַּצְּבִ֖י וְכָאַיָּֽל׃ Only in all the desire of your soul, you may slaughter and eat meat, according to the blessing of YHWH your God which … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 12:14

כִּ֣י אִם־בַּמָּקֹ֞ום אֲשֶׁר־יִבְחַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ בְּאַחַ֣ד שְׁבָטֶ֔יךָ שָׁ֖ם תַּעֲלֶ֣ה עֹלֹתֶ֑יךָ וְשָׁ֣ם תַּעֲשֶׂ֔ה כֹּ֛ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר אָנֹכִ֖י מְצַוֶּֽךָּ׃ But in the place which YHWH will choose in one of your tribes, there you shall offer your burnt offerings, and there you shall do … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 12:13

הִשָּׁ֣מֶר לְךָ֔ פֶּֽן־תַּעֲלֶ֖ה עֹלֹתֶ֑יךָ בְּכָל־מָקֹ֖ום אֲשֶׁ֥ר תִּרְאֶֽה׃ Take care for yourself, lest you offer your burnt offerings in every place that you see.   Morphology הִשָּׁ֣מֶר (hishamer) – Root: שמר (shamar); Form: Nifal imperative masculine singular; Translation: “Take care”; Notes: … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 12:12

וּשְׂמַחְתֶּ֗ם לִפְנֵי֮ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֒ אַתֶּ֗ם וּבְנֵיכֶם֙ וּבְנֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם וְעַבְדֵיכֶ֖ם וְאַמְהֹתֵיכֶ֑ם וְהַלֵּוִי֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּשַֽׁעֲרֵיכֶ֔ם כִּ֣י אֵ֥ין לֹ֛ו חֵ֥לֶק וְנַחֲלָ֖ה אִתְּכֶֽם׃ And you shall rejoice before YHWH your God, you, your sons, your daughters, your male servants, your female servants, and the Levite … Continue reading

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