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Deuteronomy 12:17

Thou mayest not eat within thy gates the tithe of thy corn, or of thy wine, or of thy oil, or the firstlings of thy herds or of thy flock, nor any of thy vows which thou vowest, nor thy freewill offerings, or heave offering of thine hand:

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לֹֽאlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…תוּכַ֞לtukhalbe ableיָכֹלverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “be able”, an unfinished actionH3201to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)be able, any at all (ways), attain, can (away with, (-not)), could, endure, might, overcome, have power, prevail, still, suffer.לֶאֱכֹ֣לleekholto eatאָכַלpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to eat”, the to-form of the verbH398to eat (literally or figuratively)[idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.בִּשְׁעָרֶ֗יךָbishareykhain doorשַׁעַרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “in door”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8179an opening, i.e. door or gatecity, door, gate, port ([idiom] -er).מַעְשַׂ֤רmasartitheמַעֲשֵׂרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “tithe”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4643a tenth; especially a tithetenth (part), tithe(-ing).דְּגָֽנְךָ֙deganekhacornדָּגָןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “corn”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1715properly, increase, i.e. graincorn (floor), wheat.וְתִֽירֹשְׁךָ֣vetiroshekhaand wineתִּירוֹשׁconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and wine”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8492must or fresh grape-juice (as just squeezed out); by implication (rarely) fermented wine(new, sweet) wine.וְיִצְהָרֶ֔ךָveyitsharekhaand oil (as producing light)יִצְהָרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and oil (as producing light)”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3323oil (as producing light); figuratively, anointing[phrase] anointed oil.וּבְכֹרֹ֥תuvekhorotand birthrightבְּכוֹרָהconjunction, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “and birthright”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1062the firstling of man or beast; abstractly primogeniturebirthright, firstborn(-ling).בְּקָרְךָ֖beqarekhaherdבָּקָרnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “herd”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1241beef cattle or an animal of the ox family of either gender (as used for plowing); collectively, a herdbeeve, bull ([phrase] -ock), [phrase] calf, [phrase] cow, great (cattle), [phrase] heifer, herd, kine, ox.וְצֹאנֶ֑ךָvetsonekhaand flockצֹאןconjunction, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and flock”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6629a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)(small) cattle, flock ([phrase] -s), lamb ([phrase] -s), sheep(-cote, -fold, -shearer, -herds).וְכָלvekhaland allכֹּלconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).נְדָרֶ֨יךָ֙nedareykhavowנֶדֶרnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “vow”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5088a promise (to God); also (concretely) a thing promisedvow(-ed).אֲשֶׁ֣רasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…תִּדֹּ֔רtidorvowנָדַרverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “vow”, an unfinished actionH5087to promise (pos., to do or give something to God)(make a) vow.וְנִדְבֹתֶ֖יךָvenidvoteykhaand free offeringנְדָבָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and free offering”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5071properly (abstractly) spontaneity, or (adjectively) spontaneous; also (concretely) a spontaneous or (by inference, in plural) abundant giftfree(-will) offering, freely, plentiful, voluntary(-ily, offering), willing(-ly), offering).וּתְרוּמַ֥תuterumatand offeredתְּרוּמָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “and offered”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8641a present (as offered up), especially in sacrifice or as tributegift, heave offering (shoulder), oblation, offered(-ing).יָדֶֽךָyadekhahandיָדnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “hand”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, […

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Thou mayest not eat within thy gates the tithe of thy corn, or of thy wine, or of thine oil, or the firstlings of thy herd or of thy flock, nor any of thy vows which thou vowest, nor thy freewill-offerings, nor the offering of thy hand;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thou mayest not eat within thy gates the tithe of thy grain, or of thy new wine, or of thine oil, or the firstlings of thy herd or of thy flock, nor any of thy vows which thou vowest, nor thy freewill-offerings, nor the heave-offering of thy hand;

Young’s Literal Translation

thou art not able to eat within thy gates the tithe of thy corn, and of thy new wine, and thine oil, and the firstlings of thy herd and of thy flock, and any of thy vows which thou vowest, and thy free-will offerings, and heave-offering of thy hand;

World English Bible

You may not eat within your gates the tithe of your grain, or of your new wine, or of your oil, or the firstborn of your herd or of your flock, nor any of your vows which you vow, nor your free will offerings, nor the wave offering of your hand;

Darby Translation

Thou mayest not eat within thy gates the tithe of thy corn, or of thy new wine, or of thine oil, or the firstlings of thy kine or of thy sheep, nor any of thy vows which thou vowest, nor thy voluntary-offerings, nor the heave-offering of thy hand;

Douay-Rheims

Thou mayst not eat in thy towns the tithes of thy corn, and thy wine, and thy oil, the firstborn of thy herds and thy cattle, nor any thing that thou vowest, and that thou wilt offer voluntarily, and the firstfruits of thy hands:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Thou shalt not be able to eat in thy cities the tithe of thy corn, and of thy wine, and of thine oil, the first-born of thine herd and of thy flock, and all your vows as many as ye shall have vowed, and your thank-offerings, and the first-fruits of thine hands.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Οὐ δυνήσῃ φαγεῖν ἐν ταῖς πόλεσί σου τὸ ἐπιδέκατον τοῦ σίτου σου, καὶ τοῦ οἴνου σου, καὶ τοῦ ἐλαίου σου, τὰ πρωτότοκα τῶν βοῶν σου, καὶ τῶν προβάτων σαυ, καὶ πάσας τὰς εὐχὰς, ὅσας ἂν εὔξησθε, καὶ τὰς ὁμολογίας ὑμῶν, καὶ τὰς ἀπαρχὰς τῶν χειρῶν σου.