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And when thou prayest, thou shalt not use many words, or vain repetitions; for YHVHa, thy Elohimb, hath understanding: nor shalt thou cry aloud; for Ha’Elohimc heareth the whisper of the heartd.
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Nevertheless, in the assembly thou shalt speak with a flowing voice, that they who prayeth with thee might hear, and may say: So mote it bea; Amen.
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Thy prayers shall be unto YHVH, thy Father; for He is rich in mercy and loving kindness;
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And in the Heavens shall He hear thee, in the fullness of His Wisdoma and goodness, as thou believeth on His name;
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But unto the Priests of YHVH thou shall petition for whatsoever He has dispensed unto them; for the mercy of YHVH is over all His works.
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¶ And when in blessing, YHVH, thy Elohim, shall bestow upon thee any great and choice blessing; or, in His abundant charity, shall deliver thee from any great calamity, thou shalt assemble together thy wives, and thy children; thy friends, and thy neighbors; and shalt celebrate his glorious goodness with thank offerings, and feasting, and music, and dancing.
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And for the chief blessings of YHVH to thee, shalt thou keep it in remembrance from year to year, and teach it to thy children, that they who inherit the blessing may not forget gratitude to the giver, and the remembrance of the goodness of thy Elohim be preserved throughout all generations.
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¶ Thou shalt offer upon the altar of YHVH, thy Elohim, and before the Priests, sacrifices for sin offerings, and for trespass offerings, and for memorials, and for peace offerings, and for thank offerings.
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Thy offerings shall be of the firstlings of thy flocks, and of the choice of thy fields, and of the chiefa of all holy things.
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Of thy flocks thou shall offer the firstling of male or female, without deformity or blemish, of such as divide the hoof and chew the cud;
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And of fowls, shalt thou offer all singing birds; and of fishes, all that have scales and fins; and of shell fish, such as have two shells, and move about from place to place:
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And these shall be holy unto YHVH, thy Elohim, and shall be offered upon the altar.
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Of the choice of thy fields, that which is good for food without change or addition, and whatsoever is used for bread for mankind, that is holy unto YHVH, thy Elohim, and shall be offered unto Him as an offering, and lifted up to the Priest; but it shall not be offered on the altar.
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And whatsoever other thing you offer, it shall be accompanied with one of these, and thus thy gift shall be sanctified:
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But if it be not accompanied with one of these, thou shalt redeem it at the valuation of the Priest, and it and the price thereof shall belong to YHVH.
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¶ And when YHVH, thy Elohim, shall manifest Himself unto thee in majesty and might, or walketh with thee, and revealeth unto thee wisdoma and knowledgeb, thou shalt erect pillars, tablets and enduring monuments unto Him, and make inscriptions upon them:
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And thou shalt write and inscribe thereon the dealings of YHVH with thee, His blessings and mercies, and His great power and glory, which YHVH hath revealed unto thee;
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And this that it may remain a witness to the generations to come; and that they may know that YHVH is thy Elohim and there is none else.
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Thou shalt preserve the memory of the chosen of YHVH, who have been faithful in their duties, and in whatsoever YHVH, thy Elohim, hath called them, teaching their deeds unto thy children, and thy children’s children.
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Thou shalt build monuments to their memory, and erect pillars and tablets, and inscribe their praises, their works, their faith and their sufferings thereon;
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And when thou beholdest their monuments, thou shalt remember them, and talk of their righteousness, and teach thy children to walk in their righteous ways.
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But remember, you are the children of YHVH, your Elohim; thou shall not cuta thyself nor make any baldnessb between thy eyes for the dead;
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For it is uncleana, and you art a holy people unto YHVH, thy Elohim; and YHVH hath chosen you to be a peculiar people unto Himself, above all the nations that are upon the earth.
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And when YHVH shall give thee a victory over thy enemies, thou shalt commemorate it with monuments and inscriptions;
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But over the graves of persecutors and blasphemers, and they who shed the blood of the innocent, and at the places of their abominations shalt thou pile rough stones, with muttered curses, against the day of the resurrection of damnation;
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And thou shalt teach thy children to add a stone to the pile as they pass by, and to curse any that remove the stones, and cleaves unto their wickedness.