5. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Deuteronomy 12:5:1 ⧉כִּ֣י אִם־אֶל־הַמָּק֗וֹםki imelhamakomBut only to the place Deuteronomy 12:5:2 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֨ר־יִבְחַ֜ר יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֗םasheryivkhar yahweh eloheikhemwhich the LORD your God will choose Deuteronomy 12:5:3 ⧉מִכָּל־שִׁבְטֵיכֶ֛םmikolshivteikhemfrom all your tribes Deuteronomy 12:5:4 ⧉לָשׂ֣וּם אֶת־שְׁמ֔וֹ שָׁ֖םlasum etshemo shamto set his name there Deuteronomy 12:5:5 ⧉לְשִׁכְנ֖וֹ תִדְרְשׁ֑וּ וּבָ֥אתָ שָֽׁמָּה׃leshikhno tidreshu uvata shamahto his dwelling seek and you shall go there |
5. Formal Translation But you shall go only to the place that the LORD your God {Yahweh Eloheichem, Personal Covenant God} will choose from among all your tribes to set his name there for his dwelling; you must seek it out and go there. |
5. Dynamic Translation Instead, you must seek the place that the LORD your God {Yahweh Eloheichem, Covenant Lord} will select from among all your tribes to put His Name there where He will live. Then go there. |