Deuteronomy 12:25
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Thou shalt not eat it; that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, when thou shalt do that which is right in the sight of the Lord.Do not eat it, so that it may go well with you and your children after you, because you will be doing what is right in the eyes of the LORD.
In other translations
Thou shalt not eat it; that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, when thou shalt do that which is right in the sight of the Lord.Do not eat it, so that it may go well with you and your children after you, because you will be doing what is right in the eyes of the LORD.
Hebrew words
לֹאlo'notH3808תֹּאכְלֶנּוּtokhelenuyou must eat itH398לְמַעַןlema'anso thatH4616יִיטַבyitavit may go wellH3190לְךָlekhafor youוּלְבָנֶיךָulevaneikhaand for children yourH1121אַחֲרֶיךָ'achareikhaafter youH310כִּי־ki-forH3588תַעֲשֶׂהta'asehyou will doH6213הַיָּשָׁרhaiyasharthe rightH3477בְּעֵינֵיbe'eineiin [the] eyes ofH5869יְהוָה׃yahwehYahwehH3068
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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