American Standard Version

Deuteronomy 1

1Thesearethewordsהַדְּבָרִ֗יםha.de.va.RimH1697whichMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872spake untoallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478beyondtheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383inthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֡רba.mid.BarH4057,intheArabahH6160overagainstSuph,betweenParanפָּארָ֧ןpa.RanH6290,andTophel,andLabanוְלָבָ֥ןve.la.VanH3837,andHazerothוַחֲצֵרֹ֖תva.cha.tze.RotH2698,andDi-zahab.

2Itiselevendays’יוֹם֙yOmH3117journeyH1870fromHorebמֵֽחֹרֵ֔בme.cho.RevH2722bythewayדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870ofmountSeirשֵׂעִ֑ירse.'IrH8165untoKadesh-barneaH6947.

3Anditcametopassinthefortiethyearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141,intheeleventhmonthחֹ֖דֶשׁCho.deshH2320,onthefirstdayofthemonthלַחֹ֑דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,thatMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872spake untothechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,accordinguntoallthatJehovahhadgivenhimincommandmentuntothem;

4afterhehadsmittenSihonסִיחֹן֙si.ChonH5511thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428oftheAmoritesH567,whodweltיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427inHeshbonבְּחֶשְׁבּ֑וֹןbe.chesh.BonH2809,andOgע֚וֹגogH5747thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBashanהַבָּשָׁ֔ןha.ba.ShanH1316,whodweltיוֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427inAshtarothבְּעַשְׁתָּרֹ֖תbe.'ash.ta.RotH6252,atEdreiבְּאֶדְרֶֽעִי׃be.'ed.Re.'iH154.

5BeyondtheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383,inthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofMoabמוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvH4124,beganMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872todeclarethislawהַתּוֹרָ֥הha.to.RahH8451,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

6JehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵ֛ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430spake untousinHorebבְּחֹרֵ֣בbe.cho.RevH2722,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, YehavedweltH3427longenoughרַב־rav-H7227inthismountainבָּהָ֥רba.HarH2022:

7turnפְּנ֣וּ׀pe.NuH6437you,andtakeyourjourney,andgoוּבֹ֨אוּu.Vo.'uH935tothehill-countryoftheAmoritesH567,anduntoalltheplacesnigh thereunto,intheArabahH6160,inthehill-country,andinthelowland,andintheSouthH5045,andbythesea-shore,thelandאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776oftheCanaanitesH3669,andLebanonוְהַלְּבָנ֔וֹןve.ha.le.va.NonH3844,asfarasthegreatהַגָּדֹ֖לha.ga.DolH1419riverהַנָּהָ֥רha.na.HarH5104,theriverנְהַר־ne.har-H5104Euphratesפְּרָֽת׃pe.RatH6578.

8Behold,Ihavesetנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776beforeyou:goבֹּ֚אוּBo.'uH935inandpossessH3423thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichJehovahsware untoyourfathersH1,toAbrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֨םle.'av.ra.HamH85,toIsaacלְיִצְחָ֤קle.yitz.ChakH3327,andtoJacobוּֽלְיַעֲקֹב֙u.le.ya.'a.KoH3290,togiveלָתֵ֣תla.TetH5414untothemandtotheirseedH2233afterthem.

9AndIspake untoyouatthattimeבָּעֵ֥תba.'EtH6256,sayingH559,Iamnotableאוּכַ֥ל'u.KhalH3201tobearשְׂאֵ֥תse.'EtH5375youmyselfaloneלְבַדִּ֖יle.va.DiH905:

10JehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430hathmultipliedH7235you,and,behold, yearethisdayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117asthestarsכְּכוֹכְבֵ֥יke.chokh.VeiH3556ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064formultitudeלָרֹֽב׃la.RoH7230.

11Jehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofyourfathersH1,makeyouathousandאֶ֣לֶף'E.lefH505timesH6471asmanyasyeare,andblessוִיבָרֵ֣ךְvi.va.RekhH1288you,ashehathpromisedyou!

12Howאֵיכָ֥ה'ei.KhahH349canImyselfaloneלְבַדִּ֑יle.va.DiH905bearאֶשָּׂ֖א'e.Sa'H5375yourcumbrance,andyourburdenוּמַֽשַּׂאֲכֶ֖םu.ma.sa.'a.KhemH4853,andyourstrifeH7379?

13Takeyouwiseחֲכָמִ֧יםcha.kha.MimH2450menH376,andunderstandingוּנְבֹנִ֛יםu.ne.vo.NimH995,andknownH3045,accordingtoyourtribesH7626,andIwillmakeH7760themheadsH7218overyou.

14Andyeansweredme,andsaidH559,ThethingH1697whichthou hastspokenדִּבַּ֖רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696isgoodטֽוֹב־tov-H2896forustodo.

15SoItookH3947theheadsH7218ofyourtribesH7626,wiseחֲכָמִים֙cha.kha.MimH2450menH376,andknownH3045,andmadeH5414themheadsH7218overyou,captainsofthousandsאֲלָפִ֜ים'a.la.FimH505,andcaptainsofhundredsH3967,andcaptainsoffiftiesחֲמִשִּׁים֙cha.mi.ShimH2572,andcaptainsoftensעֲשָׂרֹ֔ת'a.sa.RotH6235,andofficers,accordingtoyourtribesH7626.

16AndIchargedyourjudgesH8199atthattimeבָּעֵ֥תba.'EtH6256,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Hearשָׁמֹ֤עַsha.Mo.a'H8085thecausesbetweenyourbrethren,andjudgeH8199righteouslybetweenamanH376andhisbrotherH251,andthesojournerגֵּרֽוֹ׃ge.RoH1616thatiswithhim.

17YeshallnotrespectpersonsH376injudgmentבַּמִּשְׁפָּ֗טba.mish.PatH4941; yeshallhearH8085thesmallכַּקָּטֹ֤ןka.ka.TonH6996andthegreatכַּגָּדֹל֙ka.ga.DolH1419alike; yeshallnotbeafraidתָג֙וּרוּ֙ta.Gu.ruH1481ofthefaceH6440ofmanH376;forthejudgmentהַמִּשְׁפָּ֖טha.mish.PatH4941isGod’s:andthecausethatistoohardיִקְשֶׁ֣הyik.ShehH7185foryouyeshallbringתַּקְרִב֥וּןtak.ri.VunH7126untome,andIwillhearH8085it.

18AndIcommandedוָאֲצַוֶּ֥הva.'a.tza.VehH6680youatthattimeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256allthethingsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697whichyeshoulddo.

19AndwejourneyedfromHorebמֵחֹרֵ֗בme.cho.RevH2722,andwentH935throughallthatgreatהַגָּדוֹל֩ha.ga.dOlH1419andterriblewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֣רha.mid.BarH4057whichyesawH7200,bythewayדֶּ֚רֶךְDe.rekhH1870tothehill-countryoftheAmoritesH567,asJehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430commandedצִוָּ֛הtzi.VahH6680us;andwecameH935toKadesh-barneaH6947.

20AndIsaidH559untoyou, Yearecomeבָּאתֶם֙ba.TemH935untothehill-countryoftheAmoritesH567,whichJehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430giveth untous.

21Behold,JehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hathsetH5414thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776beforethee:goעֲלֵ֣ה'a.LehH5927up,takeרֵ֗שׁReshH3423possessionH3423,asJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430ofthyfathersH1, hathspokenH1696unto thee;fearH3372not,neitherbedismayedתֵּחָֽת׃te.ChatH2865.

22AndyecameH935nearuntomeeveryoneH376ofyou,andsaidH559,Letussendנִשְׁלְחָ֤הnish.le.ChahH7971menH376beforeus,thattheymaysearchthelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776forus,andbringH935uswordדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697againofthewayהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870bywhichwemustgoנָבֹ֖אna.Vo'H935up,andthecitiesהֶֽעָרִ֔יםhe.'a.RimH5892untowhichweshallcomeH935.

23Andthethingהַדָּבָ֑רha.da.VarH1697pleasedmewellH3190;andItookH3947twelvemenאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofyou,oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259manH376foreverytribeלַשָּֽׁבֶט׃la.Sha.vetH7626:

24andtheyturnedוַיִּפְנוּ֙vai.yif.NuH6437andwentH935upintothehill-country,andcameH935untothevalleyofEshcolאֶשְׁכֹּ֑ל'esh.KolH812,andspiedH7270itout.

25AndtheytookH3947ofthefruitמִפְּרִ֣יmi.pe.RiH6529ofthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776intheirhandsבְיָדָם֙ve.ya.DamH3027,andbroughtH7725itdownוַיּוֹרִ֖דוּvai.yo.Ri.duH3381untous,andbroughtH7725uswordדָבָר֙da.VarH1697again,andsaidH559,Itisagoodטוֹבָ֣הto.VahH2896landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichJehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430giveth untous.

26Yetyewouldאֲבִיתֶ֖ם'a.vi.TemH14notgoלַעֲלֹ֑תla.'a.LotH5927up,butrebelledH4784againstthecommandmentofJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430:

27andye murmuredinyourtentsבְאָהֳלֵיכֶם֙ve.'o.ho.lei.KhemH168,andsaidH559,BecauseJehovahhatedus,hehathbroughtH3318usforthH3318outofthelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,todeliverusintothehandבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027oftheAmoritesH567,todestroyלְהַשְׁמִידֵֽנוּ׃le.hash.mi.De.nuH8045us.

28WhitherarewegoingH5927up?ourbrethrenhavemadeourheartלְבָבֵ֜נוּle.va.Ve.nuH3824tomeltהֵמַ֨סּוּhe.Ma.suH4549,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Thepeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971aregreaterH1419andtallerthanwe;thecitiesעָרִ֛ים'a.RimH5892aregreatH1419andfortifiedH1219uptoheavenבַּשָּׁמָ֑יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064;andmoreoverwehaveseenH7200thesonsH1121oftheAnakimthere.

29ThenIsaidH559untoyou,Dreadnot,neitherbeafraidתִֽירְא֖וּןtir.'UnH3372ofthem.

30JehovahyourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֙'e.lo.hei.KhemH430whogoethbeforeyou,hewillfightיִלָּחֵ֣םyi.la.ChemH3898foryou, accordingtoallthathedidforyouinEgyptבְּמִצְרַ֖יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714beforeyoureyesלְעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃le.'ei.nei.KhemH5869,

31andinthewildernessוּבַמִּדְבָּר֙u.va.mid.BarH4057,whereH834thou hastseenH7200howthatJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430bare thee,asamanH376dothbearH5375hissonH1121,inallthewayH1870thatyewentH1980,untilyecameH935untothisplaceהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725.

32Yetinthisthingוּבַדָּבָ֖רu.va.da.VarH1697ye didnotbelieveH539JehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,

33whowentH1980beforeyouinthewayH1870,toseekלָת֥וּרla.TurH8446yououtaplaceמָק֖וֹםma.KomH4725topitchyourtentsin,infireבָּאֵ֣שׁ׀ba.'EshH784bynightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915,toshowלַרְאֹֽתְכֶם֙lar.'o.te.KhemH7200youbywhatwayH1870yeshouldgoH1980,andinthecloudוּבֶעָנָ֖ןu.ve.'a.NanH6051bydayיוֹמָֽם׃yo.MamH3119.

34AndJehovahheardH8085thevoiceH6963ofyourwordsדִּבְרֵיכֶ֑םdiv.rei.KhemH1697,andwaswroth,andsware,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

35SurelythereshallnotoneH376ofthesemenH376ofthisevilהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451generationהַדּ֥וֹרha.DorH1755seeיִרְאֶ֥הyir.'EhH7200thegoodהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776,whichIswaretogiveלָתֵ֖תla.TetH5414untoyourfathersH1,

36saveCalebכָּלֵ֤בka.LevH3612thesonH1121ofJephunnehיְפֻנֶּה֙ye.fu.NehH3312;heshallseeיִרְאֶ֔נָּהyir.'E.nahH7200it;andtohimwillIgiveאֶתֵּ֧ן'e.TenH5414thelandהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776thathehathtroddenדָּֽרַךְ־da.rakh-H1869upon,andtohischildren,becausehehathwhollyfollowedJehovah.

37Alsoגַּם־gam-H1571Jehovahwasangryהִתְאַנַּ֣ףhit.'a.NafH599withmeforyoursakes,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Thoualsoגַּם־gam-H1571shaltnotgoתָבֹ֥אta.Vo'H935inthither:

38Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֤עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091thesonבִּןbin-H1121ofNunנוּן֙nunH5126,whostandethbeforethee,heshallgoיָ֣בֹאYa.vo'H935inthither:encourageחַזֵּ֔קcha.ZekH2388thouhim;forheshallcauseIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478toinheritH5157it.

39Moreoveryourlittleוְטַפְּכֶם֩ve.ta.pe.KhemH2945onesH2945,thatyesaidH559shouldbeH1961apreyH957,andyourchildren,thatthisdayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117havenoknowledgeofgoodט֣וֹבTovH2896orevilוָרָ֔עva.Ra'H7451,theyshallgoיָבֹ֣אוּya.Vo.'uH935inthither,anduntothemwillIgiveאֶתְּנֶ֔נָּה'et.te.Ne.nahH5414it,andtheyshallpossessH3423it.

40Butasforyou,turnפְּנ֣וּpe.NuH6437you,andtakeyourjourneyH1870intothewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֖רָהha.mid.Ba.rahH4057bythewayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870totheRedSeaיַם־yam-H3220.

41ThenyeansweredandsaidH559untome,WehavesinnedH2398againstJehovah,wewillgoנַעֲלֶה֙na.'a.LehH5927upandfightוְנִלְחַ֔מְנוּve.nil.Cham.nuH3898,accordingtoallthatJehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430commandedצִוָּ֖נוּtzi.Va.nuH6680us.Andyegirdedוַֽתַּחְגְּר֗וּva.tach.ge.RuH2296oneverymanH376hisweaponsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627ofwarמִלְחַמְתּ֔וֹmil.cham.ToH4421,andwereforwardtogoלַעֲלֹ֥תla.'a.LotH5927upintothehill-country.

42AndJehovahsaidH559untome,SayH559untothem,Goתַֽעֲלוּ֙ta.'a.LuH5927notup,neitherfightתִלָּ֣חֲמ֔וּti.La.cha.MuH3898;forIamnotamongyou; lest yebesmittenbeforeyourenemiesאֹיְבֵיכֶֽם׃'o.ye.vei.KhemH341.

43SoIspake untoyou,andye hearkenednot;butyerebelledH4784againstthecommandmentofJehovah,andwerepresumptuous,andwentH5927upintothehill-country.

44AndtheAmoritesH567,thatdweltH3427inthathill-country,cameH3318outagainstyou,andchasedyou,asbeesהַדְּבֹרִ֑יםha.de.vo.RimH1682do,andbeatH3807youdownH3427inSeirבְּשֵׂעִ֖ירbe.se.'IrH8165,evenuntoHormahחָרְמָֽה׃cha.re.MahH2767.

45Andyereturnedוַתָּשֻׁ֥בוּva.ta.Shu.vuH7725andweptוַתִּבְכּ֖וּva.tiv.KuH1058beforeJehovah;butJehovahhearkenednottoyourvoiceבְּקֹ֣לְכֶ֔םbe.Ko.le.KhemH6963,norgaveearהֶאֱזִ֖יןhe.'e.ZinH238untoyou.

46SoyeabodeinKadeshבְקָדֵ֖שׁve.ka.DeshH6946manyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117, according untothedaysכַּיָּמִ֖יםkai.ya.MimH3117thatyeabodethere.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 1

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