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Deuteronomy 26

1Anditshallbeוְהָיָה֙ve.ha.YahH1961,whenthou artcomeH935inuntothelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430giveth theeforaninheritanceנַחֲלָ֑הna.cha.LahH5159,andpossessestit,anddwellest therein,

2thatthou shalttakeוְלָקַחְתָּ֞ve.la.kach.TaH3947ofthefirstמֵרֵאשִׁ֣ית׀me.re.ShitH7225ofallthefruitפְּרִ֣יpe.RiH6529ofthegroundH776,whichthou shaltbringתָּבִ֧יאta.Vi'H935infromthylandמֵֽאַרְצְךָ֛me.'ar.tze.KhaH776thatJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430giveth thee;andthou shaltputH5414itinabasketבַטֶּ֑נֶאva.Te.ne'H2935,andshaltgoוְהָֽלַכְתָּ֙ve.ha.lakh.TaH1980untotheplaceהַמָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whichJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430shallchooseיִבְחַר֙yiv.CharH977,tocausehisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034todwellלְשַׁכֵּ֥ןle.sha.KenH7931there.

3Andthou shaltcomeH935untothepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548thatshallbeיִהְיֶ֖הyih.YehH1961inthosedaysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117,andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559untohim,Iprofessthisdayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117untoJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,thatIamH1961comeH935untothelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichJehovahsware untoourfathersH1togiveלָ֥תֶתLa.tetH5414us.

4Andthepriestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.HenH3548shalltakeוְלָקַ֧חve.la.KachH3947thebasketהַטֶּ֖נֶאha.Te.ne'H2935outofthyhandמִיָּדֶ֑ךָmi.ya.De.khaH3027,andsetitdownbeforethealtarמִזְבַּ֖חmiz.BachH4196ofJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

5Andthou shaltanswerוְעָנִ֨יתָve.'a.Ni.taH6030andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֜ve.'a.mar.TaH559beforeJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,ASyrianreadytoperishH6wasH1961myfatherH1;andhewentH3381downוַיֵּ֣רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381intoEgyptמִצְרַ֔יְמָהmitz.Ray.mahH4714,andsojournedthere,fewH4592innumber;andhebecameH1961thereanationלְג֥וֹיle.GoyH1471,greatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419,mightyעָצ֥וּם'a.TzumH6099,andpopulous.

6AndtheEgyptiansהַמִּצְרִ֖יםha.mitz.RimH4713dealt illwithus,andafflictedus,andlaiduponushardקָשָֽׁה׃ka.ShahH7186bondage:

7andwecriedH6817untoJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofourfathersH1,andJehovahheardH8085ourvoiceקֹלֵ֔נוּko.Le.nuH6963,andsawH7200ouraffliction,andourtoilעֲמָלֵ֖נוּ'a.ma.Le.nuH5999,andouroppressionלַחֲצֵֽנוּ׃la.cha.Tze.nuH3906;

8andJehovahbroughtH3318usforthH3318outofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714withamightyH2389handבְּיָ֤דbe.YadH3027,andwithanoutstretchedנְטוּיָ֔הne.tu.YahH5186armוּבִזְרֹ֣עַu.viz.Ro.a'H2220,andwithgreatגָּדֹ֑לga.DolH1419terribleness,andwithsignsוּבְאֹת֖וֹתu.ve.'o.TotH226,andwithwondersוּבְמֹפְתִֽים׃u.ve.mo.fe.TimH4159;

9andhehathbroughtH935usintothisplaceהַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.KomH4725,andhathgivenH5414usthislandהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776,alandאֶ֛רֶץ'E.retzH776flowingזָבַ֥תza.VatH2100withmilkחָלָ֖בcha.LavH2461andhoneyוּדְבָֽשׁ׃u.de.VashH1706.

10AndnowH6258,behold,IhavebroughtH935thefirstרֵאשִׁית֙re.ShitH7225ofthefruitפְּרִ֣יpe.RiH6529ofthegroundהָאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127,whichthou,OJehovah, hastgivenH5414me.Andthou shaltsetH5414itdownוְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִ֔יתָve.hish.ta.cha.Vi.taH7812beforeJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,andworshipbeforeJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430:

11andthou shaltrejoiceוְשָׂמַחְתָּ֣ve.sa.mach.TaH8055inallthegoodהַטּ֗וֹבha.TovH2896whichJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hathgivenH5414unto thee,andunto thyhouseH1004, thou,andtheLeviteוְהַלֵּוִ֔יve.ha.le.ViH3881,andthesojournerוְהַגֵּ֖רve.ha.GerH1616thatisinthemidstבְּקִרְבֶּֽךָ׃ סbe.kir.Be.chaH7130ofthee.

12Whenthou hastmadeH5414anendH3615oftithingמַעְשַׂ֧רma'.SarH4643allthetitheהַֽמַּעֲשֵׂ֑רha.ma.'a.SerH4643ofthineincreaseinthethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֖תha.she.li.ShitH7992yearבַּשָּׁנָ֥הba.sha.NahH8141, whichistheyearשְׁנַ֣תshe.NatH8141oftithingH4643,thenthou shaltgiveוְנָתַתָּ֣הve.na.ta.TahH5414ituntotheLeviteלַלֵּוִ֗יla.le.ViH3881,tothesojournerלַגֵּר֙la.GerH1616,tothefatherlessלַיָּת֣וֹםlai.ya.TomH3490,andtothewidowוְלָֽאַלְמָנָ֔הve.la.'al.ma.NahH490,thattheymayeatוְאָכְל֥וּve.'a.khe.LuH398within thygatesH8179,andbefilled.

13Andthou shaltsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֡ve.'a.mar.TaH559beforeJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,IhaveputH5414awaythehallowedthingsהַקֹּ֣דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944outofmyhouseהַבַּ֗יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,andalsoוְגַ֨םve.GamH1571havegivenH5414themuntotheLeviteלַלֵּוִי֙la.le.ViH3881,anduntothesojournerוְלַגֵּר֙ve.la.GerH1616,tothefatherlessלַיָּת֣וֹםlai.ya.TomH3490,andtothewidowוְלָאַלְמָנָ֔הve.la.'al.ma.NahH490,accordingtoallthycommandmentמִצְוָתְךָ֖mitz.va.te.KhaH4687whichthou hastcommandedצִוִּיתָ֑נִיtzi.vi.Ta.niH6680me:Ihavenottransgressedanyofthycommandmentsמִמִּצְוֹתֶ֖יךָmi.mitz.vo.Tei.khaH4687,neitherhaveIforgottenH7911them:

14IhavenoteatenH398thereofinmymourning,neitherhaveIputH5414awaythereof,beinguncleanבְּטָמֵ֔אbe.ta.Me'H2931,norgivenH5414thereofforthedeadלְמֵ֑תle.MetH4191:Ihavehearkenedtothevoiceבְּקוֹל֙be.kOlH6963ofJehovahmyGodאֱלֹהָ֔י'e.lo.HaiH430;Ihavedoneaccordingtoallthatthou hastcommandedצִוִּיתָֽנִי׃tzi.vi.Ta.niH6680me.

15Lookהַשְׁקִיפָה֩hash.ki.FahH8259downfromthyholyH6944habitationמִמְּע֨וֹןmi.me.'onH4583,fromheavenהַשָּׁמַ֗יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andblessוּבָרֵ֤ךְu.va.RekhH1288thypeopleעַמְּךָ֙'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andthegroundH776whichthou hastgivenH5414us,asthou swarest untoourfathersH1,alandאֶ֛רֶץ'E.retzH776flowingזָבַ֥תza.VatH2100withmilkחָלָ֖בcha.LavH2461andhoneyוּדְבָֽשׁ׃ סu.de.VashH1706.

16Thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117JehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430commandeth theetodothesestatutesH2706andordinancesH4941: thou shaltthereforekeepH8104anddothemwithallthyheartלְבָבְךָ֖le.va.ve.KhaH3824,andwithallthysoulH5315.

17Thou hast avouchedJehovahthisdayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117tobeH1961thyGodלֵֽאלֹהִ֜יםle.lo.HimH430,andthatthou wouldestwalkinhiswaysבִּדְרָכָ֗יוbid.ra.KhavH1870,andkeepוְלִשְׁמֹ֨רve.lish.MorH8104hisstatutesH2706,andhiscommandmentsוּמִצְוֹתָ֛יוu.mitz.vo.TavH4687,andhisordinancesH4941,andhearken untohisvoiceבְּקֹלֽוֹ׃be.ko.LoH6963:

18andJehovahhath avouched theethisdayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117tobeH1961apeopleלְעַ֣םle.'AmH5971forhisownpossessionסְגֻלָּ֔הse.gu.LahH5459,ashehathpromisedthee,andthatthou shouldestkeepוְלִשְׁמֹ֖רve.lish.MorH8104allhiscommandmentsמִצְוֹתָֽיו׃mitz.vo.TavH4687;

19andtomakeH5414theehighaboveallnationsהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471thathehathmadeH6213,inpraiseלִתְהִלָּ֖הlit.hi.LahH8416,andinnameוּלְשֵׁ֣םu.le.ShemH8034,andinhonorוּלְתִפְאָ֑רֶתu.le.tif.'A.retH8597;andthatthou mayestbeוְלִֽהְיֹתְךָ֧ve.lih.yo.te.KhaH1961aholyקָדֹ֛שׁka.DoshH6918peopleעַם־'am-H5971untoJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,ashehathspokenH1696.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 26

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