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Deuteronomy 30

1Anditshallcomeיָבֹ֨אוּya.Vo.'uH935topass,whenallthesethingsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697arecomeH935uponthee,theblessingהַבְּרָכָה֙ha.be.ra.KhahH1293andthecurseוְהַקְּלָלָ֔הve.ha.ke.la.LahH7045,whichIhavesetנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414beforethee,andthou shaltcallthemtomindamongallthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471, whitherJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hathdrivenH5080thee,

2andshaltreturnH7725untoJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,andshaltobeyhisvoiceבְקֹל֔וֹve.ko.LoH6963accordingtoallthatIcommandמְצַוְּךָ֖me.tza.ve.KhaH6680theethisdayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117, thouandthychildren,withallthyheartלְבָבְךָ֖le.va.ve.KhaH3824,andwithallthysoulH5315;

3thatthenJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430willturnוְשָׁ֨בve.ShavH7725thycaptivityשְׁבוּתְךָ֖she.vu.te.KhaH7622,andhavecompassionוְרִחֲמֶ֑ךָve.ri.cha.Me.khaH7355upon thee,andwillreturnוְשָׁ֗בve.ShavH7725andgatherוְקִבֶּצְךָ֙ve.ki.betz.ChaH6908theefromallthepeoplesH5971, whitherJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hathscatteredהֱפִֽיצְךָ֛he.fi.tze.KhaH6327thee.

4IfanyofthineoutcastsH5080beיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961intheuttermost partsofheavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,fromthencewillJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430gatherיְקַבֶּצְךָ֙ye.ka.betz.ChaH6908thee,andfromthencewillhefetch thee:

5andJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430willbringוֶהֱבִֽיאֲךָ֞ve.he.vi.'a.KhaH935theeintothelandהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichthyfathersH1possessedH3423,andthou shaltpossessH3423it;andhewilldotheegoodוְהֵיטִֽבְךָ֥ve.hei.tiv.KhaH3190,andmultiplyH7235theeabovethyfathersH1.

6AndJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430willcircumciseוּמָ֨לu.MalH4135thyheartלְבָבְךָ֖le.va.ve.KhaH3824,andtheheartלְבַ֣בle.VavH3824ofthyseedH2233,toloveלְאַהֲבָ֞הle.'a.ha.VahH157JehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430withallthyheartלְבָבְךָ֥le.va.ve.KhaH3824,andwithallthysoulH5315,thatthou mayestlive.

7AndJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430willputוְנָתַן֙ve.na.TanH5414allthesecursesH423uponthineenemiesאֹיְבֶ֥יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341,andonthemthathateשֹׂנְאֶ֖יךָso.ne.'Ei.khaH8130thee,thatpersecutedthee.

8Andthou shaltreturnH7725andobeythevoiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963ofJehovah,anddoallhiscommandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֔יוmitz.vo.TavH4687whichIcommandמְצַוְּךָ֖me.tza.ve.KhaH6680theethisdayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

9AndJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430willmakethee plenteousinalltheworkמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639ofthyhandיָדֶ֗ךָya.De.khaH3027,inthefruitבִּפְרִ֨יbif.RiH6529ofthybody,andinthefruitוּבִפְרִ֧יu.vif.RiH6529ofthycattleH929,andinthefruitוּבִפְרִ֥יu.vif.RiH6529ofthygroundאַדְמָתְךָ֖'ad.ma.te.KhaH127,forgoodלְטוֹבָ֑הle.to.VahH2896:forJehovahwillagainrejoiceH7797overtheeforgoodלְט֔וֹבle.TovH2896,asherejoicedH7797overthyfathersH1;

10ifthou shaltobeythevoiceבְּקוֹל֙be.kOlH6963ofJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,tokeepלִשְׁמֹ֤רlish.MorH8104hiscommandmentsמִצְוֹתָיו֙mitz.vo.TavH4687andhisstatutesH2708whicharewrittenH3789inthisbookבְּסֵ֥פֶרbe.Se.ferH5612ofthelawהַתּוֹרָ֖הha.to.RahH8451;ifthouturnH7725untoJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430withallthyheartלְבָבְךָ֖le.va.ve.KhaH3824,andwithallthysoulH5315.

11Forthiscommandmentהַמִּצְוָ֣הha.mitz.VahH4687whichIcommandמְצַוְּךָ֖me.tza.ve.KhaH6680theethisdayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117,itisnottoohardH6381forthee,neitherisitfarרְחֹקָ֖הre.cho.KahH7350off.

12Itisnotinheavenבַשָּׁמַ֖יִםva.sha.Ma.yimH8064,thatthou shouldestsayלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Whoshallgoיַעֲלֶה־ya.'a.leh-H5927upforustoheavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יְמָה֙ha.sha.May.mahH8064,andbringH5927ituntous,andmakeH6213ustohearוְיַשְׁמִעֵ֥נוּve.yash.mi.'E.nuH8085it,thatwemaydoit?

13Neitherisitbeyondtheseaלַיָּ֖םlai.YamH3220,thatthou shouldestsayלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Whoshallgoovertheseaהַיָּם֙hai.YamH3220forus,andbringituntous,andmakeH6213ustohearוְיַשְׁמִעֵ֥נוּve.yash.mi.'E.nuH8085it,thatwemaydoit?

14Butthewordהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697isveryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966nigh unto thee,inthymouthבְּפִ֥יךָbe.Fi.khaH6310,andinthyheartוּבִֽלְבָבְךָ֖u.vil.va.ve.KhaH3824,thatthou mayestdoit.

15Seeרְאֵ֨הre.'EhH7200,Ihavesetנָתַ֤תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414beforetheethisdayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117lifeandgoodהַטּ֑וֹבha.TovH2896,anddeathהַמָּ֖וֶתha.Ma.vetH4194andevilהָרָֽע׃ha.Ra'H7451;

16inthatIcommandמְצַוְּךָ֮me.tza.ve.KhaH6680theethisdayהַיּוֹם֒hai.yOmH3117toloveלְאַהֲבָ֞הle.'a.ha.VahH157JehovahthyGodH430,towalkinhiswaysבִּדְרָכָ֔יוbid.ra.KhavH1870,andtokeepוְלִשְׁמֹ֛רve.lish.MorH8104hiscommandmentsH4687andhisstatutesH2708andhisordinancesH4941,thatthou mayestliveוְחָיִ֣יתָve.cha.Yi.taH2421andmultiplyH7235,andthatJehovahthyGodH430mayblessוּבֵֽרַכְךָ֙u.ve.rakh.KhaH1288theeinthelandבָּאָ֕רֶץba.'A.retzH776whither thou goestintopossessH3423it.

17Butifthyheartלְבָבְךָ֖le.va.ve.KhaH3824turnיִפְנֶ֥הyif.NehH6437awayH5080,andthou wiltnothearH8085,butshaltbedrawnawayH5080,andworshipotherאֲחֵרִ֖ים'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֥יםle.lo.HimH430,andserveוַעֲבַדְתָּֽם׃va.'a.vad.TamH5647them;

18Idenounceuntoyouthisdayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117,thatyeshallsurelyperishH6; yeshallnotprolongתַאֲרִיכֻ֤ןta.'a.ri.KhunH748yourdaysיָמִים֙ya.MimH3117inthelandהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127, whither thou passestovertheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383togoלָבֹ֥אla.Vo'H935intopossessH3423it.

19Icallheavenהַשָּׁמַ֣יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064andearthהָאָרֶץ֒ha.'a.RetzH776towitnessagainstyouthisdayהַיּוֹם֮hai.yOmH3117,thatIhavesetנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414beforetheelifeanddeathוְהַמָּ֙וֶת֙ve.ha.Ma.vetH4194,theblessingהַבְּרָכָ֖הha.be.ra.KhahH1293andthecurseוְהַקְּלָלָ֑הve.ha.ke.la.LahH7045:thereforechooseוּבָֽחַרְתָּ֙u.va.char.TaH977life,thatthou mayestliveתִּחְיֶ֖הtich.YehH2421, thouandthyseedH2233;

20toloveH157JehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,toobeyhisvoiceבְּקֹל֖וֹbe.ko.LoH6963,andtocleave untohim;forheisthylife,andthelengthוְאֹ֣רֶךְve.'O.rekhH753ofthydaysיָמֶ֔יךָya.Mei.khaH3117;thatthou mayestdwellלָשֶׁ֣בֶתla.She.vetH3427inthelandהָאֲדָמָ֗הha.'a.da.MahH127whichJehovahsware unto thyfathersH1,toAbrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֛םle.'av.ra.HamH85,toIsaacלְיִצְחָ֥קle.yitz.ChakH3327,andtoJacobוּֽלְיַעֲקֹ֖בu.le.ya.'a.KoH3290,togiveלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414them.

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