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Deuteronomy 31:16-30

16AndJehovahsaidH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,Behold, thou shaltsleepwiththyfathersH1;andthispeopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971willriseH6965up,andplayH2181theharlotafterthestrangegodsאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofthelandהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776, whithertheygoבָא־va'-H935tobeamongthem,andwillforsakeוַעֲזָבַ֕נִיva.'a.za.Va.niH5800me,andbreakוְהֵפֵר֙ve.he.FerH6565mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֔יbe.ri.TiH1285whichIhavemadeH3772withthem.

17Thenmyangerאַפִּ֣י'a.PiH639shallbeוְהָיָ֣הve.ha.YahH1961kindledagainsttheminthatdayבַיּוֹם־vai.yom-H3117,andIwillforsakeוַעֲזַבְתִּ֞יםva.'a.zav.TimH5800them,andIwillhideוְהִסְתַּרְתִּ֨יve.his.tar.TiH5641myfaceפָנַ֤יfa.NaiH6440fromthem,andtheyshallbeH1961devouredH398,andmanyרַבּ֖וֹתra.BotH7227evilsandtroublesshallcomeuponthem;sothattheywillsayוְאָמַר֙ve.'a.MarH559inthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,ArenottheseevilscomeuponusbecauseourGodאֱלֹהַי֙'e.lo.HaiH430isnotamongus?

18AndIwillsurelyhideH5641myfaceפָּנַי֙pa.NaiH6440inthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117foralltheevilהָרָעָ֖הha.ra.'AhH7451whichtheyshallhavewrought,inthattheyareturnedפָנָ֔הfa.NahH6437untootherאֲחֵרִֽים׃'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430.

19NowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258writeכִּתְב֤וּkit.VuH3789yethissongהַשִּׁירָ֣הha.shi.RahH7892foryou,andteachוְלַמְּדָ֥הּve.la.me.DahH3925thouitthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478:putשִׂימָ֣הּsi.MahH7760itintheirmouthsבְּפִיהֶ֑םbe.fi.HemH6310,thatthissongהַשִּׁירָ֥הha.shi.RahH7892maybeH1961awitnessלְעֵ֖דle.'EdH5707formeagainstthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

20ForwhenIshallhavebroughtאֲבִיאֶ֜נּוּ'a.vi.'E.nuH935themintothelandהָאֲדָמָ֣ה׀ha.'a.da.MahH127whichIsware untotheirfathersH1,flowingזָבַ֤תza.VatH2100withmilkחָלָב֙cha.LavH2461andhoneyוּדְבַ֔שׁu.de.VashH1706,andtheyshallhaveeatenוְאָכַ֥לve.'a.KhalH398andfilledthemselves,andwaxedfatוְדָשֵׁ֑ןve.da.ShenH1878;thenwilltheyturnוּפָנָ֞הu.fa.NahH6437untootherאֲחֵרִים֙'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֤ים'E.lo.HimH430,andserveוַעֲבָד֔וּםva.'a.va.DumH5647them,anddespiseme,andbreakוְהֵפֵ֖רve.he.FerH6565mycovenantבְּרִיתִֽי׃be.ri.TiH1285.

21AnditshallcomeH935topass,whenmanyרַבּוֹת֮ra.bOtH7227evilsandtroublesarecomeH935uponthem,thatthissongהַשִּׁירָ֨הha.shi.RahH7892shalltestifyוְ֠עָנְתָהVe.'a.ne.tahH6030beforethemasawitnessלְעֵ֔דle.'EdH5707;foritshallnotbeוְ֠הָיָהVe.ha.yahH1961forgottenתִשָּׁכַ֖חti.sha.KhachH7911outofthemouthsמִפִּ֣יmi.PiH6310oftheirseedH2233:forIknowיָדַ֣עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045theirimaginationwhichtheyframethisdayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117,beforeIhavebroughtאֲבִיאֶ֔נּוּ'a.vi.'E.nuH935themintothelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichIsware.

22SoMosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872wroteH3789thissongהַשִּׁירָ֥הha.shi.RahH7892thesamedayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,andtaughtH3925itthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

23AndhegaveJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091thesonH1121ofNunנ֗וּןNunH5126acharge,andsaidH559,Beאֶֽהְיֶ֥ה'eh.YehH1961strongחֲזַ֣קcha.ZakH2388andofgoodcourage;forthou shaltbringתָּבִיא֙ta.Vi'H935thechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478intothelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichIsware untothem:andIwillbeH1961withthee.

24Anditcametopass,whenMosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872hadmadeanendH3615ofwritingלִכְתֹּ֛בlikh.ToH3789thewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofthislawהַתּוֹרָֽה־ha.to.rah-H8451inabookסֵ֑פֶרSe.ferH5612,untiltheywereH1961finishedכְּכַלּ֣וֹתke.kha.LotH3615,

25thatMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872commandedוַיְצַ֤וvay.TzavH6680theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881,thatbarethearkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727ofthecovenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285ofJehovah,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

26Takeלָקֹ֗חַla.Ko.achH3947thisbookסֵ֤פֶרSe.ferH5612ofthelawהַתּוֹרָה֙ha.to.RahH8451,andputוְשַׂמְתֶּ֣םve.sam.TemH7760itbythesideמִצַּ֛דmi.TzadH6654ofthearkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727ofthecovenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285ofJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,thatitmaybeH1961thereforawitnessלְעֵֽד׃le.'EdH5707against thee.

27ForIknowיָדַ֙עְתִּי֙ya.Da'.tiH3045thyrebellionמֶרְיְךָ֔mer.ye.KhaH4805,andthy stiffneckעָרְפְּךָ֖'a.re.pe.KhaH6203:behold,whileIamyetH5750aliveחַ֨יchaiH2416withyouthisdayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117, yehavebeenH1961rebelliousH4805againstJehovah;andhowmuchmoreaftermydeathמוֹתִֽי׃mo.TiH4194?

28Assembleהַקְהִ֧ילוּhak.Hi.luH6950untomealltheeldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205ofyourtribesH7626,andyourofficersH7860,thatImayspeakוַאֲדַבְּרָ֣הva.'a.da.be.RahH1696thesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697intheirearsבְאָזְנֵיהֶ֗םve.'a.ze.nei.HemH241,andcallheavenהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064andearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776towitnessagainstthem.

29ForIknowיָדַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thataftermydeathמוֹתִי֙mo.TiH4194yewillutterlycorruptH7843yourselves,andturnוְסַרְתֶּ֣םve.sar.TemH5493asideH5493fromthewayהַדֶּ֔רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870whichIhavecommandedצִוִּ֖יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680you;andevilהָֽרָעָה֙ha.ra.'AhH7451willbefallyouinthelatterH319daysהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117;becauseyewilldothatwhichisevilהָרַע֙ha.Ra'H7451inthesightofJehovah,toprovokeלְהַכְעִיס֖וֹle.hakh.'i.SoH3707himtoangerH3707throughtheworkבְּמַעֲשֵׂ֥הbe.ma.'a.SehH4639ofyourhandsיְדֵיכֶֽם׃ye.dei.KhemH3027.

30AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872spakeintheearsבְּאָזְנֵי֙be.'a.ze.NeiH241ofalltheassemblyקְהַ֣לke.HalH6951ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478thewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofthissongהַשִּׁירָ֖הha.shi.RahH7892,untiltheywerefinishedH8552.

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