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Deuteronomy 31:9-26

9AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֮mo.ShehH4872wroteH3789thislawהַתּוֹרָ֣הha.to.RahH8451,anddeliveredituntothepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofLeviH3878,thatbarethearkאֲר֖וֹן'a.RonH727ofthecovenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285ofJehovah,anduntoalltheeldersזִקְנֵ֖יzik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

10AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872commandedוַיְצַ֥וvay.TzavH6680them,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Attheendמִקֵּ֣ץ׀mi.KetzH7093ofeverysevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֗יםsha.NimH8141,inthesettimeבְּמֹעֵ֛דbe.mo.'EdH4150oftheyearשְׁנַ֥תshe.NatH8141ofrelease,inthefeastH2282oftabernacles,

11whenH834allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478iscomeH935toappearלֵרָאוֹת֙le.ra.'OtH7200beforeJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430intheplaceבַּמָּק֖וֹםba.ma.KomH4725whichheshallchooseיִבְחָ֑רyiv.CharH977, thou shaltreadתִּקְרָ֞אtik.Ra'H7121thislawהַתּוֹרָ֥הha.to.RahH8451beforeallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478intheirhearing.

12Assembleהַקְהֵ֣לhak.HelH6950thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971,themenH376andthewomenH802andthelittleוְהַטַּ֔ףve.ha.TafH2945onesH2945,andthysojournerוְגֵרְךָ֖ve.ge.re.KhaH1616thatiswithin thygatesH8179,thattheymayhearיִשְׁמְע֜וּyish.me.'UH8085,andthattheymaylearnיִלְמְד֗וּyil.me.DuH3925,andfearוְיָֽרְאוּ֙ve.ya.re.'UH3372JehovahyourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,andobserveH8104todoallthewordsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697ofthislawהַתּוֹרָ֥הha.to.RahH8451;

13andthattheirchildren,whohavenotknownH3045,mayhearיִשְׁמְעוּ֙yish.me.'UH8085,andlearnוְלָ֣מְד֔וּve.La.me.DuH3925tofearלְיִרְאָ֖הle.yir.'AhH3372JehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,aslongasyeliveinthelandהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127whither yegoovertheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֛ןhai.yar.DenH3383topossessH3423it.

14AndJehovahsaidH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872,Behold, thydaysיָמֶיךָ֮ya.mei.KhaH3117approachthatthoumustdieלָמוּת֒la.MutH4191:callH7121Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,andpresentH7126yourselvesinthetentבְּאֹ֥הֶלbe.'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֖דmo.'EdH4150,thatImaygivehimacharge.AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872andJoshuaוִֽיהוֹשֻׁ֔עַvi.ho.Shu.a'H3091went,andpresentedH7126themselvesinthetentבְּאֹ֥הֶלbe.'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

15AndJehovahappearedוַיֵּרָ֧אvai.ye.Ra'H7200intheTentבָּאֹ֖הֶלba.'O.helH168inapillarבְּעַמּ֣וּדbe.'a.MudH5982ofcloudעָנָ֑ן'a.NanH6051:andthepillarעַמּ֥וּד'a.MudH5982ofcloudהֶעָנָ֖ןhe.'a.NanH6051stoodH5975overthedoorH6607oftheTentהָאֹֽהֶל׃ סha.'O.helH168.

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.

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