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Deuteronomy 32:1-13

1Giveהַאֲזִ֥ינוּha.'a.Zi.nuH238earH238, yeheavensהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andIwillspeakוַאֲדַבֵּ֑רָהva.'a.da.Be.rahH1696;Andlettheearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776hearוְתִשְׁמַ֥עve.tish.Ma'H8085thewordsאִמְרֵי־'im.rei-H561ofmymouthפִֽי׃FiH6310.

2Mydoctrine shalldropיַעֲרֹ֤ףya.'a.RofH6201astherainכַּמָּטָר֙ka.ma.TarH4306;Myspeech shall distil asthedewכַּטַּ֖לka.TalH2919, AsthesmallrainH4306uponthetendergrassדֶ֔שֶׁאDe.she'H1877,Andastheshowersוְכִרְבִיבִ֖יםve.khir.vi.VimH7241upontheherb.

3ForIwillproclaimאֶקְרָ֑א'ek.Ra'H7121thenameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034ofJehovah:Ascribeהָב֥וּha.VuH3051yegreatnessגֹ֖דֶלGo.delH1433untoourGodלֵאלֹהֵֽינוּ׃le.lo.Hei.nuH430.

4TheRockהַצּוּר֙ha.TzurH6697,hisworkפָּעֳל֔וֹpo.'o.LoH6467isperfectתָּמִ֣יםta.MimH8549;Forallhiswaysדְּרָכָ֖יוde.ra.KhavH1870arejusticeמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941:AGodאֵ֤ל'elH410offaithfulnessאֱמוּנָה֙'e.mu.NahH530andwithoutiniquity,JustandrightH3477ishe.

5Theyhavedealtcorruptlyשִׁחֵ֥תshi.ChetH7843withhim,theyarenothischildren,itistheirblemishמוּמָ֑םmu.MamH3971;Theyareaperverseעִקֵּ֖שׁ'i.KeshH6141andcrookedgenerationדּ֥וֹרDorH1755.

6DoyethusrequiteJehovah,Ofoolishנָבָ֖לna.ValH5036peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971andunwise?Isnothethyfatherאָבִ֣יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1thathathboughtH7069thee?HehathmadeH6213thee,andestablishedוַֽיְכֹנְנֶֽךָ׃Vay.kho.ne.Ne.khaH3559thee.

7Rememberזְכֹר֙ze.KhorH2142thedaysיְמ֣וֹתye.MotH3117ofoldזְקֵנֶ֖יךָze.ke.Nei.chaH2205,Considerבִּ֖ינוּBi.nuH995theyearsשְׁנ֣וֹתshe.NotH8141ofmanygenerationsH1755:Askשְׁאַ֤לshe.'AlH7592thyfatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1,andhewillshowthee; ThineeldersH2205,andtheywilltellוְיַגֵּ֔דְךָve.ya.Ge.de.khaH5046thee.

8WhentheMostHighgaveH5157tothenationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471theirinheritanceH5157,WhenheseparatedH6504thechildrenofmenH120,HesetH5324theboundsofthepeoplesH5971Accordingtothenumberלְמִסְפַּ֖רle.mis.ParH4557ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

9ForJehovah’sportionחֵ֥לֶקChe.lekH2506ishispeopleעַמּ֑וֹa.MoH5971;Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290isthelotofhisinheritanceנַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃na.cha.la.ToH5159.

10HefoundH4672himinadesertlandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776,Andinthewastehowlingwildernessמִדְבָּ֔רmid.BarH4057;Hecompassedhimabout,hecaredforhim,HekeptH5341himastheappleofhiseyeעֵינֽוֹ׃ei.NoH5869.

11Asaneagleכְּנֶ֙שֶׁר֙ke.Ne.sherH5404thatstirrethuphernestקִנּ֔וֹki.NoH7064,Thatflutterethoverheryoungגּוֹזָלָ֖יוgo.za.LavH1469,Hespreadיִפְרֹ֤שׂyif.RosH6566abroadhiswingsכְּנָפָיו֙ke.na.FavH3671,hetookH3947them,Hebarethemonhispinionsאֶבְרָתֽוֹ׃'ev.ra.ToH84.

12Jehovahaloneבָּדָ֣דba.DadH910didleadH5148him,Andtherewasnoforeigngodאֵ֥ל'elH410withhim.

13Hemadehimrideיַרְכִּבֵ֙הוּ֙yar.ki.Ve.huH7392onthehighבָּ֣מֳתֵיba.mo.teiH1116placesH1116oftheearthH776,AndhedideatH398theincreaseofthefieldשָׂדָ֑יsa.DaiH7704;AndhemadehimtosuckH3243honeyדְבַשׁ֙de.VashH1706outoftherockצֽוּר׃TzurH6697,Andoilוְשֶׁ֖מֶןve.She.menH8081outoftheflintyrockH6697;

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