American Standard Version
Deuteronomy 4
1Andnowוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258,OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, hearken untothestatutesH2706anduntotheordinancesH4941,whichIteachמְלַמֵּ֥דme.la.MedH3925you,todothem;thatyemayliveתִּֽחְי֗וּtich.YuH2421,andgoוּבָאתֶם֙u.va.TemH935inandpossessH3423thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofyourfathersH1, givethyou.
6KeepH8104thereforeanddothem;forthisisyourwisdomחָכְמַתְכֶם֙cha.khe.mat.KhemH2451andyourunderstandingוְנָב֔וֹןve.na.VonH995inthesightofthepeoplesH5971,thatshallhearיִשְׁמְע֗וּןyish.me.'UnH8085allthesestatutesH2706,andsayוְאָמְר֗וּve.'a.me.RuH559,Surelythisgreatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419nationהַגּ֥וֹיha.GoyH1471isawiseחָכָ֣םcha.KhamH2450andunderstandingH995peopleH5971.
9Onlyרַ֡קrakH7535takeheedH8104tothyself,andkeepH8104thysoulH5315diligently,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435thouforgetתִּשְׁכַּ֨חtish.KachH7911thethingsהַדְּבָרִ֜יםha.de.va.RimH1697whichthineeyesעֵינֶ֗יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869sawH7200,andlestוּפֶן־u.fen-H6435theydepartיָס֙וּרוּ֙ya.Su.ruH5493fromthyheartמִלְּבָ֣בְךָ֔mi.le.Va.ve.khaH3824allthedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117ofthylifeH5315;butmakeוְהוֹדַעְתָּ֥םve.ho.da'.TamH3045themknownH3045unto thychildrenandthychildren’schildren;
10thedayי֗וֹםYomH3117thatthou stoodestbeforeJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶיךָ֮'e.lo.hei.KhaH430inHorebבְּחֹרֵב֒be.cho.RevH2722,whenJehovahsaidH559untome,Assembleהַקְהֶל־hak.hel-H6950methepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,andIwillmakeוְאַשְׁמִעֵ֖םve.'ash.mi.'EmH8085themhearH8085mywordsדְּבָרָ֑יde.va.RaiH1697,thattheymaylearnיִלְמְד֜וּןyil.me.DunH3925tofearלְיִרְאָ֣הle.yir.'AhH3372meallthedaysהַיָּמִים֙hai.ya.MimH3117thattheyliveupontheearthH127,andthattheymayteachיְלַמֵּדֽוּן׃ye.la.me.DunH3925theirchildren.
11AndyecamenearandstoodH5975underthemountainהָהָ֑רha.HarH2022;andthemountainוְהָהָ֞רve.ha.HarH2022burnedבֹּעֵ֤רbo.'ErH1197withfireבָּאֵשׁ֙ba.'EshH784untotheheartלֵ֣בlevH3820ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,withdarknessחֹ֖שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822,cloudעָנָ֥ן'a.NanH6051,andthickוַעֲרָפֶֽל׃va.'a.ra.FelH6205darknessH2822.
19andlestוּפֶן־u.fen-H6435thouliftתִּשָּׂ֨אti.Sa'H5375upthineeyesעֵינֶ֜יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869untoheavenהַשָּׁמַ֗יְמָהha.sha.May.mahH8064,andwhenH834thou seestthesunהַשֶּׁ֨מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121andthemoonהַיָּרֵ֜חַhai.ya.Re.achH3394andthestarsהַכּֽוֹכָבִ֗יםha.ko.kha.VimH3556,evenallthehostצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, thoubedrawnawayH5375andworshipthem,andserveוַעֲבַדְתָּ֑םva.'a.vad.TamH5647them,whichJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hath allotted untoallthepeoplesH5971underthewholeheavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.
21FurthermoreJehovahwasangryהִתְאַנֶּף־hit.'a.nef-H599withmeforyoursakes,andswarethatIshouldnotgoבֹא֙vo'H935overtheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383,andthatIshouldnotgoH935inuntothatgoodהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776,whichJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430giveth theeforaninheritanceנַחֲלָֽה׃na.cha.LahH5159:
23Takeהִשָּׁמְר֣וּhi.sha.me.RuH8104heedH8104untoyourselves,lestפֶּֽן־pen-H6435yeforgetתִּשְׁכְּחוּ֙tish.ke.ChuH7911thecovenantבְּרִ֤יתbe.RitH1285ofJehovahyourGodאֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.KhemH430,whichhemadeוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֨םva.'a.si.TemH6213withyou,andmakeH6213youagravenimageפֶּ֙סֶל֙pe.selH6459intheformתְּמ֣וּנַתte.Mu.natH8544ofanythingwhichJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hath forbidden thee.
25Whenthou shaltbegetchildren,andchildren’schildren,andyeshallhavebeenlonginthelandבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776,andshallcorruptH7843yourselves,andmakeH6213agravenimageפֶּ֙סֶל֙pe.selH6459intheformתְּמ֣וּנַתte.Mu.natH8544ofanything,andshalldothatwhichisevilהָרַ֛עha.Ra'H7451inthesightofJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,toprovokeלְהַכְעִיסֽוֹ׃le.hakh.'i.SoH3707himtoangerH3707;
26Icallheavenהַשָּׁמַ֣יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064andearthהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776towitnessagainstyouthisdayהַיּ֜וֹםhai.YomH3117,thatyeshallsoonutterlyperishH6fromoffthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whereunto yegoovertheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֛ןhai.yar.DenH3383topossessH3423it; yeshallnotprolongתַאֲרִיכֻ֤ןta.'a.ri.KhunH748yourdaysיָמִים֙ya.MimH3117uponit,butshallutterlybedestroyedH8045.
28Andthereyeshallserveוַעֲבַדְתֶּם־va.'a.vad.tem-H5647godsאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430,theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֖הma.'a.SehH4639ofmen’sH120handsיְדֵ֣יye.DeiH3027,woodעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086andstoneוָאֶ֔בֶןva.'E.venH68,whichneitherseeיִרְאוּן֙yir.'UnH7200,norhearיִשְׁמְע֔וּןyish.me.'UnH8085,noreatיֹֽאכְל֖וּןyokh.LunH398,norsmellיְרִיחֻֽן׃ye.ri.ChunH7306.
32Foraskשְׁאַל־she.'al-H7592nowofthedaysלְיָמִ֨יםle.ya.MimH3117thatarepast,whichwerebeforethee,sincethedayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yoMH3117thatGodאֱלֹהִ֤ים׀'E.lo.HimH430createdH1254manH120upontheearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,andfromtheoneH2088endH7097ofheavenH8064untotheother,whethertherehathbeenH1961anysuchthingכַּדָּבָ֤רka.da.VarH1697asthisgreatהַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.doLH1419thingH1697is,orhathbeenH1961heardH8085likeit?
34OrhathGodאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430assayedtogoH935andtakeלָקַ֨חַתla.Ka.chatH3947himanationגוֹי֮goyH1471fromthemidstמִקֶּ֣רֶבmi.Ke.revH7130ofanothernationגּוֹי֒goyH1471,bytrials,bysignsבְּאֹתֹ֨תbe.'o.TotH226,andbywondersוּבְמוֹפְתִ֜יםu.ve.mof.TimH4159,andbywarH4421,andbyamightyH2389handוּבְיָ֤דu.ve.YadH3027,andbyanoutstretchedנְטוּיָ֔הne.tu.YahH5186armוּבִזְר֣וֹעַu.viz.Ro.a'H2220,andbygreatגְּדֹלִ֑יםge.do.LimH1419terrorsH4172,accordingtoallthatJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֛ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430didforyouinEgyptבְּמִצְרַ֖יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714beforeyoureyesלְעֵינֶֽיךָ׃le.'ei.Nei.khaH5869?
36Outofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֛יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064hemadeH8085theetohearH8085hisvoiceקֹל֖וֹko.LoH6963,thathemight instruct thee:anduponearthהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776hemadeH8085theetoseeH7200hisgreatהַגְּדוֹלָ֔הha.ge.do.LahH1419fireאִשּׁ֣וֹ'i.ShoH784;andthou heardesthiswordsוּדְבָרָ֥יוu.de.va.RavH1697outofthemidstH8432ofthefireהָאֵֽשׁ׃ha.'EshH784.
38todriveoutnationsגּוֹיִ֛םgo.YimH1471frombeforetheegreaterגְּדֹלִ֧יםge.do.LimH1419andmightierוַעֲצֻמִ֛יםva.'a.tzu.MimH6099thanthou,tobringלַהֲבִֽיאֲךָ֗la.ha.vi.'a.KhaH935theein,togiveלָֽתֶת־la.tet-H5414theetheirlandאַרְצָ֛ם'ar.TzamH776foraninheritanceנַחֲלָ֖הna.cha.LahH5159,asatthisdayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117.
40Andthou shaltkeepוְשָׁמַרְתָּ֞ve.sha.mar.TaH8104hisstatutesH2706,andhiscommandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֗יוmitz.vo.TavH4687,whichIcommandמְצַוְּךָ֙me.tza.ve.KhaH6680theethisdayH3117,thatitmaygoיִיטַ֣בyi.TavH3190wellH3190withthee,andwiththychildrenafterthee,andthatthou mayestprolongתַּאֲרִ֤יךְta.'a.RikhH748thydaysH3117inthelandהַ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127,whichJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430giveth thee,forever.
46beyondtheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֜ןhai.yar.DenH3383,inthevalleyבַּגַּ֗יְאba.Gay'H1516overagainstBeth-peorH1047,inthelandבְּאֶ֗רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofSihonסִיחֹן֙si.ChonH5511kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428oftheAmoritesH567,whodweltיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427atHeshbonבְּחֶשְׁבּ֑וֹןbe.chesh.BonH2809,whomMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872andthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478smote,whenH834theycameH3318forthH3318outofEgyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.
47AndtheytookH3423hislandאַרְצ֜וֹ'ar.TzoH776inpossessionוַיִּֽירְשׁ֨וּvai.yi.re.ShuH3423,andthelandאֶ֣רֶץ׀'E.retzH776ofOgע֣וֹגogH5747kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBashanהַבָּשָׁ֗ןha.ba.ShanH1316,thetwoשְׁנֵי֙she.NeiH8147kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428oftheAmoritesH567,whowerebeyondtheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383towardthesunrising;
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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