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Deuteronomy 4:1-13

1Andnowוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258,OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, hearken untothestatutesH2706anduntotheordinancesH4941,whichIteachמְלַמֵּ֥דme.la.MedH3925you,todothem;thatyemayliveתִּֽחְי֗וּtich.YuH2421,andgoוּבָאתֶם֙u.va.TemH935inandpossessH3423thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofyourfathersH1, givethyou.

2Yeshallnotaddתֹסִ֗פוּto.Si.fuH3254untothewordהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697whichIcommandמְצַוֶּ֣הme.tza.VehH6680you,neithershallye diminishfromit,thatyemaykeepלִשְׁמֹ֗רlish.MorH8104thecommandmentsמִצְוֹת֙mitz.VotH4687ofJehovahyourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430whichIcommandמְצַוֶּ֥הme.tza.VehH6680you.

3Youreyesעֵֽינֵיכֶם֙'ei.nei.KhemH5869haveseenH7200whatJehovahdidbecauseofBaal-peorH1187;forallthemenH376thatfollowedBaal-peorH1187,JehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hathdestroyedהִשְׁמִיד֛וֹhish.mi.DoH8045themfromthemidstמִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃mi.kir.Be.chaH7130ofthee.

4Butyethatdidcleave untoJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430arealiveחַיִּ֥יםchai.YimH2416everyoneofyouthisdayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

5Behold,IhavetaughtH3925youstatutesH2706andordinancesH4941,evenasJehovahmyGodאֱלֹהָ֑י'e.lo.HaiH430commandedצִוַּ֖נִיtzi.Va.niH6680me,thatyeshoulddosoH3651inthemidstבְּקֶ֣רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130ofthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whither yegoבָּאִ֥יםba.'ImH935intopossessH3423it.

6KeepH8104thereforeanddothem;forthisisyourwisdomחָכְמַתְכֶם֙cha.khe.mat.KhemH2451andyourunderstandingוְנָב֔וֹןve.na.VonH995inthesightofthepeoplesH5971,thatshallhearיִשְׁמְע֗וּןyish.me.'UnH8085allthesestatutesH2706,andsayוְאָמְר֗וּve.'a.me.RuH559,Surelythisgreatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419nationהַגּ֥וֹיha.GoyH1471isawiseחָכָ֣םcha.KhamH2450andunderstandingH995peopleH5971.

7Forwhatgreatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419nationג֣וֹיGoyH1471isthere,thathathagodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430sonigh untothem,asJehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430iswhensoeverwecallקָרְאֵ֖נוּka.re.'E.nuH7121uponhim?

8Andwhatgreatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419nationגּ֣וֹיGoyH1471isthere,thathathstatutesH2706andordinancesH4941sorighteousצַדִּיקִ֑םtza.di.KimH6662asallthislawהַתּוֹרָ֣הha.to.RahH8451,whichIsetH5414beforeyouthisdayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117?

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.

12AndJehovahspake untoyououtofthemidstH8432ofthefireהָאֵ֑שׁha.'EshH784: yeheardשֹׁמְעִ֔יםsho.me.'ImH8085thevoiceH6963ofwordsדְּבָרִים֙de.va.RimH1697,butyesawרֹאִ֖יםro.'ImH7200noformוּתְמוּנָ֛הu.te.mu.NahH8544;onlyyeheardH8085avoiceH6963.

13AndhedeclaredH5046untoyouhiscovenantבְּרִית֗וֹbe.ri.ToH1285,whichhecommandedצִוָּ֤הtzi.VahH6680youtoperform,eventhetenעֲשֶׂ֖רֶת'a.Se.retH6235commandments;andhewroteH3789themupontwoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147tablesofstoneH68.

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