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Deuteronomy 4:15-23

15Takeוְנִשְׁמַרְתֶּ֥םve.nish.mar.TemH8104yethereforegoodheedH8104untoyourselves;foryesawH7200nomannerofformתְּמוּנָ֔הte.mu.NahH8544onthedayבְּי֗וֹםbe.YomH3117thatJehovahspake untoyouinHorebבְּחֹרֵ֖בbe.cho.RevH2722outofthemidstH8432ofthefireהָאֵֽשׁ׃ha.'EshH784;

16lestפֶּ֨ן־Pen-H6435yecorruptH7843yourselves,andmakeוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֥םva.'a.si.TemH6213youagravenimageפֶּ֖סֶלPe.selH6459intheformתְּמוּנַ֣תte.mu.NatH8544ofanyfigure,thelikenessתַּבְנִ֥יתtav.NitH8403ofmaleזָכָ֖רza.KharH2145orfemaleנְקֵבָֽה׃ne.ke.VahH5347,

17thelikenessתַּבְנִ֕יתtav.NitH8403ofanybeastthatisontheearthבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776,thelikenessתַּבְנִית֙tav.NitH8403ofanywingedכָּנָ֔ףka.NafH3671birdצִפּ֣וֹרtzi.PorH6833thatfliethintheheavensבַּשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ba.sha.Ma.yimH8064,

18thelikenessתַּבְנִ֕יתtav.NitH8403ofanythingthatcreepethonthegroundH776,thelikenessתַּבְנִ֛יתtav.NitH8403ofanyfishדָּגָ֥הda.GahH1710thatisinthewaterבַּמַּ֖יִםba.Ma.yimH4325undertheearthלָאָֽרֶץ׃la.'A.retzH776;

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.

20ButJehovahhathtakenH3947you,andbroughtH3318youforthH3318outoftheironהַבַּרְזֶ֖לha.bar.ZelH1270furnaceמִכּ֥וּרmi.KurH3564,outofEgyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,tobeH1961untohimapeopleלְעַ֥םle.'AmH5971ofinheritanceנַחֲלָ֖הna.cha.LahH5159,asatthisdayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117.

21FurthermoreJehovahwasangryהִתְאַנֶּף־hit.'a.nef-H599withmeforyoursakes,andswarethatIshouldnotgoבֹא֙vo'H935overtheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383,andthatIshouldnotgoH935inuntothatgoodהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776,whichJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430giveth theeforaninheritanceנַחֲלָֽה׃na.cha.LahH5159:

22butImustdieמֵת֙metH4191inthislandבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776,ImustnotgoovertheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383;butyeshallgoover,andpossessH3423thatgoodהַטּוֹבָ֖הha.to.VahH2896landהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776.

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.

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