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Deuteronomy 4:5-31

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.

14AndJehovahcommandedצִוָּ֤הtzi.VahH6680meatthattimeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256toteachלְלַמֵּ֣דle.la.MedH3925youstatutesH2706andordinancesH4941,thatyemightdotheminthelandבָּאָ֕רֶץba.'A.retzH776whither yegoovertopossessH3423it.

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.

24ForJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430isadevouringH398fireאֵ֥שׁ'eshH784,ajealousקַנָּֽא׃ פka.Na'H7067GodH430.

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.

27AndJehovahwillscatterוְהֵפִ֧יץve.he.FitzH6327youamongthepeoplesH5971,andyeshallbeleftH7604fewinnumberמִסְפָּ֔רmis.ParH4557amongthenationsבַּגּוֹיִ֕םba.go.YimH1471, whitherJehovahshallleadyouawayיְנַהֵ֧גye.na.HegH5090.

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.

29Butfromthence yeshallseekוּבִקַּשְׁתֶּ֥םu.vi.kash.TemH1245JehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,andthou shaltfindוּמָצָ֑אתָu.ma.Tza.taH4672him,whenthou searchestafterhimwithallthyheartלְבָבְךָ֖le.va.ve.KhaH3824andwithallthysoulH5315.

30Whenthou artintribulation,andallthesethingsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697arecomeupon thee,inthelatterH319daysהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117thou shaltreturnוְשַׁבְתָּ֙ve.shav.TaH7725toJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,andhearken untohisvoiceבְּקֹלֽוֹ׃be.ko.LoH6963:

31forJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430isamercifulGodH430;hewillnotfailthee,neitherdestroyיַשְׁחִיתֶ֑ךָyash.chi.Te.khaH7843thee,norforgetיִשְׁכַּח֙yish.KachH7911thecovenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285ofthyfathersH1whichhesware untothem.

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