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Deuteronomy 8

1Allthecommandmentהַמִּצְוָ֗הha.mitz.VahH4687whichIcommandמְצַוְּךָ֛me.tza.ve.KhaH6680theethisdayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117shallyeobserveH8104todo,thatyemayliveתִּֽחְי֜וּןtich.YunH2421,andmultiplyH7235,andgoוּבָאתֶם֙u.va.TemH935inandpossessH3423thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichJehovahsware untoyourfathersH1.

2Andthou shaltrememberוְזָכַרְתָּ֣ve.za.khar.TaH2142allthewayהַדֶּ֗רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870whichJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hath led theethesefortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141inthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057,thathemighthumble thee,toprovethee,toknowלָדַ֜עַתla.Da.'atH3045whatwasinthyheartבִּֽלְבָבְךָ֛bil.va.ve.KhaH3824,whetherthou wouldestkeepהֲתִשְׁמֹ֥רha.tish.MorH8104hiscommandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֖יוmitz.vo.tovH4687,ornot.

3Andhehumbled thee,andsuffered theetohungerוַיַּרְעִבֶךָ֒vai.yar.'i.ve.KhaH7456,andfedtheewithmannaהַמָּן֙ha.ManH4478,whichthou knewestnot,neitherdidthyfathersH1knowH3045;thathemightmakeH3045theeknowH3045thatmanH120dothnotliveH2421bybreadהַלֶּ֤חֶםha.Le.chemH3899onlyלְבַדּוֹ֙le.va.DoH905,butbyeverythingH3605thatproceedethoutofthemouthפִֽי־fi-H6310ofJehovahdothmanH120liveH2421.

4Thy raiment waxednotolduponthee,neitherdidthyfootוְרַגְלְךָ֖ve.rag.le.KhaH7272swell,thesefortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.

5Andthou shaltconsiderinthyheartלְבָבֶ֑ךָle.va.Ve.khaH3824,that,asamanH376chastenethhissonH1121,soJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430chasteneth thee.

6Andthou shaltkeepוְשָׁ֣מַרְתָּ֔ve.Sha.mar.taH8104thecommandmentsמִצְוֹ֖תmitz.VotH4687ofJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,towalkinhiswaysבִּדְרָכָ֖יוbid.ra.KhavH1870,andtofearH3372him.

7ForJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430bringeth theeintoagoodטוֹבָ֑הto.VahH2896landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776,alandאֶ֚רֶץ'E.retzH776ofbrooksofwaterמָ֔יִםMa.yimH4325,offountainsandsprings,flowingforthיֹצְאִ֥יםyo.tze.'ImH3318invalleysבַּבִּקְעָ֖הba.bik.'AhH1237andhillsH2022;

8alandאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776ofwheatחִטָּה֙chi.TahH2406andbarleyוּשְׂעֹרָ֔הu.se.'o.RahH8184,andvinesוְגֶ֥פֶןve.Ge.fenH1612andfig-treesandpomegranatesוְרִמּ֑וֹןve.ri.MonH7416;alandאֶֽרֶץ־'e.retz-H776ofolive-treesandhoneyוּדְבָֽשׁ׃u.de.VashH1706;

9alandאֶ֗רֶץ'E.retzH776whereinthou shalteatתֹּֽאכַל־to.khal-H398breadH3899withoutscarceness, thou shaltnotlackתֶחְסַ֥רtech.SarH2637anythinginit;alandאֶ֚רֶץ'E.retzH776whosestonesH68areironבַרְזֶ֔לvar.ZelH1270,andoutofwhosehillsוּמֵהֲרָרֶ֖יהָu.me.ha.ra.Rei.haH2042thou mayestdigתַּחְצֹ֥בtach.TzoH2672copperנְחֹֽשֶׁת׃ne.Cho.shetH5178.

10Andthou shalteatוְאָכַלְתָּ֖ve.'a.khal.TaH398andbefull,andthou shaltblessוּבֵֽרַכְתָּ֙u.ve.rakh.TaH1288JehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430forthegoodהַטֹּבָ֖הha.to.VahH2896landהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichhehathgivenH5414thee.

11Bewarelestפֶּן־pen-H6435thouforgetתִּשְׁכַּ֖חtish.KachH7911JehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,innotkeepingH8104hiscommandmentsמִצְוֹתָיו֙mitz.vo.TavH4687,andhisordinancesH4941,andhisstatutesH2708,whichIcommandמְצַוְּךָ֖me.tza.ve.KhaH6680theethisdayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117:

12lestפֶּן־pen-H6435,whenthou hasteatenתֹּאכַ֖לto.KhalH398andartfull,andhastbuiltתִּבְנֶ֖הtiv.NehH1129goodlyhousesH1004,anddweltH3427therein;

13andwhenH834thyherdsוּבְקָֽרְךָ֤u.ve.ka.re.ChaH1241andthyflocksוְצֹֽאנְךָ֙ve.tzo.ne.KhaH6629multiplyH7235,andthysilverוְכֶ֥סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701andthygoldוְזָהָ֖בve.za.HavH2091ismultipliedH7235,andallthatthou hastismultipliedH7235;

14thenthyheartלְבָבֶ֑ךָle.va.Ve.khaH3824beliftedוְרָ֖םve.RamH7311up,andthouforgetוְשָֽׁכַחְתָּ֙ve.sha.khach.TaH7911JehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,whobroughtH3318theeforthH3318outofthelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,outofthehouseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004ofbondage;

15wholedtheethroughthegreatהַגָּדֹ֣לha.ga.DolH1419andterriblewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֣ר׀ba.mid.BarH4057,whereinwerefieryserpentsandscorpionsH6137,andthirstyוְצִמָּא֖וֹןve.tzi.ma.'onH6774groundH6774whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834wasnowaterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325;whobroughtH3318theeforthהַמּוֹצִ֤יאha.mo.Tzi'H3318waterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325outoftherockמִצּ֖וּרmi.TzurH6697offlintהַֽחַלָּמִֽישׁ׃Ha.cha.la.MishH2496;

16whofedtheeinthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057withmannaמָן֙manH4478,whichthyfathersH1knewH3045not;thathemighthumble thee,andthathemightprovethee,todotheegoodלְהֵיטִֽבְךָ֖le.hei.tiv.KhaH3190atthylatterH319endבְּאַחֲרִיתֶֽךָ׃be.'a.cha.ri.Te.khaH319:

17andlest thousayוְאָמַרְתָּ֖ve.'a.mar.TaH559inthyheartבִּלְבָבֶ֑ךָbil.va.Ve.khaH3824,Mypowerandthemightofmyhandיָדִ֔יya.DiH3027hath gottenmethiswealthהַחַ֥יִלha.Cha.yilH2428.

18Butthou shaltrememberוְזָֽכַרְתָּ֙ve.za.khar.TaH2142JehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,foritishethatgiveth theepowerH3581togetwealthחָ֑יִלCha.yilH2428;thathemayestablishH6965hiscovenantבְּרִית֛וֹbe.ri.ToH1285whichhesware unto thyfathersH1,asatthisdayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117.

19Anditshallbeוְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961,ifthou shaltforgetH7911JehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,andwalkוְהָֽלַכְתָּ֗ve.ha.lakh.TaH1980afterotherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,andserveוַעֲבַדְתָּ֖םva.'a.vad.TamH5647them,andworshipthem,Itestify againstyouthisdayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117thatyeshallsurelyperishH6.

20Asthenationsכַּגּוֹיִ֗םka.go.YimH1471thatJehovahmakethtoperishH6beforeyou,soכֵּ֖ןkenH3651shallyeperishH6;becauseyewouldnothearken untothevoiceבְּק֖וֹלbe.KolH6963ofJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ פ'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 8

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