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Deuteronomy 9

1Hearשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085,OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478: thou arttopassעֹבֵ֤ר'o.VerH5674overtheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383thisdayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117,togoלָבֹא֙la.Vo'H935intodispossessלָרֶ֣שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423nationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471greaterH1419andmightierוַעֲצֻמִ֖יםva.'a.tzu.MimH6099thanthyself,citiesעָרִ֛ים'a.RimH5892greatH1419andfortifiedH1219uptoheavenבַּשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ba.sha.Ma.yimH8064,

2apeopleעַֽם־'am-H5971greatגָּד֥וֹלga.DolH1419andtall,thesonsH1121oftheAnakim,whomthou knowest,andofwhomthou hastheardH8085say,Whocanstandיִתְיַצֵּ֔בyit.ya.TzevH3320beforethesonsH1121ofAnakעֲנָֽק׃'a.NakH6061?

3Knowוְיָדַעְתָּ֣ve.ya.da'.TaH3045thereforethisdayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117,thatJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430ishewhogoethoverbeforetheeasadevouringH398fireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784;hewilldestroyיַשְׁמִידֵ֛םyash.mi.DemH8045them,andhewillbringthemdownbeforethee:soshalt thoudrivethemout,andmakeH3045themtoperishH6quicklyמַהֵ֔רma.HerH4118,asJehovahhathspokenH1696unto thee.

4Speaknotthouinthyheartבִּלְבָבְךָ֗bil.va.ve.KhaH3824,afterthatJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֨יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430haththrustthemoutfrombeforethee,sayingH559,Formyrighteousnessבְּצִדְקָתִי֙be.tzid.ka.TiH6666JehovahhathbroughtH935meintopossessH3423thislandהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776; whereasforthewickednessוּבְרִשְׁעַת֙u.ve.rish.'AtH7564ofthesenationsהַגּוֹיִ֣םha.go.YimH1471Jehovahdothdrivethemoutfrombeforethee.

5Notforthyrighteousnessבְצִדְקָתְךָ֗ve.tzid.ka.te.ChaH6666,orfortheuprightnessוּבְיֹ֙שֶׁר֙u.ve.Yo.sherH3476ofthyheartלְבָ֣בְךָ֔le.Va.ve.khaH3824, dost thougoבָ֖אva'H935intopossessH3423theirlandאַרְצָ֑ם'ar.TzamH776;butforthewickednessבְּרִשְׁעַ֣ת׀be.rish.'AtH7564ofthesenationsהַגּוֹיִ֣םha.go.YimH1471JehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430dothdrivethemoutfrombeforethee,andthathemayestablishH6965thewordהַדָּבָ֗רha.da.VarH1697whichJehovahsware unto thyfathersH1,toAbrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֥םle.'av.ra.HamH85,toIsaacלְיִצְחָ֖קle.yitz.ChakH3327,andtoJacobוּֽלְיַעֲקֹֽב׃u.le.ya.'a.koH3290.

6Knowוְיָדַעְתָּ֗ve.ya.da'.TaH3045therefore,thatJehovahthyGodאֱ֠לֹהֶיךָ'E.lo.hei.khaH430giveth theenotthisgoodהַטּוֹבָ֛הha.to.VahH2896landהָאָ֧רֶץha.'A.retzH776topossessH3423itforthyrighteousnessבְצִדְקָֽתְךָ֙ve.tzid.ka.te.ChaH6666;forthou artastiffneckedpeopleעַם־'am-H5971.

7Rememberזְכֹר֙ze.KhorH2142,forgetתִּשְׁכַּ֔חtish.KachH7911thounot,howthou provokedstJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430towrathinthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057:fromthedayהַיּ֞וֹםhai.YomH3117thatthou wentestforthH3318outofthelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֗יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,untilyecameH935untothisplaceהַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.KomH4725, yehavebeenH1961rebelliousH4784againstJehovah.

8AlsoinHorebוּבְחֹרֵ֥בu.ve.cho.RevH2722yeprovokedJehovahtowrath,andJehovahwasangryH7107withyoutodestroyלְהַשְׁמִ֥ידle.hash.MidH8045you.

9WhenIwasgoneH5927upintothemounttoreceiveלָקַ֜חַתla.Ka.chatH3947thetablesofstoneH68,eventhetablesofthecovenantהַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.RitH1285whichJehovahmadeH3772withyou,thenIabodeinthemountfortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysיוֹם֙yOmH3117andfortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֣יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705nightsלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915;IdidneithereatH398breadH3899nordrinkH8354waterוּמַ֖יִםu.Ma.yimH4325.

10AndJehovahdelivereduntomethetwoשְׁנֵי֙she.NeiH8147tablesofstoneH68writtenH3789withthefingerבְּאֶצְבַּ֣עbe.'etz.Ba'H676ofGodאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430;andonthemwaswrittenH3789accordingtoallthewordsהַדְּבָרִ֡יםha.de.va.RimH1697,whichJehovahspakewithyouinthemountoutofthemidstH8432ofthefireהָאֵ֖שׁha.'EshH784inthedayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117oftheassemblyהַקָּהָֽל׃ha.ka.HalH6951.

11Anditcametopassattheendמִקֵּץ֙mi.KetzH7093offortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysי֔וֹםYomH3117andfortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֖יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705nightsלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915,thatJehovahgaveH5414methetwoשְׁנֵ֛יshe.NeiH8147tablesofstoneH68,eventhetablesofthecovenantהַבְּרִֽית׃ha.be.RitH1285.

12AndJehovahsaidH559untome,Ariseק֣וּםkumH6965,gettheedownרֵ֤דredH3381quicklyמַהֵר֙ma.HerH4118fromhence;forthypeopleעַמְּךָ֔'a.me.KhaH5971thatthou hastbroughtH3318forthH3318outofEgyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714havecorruptedH7843themselves;theyarequicklyמַהֵ֗רma.HerH4118turnedH5493asideסָ֣רוּSa.ruH5493outofthewayהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870whichIcommandedצִוִּיתִ֔םtzi.vi.TimH6680them;theyhavemadeH6213themamolten image.

13FurthermoreJehovahspake untome,sayingH559,IhaveseenH7200thispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971,and,behold,itisastiffneckedpeopleעַם־'am-H5971:

14letmealone,thatImaydestroyוְאַשְׁמִידֵ֔םve.'ash.mi.DemH8045them,andblotouttheirnameשְׁמָ֔םshe.MamH8034fromunderheavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064;andIwillmakeוְאֶֽעֱשֶׂה֙ve.'e.'e.SehH6213oftheeanationלְגוֹי־le.goy-H1471mightierעָצ֥וּם'a.TzumH6099andgreaterוָרָ֖בva.RavH7227thanthey.

15SoIturnedוָאֵ֗פֶןva.'E.fenH6437andcameH3381downוָֽאֵרֵד֙va.'e.RedH3381fromthemount,andthemountwasburningwithfireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784:andthetwoוּשְׁנֵי֙u.she.NeiH8147tablesofthecovenantהַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.RitH1285wereinmytwoשְׁתֵּ֥יshe.TeiH8147handsיָדָֽי׃ya.DaiH3027.

16AndIlookedH7200,and,behold, yehadsinnedH2398againstJehovahyourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430; yehadmadeH6213youamoltencalfעֵ֖גֶל'E.gelH5695: yehadturnedH5493asideסַרְתֶּ֣םsar.TemH5493quicklyמַהֵ֔רma.HerH4118outofthewayהַדֶּ֕רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870whichJehovahhadcommandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680you.

17AndItookholdofthetwoבִּשְׁנֵ֣יbish.NeiH8147tables,andcastH7993themoutofmytwoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147handsיָדָ֑יya.DaiH3027,andbrakethembeforeyoureyesלְעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃le.'ei.nei.KhemH5869.

18AndIfellH5307downH5307beforeJehovah,asatthefirstH7223,fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysיוֹם֙yOmH3117andfortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֣יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705nightsלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915;IdidneithereatH398breadH3899nordrinkH8354waterוּמַ֖יִםu.Ma.yimH4325;becauseofallyoursinH2398whichyesinnedH2398,indoingthatwhichwasevilהָרַ֛עha.Ra'H7451inthesightofJehovah,toprovokeלְהַכְעִיסֽוֹ׃le.hakh.'i.SoH3707himtoangerH3707.

19ForIwasafraidיָגֹ֗רְתִּיya.Go.re.tiH3025oftheangerהָאַף֙ha.'AfH639andhotdispleasure, wherewithJehovahwaswrothagainstyoutodestroyלְהַשְׁמִ֣ידle.hash.MidH8045you.ButJehovahhearkened untomethattimeבַּפַּ֥עַםba.Pa.'amH6471alsoגַּ֖םgamH1571.

20AndJehovahwasveryH3966angryהִתְאַנַּ֧ףhit.'a.NafH599withAaronוּֽבְאַהֲרֹ֗ןu.ve.'a.ha.RonH175todestroyלְהַשְׁמִיד֑וֹle.hash.mi.DoH8045him:andIprayedוָֽאֶתְפַּלֵּ֛לva.'et.pa.LelH6419forAaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175alsoגַּם־gam-H1571atthesametimeבָּעֵ֥תba.'EtH6256.

21AndItookH3947yoursinחַטַּאתְכֶ֞םcha.tat.KhemH2403,thecalfהָעֵ֗גֶלha.'E.gelH5695whichyehadmadeH6213,andburntitwithfireבָּאֵשׁ֒ba.'EshH784,andstampedit,grindingטָחוֹן֙ta.chOnH2912itverysmall,untilitwasasfineדַּ֖קdakH1854asdustלְעָפָ֑רle.'a.FarH6083:andIcastH7993thedustעֲפָר֔וֹa.fa.RoH6083thereofintothebrookthatdescendedoutofthemount.

22AndatTaberahוּבְתַבְעֵרָה֙u.ve.tav.'e.RahH8404,andatMassahוּבְמַסָּ֔הu.ve.ma.SahH4532,andatKibroth-hattaavahH6914, yeprovokedJehovahtowrath.

23AndwhenH834JehovahsentH7971youfromKadesh-barneaH6947,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Goעֲלוּ֙'a.LuH5927upandpossessH3423thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichIhavegivenH5414you;thenyerebelledH4784againstthecommandmentofJehovahyourGodאֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.KhemH430,andyebelievedH539himnot,norhearkenedtohisvoiceבְּקֹלֽוֹ׃be.ko.LoH6963.

24YehavebeenH1961rebelliousH4784againstJehovahfromthedayמִיּ֖וֹםmi.YomH3117thatIknewH3045you.

25SoIfellH5307downH5307beforeJehovahthefortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117andfortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705nightsהַלַּ֖יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915thatIfellH5307downH5307,becauseJehovahhadsaidH559hewoulddestroyלְהַשְׁמִ֥ידle.hash.MidH8045you.

26AndIprayedוָאֶתְפַּלֵּ֣לva.'et.pa.LelH6419untoJehovah,andsaidH559,OLordJehovah,destroyתַּשְׁחֵ֤תtash.ChetH7843notthypeopleעַמְּךָ֙'a.me.KhaH5971andthineinheritanceוְנַחֲלָ֣תְךָ֔ve.na.cha.La.te.khaH5159,thatthou hastredeemedפָּדִ֖יתָpa.Di.taH6299throughthygreatnessבְּגָדְלֶ֑ךָbe.ga.de.Le.khaH1433,thatthou hastbroughtH3318forthH3318outofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֖יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714withamightyH2389handבְּיָ֥דbe.YadH3027.

27Rememberזְכֹר֙ze.KhorH2142thyservantsלַעֲבָדֶ֔יךָla.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֥םle.'av.ra.HamH85,Isaacלְיִצְחָ֖קle.yitz.ChakH3327,andJacobוּֽלְיַעֲקֹ֑בu.le.ya.'a.KoH3290;looknotuntothestubbornnessofthispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971,nortotheirwickednessרִשְׁע֖וֹrish.'OH7562,nortotheirsinחַטָּאתֽוֹ׃cha.ta.ToH2403,

28lestפֶּן־pen-H6435thelandהָאָרֶץ֮ha.'a.RetzH776whence thou broughtestusoutsayיֹאמְר֗וּyo.me.RuH559,BecauseJehovahwasnotableיְכֹ֣לֶתye.Kho.letH3201tobringלַהֲבִיאָ֕םla.ha.vi.'AmH935themintothelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichhepromiseduntothem,andbecausehehatedthem,hehathbroughtH935themouttoslaytheminthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.

29Yettheyarethypeopleעַמְּךָ֖'a.me.KhaH5971andthineinheritanceוְנַחֲלָתֶ֑ךָve.na.cha.la.Te.khaH5159,whichthou broughtestoutbythygreatהַגָּדֹ֔לha.ga.DolH1419powerandbythineoutstretchedהַנְּטוּיָֽה׃ פha.ne.tu.YahH5186armוּבִֽזְרֹעֲךָ֖u.viz.ro.'a.KhaH2220.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 9

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