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Deuteronomy 1:26-43

26But you were unwillingוְלֹ֥א אֲבִיתֶ֖םve.Lo' 'a.vi.TemH3808 H14to go upלַעֲלֹ֑תla.'a.LotH5927;you rebelledוַתַּמְר֕וּva.tam.RuH4784אֶת־'et-H853against the commandפִּ֥יpiH6310of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

27You grumbledוַתֵּרָגְנ֤וּva.te.ra.ge.NuH7279in your tentsבְאָהֳלֵיכֶם֙ve.'o.ho.lei.KhemH168and saidוַתֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ בְּשִׂנְאַ֤תva.To.me.Ru be.sin.'AtH559 H8135, “Because the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hates usאֹתָ֔נוּ'o.Ta.nuH853,He has brought us outהוֹצִיאָ֖נוּho.tzi.'A.nuH3318of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714to deliverלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414usאֹתָ֛נוּ'o.Ta.nuH853into the handבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027of the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֖יha.'e.mo.RiH567to be annihilatedלְהַשְׁמִידֵֽנוּ׃le.hash.mi.De.nuH8045.

28Whereאָנָ֣ה׀'a.NahH575can weאֲנַ֣חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587goעֹלִ֗ים'o.LimH5927?Our brothersאַחֵינוּ֩'a.chei.NuH251have made our hearts meltהֵמַ֨סּוּhe.Ma.suH4549אֶת־'et-H853לְבָבֵ֜נוּle.va.Ve.nuH3824,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559: ‘The peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971are largerגָּד֤וֹלga.DolH1419and tallerוָרָם֙va.RamH7311than we areמִמֶּ֔נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480;the citiesעָרִ֛ים'a.RimH5892are largeגְּדֹלֹ֥תge.do.LotH1419,with walls upוּבְצוּרֹ֖תu.ve.tzu.RotH1219to the heavensבַּשָּׁמָ֑יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064.We evenוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571sawרָאִ֥ינוּra.'I.nuH7200the descendantsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of the Anakimעֲנָקִ֖ים'a.na.KimH6062thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.’”

29So I saidוָאֹמַ֖רva.'o.MarH559to youאֲלֵכֶ֑ם'a.le.KhemH413: “Do notלֹא־lo'-H3808be terrifiedתַֽעַרְצ֥וּן וְֽלֹא־ta.'ar.Tzun ve.lo'-H6206 H3808or afraidתִֽירְא֖וּןtir.'UnH3372of them!

30The LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֙'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,who goesהַהֹלֵ֣ךְha.ho.LekhH1980before youלִפְנֵיכֶ֔ם ה֖וּאlif.nei.Khem hu'H6440 H1931,will fightיִלָּחֵ֣םyi.la.ChemH3898for you,just asכְּ֠כֹלKe.kholH3605אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834you saw Himלְעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃le.'ei.nei.KhemH5869doעָשָׂ֧ה'a.SahH6213for youאִתְּכֶ֛ם'i.te.KhemH854in Egyptבְּמִצְרַ֖יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714

31andרָאִ֔יתָra.'I.taH7200in the wildernessוּבַמִּדְבָּר֙u.va.mid.BarH4057,whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834carried youנְשָׂאֲךָ֙ne.sa.'a.KhaH5375,asכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834a manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376אֶת־'et-H853carriesיִשָּׂא־yi.sa'-H5375his sonבְּנ֑וֹbe.NoH1121,allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the wayהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870by whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you traveledהֲלַכְתֶּ֔םha.lakh.TemH1980untilעַד־'ad-H5704you reachedבֹּאֲכֶ֖ם עַד־bo.'a.Khem 'ad-H935 H5704thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088placeהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725.”

32But in spiteוּבַדָּבָ֖רu.va.da.VarH1697of all thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088,you did notאֵֽינְכֶם֙'ei.ne.KhemH369trustמַאֲמִינִ֔םma.'a.mi.NimH539the LORDבַּיהוָ֖הba.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,

33who wentהַהֹלֵ֨ךְha.ho.LekhH1980before youלִפְנֵיכֶ֜םlif.nei.KhemH6440on the journeyבַּדֶּ֗רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870,in the fireבָּאֵ֣שׁ׀ba.'EshH784by nightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915and in the cloudוּבֶעָנָ֖ןu.ve.'a.NanH6051by dayיוֹמָֽם׃yo.MamH3119,to seek outלָת֥וּרla.TurH8446a placeמָק֖וֹםma.KomH4725for you to campלַֽחֲנֹֽתְכֶ֑םla.cha.no.te.KhemH2583andto show youלַרְאֹֽתְכֶם֙lar.'o.te.KhemH7200the roadבַּדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ba.De.rekhH1870אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834to travelתֵּֽלְכוּ־te.le.khu-H1980.

34When the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853ק֣וֹלKolH6963heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֥עvai.yish.Ma'H8085your wordsדִּבְרֵיכֶ֑םdiv.rei.KhemH1697,He grew angryוַיִּקְצֹ֖ףvai.yik.TzofH7107and swore an oathוַיִּשָּׁבַ֥עvai.yi.sha.Va'H7650,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

35“Notאִם־'im-H518oneאִישׁ֙'ishH376of theהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428menבָּאֲנָשִׁ֣יםba.'a.na.ShimH582of thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088אֵ֚ת'etH853evilהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451generationהַדּ֥וֹרha.DorH1755shall seeיִרְאֶ֥הyir.'EhH7200the goodהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I sworeנִשְׁבַּ֔עְתִּיnish.Ba'.tiH7650to giveלָתֵ֖תla.TetH5414your fathersלַאֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃la.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1,

36exceptזֽוּלָתִ֞יzu.la.TiH2108Calebכָּלֵ֤בka.LevH3612sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jephunnehיְפֻנֶּה֙ye.fu.NehH3312.Heה֣וּאhu'H1931will see itיִרְאֶ֔נָּהyir.'E.nahH7200,and I will giveאֶתֵּ֧ן'e.TenH5414himאֶת־'et-H853and his descendantsוּלְבָנָ֑יוu.le.va.NavH1121the landהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776on whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he has set footדָּֽרַךְ־da.rakh-H1869,becauseיַ֕עַןYa.'anH3282אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he followedאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068wholeheartedlyמִלֵּ֖אmi.Le'H4390.”

37The LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068was also angryגַּם־ הִתְאַנַּ֣ףgam- hit.'a.NafH599 H1571with meon your accountבִּגְלַלְכֶ֖םbig.lal.KhemH1558,and He saidלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Notלֹא־lo'-H3808evenגַּם־gam-H1571youאַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH859shall enterתָבֹ֥אta.Vo'H935the landשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.

38Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֤עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091sonבִּןbin-H1121of Nunנוּן֙nunH5126,who standsהָעֹמֵ֣דha.'o.MedH5975before youלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440,will enterה֖וּא יָ֣בֹאhu' Ya.vo'H1931 H935itשָׁ֑מָּהSha.mahH8033אֹת֣וֹ'o.ToH853.Encourage himחַזֵּ֔קcha.ZekH2388,forכִּי־ki-H3588heה֖וּאhu'H1931will enable Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478to inheritיַנְחִלֶ֥נָּהyan.chi.Le.nahH5157the landאֶת־'et-H853.

39And the little onesוְטַפְּכֶם֩ve.ta.pe.KhemH2945אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834you saidאֲמַרְתֶּ֜ם'a.mar.TemH559would becomeיִהְיֶ֗הyih.YehH1961captivesלָבַ֣זla.VazH957—your childrenוּ֠בְנֵיכֶםU.ve.nei.khemH1121whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834on that dayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117did notלֹא־lo'-H3808knowיָדְע֤וּya.de.'UH3045goodט֣וֹבTovH2896from evilוָרָ֔עva.Ra'H7451הֵ֖מָּהHe.mahH1992—will enterיָבֹ֣אוּya.Vo.'uH935the land thatשָׁ֑מָּהSha.mahH8033I will give themאֶתְּנֶ֔נָּה'et.te.Ne.nahH5414,and theyוְהֵ֖םve.HemH1992will possess itיִירָשֽׁוּהָ׃yi.ra.Shu.haH3423.

40But youוְאַתֶּ֖םve.'a.TemH859are to turn backפְּנ֣וּpe.NuH6437and headוּסְע֥וּu.se.'UH5265for the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֖רָהha.mid.Ba.rahH4057along the routeדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870to the Redסֽוּף׃SufH5488Seaיַם־yam-H3220.”

41“We have sinnedחָטָאנוּ֮cha.ta.NuH2398against the LORDלַֽיהוָה֒la.Yah.wehH3068,”you repliedוַֽתַּעֲנ֣וּ׀ וַתֹּאמְר֣וּ אֵלַ֗יva.ta.'a.Nu va.to.me.Ru 'e.LaiH6030 H559 H413. “Weאֲנַ֤חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587will go upנַעֲלֶה֙na.'a.LehH5927and fightוְנִלְחַ֔מְנוּve.nil.Cham.nuH3898,asכְּכֹ֥לke.KholH3605אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430has commanded usצִוָּ֖נוּtzi.Va.nuH6680.”Then eachאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376אֶת־'et-H853of you put onוַֽתַּחְגְּר֗וּva.tach.ge.RuH2296his weaponsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627of warמִלְחַמְתּ֔וֹmil.cham.ToH4421,thinking it easyוַתָּהִ֖ינוּva.ta.Hi.nuH1951to go upלַעֲלֹ֥תla.'a.LotH5927into the hill countryהָהָֽרָה׃ha.Ha.rahH2022.

42But the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to meאֵלַ֗י'e.LaiH413, “Tellאֱמֹ֤ר'e.MorH559themnotלֹ֤אlo'H3808to go upתַֽעֲלוּ֙ta.'a.LuH5927וְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808and fightתִלָּ֣חֲמ֔וּti.La.cha.MuH3898,forכִּ֥יkiH3588I am notאֵינֶ֖נִּי'ei.Ne.niH369with youבְּקִרְבְּכֶ֑םbe.kir.be.KhemH7130to keep you fromוְלֹא֙ve.Lo'H3808defeatתִּנָּֽגְפ֔וּti.na.ge.FuH5062byלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440your enemiesאֹיְבֵיכֶֽם׃'o.ye.vei.KhemH341.”

43So I spokeוָאֲדַבֵּ֥רva.'a.da.BerH1696to youאֲלֵיכֶ֖ם'a.lei.KhemH413,but you would notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808listenשְׁמַעְתֶּ֑םshe.ma'.TemH8085.You rebelled againstוַתַּמְרוּ֙va.tam.RuH4784אֶת־'et-H853the commandפִּ֣יpiH6310of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068and presumptuouslyוַתָּזִ֖דוּva.ta.Zi.duH2102went upוַתַּעֲל֥וּva.ta.'a.LuH5927into the hill countryהָהָֽרָה׃ha.Ha.rahH2022.

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