Berean Standard Bible

Deuteronomy 1:38-44

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.

44Then the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֜יha.'e.mo.RiH567who livedהַיֹּשֵׁ֨בhai.yo.ShevH3427inהַהוּא֙ha.Hu'H1931the hillsבָּהָ֤רba.HarH2022came outוַיֵּצֵ֨אvai.ye.Tze'H3318against youלִקְרַאתְכֶ֔םlik.rat.KhemH7122and chasedוַיִּרְדְּפ֣וּvai.yir.de.FuH7291אֶתְכֶ֔ם'et.KhemH853you likeכַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר תַּעֲשֶׂ֖ינָהka.'a.Sher ta.'a.Sei.nahH834 H6213a swarm of beesהַדְּבֹרִ֑יםha.de.vo.RimH1682.They routedוַֽיַּכְּת֥וּvai.ya.ke.TuH3807youאֶתְכֶ֛ם'et.KhemH853from Seirבְּשֵׂעִ֖ירbe.se.'IrH8165all the wayעַד־'ad-H5704to Hormahחָרְמָֽה׃cha.re.MahH2767.

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