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Deuteronomy 10:12-20

12And nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whatמָ֚הmahH4100does the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430askשֹׁאֵ֖לsho.'ElH7592of youמֵעִמָּ֑ךְme.'i.MakhH5973butכִּ֣י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518to fearלְ֠יִרְאָהLe.yir.'ahH3372אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430by walkingלָלֶ֤כֶתla.Le.khetH1980in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605His waysדְּרָכָיו֙de.ra.KhavH1870,to love Himוּלְאַהֲבָ֣הu.le.'a.ha.VahH157אֹת֔וֹ'o.ToH853,to serveוְלַֽעֲבֹד֙ve.la.'a.VodH5647אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430with allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605your heartלְבָבְךָ֖le.va.ve.KhaH3824and with allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605your soulנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃naf.She.khaH5315,

13andto keepלִשְׁמֹ֞רlish.MorH8104אֶת־'et-H853the commandmentsמִצְוֹ֤תmitz.VotH4687andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853statutesחֻקֹּתָ֔יוchu.ko.TavH2708of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068thatאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834Iאָנֹכִ֥י'a.no.KhiH595am giving youמְצַוְּךָ֖me.tza.ve.KhaH6680this dayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117for your own goodלְט֖וֹבle.TovH2896?

14Beholdהֵ֚ןhenH2005,to the LORDלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430belong the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,even the highestוּשְׁמֵ֣יu.she.MeiH8064heavensהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776and everythingוְכָל־ve.kholH3605אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834in it.

15Yetרַ֧קrakH7535the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has set His affectionחָשַׁ֥קcha.ShakH2836on your fathersבַּאֲבֹתֶ֛יךָba.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1and lovedלְאַהֲבָ֣הle.'a.ha.VahH157themאוֹתָ֑ם'o.TamH853.And He has chosen youוַיִּבְחַ֞רvai.yiv.CharH977,their descendantsבְּזַרְעָ֣םbe.zar.'AmH2233afterאַחֲרֵיהֶ֗ם'a.cha.rei.HemH310them,above allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605the peoplesהָעַמִּ֖יםha.'a.MimH5971,even to this dayכַּיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּה׃kai.Yom ha.ZehH3117 H2088.

16Circumciseוּמַלְתֶּ֕םu.mal.TemH4135אֵ֖ת'etH853עָרְלַ֣ת'a.re.LatH6190your hearts, thereforeלְבַבְכֶ֑םle.vav.KhemH3824,and stiffenתַקְשׁ֖וּtak.ShuH7185your necksוְעָ֨רְפְּכֶ֔םve.'A.re.pe.KhemH6203noלֹ֥אlo'H3808moreעֽוֹד׃odH5750.

17Forכִּ֚יkiH3588the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם ה֚וּא'e.lo.hei.Khem hu'H430 H1931is Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of godsהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430and Lordוַאֲדֹנֵ֖יva.'a.do.NeiH113of lordsהָאֲדֹנִ֑יםha.'a.do.NimH113,the greatהַגָּדֹ֤לha.ga.DolH1419,mightyהַגִּבֹּר֙ha.gi.BorH1368,and awesomeוְהַנּוֹרָ֔אve.ha.no.Ra'H3372אֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834Godהָאֵ֨לha.'ElH410,showing noלֹא־lo'-H3808partialityיִשָּׂ֣א פָנִ֔יםyi.Sa' fa.NimH5375 H6440and acceptingיִקַּ֖חyi.KachH3947noוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808bribeשֹֽׁחַד׃Sho.chadH7810.

18He executesעֹשֶׂ֛ה'o.SehH6213justiceמִשְׁפַּ֥טmish.PatH4941for the fatherlessיָת֖וֹםya.TomH3490and widowוְאַלְמָנָ֑הve.'al.ma.NahH490,and He lovesוְאֹהֵ֣בve.'o.HevH157the foreignerגֵּ֔רGerH1616,givingלָ֥תֶתLa.tetH5414himfoodלֶ֥חֶםLe.chemH3899and clothingוְשִׂמְלָֽה׃ve.sim.LahH8071.

19So you also must loveוַאֲהַבְתֶּ֖םva.'a.hav.TemH157אֶת־'et-H853the foreignerהַגֵּ֑רha.GerH1616,sinceכִּֽי־ki-H3588you yourselves wereהֱיִיתֶ֖םhe.yi.TemH1961foreignersגֵרִ֥יםge.RimH1616in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

20אֶת־'et-H853You are to fearתִּירָ֖אti.Ra'H3372אֹת֣וֹ'o.ToH853the LORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430and serveתַעֲבֹ֑דta.'a.VodH5647Him.Hold fast to Himתִדְבָּ֔קtid.BakH1692and take your oathsתִּשָּׁבֵֽעַ׃ti.sha.Ve.a'H7650in His nameוּבִשְׁמ֖וֹu.vish.MoH8034.

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