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Deuteronomy 11:10-32

10Forכִּ֣יkiH3588the landהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834youאַתָּ֤ה'a.TahH859are enteringבָא־ שָׁ֙מָּה֙va'- Sha.mahH935 H8033to possessלְרִשְׁתָּ֔הּle.rish.TahH3423is notלֹ֣אlo'H3808like the landכְאֶ֤רֶץkhe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714,from whichהִ֔ואhi'H1931you have comeיְצָאתֶ֖ם מִשָּׁ֑םye.tza.Tem mi.ShamH3318 H8033אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834,whereאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834you sowedתִּזְרַע֙tiz.Ra'H2232אֶֽת־'et-H853your seedזַרְעֲךָ֔zar.'a.KhaH2233and irrigatedוְהִשְׁקִ֥יתָve.hish.Ki.taH8248on footבְרַגְלְךָ֖ve.rag.le.KhaH7272,like a vegetableהַיָּרָֽק׃hai.ya.RakH3419gardenכְּגַ֥ןke.GanH1588.

11But the landוְהָאָ֗רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834youאַתֶּ֜ם'a.TemH859are crossingעֹבְרִ֥ים'oe.RimH5674the Jordanשָׁ֙מָּה֙Sha.mahH8033to possessלְרִשְׁתָּ֔הּle.rish.TahH3423is a landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of mountainsהָרִ֖יםha.RimH2022and valleysוּבְקָעֹ֑תu.ve.ka.'OtH1237that drinks inתִּשְׁתֶּה־ מָּֽיִם׃tish.teh- Ma.yimH8354 H4325the rainלִמְטַ֥רlim.TarH4306from heavenהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

12It is a landאֶ֕רֶץ'E.retzH776for whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430caresדֹּרֵ֣שׁdo.ReshH1875אֹתָ֑הּ'o.TahH853;the eyesעֵינֵ֨י'ei.NeiH5869of the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430are alwaysתָּמִ֗ידta.MidH8548on it,from the beginningמֵֽרֵשִׁית֙me.re.ShitH7225toוְעַ֖דve.'AdH5704the endהַשָּׁנָ֔ה אַחֲרִ֥יתha.sha.Nah 'a.cha.RitH319 H8141of the yearשָׁנָֽה׃ סsha.NahH8141.

13Soוְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961ifאִם־'im-H518you carefully obeyאֶל־'el-H8085 H413the commandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֔יmitz.vo.TaiH4687אֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834Iאָנֹכִ֛י'a.no.KhiH595am giving you todayמְצַוֶּ֥הme.tza.VehH6680אֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.KhemH853הַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117,to loveלְאַהֲבָ֞הle.'a.ha.VahH157אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֙'e.lo.hei.KhemH430and to serve Himוּלְעָבְד֔וֹu.le.'a.ve.DoH5647with allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605your heartלְבַבְכֶ֖םle.vav.KhemH3824and with allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605your soulנַפְשְׁכֶֽם׃naf.she.KhemH5315,

14then I will provideוְנָתַתִּ֧יve.na.ta.TiH5414rainמְטַֽר־me.tar-H4306for your landאַרְצְכֶ֛ם'ar.tze.KhemH776in seasonבְּעִתּ֖וֹbe.'i.ToH6256,the autumn and spring rainsיוֹרֶ֣ה וּמַלְק֑וֹשׁyo.Reh u.mal.Ko.oshH3138 H4456,that you may gatherוְאָסַפְתָּ֣ve.'a.saf.TaH622your grainדְגָנֶ֔ךָde.ga.Ne.khaH1715,new wineוְתִֽירֹשְׁךָ֖ve.ti.ro.she.KhaH8492,and oilוְיִצְהָרֶֽךָ׃ve.yitz.ha.Re.khaH3323.

15And I will provideוְנָתַתִּ֛יve.na.ta.TiH5414grassעֵ֥שֶׂב'E.sevH6212in the fieldsבְּשָׂדְךָ֖be.sa.de.KhaH7704for your livestockלִבְהֶמְתֶּ֑ךָliv.hem.Te.khaH929,and you will eatוְאָכַלְתָּ֖ve.'a.khal.TaH398and be satisfiedוְשָׂבָֽעְתָּ׃ve.sa.Va.'e.taH7646.

16But be carefulהִשָּֽׁמְר֣וּhi.sha.me.RuH8104that you are notפֶּ֥ןpenH6435enticedיִפְתֶּ֖ה לְבַבְכֶ֑םyif.Teh le.vav.KhemH6601 H3824to turn asideוְסַרְתֶּ֗םve.sar.TemH5493to worshipוַעֲבַדְתֶּם֙va.'a.vad.TemH5647and bow downוְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֖םve.hish.ta.cha.vi.TemH7812to otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,

17or the angerאַף־'af-H639of the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068will be kindledוְחָרָ֨הve.cha.RahH2734against you.He will shutוְעָצַ֤רve.'a.TzarH6113אֶת־'et-H853the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064so that there will beיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808rainמָטָ֔רma.TarH4306,nor willלֹ֥אlo'H3808the landוְהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הve.Ha.'a.da.MahH127yieldתִתֵּ֖ןti.TenH5414אֶת־'et-H853its produceיְבוּלָ֑הּye.vu.LahH2981,and you will soon perishוַאֲבַדְתֶּ֣ם מְהֵרָ֗הva.'a.vad.Tem me.he.RahH6 H4120fromמֵעַל֙me.'AlH5921the goodהַטֹּבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068is givingנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414you.

18Fixוְשַׂמְתֶּם֙ve.sam.TemH7760אֶת־'et-H853theseאֵ֔לֶּה'E.lehH428words of mineדְּבָרַ֣יde.va.RaiH1697in yourעַל־'al-H5921heartsלְבַבְכֶ֖םle.vav.KhemH3824andוְעַֽל־ve.'al-H5921mindsנַפְשְׁכֶ֑םnaf.she.KhemH5315;tieוּקְשַׁרְתֶּ֨םu.ke.shar.TemH7194themאֹתָ֤ם'o.TamH853as remindersלְאוֹת֙le.'OtH226onעַל־'al-H5921your handsיֶדְכֶ֔םyed.KhemH3027and bind themוְהָי֥וּ לְטוֹטָפֹ֖תve.ha.Yu le.to.ta.FotH1961 H2903on your foreheadsבֵּ֥ין עֵינֵיכֶֽם׃bein 'ei.nei.KhemH996 H5869.

19Teachוְלִמַּדְתֶּ֥םve.li.mad.TemH3925themאֹתָ֛ם'o.TamH853אֶת־'et-H853to your childrenבְּנֵיכֶ֖םbe.nei.KhemH1121,speakingלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696about themwhen you sitבְּשִׁבְתְּךָ֤be.shiv.te.KhaH3427at homeבְּבֵיתֶ֙ךָ֙be.vei.Te.khaH1004and when you walkוּבְלֶכְתְּךָ֣u.ve.lekh.te.KhaH1980along the roadבַדֶּ֔רֶךְva.De.rekhH1870,when you lie downוּֽבְשָׁכְבְּךָ֖u.ve.sha.khe.be.KhaH7901and when you get upוּבְקוּמֶֽךָ׃u.ve.ku.Me.chaH6965.

20Write themוּכְתַבְתָּ֛םu.khe.tav.TamH3789onעַל־'al-H5921the doorpostsמְזוּז֥וֹתme.zu.ZotH4201of your housesבֵּיתֶ֖ךָbei.Te.khaH1004and on your gatesוּבִשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ׃u.vish.'a.Rei.khaH8179,

21so thatלְמַ֨עַןle.Ma.'anH4616as long asיְמֵיכֶם֙ye.mei.KhemH3117the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064are aboveעַ֚ל'alH5921the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ סha.'A.retzH776,your daysוִימֵ֣יvi.MeiH3117and thoseכִּימֵ֥יki.MeiH3117of your childrenבְנֵיכֶ֔םve.nei.KhemH1121may be multipliedיִרְבּ֤וּyir.BuH7235inעַל־'al-H5921the landהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068sworeנִשְׁבַּ֧עnish.Ba'H7650to giveלָתֵ֣תla.TetH5414your fathersלַאֲבֹתֵיכֶ֖םla.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1.

22Forכִּי֩kiH3588ifאִם־'im-H518you carefully keepH8104אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהַזֹּ֗אתha.ZotH2063אֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834commandmentsהַמִּצְוָ֣הha.mitz.VahH4687Iאָנֹכִ֛י'a.no.KhiH595am givingמְצַוֶּ֥הme.tza.VehH6680אֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.KhemH853you to followלַעֲשֹׂתָ֑הּla.'a.so.TahH6213—to loveלְאַהֲבָ֞הle.'a.ha.VahH157אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֛ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,to walkלָלֶ֥כֶתla.Le.khetH1980in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605His waysדְּרָכָ֖יוde.ra.KhavH1870,and to hold fastוּלְדָבְקָה־u.le.da.ve.kah-H1692to Him—

23then the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853will drive outוְהוֹרִ֧ישׁve.ho.RishH3423allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428nationsהַגּוֹיִ֥םha.go.YimH1471before youמִלִּפְנֵיכֶ֑םmi.lif.nei.KhemH6440,and you will dispossessוִֽירִשְׁתֶּ֣םvi.rish.TemH3423nationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471greaterגְּדֹלִ֥יםge.do.LimH1419and strongerוַעֲצֻמִ֖יםva.'a.tzu.MimH6099than you.

24Everyכָּל־kol-H3605placeהַמָּק֗וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the soleכַּֽף־kaf-H3709of your footרַגְלְכֶ֛םrag.le.KhemH7272treadsתִּדְרֹ֧ךְtid.RokhH1869will be yoursיִהְיֶ֑הyih.YehH1961.Your territoryגְּבֻלְכֶֽם׃ge.vul.KhemH1366will extendיִהְיֶ֖הyih.YehH1961fromמִן־min-H4480the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֨רha.mid.BarH4057to Lebanonוְהַלְּבָנ֜וֹןve.ha.le.va.NonH3844,and fromמִן־min-H4480the Euphratesפְּרָ֗תpe.RatH6578RiverH5104toוְעַד֙ve.'AdH5704the Westernהָֽאַחֲר֔וֹןha.'a.cha.RonH314Seaהַיָּ֣םhai.YamH3220.

25Noלֹא־lo'-H3808manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376will be able to standיִתְיַצֵּ֥בyit.ya.TzevH3320against youבִּפְנֵיכֶ֑םbif.nei.KhemH6440;the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֗ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430will putיִתֵּ֣ן׀yi.TenH5414the fearפַּחְדְּכֶ֨םpach.de.KhemH6343and dreadוּמֽוֹרַאֲכֶ֜םu.mo.ra.'a.KhemH4172of youעַל־'al-H5921uponפְּנֵ֤יpe.NeiH6440allכָל־khol-H3605the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776,whereverאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you set footתִּדְרְכוּ־tid.re.khu-H1869,asכַּאֲשֶׁ֖רka.'a.SherH834He has promisedדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696you.

26Seeרְאֵ֗הre.'EhH7200,todayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117Iאָנֹכִ֛י'a.no.KhiH595am settingנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414before youלִפְנֵיכֶ֖םlif.nei.KhemH6440a blessingבְּרָכָ֖הbe.ra.KhahH1293and a curseוּקְלָלָֽה׃u.ke.la.LahH7045—

27אֶֽת־'et-H853a blessingהַבְּרָכָ֑הha.be.ra.KhahH1293ifאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you obeyתִּשְׁמְע֗וּ אֶל־tish.me.'U 'el-H8085 H413the commandmentsמִצְוֹת֙mitz.VotH4687of the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430thatאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834Iאָנֹכִ֛י'a.no.KhiH595am giving you todayמְצַוֶּ֥הme.tza.VehH6680אֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.KhemH853הַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117,

28but a curseוְהַקְּלָלָ֗הve.ha.ke.la.LahH7045ifאִם־'im-H518you disobeyלֹ֤א תִשְׁמְעוּ֙ אֶל־lo' tish.me.'U 'el-H3808 H8085 H413the commandmentsמִצְוֹת֙mitz.VotH4687of the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430and turn asideוְסַרְתֶּ֣םve.sar.TemH5493fromמִן־min-H4480the pathהַדֶּ֔רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870אֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834Iאָנֹכִ֛י'a.no.KhiH595commandמְצַוֶּ֥הme.tza.VehH6680youאֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.KhemH853todayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117by followingלָלֶ֗כֶת אַחֲרֵ֛יla.Le.khet 'a.cha.ReiH1980 H310otherאֲחֵרִ֖ים'a.che.RimH312אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834godsאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430,which you have notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808knownיְדַעְתֶּֽם׃ סye.da'.TemH3045.

29וְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961Whenכִּ֤יkiH3588the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430bringsיְבִֽיאֲךָ֙ye.vi.'a.KhaH935you intoאֶל־'el-H413the landהָאָ֕רֶץha.'A.retzH776אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834youאַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH859are enteringבָא־ שָׁ֖מָּהva'- Sha.mahH935 H8033to possessלְרִשְׁתָּ֑הּle.rish.TahH3423,you are to proclaimוְנָתַתָּ֤הve.na.ta.TahH5414אֶת־'et-H853the blessingהַבְּרָכָה֙ha.be.ra.KhahH1293onעַל־'al-H5921Mountהַ֣רharH2022Gerizimגְּרִזִ֔יםge.ri.ZimH1630וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and the curseהַקְּלָלָ֖הha.ke.la.LahH7045onעַל־'al-H5921Mountהַ֥רharH2022Ebalעֵיבָֽל׃'ei.ValH5858.

30Are notהֲלֹא־ha.lo'-H3808these mountainsהֵ֜מָּהHe.mahH1992acrossבְּעֵ֣בֶרbe.'E.verH5676the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֗ןhai.yar.DenH3383,westמְב֣וֹאme.Vo'H3996of the roadדֶּ֚רֶךְDe.rekhH1870towardאַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310the sunsetהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121,in the landבְּאֶ֙רֶץ֙be.'E.retzH776of the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669who liveהַיֹּשֵׁ֖בhai.yo.ShevH3427in the Arabahבָּעֲרָבָ֑הba.'a.ra.VahH6160oppositeמ֚וּלmulH4136Gilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֔לha.gil.GalH1537nearאֵ֖צֶל'E.tzelH681the Oakאֵלוֹנֵ֥י'e.lo.NeiH436of Morehמֹרֶֽה׃mo.RehH4176?

31Forכִּ֤יkiH3588youאַתֶּם֙'a.TemH859are about to crossעֹבְרִ֣ים'oe.RimH5674אֶת־'et-H853the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383to enterלָבֹא֙la.Vo'H935and possessלָרֶ֣שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423אֶת־'et-H853the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430is givingנֹתֵ֣ןno.TenH5414you.When you take possessionוִֽירִשְׁתֶּ֥םvi.rish.TemH3423of itאֹתָ֖הּ'o.TahH853and settleוִֽישַׁבְתֶּם־vi.shav.tem-H3427in it,

32be carefulוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֣םu.she.mar.TemH8104to followלַעֲשׂ֔וֹתla.'a.SotH6213אֵ֥ת'etH853allכָּל־kol-H3605the statutesהַֽחֻקִּ֖יםha.chu.KimH2706וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and ordinancesהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֑יםha.mish.pa.TimH4941thatאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834Iאָנֹכִ֛י'a.no.KhiH595am settingנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414before youלִפְנֵיכֶ֖םlif.nei.KhemH6440todayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

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