Berean Standard Bible

Deuteronomy 27:1-14

1Then Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872and the eldersוְזִקְנֵ֣יve.zik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478אֶת־'et-H853commandedוַיְצַ֤וvay.TzavH6680the peopleהָעָ֖ם לֵאמֹ֑רha.'Am le.MorH5971 H559: “Keepשָׁמֹר֙sha.MorH8104אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605the commandmentsהַמִּצְוָ֔הha.mitz.VahH4687אֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834Iאָנֹכִ֛י'a.no.KhiH595am givingמְצַוֶּ֥הme.tza.VehH6680youאֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.KhemH853todayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

2Andוְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961on the dayבַּיּוֹם֮bai.yOmH3117אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you crossתַּעַבְר֣וּta.'av.RuH5674אֶת־'et-H853the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֒hai.yar.DenH3383intoאֶל־'el-H413the landהָאָ֕רֶץha.'A.retzH776thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430is givingנֹתֵ֣ןno.TenH5414you,set upוַהֲקֵמֹתָ֤va.ha.ke.mo.TaH6965largeגְּדֹל֔וֹתge.do.LotH1419stonesאֲבָנִ֣ים'a.va.NimH68and coatוְשַׂדְתָּ֥ve.sad.TaH7874themאֹתָ֖ם'o.TamH853with plasterבַּשִּֽׂיד׃ba.SidH7875.

3Writeוְכָתַבְתָּ֣ve.kha.tav.TaH3789on themעֲלֵיהֶ֗ן'a.lei.HenH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605the wordsדִּבְרֵ֛יdiv.ReiH1697of thisהַזֹּ֖אתha.ZotH2063lawהַתּוֹרָ֥הha.to.RahH8451אֶֽת־'et-H853when you have crossed overבְּעָבְרֶ֑ךָbe.'a.ve.Re.khaH5674toלְמַ֡עַןle.Ma.'anH4616אֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834enterתָּבֹ֨א אֶל־ta.Vo' 'el-H935 H413the landהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776thatאֲֽשֶׁר־'asher-H834the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֣יךָ׀'e.lo.Hei.khaH430is givingנֹתֵ֣ןno.TenH5414you,a landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776flowingזָבַ֤תza.VatH2100with milkחָלָב֙cha.LavH2461and honeyוּדְבַ֔שׁu.de.VashH1706,just asכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430of your fathersאֲבֹתֶ֖יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaH1,has promised youדִּבֶּ֛רdi.BerH1696.

4Andוְהָיָה֮ve.ha.YahH1961when you have crossedבְּעָבְרְכֶ֣םbe.'a.ve.re.KhemH5674אֶת־'et-H853the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֒hai.yar.DenH3383,you are to set upתָּקִ֜ימוּta.Ki.muH6965אֶת־'et-H853theseהָאֵ֗לֶּהha.'E.lehH428stonesהָאֲבָנִ֣יםha.'a.va.NimH68on Mountבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022Ebalעֵיבָ֑ל'ei.ValH5858,asאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Iאָנֹכִ֜י'a.no.KhiH595am commanding you todayמְצַוֶּ֥הme.tza.VehH6680אֶתְכֶ֛ם'et.KhemH853הַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117,and you are to coatוְשַׂדְתָּ֥ve.sad.TaH7874themאוֹתָ֖ם'o.TamH853with plasterבַּשִּֽׂיד׃ba.SidH7875.

5Moreover, you are to buildוּבָנִ֤יתָu.va.Ni.taH1129thereשָּׁם֙shamH8033an altarמִזְבֵּ֔חַmiz.Be.achH4196to the LORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,an altar ofמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196stonesאֲבָנִ֔ים'a.va.NimH68.You must notלֹא־lo'-H3808useתָנִ֥יףta.NifH5130any iron toolבַּרְזֶֽל׃bar.ZelH1270on themעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.HemH5921.

6You shall buildתִּבְנֶ֔הtiv.NehH1129אֶת־'et-H853the altarמִזְבַּ֖חmiz.BachH4196of the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430with uncutשְׁלֵמוֹת֙she.le.mOtH8003stonesאֲבָנִ֤ים'a.va.NimH68and offerוְהַעֲלִ֤יתָve.ha.'a.Li.taH5927upon itעָלָיו֙'a.LavH5921burnt offeringsעוֹלֹ֔תo.LotH5930to the LORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

7Thereשָּׁ֑םShamH8033you are to sacrificeוְזָבַחְתָּ֥ve.za.vach.TaH2076yourpeace offeringsשְׁלָמִ֖יםshe.la.MimH8002,eating themוְאָכַ֣לְתָּve.'a.Khal.taH398and rejoicingוְשָׂ֣מַחְתָּ֔ve.Sa.mach.taH8055in the presenceלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440of the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

8And you shall writeוְכָתַבְתָּ֣ve.kha.tav.TaH3789distinctlyבַּאֵ֥ר הֵיטֵֽב׃ סba.'Er hei.TevH874 H3190uponעַל־'al-H5921these stonesהָאֲבָנִ֗יםha.'a.va.NimH68אֶֽת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605the wordsדִּבְרֵ֛יdiv.ReiH1697of thisהַזֹּ֖אתha.ZotH2063lawהַתּוֹרָ֥הha.to.RahH8451.”

9Then Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872and the Leviticalהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881priestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֤רvay.da.BerH1696toאֶ֥ל'elH413allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֵאמֹ֑רYis.ra.'El le.MorH3478 H559: “Be silentהַסְכֵּ֤ת׀has.KetH5535,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and listenוּשְׁמַע֙u.she.Ma'H8085!Thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֤וֹםhai.YomH3117you have becomeנִהְיֵ֣יתָֽnih.Yei.taH1961the peopleלְעָ֔םle.'AmH5971of the LORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

10You shall therefore obeyוְשָׁ֣מַעְתָּ֔ve.Sha.ma'.taH8085the voiceבְּק֖וֹלbe.KolH6963of the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430and followוְעָשִׂ֤יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213אֶת־'et-H853His commandmentsמִצְוֹתָיו֙mitz.vo.TavH4687וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and statutesחֻקָּ֔יוchu.KavH2706אֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834Iאָנֹכִ֥י'a.no.KhiH595am giving you todayמְצַוְּךָ֖ הַיּֽוֹם׃ סme.tza.ve.Kha hai.YomH6680 H3117.”

11On thatהַה֖וּא לֵאמֹֽר׃ha.Hu' le.MorH1931 H559dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872אֶת־'et-H853commandedוַיְצַ֤וvay.TzavH6680the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971:

12“When you have crossedבְּעָבְרְכֶ֖םbe.'a.ve.re.KhemH5674אֶת־'et-H853the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383,theseאֵ֠לֶּה'E.lehH428tribesshall standיַֽעַמְד֞וּya.'am.DuH5975onעַל־'al-H5921Mountהַ֣רharH2022Gerizimגְּרִזִ֔יםge.ri.ZimH1630to blessלְבָרֵ֤ךְle.va.RekhH1288אֶת־'et-H853the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971:Simeonשִׁמְעוֹן֙shim.'OnH8095,Leviוְלֵוִ֣יve.le.ViH3878,Judahוִֽיהוּדָ֔הvi.hu.DahH3063,Issacharוְיִשָּׂשכָ֖רve.yi.so.sh.KharH3485,Josephוְיוֹסֵ֥ףve.yo.SefH3130,and Benjaminוּבִנְיָמִֽן׃u.vin.ya.MinH1144.

13And theseוְאֵ֛לֶּהve.'E.lehH428tribesshall standיַֽעַמְד֥וּya.'am.DuH5975on Mountבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022Ebalעֵיבָ֑ל'ei.ValH5858toעַל־'al-H5921deliver the curseהַקְּלָלָ֖הha.ke.la.LahH7045:Reubenרְאוּבֵן֙re.'u.VenH7205,Gadגָּ֣דgadH1410,Asherוְאָשֵׁ֔רve.'a.SherH836,Zebulunוּזְבוּלֻ֖ןu.ze.vu.LunH2074,Danדָּ֥ןdanH1835,and Naphtaliוְנַפְתָּלִֽי׃ve.naf.ta.LiH5321.

14Thenוְעָנ֣וּve.'a.NuH6030the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881shall proclaimוְאָֽמְר֛וּve.'a.me.RuH559in a loudרָֽם׃ סRamH7311voiceק֥וֹלKolH6963toאֶל־'el-H413everyכָּל־kol-H3605Israeliteאִ֥ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל'ish Yis.ra.'ElH376 H3478:

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