Berean Standard Bible

Deuteronomy 29

1Theseאֵלֶּה֩'e.LehH428are the wordsדִבְרֵ֨יdiv.ReiH1697of the covenantהַבְּרִ֜יתha.be.RitH1285thatH834the LORDH3068H853commandedצִוָּ֧הtzi.VahH6680MosesH4872to makeלִכְרֹ֛תlikh.RotH3772withאֶת־'et-H854the Israelitesבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121 H3478in the landH776of Moabמוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvH4124,in addition toמִלְּבַ֣דmi.le.VadH905the covenantהַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.RitH1285H834He had madeכָּרַ֥תka.RatH3772with themאִתָּ֖ם'i.TamH854at Horebבְּחֹרֵֽב׃ פbe.cho.RevH2722.

2Mosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872summonedוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478and proclaimedאֶל־ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר'el- vai.Yo.merH559 H413to themאֲלֵהֶ֑ם'a.le.HemH413, “Youאַתֶּ֣ם'a.TemH859have seenH7200אֵ֣ת'etH853with your own eyesH5869בְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776everythingכָּל־kol-H3605H834the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068didעָשָׂ֨ה'a.SahH6213in Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714to Pharaohלְפַרְעֹ֥הle.far.'OhH6547,to allוּלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605his officialsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650,and to allוּלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605his landאַרְצֽוֹ׃'ar.TzoH776.

3You sawH7200with your own eyesH5869the greatהַגְּדֹלֹ֔תha.ge.do.LotH1419אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834trialsהַמַּסּוֹת֙ha.ma.sOtH4531,and thoseהָהֵֽם׃ha.HemH1992miraculousהַגְּדֹלִ֖יםha.ge.do.LimH1419signsהָאֹתֹ֧תha.'o.TotH226and wondersוְהַמֹּפְתִ֛יםve.ha.mo.fe.TimH4159.

4Yet toעַ֖ד'adH5704thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117the LORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068has notH3808givenנָתַן֩na.TanH5414youa mindלֵב֙levH3820to understandלָדַ֔עַתla.Da.'atH3045,eyesוְעֵינַ֥יִםve.'ei.Na.yimH5869to seeלִרְא֖וֹתlir.'otH7200,or earsוְאָזְנַ֣יִםve.'a.ze.Na.yimH241to hearלִשְׁמֹ֑עַlish.Mo.a'H8085.

5For fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141I ledוָאוֹלֵ֥ךְva.'o.LekhH1980youאֶתְכֶ֛ם'et.KhemH853in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057,yet your clothesשַׂלְמֹֽתֵיכֶם֙sal.mo.tei.KhemH8008and sandalsבָל֤וּ וְנַֽעַלְךָ֥ רַגְלֶֽךָ׃va.Lu ve.na.'al.Kha rag.Le.khaH5275 H3808 H1086 H5921 H7272did notH3808wear outבָלְתָ֖הval.TahH1086.

6You ateאֲכַלְתֶּ֔ם'a.khal.TemH398noלֹ֣אlo'H3808breadלֶ֚חֶםLe.chemH3899and drankשְׁתִיתֶ֑םshe.ti.TemH8354nowineוְיַ֥יִןve.Ya.yinH3196or strong drinkוְשֵׁכָ֖ר לֹ֣אve.she.Khar lo'H7941 H3808,so thatלְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'anH4616you might knowתֵּֽדְע֔וּte.de.'UH3045thatכִּ֛יkiH3588Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

7When you reachedוַתָּבֹ֖אוּ אֶל־va.ta.Vo.'u 'el-H935 H413thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088placeהַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.KomH4725,Sihonסִיחֹ֣ןsi.ChonH5511kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Heshbonחֶ֠שְׁבּוֹןChesh.bonH2809and Ogוְע֨וֹגve.'ogH5747kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Bashanהַבָּשָׁ֧ןha.ba.ShanH1316came outוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318against usלִקְרָאתֵ֛נוּlik.ra.Te.nuH7122in battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421,but we defeated themוַנַּכֵּֽם׃va.na.KemH5221.

8We tookוַנִּקַּח֙va.ni.KachH3947H853their landאַרְצָ֔ם'ar.TzamH776and gaveוַנִּתְּנָ֣הּva.ni.te.NahH5414it as an inheritanceלְנַחֲלָ֔הle.na.cha.LahH5159to the Reubenitesלָרֽאוּבֵנִ֖יlo.r.'u.ve.NiH7206,the Gaditesוְלַגָּדִ֑יve.la.ga.DiH1425,and the half-tribeוְלַחֲצִ֖י שֵׁ֥בֶטve.la.cha.Tzi She.vetH2677 H7626of Manassehהַֽמְנַשִּֽׁי׃Ham.na.ShiH4520.

9So keepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֗םu.she.mar.TemH8104אֶת־'et-H853and followוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖םva.'a.si.TemH6213the wordsדִּבְרֵי֙div.ReiH1697of thisהַזֹּ֔אתha.ZotH2063covenantהַבְּרִ֣יתha.be.RitH1285אֹתָ֑ם'o.TamH853,thatלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616you may prosperתַּשְׂכִּ֔ילוּtas.Ki.luH7919אֵ֖ת'etH853in allH3605אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you doתַּעֲשֽׂוּן׃ פta.'a.SunH6213.

10Allכֻּלְּכֶ֔םku.le.KhemH3605of youאַתֶּ֨ם'a.TemH859are standingנִצָּבִ֤יםni.tza.VimH5324todayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430—you leadersרָאשֵׁיכֶ֣םra.shei.KhemH7218of tribesשִׁבְטֵיכֶ֗םshiv.tei.KhemH7626,eldersזִקְנֵיכֶם֙zik.nei.KhemH2205,officialsוְשֹׁ֣טְרֵיכֶ֔םve.Sho.te.rei.KhemH7860,and allכֹּ֖לkolH3605the menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478,

11your childrenטַפְּכֶ֣םta.pe.KhemH2945and wivesנְשֵׁיכֶ֔םne.shei.KhemH802,and the foreignersוְגֵ֣רְךָ֔ve.Ge.re.khaH1616H834inבְּקֶ֣רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130your campsמַחֲנֶ֑יךָma.cha.Nei.khaH4264who cutמֵחֹטֵ֣בme.cho.TevH2404your woodעֵצֶ֔יךָ עַ֖ד'e.Tzei.kha 'adH6086 H5704and drawשֹׁאֵ֥בsho.'EvH7579your waterמֵימֶֽיךָ׃mei.Mei.khaH4325—

12so that you may enterלְעָבְרְךָ֗le.'a.ve.re.KhaH5674into the covenantבִּבְרִ֛יתbiv.RitH1285of the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your GodH430,whichH834Heיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068 H430is makingכֹּרֵ֥תko.RetH3772with you todayעִמְּךָ֖'i.me.KhaH5973 H3117,and into His oathוּבְאָלָת֑וֹu.ve.'a.la.ToH423,

13and so thatלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616He may establishהָקִֽים־ha.kim-H6965youH853todayהַיּ֨וֹם׀hai.YomH3117as Hispeopleלְעָ֗םle.'AmH5971,and Heוְה֤וּאve.Hu'H1931may beיִֽהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961yourGodלֵֽאלֹהִ֔יםle.lo.HimH430asכַּאֲשֶׁ֖רka.'a.SherH834He promisedדִּבֶּר־di.ber-H1696youand asוְכַאֲשֶׁ֤רve.kha.'a.SherH834He sworeנִשְׁבַּע֙nish.Ba'H7650to your fathersלַאֲבֹתֶ֔יךָla.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1,to Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֥םle.'av.ra.HamH85,Isaacלְיִצְחָ֖קle.yitz.ChakH3327,and Jacobוּֽלְיַעֲקֹֽב׃u.le.ya.'a.koH3290.

14Iאָנֹכִ֗י'a.no.KhiH595am makingכֹּרֵת֙ko.RetH3772אֶת־'et-H853thisהַזֹּ֔אתha.ZotH2063וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853covenantהַבְּרִ֣יתha.be.RitH1285and thisהַזֹּֽאת׃ha.ZotH2063oathהָאָלָ֖הha.'a.LahH423notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808onlyלְבַדְּכֶ֑םle.va.de.KhemH905with youH854,

15butH3588also withאֶת־'et-H854those whoיֶשְׁנ֜וֹyesh.NoH834 H3426are standingעֹמֵ֣ד'o.MedH5975hereפֹּ֗הPohH6311with usעִמָּ֙נוּ֙'i.Ma.nuH5973todayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117in the presenceלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440of the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,as well asוְאֵ֨תve.'EtH854with those whoH834are notאֵינֶ֛נּוּ'ei.Ne.nuH369here todayפֹּ֖ה עִמָּ֥נוּ הַיּֽוֹם׃poh 'i.Ma.nu hai.YomH6311 H5973 H3117.

16Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588you yourselvesאַתֶּ֣ם'a.TemH859knowיְדַעְתֶּ֔םye.da'.TemH3045H853howH834we livedיָשַׁ֖בְנוּya.Shav.nuH3427in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714andH853howH834we passedעָבַ֛רְנוּ'a.Var.nuH5674throughבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471H834on the wayעֲבַרְתֶּֽם׃'a.var.TemH5674here.

17You sawוַתִּרְאוּ֙va.tir.'UH7200H853the abominationsשִׁקּ֣וּצֵיהֶ֔םshi.Ku.tzei.HemH8251H853and idolsגִּלֻּלֵיהֶ֑םgi.lu.lei.HemH1544H834among themH5973made of woodעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086and stoneוָאֶ֔בֶןva.'E.venH68,of silverכֶּ֥סֶףKe.sefH3701and goldוְזָהָ֖בve.za.HavH2091.

18Make sure there isיֵ֣שׁyeshH3426noפֶּן־pen-H6435manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376or womanאוֹ־ אִשָּׁ֞ה'ov- 'i.ShahH802 H176,clanא֧וֹ מִשְׁפָּחָ֣ה'o mish.pa.ChahH4940 H176orאוֹ־'ov-H176tribeשֵׁ֗בֶטShe.vetH7626among youtodayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117whoseאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834heartH3824turns awayפֹנֶ֤הfo.NehH6437fromמֵעִם֙me.'ImH5973the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430to goH1980and worshipלַעֲבֹ֔דla.'a.VodH5647H853the godsאֱלֹהֵ֖י'e.lo.HeiH430of thoseהָהֵ֑םha.HemH1992nationsהַגּוֹיִ֣םha.go.YimH1471.Make sure there isיֵ֣שׁyeshH3426noפֶּן־pen-H6435rootשֹׁ֛רֶשׁSho.reshH8328among youthat bearsפֹּרֶ֥הpo.RehH6509such poisonousרֹ֖אשׁroshH7219and bitter fruitוְלַעֲנָֽה׃ve.la.'a.NahH3939,

19וְהָיָ֡הve.ha.YahH1961because when such a person hearsבְּשָׁמְעוֹ֩be.sha.me.'OH8085H853the wordsדִּבְרֵ֨יdiv.ReiH1697of thisהַזֹּ֗אתha.ZotH2063oathH423,he invokes a blessingוְהִתְבָּרֵ֨ךְve.hit.ba.RekhH1288on himselfבִּלְבָב֤וֹbil.va.VoH3824,sayingלֵאמֹר֙le.MorH559, ‘Iwill haveיִֽהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961peaceשָׁל֣וֹםsha.LomH7965,even thoughH3588I walkאֵלֵ֑ךְ לְמַ֛עַן'e.Lekh le.Ma.'anH1980 H4616in the stubbornnessבִּשְׁרִר֥וּתbish.ri.RutH8307of my own heartלִבִּ֖יli.BiH3820.’This will bring disasterסְפ֥וֹתse.FotH5595on the wateredהָרָוָ֖הha.ra.VahH7302landas well asאֶת־'et-H854the dryהַצְּמֵאָֽה׃ha.tze.me.'AhH6771.

20The LORDH3068will neverלֹא־lo'-H3808be willingיֹאבֶ֣הyo.VehH14to forgiveסְלֹ֣חַֽse.Lo.achH5545him.Insteadכִּ֣י אָ֠זki 'azH3588 H227, HisH3068angerאַף־'af-H639and jealousyוְקִנְאָתוֹ֙ve.kin.'a.ToH7068will burnיֶעְשַׁ֨ןye'.ShanH6225against thatהַה֔וּאha.Hu'H1931manבָּאִ֣ישׁba.'IshH376,and everyH3605curseH423writtenH3789in thisH2088bookH5612will fallוְרָ֤בְצָהve.Ra.ve.tzahH7257upon him.The LORDH3068אֶת־'et-H853will blot outוּמָחָ֤הu.ma.ChahH4229his nameשְׁמ֔וֹshe.MoH8034from underמִתַּ֖חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478heavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064

21and single him outוְהִבְדִּיל֤וֹve.hiv.di.LoH914 H3068from allמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478for disasterלְרָעָ֔הle.ra.'AhH7451,according to allכְּכֹל֙ke.KholH3605the cursesאָל֣וֹת'a.LotH423of the covenantהַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.RitH1285writtenהַכְּתוּבָ֕הha.ke.tu.VahH3789in thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088Bookבְּסֵ֥פֶרbe.Se.ferH5612of the Lawהַתּוֹרָ֖הha.to.RahH8451.

22וְאָמַ֞רve.'a.MarH559Then the generationהַדּ֣וֹרha.DorH1755to comeהָֽאַחֲר֗וֹןha.'a.cha.RonH314—your sonsבְּנֵיכֶם֙be.nei.KhemH1121whoH834followיָק֙וּמוּ֙ya.Ku.muH6965youמֵאַ֣חֲרֵיכֶ֔םme.'A.cha.rei.KhemH310and the foreignerוְהַ֨נָּכְרִ֔יve.Ha.na.khe.RiH5237whoH834comesיָבֹ֖אya.Vo'H935from a distantרְחוֹקָ֑הre.cho.KahH7350landH776—will seeוְ֠רָאוּVe.ra.'uH7200אֶת־'et-H853the plaguesמַכּ֞וֹתma.KotH4347of the landהַהִוא֙ha.hi.V'H776 H1931וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and the sicknessesתַּ֣חֲלֻאֶ֔יהָta.cha.lu.'Ei.haH8463H834the LORDH3068has inflictedחִלָּ֥הchi.LahH2470on it.

23AllH3605its soilH776will be a burning wasteשְׂרֵפָ֣הse.re.FahH8316of sulfurגָּפְרִ֣יתga.fe.RitH1614and saltוָמֶלַח֮va.me.LachH4417,unsownלֹ֤א תִזָּרַע֙lo' ti.za.Ra'H3808 H2232and unproductiveוְלֹ֣א תַצְמִ֔חַve.Lo' tatz.Mi.achH6779 H3808,with noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808plantעֵ֑שֶׂב'E.sevH6212growingיַעֲלֶ֥הya.'a.LehH5927on itH3605,just like the destructionכְּֽמַהְפֵּכַ֞תke.mah.pe.KhatH4114of Sodomסְדֹ֤םse.DomH5467and Gomorrahוַעֲמֹרָה֙va.'a.mo.RahH6017,Admahאַדְמָ֣ה'ad.MahH126and Zeboiimוּצְבוֹיִ֔םu.tze.v.yimH6636,whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834the LORDH3068overthrewהָפַ֣ךְha.FakhH2015in His fierce angerוּבַחֲמָתֽוֹ׃u.va.cha.ma.ToH639 H2534.

24So allכָּל־kol-H3605the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471will askH559, ‘Whyמֶ֨הmehH5921 H4100has the LORDH3068doneעָשָׂ֧ה'a.SahH6213such a thingכָּ֖כָהKa.khahH3602to thisהַזֹּ֑אתha.ZotH2063landH776?Whyמֶ֥הmehH4100thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088greatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419outburstחֳרִ֛יcho.RiH2750of angerהָאַ֥ףha.'AfH639?’

25And the people will answerוְאָ֣מְר֔וּve.'A.me.RuH559, ‘It is becauseעַ֚ל'alH5921H834they abandonedעָֽזְב֔וּ'a.ze.VuH5800אֶת־'et-H853the covenantבְּרִ֥יתbe.RitH1285of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,the GodH430of their fathersאֲבֹתָ֑ם'a.vo.TamH1,whichH834He madeכָּרַ֣תka.RatH3772with themעִמָּ֔ם'i.MamH5973when He broughtבְּהוֹצִיא֥וֹbe.ho.tzi.'OH3318themאֹתָ֖ם'o.TamH853out of the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

26They wentוַיֵּלְכ֗וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980and servedוַיַּֽעַבְדוּ֙vai.ya.'av.DuH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,and they worshipedוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּ֖וּvai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812godsאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they had notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808knownיְדָע֔וּםye.da.'UmH3045—gods that the LORD had notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808givenחָלַ֖קcha.LakH2505to them.

27Therefore the angerH639of the LORDH3068burnedוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734against thisהַהִ֑ואha.Hiv'H1931landH776,and He broughtלְהָבִ֤יאle.ha.Vi'H935upon itH5921אֶת־'et-H853everyכָּל־kol-H3605curseהַקְּלָלָ֔הha.ke.la.LahH7045writtenהַכְּתוּבָ֖הha.ke.tu.VahH3789in thisH2088bookבַּסֵּ֥פֶרba.Se.ferH5612.

28The LORDH3068uprooted themוַיִּתְּשֵׁ֤םvai.yi.te.ShemH5428fromמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH5921their landאַדְמָתָ֔ם'ad.ma.TamH127in His angerבְּאַ֥ףbe.'AfH639,rageוּבְחֵמָ֖הu.ve.che.MahH2534,and greatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419wrathוּבְקֶ֣צֶףu.ve.Ke.tzefH7110,and He cast themוַיַּשְׁלִכֵ֛םvai.yash.li.KhemH7993intoאֶל־'el-H413anotherאַחֶ֖רֶת'a.Che.retH312landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776,where they are todayכַּיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃kai.Yom ha.ZehH3117 H2088.’

29The secretהַ֨נִּסְתָּרֹ֔תha.nis.ta.RotH5641things belongto the LORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,but the things revealedוְהַנִּגְלֹ֞תve.ha.nig.LotH1540belong to usand to our childrenוּׄלְׄבָׄנֵׄ֙יׄנׄוּׄ֙u.le.va.Nei.nuH1121foreverעַד־ עוֹלָ֔ם'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769,so that we may followלַעֲשׂ֕וֹתla.'a.SotH6213אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605the wordsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697of thisהַזֹּֽאת׃ סha.ZotH2063lawהַתּוֹרָ֥הha.to.RahH8451.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 29