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Deuteronomy 29:1-15

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.

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