Berean Standard Bible

Deuteronomy 29:10-20

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

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