Berean Standard Bible

Deuteronomy 29:12-21

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.

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