Berean Standard Bible

Deuteronomy 32:1-13

1Give earהַאֲזִ֥ינוּha.'a.Zi.nuH238,O heavensהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and I will speakוַאֲדַבֵּ֑רָהva.'a.da.Be.rahH1696;hearוְתִשְׁמַ֥עve.tish.Ma'H8085,O earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,the wordsאִמְרֵי־'im.rei-H561of my mouthפִֽי׃FiH6310.

2Let my teachingלִקְחִ֔יlik.ChiH3948fallיַעֲרֹ֤ףya.'a.RofH6201like rainכַּמָּטָר֙ka.ma.TarH4306and my speechאִמְרָתִ֑י'im.ra.TiH565settleתִּזַּ֥לti.ZalH5140like dewכַּטַּ֖לka.TalH2919,like gentle rainכִּשְׂעִירִ֣םkis.'i.RimH8164onעֲלֵי־'a.lei-H5921new grassדֶ֔שֶׁאDe.she'H1877,like showersוְכִרְבִיבִ֖יםve.khir.vi.VimH7241onעֲלֵי־'a.lei-H5921tender plantsעֵֽשֶׂב׃'E.sevH6212.

3Forכִּ֛יkiH3588I will proclaimאֶקְרָ֑א'ek.Ra'H7121the nameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.Ascribeהָב֥וּha.VuH3051greatnessגֹ֖דֶלGo.delH1433to our Godלֵאלֹהֵֽינוּ׃le.lo.Hei.nuH430!

4He isthe Rockהַצּוּר֙ha.TzurH6697,His workפָּעֳל֔וֹ כִּ֥יpo.'o.Lo kiH6467 H3588is perfectתָּמִ֣יםta.MimH8549;allכָל־khol-H3605His waysדְּרָכָ֖יוde.ra.KhavH1870are justמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941.A Godאֵ֤ל'elH410of faithfulnessאֱמוּנָה֙'e.mu.NahH530withoutוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369injusticeעָ֔וֶל'A.velH5766,righteousצַדִּ֥יקtza.DikH6662and uprightוְיָשָׁ֖רve.ya.SharH3477isHeהֽוּא׃Hu'H1931.

5His peoplehave acted corruptlyשִׁחֵ֥תshi.ChetH7843toward Him;the blemishמוּמָ֑םmu.MamH3971on them isnotלֹ֖אlo'H3808that of His childrenבָּנָ֣יוba.NavH1121,but of a perverseעִקֵּ֖שׁ'i.KeshH6141and crookedוּפְתַלְתֹּֽל׃u.fe.tal.TolH6618generationדּ֥וֹרDorH1755.

6Is thisזֹ֔אתZotH2063how you repayתִּגְמְלוּ־tig.me.lu-H1580the LORDלַיְהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068,O foolishנָבָ֖לna.ValH5036and senselessוְלֹ֣א חָכָ֑םve.Lo' cha.KhamH3808 H2450peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971?Is Heהוּא֙hu'H1931notהֲלוֹא־ha.lo'-H3808your Fatherאָבִ֣יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1and Creatorקָּנֶ֔ךָka.Ne.chaH7069?Has He notה֥וּאhu'H1931made youעָֽשְׂךָ֖'a.se.KhaH6213and established youוַֽיְכֹנְנֶֽךָ׃Vay.kho.ne.Ne.khaH3559?

7Rememberזְכֹר֙ze.KhorH2142the daysיְמ֣וֹתye.MotH3117of oldעוֹלָ֔םo.LamH5769;considerבִּ֖ינוּBi.nuH995the yearsשְׁנ֣וֹתshe.NotH8141longדּוֹר־dor-H1755pastוָד֑וֹרva.DorH1755.Askשְׁאַ֤לshe.'AlH7592your fatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1,and he will tell youוְיַגֵּ֔דְךָve.ya.Ge.de.khaH5046,your eldersזְקֵנֶ֖יךָze.ke.Nei.chaH2205,and they will informוְיֹ֥אמְרוּve.Yo.me.ruH559you.

8When the Most Highעֶלְיוֹן֙'el.yOnH5945gave the nationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471their inheritanceבְּהַנְחֵ֤לbe.han.ChelH5157,when He dividedבְּהַפְרִיד֖וֹbe.haf.ri.DoH6504the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of manאָדָ֑ם'a.DamH120,He setיַצֵּב֙ya.TzevH5324the boundariesגְּבֻלֹ֣תge.vu.LotH1367of the peoplesעַמִּ֔ים'a.MimH5971according to the numberלְמִסְפַּ֖רle.mis.ParH4557of the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Godיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

9Butכִּ֛יkiH3588the LORD’sיְהֹוָ֖הYah.wehH3068portionחֵ֥לֶקChe.lekH2506is His peopleעַמּ֑וֹa.MoH5971,Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290His allottedחֶ֥בֶלChe.velH2256inheritanceנַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃na.cha.la.ToH5159.

10He found himיִמְצָאֵ֙הוּ֙yim.tza.'E.huH4672in a desertמִדְבָּ֔רmid.BarH4057landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776,in a barrenוּבְתֹ֖הוּu.ve.To.huH8414,howlingיְלֵ֣לye.LelH3214wildernessיְשִׁמֹ֑ןye.shi.MonH3452;He surrounded himיְסֹֽבְבֶ֙נְהוּ֙ye.soe.Ven.huH5437,He instructed himיְב֣וֹנְנֵ֔הוּye.Vo.Ne.huH995,He guarded himיִצְּרֶ֖נְהוּyi.tze.Ren.huH5341as the appleכְּאִישׁ֥וֹןke.'i.ShonH380of His eyeעֵינֽוֹ׃ei.NoH5869.

11As an eagleכְּנֶ֙שֶׁר֙ke.Ne.sherH5404stirs upיָעִ֣ירya.'IrH5782its nestקִנּ֔וֹki.NoH7064and hoversיְרַחֵ֑ףye.ra.ChefH7363overעַל־'al-H5921its youngגּוֹזָלָ֖יוgo.za.LavH1469,He spreadיִפְרֹ֤שׂyif.RosH6566His wingsכְּנָפָיו֙ke.na.FavH3671to catch themיִקָּחֵ֔הוּyi.ka.Che.huH3947andcarried themיִשָּׂאֵ֖הוּyi.sa.'E.huH5375onעַל־'al-H5921His pinionsאֶבְרָתֽוֹ׃'ev.ra.ToH84.

12The LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068aloneבָּדָ֣דba.DadH910led himיַנְחֶ֑נּוּyan.Che.nuH5148,and noוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369foreignנֵכָֽר׃ne.KharH5236godאֵ֥ל'elH410waswith himעִמּ֖וֹi.MoH5973.

13He made him rideיַרְכִּבֵ֙הוּ֙yar.ki.Ve.huH7392onעַל־'al-H5921the heightsבָּ֣מֳתֵיba.mo.teiH1116of the landאָ֔רֶץ'A.retzH776and fed himוַיֹּאכַ֖לvai.yo.KhalH398the produceתְּנוּבֹ֣תte.nu.VotH8570of the fieldשָׂדָ֑יsa.DaiH7704.He nourished himוַיֵּנִקֵ֤הֽוּvai.ye.ni.Ke.huH3243with honeyדְבַשׁ֙de.VashH1706from the rockמִסֶּ֔לַעmi.Se.la'H5553and oilוְשֶׁ֖מֶןve.She.menH8081from the flintyמֵחַלְמִ֥ישׁme.chal.MishH2496cragצֽוּר׃TzurH6697,

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