Berean Standard Bible

Deuteronomy 4:1-20

1Hearשְׁמַ֤ע אֶל־she.Ma' 'el-H8085 H413nowוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,the statutesהַֽחֻקִּים֙ וְאֶל־ha.chu.Kim ve.'el-H2706 H413and ordinancesהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֔יםha.mish.pa.TimH4941אֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834Iאָֽנֹכִ֛י'a.no.KhiH595am teachingמְלַמֵּ֥דme.la.MedH3925youאֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.KhemH853to followלַעֲשׂ֑וֹתla.'a.SotH6213,so thatלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616you may liveתִּֽחְי֗וּtich.YuH2421and may enterוּבָאתֶם֙u.va.TemH935and take possessionוִֽירִשְׁתֶּ֣םvi.rish.TemH3423אֶת־'et-H853of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776thatאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of your fathersאֲבֹתֵיכֶ֖ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1,is givingנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414you.

2You must notלֹ֣אlo'H3808addתֹסִ֗פוּto.Si.fuH3254toעַל־ הַדָּבָר֙'al- ha.da.VarH5921 H1697or subtractתִגְרְע֖וּtig.re.'UH1639fromמִמֶּ֑נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480whatאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834Iאָנֹכִי֙'a.no.KhiH595commandמְצַוֶּ֣הme.tza.VehH6680youאֶתְכֶ֔ם וְלֹ֥א'et.Khem ve.Lo'H853 H3808,so that you may keepלִשְׁמֹ֗רlish.MorH8104אֶת־'et-H853the commandmentsמִצְוֹת֙mitz.VotH4687of the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Iאָנֹכִ֖י'a.no.KhiH595am giving youמְצַוֶּ֥הme.tza.VehH6680אֶתְכֶֽם׃'et.KhemH853.

3Your eyesעֵֽינֵיכֶם֙'ei.nei.KhemH5869have seenהָֽרֹאֹ֔תha.ro.'OtH7200אֵ֛ת'etH853whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068didעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213at Baal-peorH1187,forכִּ֣יkiH3588the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430destroyedהִשְׁמִיד֛וֹhish.mi.DoH8045from among youמִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃mi.kir.Be.chaH7130allכָל־ הָאִ֗ישׁkhol- ha.'IshH3605 H376whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834followedהָלַךְ֙ אַחֲרֵ֣יha.laKh 'a.cha.ReiH1980 H310Baal of PeorH1187.

4But youוְאַתֶּם֙ve.'a.TemH859who held fastהַדְּבֵקִ֔יםha.de.ve.KimH1695to the LORDבַּיהוָ֖הba.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430arealiveחַיִּ֥יםchai.YimH2416to this dayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117,every one of youכֻּלְּכֶ֖םku.le.KhemH3605.

5Seeרְאֵ֣ה׀re.'EhH7200,I have taughtלִמַּ֣דְתִּיli.Mad.tiH3925youאֶתְכֶ֗ם'et.KhemH853statutesחֻקִּים֙chu.KimH2706and ordinancesוּמִשְׁפָּטִ֔יםu.mish.pa.TimH4941just asכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱלֹהָ֑י'e.lo.HaiH430has commanded meצִוַּ֖נִיtzi.Va.niH6680,so that you may follow themלַעֲשׂ֣וֹת כֵּ֔ןla.'a.Sot KenH6213 H3651inבְּקֶ֣רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834youאַתֶּ֛ם'a.TemH859are about to enterבָּאִ֥ים שָׁ֖מָּהba.'Im Sha.mahH935 H8033and possessלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃le.rish.TahH3423.

6Observe themוַעֲשִׂיתֶם֒va.'a.si.TemH6213carefullyוּשְׁמַרְתֶּם֮u.she.mar.TemH8104,forכִּ֣יkiH3588thisהִ֤ואhi'H1931will show your wisdomחָכְמַתְכֶם֙cha.khe.mat.KhemH2451and understandingוּבִ֣ינַתְכֶ֔םu.Vi.nat.KhemH998in the sightלְעֵינֵ֖יle.'ei.NeiH5869of the peoplesהָעַמִּ֑יםha.'a.MimH5971,whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834will hearיִשְׁמְע֗וּןyish.me.'UnH8085אֵ֚ת'etH853of allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428statutesהַחֻקִּ֣יםha.chu.KimH2706and sayוְאָמְר֗וּve.'a.me.RuH559, “Surelyרַ֚קrakH7535thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088greatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419nationהַגּ֥וֹיha.GoyH1471isa wiseחָכָ֣םcha.KhamH2450and understandingוְנָב֔וֹןve.na.VonH995peopleעַם־'am-H5971.”

7Forכִּ֚יkiH3588whatמִי־mi-H4310nationג֣וֹיGoyH1471isgreat enoughגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419toאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834havea godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430asnearקְרֹבִ֣יםke.ro.VimH7138to themאֵלָ֑יו'e.LavH413as the LORDכַּיהוָ֣הka.Yah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430is to uswheneverבְּכָל־be.kholH3605we callקָרְאֵ֖נוּka.re.'E.nuH7121on Himאֵלָֽיו׃'e.LavH413?

8And whatוּמִי֙u.MiH4310nationגּ֣וֹיGoyH1471isgreat enoughגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419toאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834haverighteousצַדִּיקִ֑םtza.di.KimH6662statutesחֻקִּ֥יםchu.KimH2706and ordinancesוּמִשְׁפָּטִ֖יםu.mish.pa.TimH4941like thisהַזֹּ֔אתha.ZotH2063אֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834entireכְּכֹל֙ke.KholH3605lawהַתּוֹרָ֣הha.to.RahH8451Iאָנֹכִ֛י'a.no.KhiH595setנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414before youלִפְנֵיכֶ֖םlif.nei.KhemH6440todayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117?

9Onlyרַ֡קrakH7535be on your guardהִשָּׁ֣מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104and diligentlyמְאֹ֗דme.'OdH3966watchוּשְׁמֹ֨רu.she.MorH8104yourselvesנַפְשְׁךָ֜naf.she.KhaH5315,so that you do notפֶּן־pen-H6435forgetתִּשְׁכַּ֨חtish.KachH7911אֶת־'et-H853the thingsהַדְּבָרִ֜יםha.de.va.RimH1697אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834your eyesעֵינֶ֗יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869have seenרָא֣וּra.'UH7200,and so that they do notוּפֶן־u.fen-H6435slipיָס֙וּרוּ֙ya.Su.ruH5493from your heartמִלְּבָ֣בְךָ֔mi.le.Va.ve.khaH3824asכֹּ֖ל יְמֵ֣יkol ye.MeiH3605 H3117long as you liveחַיֶּ֑יךָchai.Yei.khaH2416.Teach themוְהוֹדַעְתָּ֥םve.ho.da'.TamH3045to your childrenH1121and grandchildrenH1121.

10The dayי֗וֹםYomH3117אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834you stoodעָמַ֜דְתָּ'a.Mad.taH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֨יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶיךָ֮'e.lo.hei.KhaH430at Horebבְּחֹרֵב֒be.cho.RevH2722,the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidבֶּאֱמֹ֨רbe.'e.MorH559to meאֵלַ֗י'e.LaiH413, “Gatherהַקְהֶל־hak.hel-H6950the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971before Meאֶת־'et-H853to hearוְאַשְׁמִעֵ֖םve.'ash.mi.'EmH8085אֶת־'et-H853My wordsדְּבָרָ֑יde.va.RaiH1697,so thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834they may learnיִלְמְד֜וּןyil.me.DunH3925to fearלְיִרְאָ֣הle.yir.'AhH3372Meאֹתִ֗י'o.TiH853allכָּל־kol-H3605the daysהַיָּמִים֙hai.ya.MimH3117אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834theyהֵ֤םhemH1992liveחַיִּים֙chai.YimH2416onעַל־'al-H5921the earthהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127,and thatוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853they may teach themיְלַמֵּדֽוּן׃ye.la.me.DunH3925to their childrenבְּנֵיהֶ֖םbe.nei.HemH1121.”

11You came nearוַתִּקְרְב֥וּןva.tik.re.VunH7126and stoodוַתַּֽעַמְד֖וּןva.ta.'am.DunH5975at the baseתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478of the mountainהָהָ֑רha.HarH2022,a mountainוְהָהָ֞רve.ha.HarH2022blazingבֹּעֵ֤רbo.'ErH1197with fireבָּאֵשׁ֙ba.'EshH784toעַד־ לֵ֣ב'ad- levH5704 H3820the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,with black cloudsעָנָ֥ן'a.NanH6051and deepוַעֲרָפֶֽל׃va.'a.ra.FelH6205darknessחֹ֖שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822.

12And the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֧רvay.da.BerH1696to youאֲלֵיכֶ֖ם'a.lei.KhemH413out ofמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432the fireהָאֵ֑שׁha.'EshH784.Youאַתֶּ֣ם'a.TemH859heardשֹׁמְעִ֔יםsho.me.'ImH8085the soundק֤וֹלKolH6963of the wordsדְּבָרִים֙de.va.RimH1697but sawרֹאִ֖יםro.'ImH7200noאֵינְכֶ֥ם'ein.KhemH369formוּתְמוּנָ֛הu.te.mu.NahH8544;there was onlyזוּלָתִ֥יzu.la.TiH2108a voiceקֽוֹל׃KolH6963.

13He declaredוַיַּגֵּ֨דvai.ya.GedH5046to youאֶת־'et-H853His covenantבְּרִית֗וֹbe.ri.ToH1285,whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834He commandedצִוָּ֤הtzi.VahH6680אֶתְכֶם֙'et.KhemH853you to followלַעֲשׂ֔וֹתla.'a.SotH6213—the Tenעֲשֶׂ֖רֶת'a.Se.retH6235Commandmentsהַדְּבָרִ֑יםha.de.va.RimH1697that He wroteוַֽיִּכְתְּבֵ֔םvai.yikh.te.VemH3789onעַל־'al-H5921twoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147tabletsלֻח֥וֹתlu.ChotH3871of stoneאֲבָנִֽים׃'a.va.NimH68.

14וְאֹתִ֞יve.'o.TiH853At thatהַהִ֔ואha.Hiv'H1931timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068commanded meצִוָּ֤הtzi.VahH6680to teachלְלַמֵּ֣דle.la.MedH3925youאֶתְכֶ֔ם'et.KhemH853the statutesחֻקִּ֖יםchu.KimH2706and ordinancesוּמִשְׁפָּטִ֑יםu.mish.pa.TimH4941you are to followלַעֲשֹׂתְכֶ֣םla.'a.so.te.KhemH6213אֹתָ֔ם'o.TamH853in the landבָּאָ֕רֶץba.'A.retzH776thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834youאַתֶּ֛ם'a.TemH859are crossingעֹבְרִ֥ים'oe.RimH5674the Jordanשָׁ֖מָּהSha.mahH8033to possessלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃le.rish.TahH3423.

15So sinceכִּ֣יkiH3588you sawרְאִיתֶם֙re.'i.TemH7200noלֹ֤אlo'H3808formתְּמוּנָ֔הte.mu.NahH8544of any kindכָּל־kol-H3605on the dayבְּי֗וֹםbe.YomH3117the LORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068spokeדִּבֶּ֨רdi.BerH1696to youאֲלֵיכֶ֛ם'a.lei.KhemH413out ofמִתּ֥וֹךְmi.TokhH8432the fireהָאֵֽשׁ׃ha.'EshH784at Horebבְּחֹרֵ֖בbe.cho.RevH2722,be carefulוְנִשְׁמַרְתֶּ֥ם מְאֹ֖ד לְנַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶ֑םve.nish.mar.Tem me.'Od le.naf.sho.tei.KhemH8104 H5315 H3966

16that you do notפֶּ֨ן־Pen-H6435act corruptlyתַּשְׁחִת֔וּןtash.chi.TunH7843and makeוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֥םva.'a.si.TemH6213an idolפֶּ֖סֶלPe.selH6459for yourselvesof any formתְּמוּנַ֣תte.mu.NatH8544orכָּל־kol-H3605shapeסָ֑מֶלSa.melH5566,whether in the likenessתַּבְנִ֥יתtav.NitH8403of a maleזָכָ֖רza.KharH2145orא֥וֹ'oH176femaleנְקֵבָֽה׃ne.ke.VahH5347,

17תַּבְנִ֕יתtav.NitH8403of anyכָּל־kol-H3605beastבְּהֵמָ֖הbe.he.MahH929thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834ison the earthבָּאָ֑רֶץ תַּבְנִית֙ba.'A.retz tav.NitH776 H8403כָּל־kol-H3605or birdצִפּ֣וֹר כָּנָ֔ףtzi.Por ka.NafH6833 H3671thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834fliesתָּע֖וּףta.'UfH5774in the airבַּשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ba.sha.Ma.yimH8064,

18orתַּבְנִ֕יתtav.NitH8403of anyכָּל־kol-H3605creature that crawlsרֹמֵ֖שׂro.MesH7430on the groundבָּאֲדָמָ֑ה תַּבְנִ֛יתba.'a.da.Mah tav.NitH127 H8403orכָּל־kol-H3605fishדָּגָ֥הda.GahH1710thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834isin the watersבַּמַּ֖יִםba.Ma.yimH4325belowמִתַּ֥חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478לָאָֽרֶץ׃la.'A.retzH776.

19When you lookתִּשָּׂ֨א עֵינֶ֜יךָti.Sa' 'ei.Nei.khaH5375 H5869to the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֗יְמָהha.sha.May.mahH8064and seeוְֽ֠רָאִיתָVe.ra.'i.taH7200אֶת־'et-H853the sunהַשֶּׁ֨מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853moonהַיָּרֵ֜חַhai.ya.Re.achH3394וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and starsהַכּֽוֹכָבִ֗יםha.ko.kha.VimH3556—allכֹּ֚לkolH3605the hostצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064—do not beוּפֶן־u.fen-H6435enticedוְנִדַּחְתָּ֛ve.ni.dach.TaH5080to bow downוְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִ֥יתָve.hish.ta.cha.Vi.taH7812and worshipוַעֲבַדְתָּ֑םva.'a.vad.TamH5647whatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430אֹתָ֔ם'o.TamH853has apportionedחָלַ֜קcha.LakH2505to allלְכֹל֙le.KholH3605the nationsהָֽעַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971כָּל־kol-H3605underתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478heavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

20Yet the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068has takenלָקַ֣חla.KachH3947youוְאֶתְכֶם֙ve.'et.KhemH853and broughtוַיּוֹצִ֥אvai.yo.Tzi'H3318youאֶתְכֶ֛ם'et.KhemH853out of the ironהַבַּרְזֶ֖לha.bar.ZelH1270furnaceמִכּ֥וּרmi.KurH3564,out of Egyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,to beלִהְי֥וֹתlih.YotH1961the peopleלְעַ֥םle.'AmH5971of His inheritanceנַחֲלָ֖הna.cha.LahH5159,as you are todayכַּיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃kai.Yom ha.ZehH3117 H2088.

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