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Deuteronomy 4:1-6

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.”

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