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Deuteronomy 4:12-19

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.

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