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Deuteronomy 4:15-23

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.

21The LORD, howeverוַֽיהוָ֥הva.Yah.wehH3068,was angryהִתְאַנֶּף־hit.'a.nef-H599with meon accountעַל־'al-H5921of youדִּבְרֵיכֶ֑םdiv.rei.KhemH1697,and He sworeוַיִּשָּׁבַ֗עvai.yi.sha.Va'H7650that I would notלְבִלְתִּ֤יle.vil.TiH1115crossעָבְרִי֙'a.ve.RiH5674אֶת־'et-H853the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן וּלְבִלְתִּי־hai.yar.Den u.le.vil.ti-H3383 H1115to enterבֹא֙ אֶל־vo' 'el-H935 H413the goodהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776thatאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430is givingנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414youas an inheritanceנַחֲלָֽה׃na.cha.LahH5159.

22For I will notאֵינֶ֥נִּי'ei.Ne.niH369be crossingעֹבֵ֖ר'o.VerH5674אֶת־'et-H853the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588Iאָנֹכִ֥י'a.no.KhiH595must dieמֵת֙metH4191in thisהַזֹּ֔אתha.ZotH2063landבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776.But youוְאַתֶּם֙ve.'a.TemH859shall cross overעֹֽבְרִ֔ים'oe.RimH5674and take possession ofוִֽירִשְׁתֶּ֕םvi.rish.TemH3423אֶת־'et-H853thatהַזֹּֽאת׃ha.ZotH2063goodהַטּוֹבָ֖הha.to.VahH2896landהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776.

23Be carefulהִשָּׁמְר֣וּhi.sha.me.RuH8104that youdo notפֶּֽן־pen-H6435forgetתִּשְׁכְּחוּ֙tish.ke.ChuH7911אֶת־'et-H853the covenantבְּרִ֤יתbe.RitH1285of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.KhemH430thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834He madeכָּרַ֖תka.RatH3772with youעִמָּכֶ֑ם'i.ma.KhemH5973;do not makeוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֨םva.'a.si.TemH6213an idolפֶּ֙סֶל֙pe.selH6459for yourselvesin the formתְּמ֣וּנַתte.Mu.natH8544of anythingכֹּ֔לKolH3605אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Heיְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃Yah.weh 'e.lo.Hei.khaH3068 H430has forbidden youצִוְּךָ֖tzi.ve.KhaH6680.

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