Berean Standard Bible

Deuteronomy 7:6-14

6Forכִּ֣יkiH3588youאַתָּ֔ה'a.TahH859are a peopleעַ֤ם'amH5971holyקָדוֹשׁ֙ka.do.VoshH6918to the LORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.The LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430has chosen youבָּחַ֣ר׀ba.CharH977to beלִהְי֥וֹתlih.YotH1961a peopleלְעַ֣םle.'AmH5971for Hisprized possessionסְגֻלָּ֔הse.gu.LahH5459out of allמִכֹּל֙mi.KolH3605peoplesהָֽעַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834onעַל־'al-H5921the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the earthהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ סha.'a.da.MahH127.

7The LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068did notלֹ֣אlo'H3808set His affectionחָשַׁ֧קcha.ShakH2836on you andchooseוַיִּבְחַ֣רvai.yiv.CharH977youbecause you were more numerousמֵֽרֻבְּכֶ֞םme.ru.be.KhemH7231than the otherמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605peoplesהָֽעַמִּ֗יםha.'a.MimH5971,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588youאַתֶּ֥ם'a.TemH859were the fewestהַמְעַ֖טham.'AtH4592of allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605peoplesהָעַמִּֽים׃ha.'a.MimH5971.

8Butכִּי֩kiH3588because the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068lovedמֵֽאַהֲבַ֨תme.'a.ha.VatH160youאֶתְכֶ֗ם'et.KhemH853and keptוּמִשָּׁמְר֤וּu.mi.sha.me.RoH8104אֶת־'et-H853the oathהַשְּׁבֻעָה֙ha.she.vu.'AhH7621אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834He sworeנִשְׁבַּע֙nish.Ba'H7650to your fathersלַאֲבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םla.'a.Vo.tei.KhemH1,Heיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068אֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.KhemH853brought you outהוֹצִ֧יאho.Tzi'H3318with a mightyחֲזָקָ֑הcha.za.KahH2389handבְּיָ֣דbe.YadH3027and redeemed youוַֽיִּפְדְּךָ֙vai.yif.de.KhaH6299from the houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004of slaveryעֲבָדִ֔ים'a.va.DimH5650,from the handמִיַּ֖דmi.YadH3027of Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֥הpar.'OhH6547kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

9Know thereforeוְיָ֣דַעְתָּ֔ve.Ya.da'.taH3045thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ ה֣וּא'e.lo.Hei.kha hu'H430 H1931is Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,the faithfulהַֽנֶּאֱמָ֔ןha.ne.'e.ManH539Godהָאֵל֙ha.'ElH410who keepsשֹׁמֵ֧רsho.MerH8104His covenantהַבְּרִ֣יתha.be.RitH1285of loving devotionוְהַחֶ֗סֶדve.ha.Che.sedH2617for a thousandלְאֶ֥לֶףle.'E.lefH505generationsדּֽוֹר׃DorH1755of those who love Himלְאֹהֲבָ֛יוle.'o.ha.VavH157and keepוּלְשֹׁמְרֵ֥יu.le.sho.me.ReiH8104His commandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֖יוmitz.vo.tovH4687.

10But those who hate Himלְשֹׂנְאָ֛יוle.so.ne.'AvH8130He repaysוּמְשַׁלֵּ֧םu.me.sha.LemH7999toאֶל־'el-H413their facesפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440with destructionלְהַאֲבִיד֑וֹle.ha.'a.vi.DoH6;He will notלֹ֤אlo'H3808hesitateיְאַחֵר֙ye.'a.CherH309to repayיְשַׁלֶּם־ye.sha.lem-H7999toאֶל־'el-H413his faceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440the one who hates Himלְשֹׂ֣נְא֔וֹle.So.ne.'OH8130.

11So keepוְשָׁמַרְתָּ֨ve.sha.mar.TaH8104אֶת־'et-H853the commandmentsהַמִּצְוָ֜הha.mitz.VahH4687andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853statutesהַֽחֻקִּ֣יםha.chu.KimH2706andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853ordinancesהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֗יםha.mish.pa.TimH4941thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Iאָנֹכִ֧י'a.no.KhiH595am giving youמְצַוְּךָ֛me.tza.ve.KhaH6680to followלַעֲשׂוֹתָֽם׃ פla.'a.so.TamH6213this dayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117.

12וְהָיָ֣ה׀ve.ha.YahH1961Ifעֵ֣קֶב'E.kevH6118you listen toתִּשְׁמְע֗וּןtish.me.'UnH8085אֵ֤ת'etH853theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428ordinancesהַמִּשְׁפָּטִים֙ha.mish.pa.TimH4941and keep them carefullyוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֥םu.she.mar.TemH8104וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖םva.'a.si.TemH6213אֹתָ֑ם'o.TamH853,then the LORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430אֶֽת־'et-H853will keepוְשָׁמַר֩ve.sha.MarH8104His covenantהַבְּרִית֙ha.be.RitH1285andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853the loving devotionהַחֶ֔סֶדha.Che.sedH2617thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834He sworeנִשְׁבַּ֖עnish.Ba'H7650to your fathersלַאֲבֹתֶֽיךָ׃la.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1.

13He will love youוַאֲהֵ֣בְךָ֔va.'a.He.ve.khaH157and bless youוּבֵרַכְךָ֖u.ve.rakh.KhaH1288and multiply youוְהִרְבֶּ֑ךָve.hir.Be.khaH7235.He will blessוּבֵרַ֣ךְu.ve.RakhH1288the fruitפְּרִֽי־pe.ri-H6529of your wombבִטְנְךָ֣vit.ne.KhaH990and the produceוּפְרִֽי־u.fe.ri-H6529of your landאַ֠דְמָתֶךָ'Ad.ma.te.khaH127—your grainדְּגָ֨נְךָ֜de.Ga.ne.khaH1715,new wineוְתִֽירֹשְׁךָ֣ve.ti.ro.she.KhaH8492,and oilוְיִצְהָרֶ֗ךָve.yitz.ha.Re.khaH3323,the youngשְׁגַר־she.gar-H7698of your herdsאֲלָפֶ֙יךָ֙'a.la.Fei.khaH504and the lambsוְעַשְׁתְּרֹ֣תve.'ash.te.RotH6251of your flocksצֹאנֶ֔ךָtzo.Ne.khaH6629—inעַ֚ל'alH5921the landהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834He sworeנִשְׁבַּ֥עnish.Ba'H7650to your fathersלַאֲבֹתֶ֖יךָla.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1to giveלָ֥תֶתLa.tetH5414you.

14You will beתִּֽהְיֶ֖הtih.YehH1961blessedבָּר֥וּךְba.RukhH1288above allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605peoplesהָעַמִּ֑יםha.'a.MimH5971; among youthere will beיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961noלֹא־lo'-H3808barren manעָקָ֥ר'a.KarH6135or womanוַֽעֲקָרָ֖הva.'a.ka.RahH6135or livestockוּבִבְהֶמְתֶּֽךָ׃u.viv.hem.Te.khaH929.

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