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Deuteronomy 8:1-10

1You must carefullyתִּשְׁמְר֣וּןtish.me.RunH8104followלַעֲשׂ֑וֹתla.'a.SotH6213everyכָּל־kol-H3605commandmentהַמִּצְוָ֗הha.mitz.VahH4687אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Iאָנֹכִ֧י'a.no.KhiH595am giving youמְצַוְּךָ֛me.tza.ve.KhaH6680todayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117,so thatלְמַ֨עַןle.Ma.'anH4616you may liveתִּֽחְי֜וּןtich.YunH2421and multiplyוּרְבִיתֶ֗םu.re.vi.TemH7235,and enterוּבָאתֶם֙u.va.TemH935and possessוִֽירִשְׁתֶּ֣םvi.rish.TemH3423אֶת־'et-H853the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068sworeנִשְׁבַּ֥עnish.Ba'H7650to giveyour fathersלַאֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃la.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1.

2Remember thatוְזָכַרְתָּ֣ve.za.khar.TaH2142אֶת־'et-H853theseזֶ֛הzehH2088fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141the LORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430led youהֹלִֽיכֲךָ֜ho.li.kha.KhaH1980allכָּל־kol-H3605the wayהַדֶּ֗רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057,so thatלְמַ֨עַןle.Ma.'anH4616He might humble youעַנֹּֽתְךָ֜'a.no.te.KhaH6031and test youלְנַסֹּֽתְךָ֗le.na.so.te.KhaH5254in order to knowלָדַ֜עַתla.Da.'atH3045אֶת־'et-H853whatאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834was in your heartבִּֽלְבָבְךָ֛bil.va.ve.KhaH3824,whether orאִם־'im-H518notלֹֽא׃Lo'H3808you would keepהֲתִשְׁמֹ֥רha.tish.MorH8104His commandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֖יוmitz.vo.tovH4687.

3He humbled youוַֽיְעַנְּךָ֮vay.'a.ne.KhaH6031,and in your hungerוַיַּרְעִבֶךָ֒vai.yar.'i.ve.KhaH7456He gave you mannaהַמָּן֙ha.ManH4478to eatוַיַּֽאֲכִֽלְךָ֤vai.ya.'a.khil.KhaH398אֶת'et-H853,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834neither youלֹא־lo'-H3808norוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808your fathersאֲבֹתֶ֑יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaH1had knownיָדַ֔עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045,so thatיָדְע֖וּן לְמַ֣עַןya.de.'Un le.Ma.'anH4616 H3045you might understandהוֹדִֽעֲךָ֗ho.di.'a.KhaH3045thatכִּ֠יkiH3588manהָֽאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120does notלֹ֣אlo'H3808liveיִחְיֶ֣הyich.YehH2421onעַל־'al-H5921breadהַלֶּ֤חֶםha.Le.chemH3899aloneלְבַדּוֹ֙le.va.DoH905,butכִּ֛יkiH3588יִחְיֶ֥הyich.YehH2421הָאָדָֽם׃ha.'a.DamH120onעַל־'al-H5921everyכָּל־kol-H3605word that comes fromמוֹצָ֥אmo.Tza'H4161the mouthפִֽי־fi-H6310of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

4Your clothingשִׂמְלָ֨תְךָ֜sim.La.te.khaH8071did notלֹ֤אlo'H3808wear outבָֽלְתָה֙ מֵֽעָלֶ֔יךָval.Tah me.'a.Lei.khaH1086 H5921and your feetוְרַגְלְךָ֖ve.rag.le.KhaH7272did notלֹ֣אlo'H3808swellבָצֵ֑קָהva.Tze.kahH1216during theseזֶ֖הzehH2088fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.

5So knowוְיָדַעְתָּ֖ve.ya.da'.TaH3045inעִם־'im-H5973your heartלְבָבֶ֑ךָle.va.Ve.khaH3824thatכִּ֗יKiH3588just asכַּאֲשֶׁ֨רka.'a.SherH834a manאִישׁ֙'ishH376אֶת־'et-H853disciplinesיְיַסֵּ֥רye.ya.SerH3256his sonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121, sothe LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430disciplines youמְיַסְּרֶֽךָּ׃me.ya.se.Re.kaH3256.

6Therefore you shall keepוְשָׁ֣מַרְתָּ֔ve.Sha.mar.taH8104אֶת־'et-H853the commandmentsמִצְוֹ֖תmitz.VotH4687of the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,walkingלָלֶ֥כֶתla.Le.khetH1980in His waysבִּדְרָכָ֖יוbid.ra.KhavH1870and fearingוּלְיִרְאָ֥הu.le.yir.'AhH3372Himאֹתֽוֹ׃'o.ToH853.

7Forכִּ֚יkiH3588the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430is bringingמְבִֽיאֲךָ֖me.vi.'a.KhaH935you intoאֶל־'el-H413a goodטוֹבָ֑הto.VahH2896landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776,a landאֶ֚רֶץ'E.retzH776of brooksנַ֣חֲלֵי מָ֔יִםNa.cha.lei Ma.yimH5158 H4325and fountainsעֲיָנֹת֙'a.ya.NotH5869and springsוּתְהֹמֹ֔תu.te.ho.MotH8415that flowיֹצְאִ֥יםyo.tze.'ImH3318through the valleysבַּבִּקְעָ֖הba.bik.'AhH1237and hillsוּבָהָֽר׃u.va.HarH2022;

8a landאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776of wheatחִטָּה֙chi.TahH2406,barleyוּשְׂעֹרָ֔הu.se.'o.RahH8184,vinesוְגֶ֥פֶןve.Ge.fenH1612,fig treesוּתְאֵנָ֖הu.te.'e.NahH8384,and pomegranatesוְרִמּ֑וֹןve.ri.MonH7416;a landאֶֽרֶץ־'e.retz-H776of oliveזֵ֥יתzeitH2132oilשֶׁ֖מֶןShe.menH8081and honeyוּדְבָֽשׁ׃u.de.VashH1706;

9a landאֶ֗רֶץ'E.retzH776whereאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834you will eatתֹּֽאכַל־to.khal-H398foodלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899withoutלֹ֤אlo'H3808scarcityבְמִסְכֵּנֻת֙ve.mis.ke.NutH4544,where you will lackתֶחְסַ֥רtech.SarH2637nothingלֹֽא־ כֹּ֖לlo'- kolH3808 H3605;a landאֶ֚רֶץ'E.retzH776אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834whose rocksאֲבָנֶ֣יהָ'a.va.Nei.haH68are ironבַרְזֶ֔לvar.ZelH1270and whose hillsוּמֵהֲרָרֶ֖יהָu.me.ha.ra.Rei.haH2042are ready to be minedתַּחְצֹ֥בtach.TzoH2672for copperנְחֹֽשֶׁת׃ne.Cho.shetH5178.

10When you eatוְאָכַלְתָּ֖ve.'a.khal.TaH398and are satisfiedוְשָׂבָ֑עְתָּve.sa.Va.'e.taH7646,you are to blessוּבֵֽרַכְתָּ֙u.ve.rakh.TaH1288אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430forעַל־'al-H5921the goodהַטֹּבָ֖הha.to.VahH2896landהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834He has givenנָֽתַן־na.tan-H5414you.

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