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Deuteronomy 9:16-24

16And I sawוָאֵ֗רֶאva.'E.re'H7200howוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009you had sinnedחֲטָאתֶם֙cha.ta.TemH2398against the LORDלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430;you had madeעֲשִׂיתֶ֣ם'a.si.TemH6213for yourselvesa moltenמַסֵּכָ֑הma.se.KhahH4541calfעֵ֖גֶל'E.gelH5695.You had turned asideסַרְתֶּ֣םsar.TemH5493quicklyמַהֵ֔רma.HerH4118fromמִן־min-H4480the wayהַדֶּ֕רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068אֶתְכֶֽם׃'et.KhemH853had commanded youצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680.

17So I tookוָאֶתְפֹּשׂ֙va.'et.PosH8610the twoבִּשְׁנֵ֣יbish.NeiH8147tabletsהַלֻּחֹ֔תha.lu.ChotH3871and threw themוָֽאַשְׁלִכֵ֔םva.'ash.li.KhemH7993out ofמֵעַ֖ל שְׁתֵּ֣יme.'Al she.TeiH5921 H8147my handsיָדָ֑יya.DaiH3027,shattering themוָאֲשַׁבְּרֵ֖םva.'a.sha.be.RemH7665before your eyesלְעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃le.'ei.nei.KhemH5869.

18Then I fell downוָֽאֶתְנַפַּל֩va.'et.na.PalH5307beforeלִפְנֵ֨יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068for fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysיוֹם֙yOmH3117and fortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֣יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705nightsלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915,as I had done the first timeכָּרִאשֹׁנָ֗הka.ri.sho.NahH7223.I did notלֹ֣אlo'H3808eatאָכַ֔לְתִּי'a.Khal.tiH398breadלֶ֚חֶםLe.chemH3899or drinkשָׁתִ֑יתִיsha.Ti.tiH8354waterוּמַ֖יִם לֹ֣אu.Ma.yim lo'H4325 H3808because ofעַ֤ל'alH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605the sinחַטַּאתְכֶם֙cha.tat.KhemH2403אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you had committedחֲטָאתֶ֔םcha.ta.TemH2398in doingלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213what was evilהָרַ֛עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068and provoking Him to angerלְהַכְעִיסֽוֹ׃le.hakh.'i.SoH3707.

19Forכִּ֣יkiH3588I was afraidיָגֹ֗רְתִּי מִפְּנֵ֤יya.Go.re.ti mi.pe.NeiH3025 H6440of the angerהָאַף֙ha.'AfH639and wrathוְהַ֣חֵמָ֔הve.Ha.che.MahH2534thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068had directedקָצַ֧ףka.TzafH7107against youעֲלֵיכֶ֖ם'a.lei.KhemH5921,enough to destroy youלְהַשְׁמִ֣ידle.hash.MidH8045אֶתְכֶ֑ם'et.KhemH853.But the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068listenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085to meאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413thisהַהִֽוא׃ha.Hiv'H1931timeבַּפַּ֥עַםba.Pa.'amH6471as wellגַּ֖םgamH1571.

20The LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068was angryהִתְאַנַּ֧ףhit.'a.NafH599enoughמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966with Aaronוּֽבְאַהֲרֹ֗ןu.ve.'a.ha.RonH175to destroy himלְהַשְׁמִיד֑וֹle.hash.mi.DoH8045,but at thatהַהִֽואha.Hiv'H1931timeבָּעֵ֥תba.'EtH6256I alsoגַּם־gam-H1571prayedוָֽאֶתְפַּלֵּ֛לva.'et.pa.LelH6419forבְּעַ֥דbe.'AdH1157Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175.

21Andוְֽאֶת־ve.'EtH853I tookלָקַחְתִּי֮la.kach.TiH3947thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834sinful thingחַטַּאתְכֶ֞םcha.tat.KhemH2403,the calfהָעֵ֗גֶלha.'E.gelH5695you had madeעֲשִׂיתֶ֣ם'a.si.TemH6213אֶת־'et-H853,and burnedוָאֶשְׂרֹ֣ףva.'es.RofH8313itאֹת֣וֹ׀'o.ToH853in the fireבָּאֵשׁ֒ba.'EshH784.Then I crushed itוָאֶכֹּ֨תva.'e.KotH3807אֹת֤וֹ'o.ToH853andgroundטָחוֹן֙ta.chOnH2912הֵיטֵ֔בhei.TevH3190it toעַ֥ד'adH5704אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834powderדַּ֖קdakH1854as fine as dustלְעָפָ֑רle.'a.FarH6083,and I castוָֽאַשְׁלִךְ֙va.'ash.liKhH7993אֶת־'et-H853itעֲפָר֔וֹa.fa.RoH6083intoאֶל־'el-H413the streamהַנַּ֖חַלha.Na.chalH5158that came downהַיֹּרֵ֥דhai.yo.RedH3381fromמִן־min-H4480the mountainהָהָֽר׃ha.HarH2022.

22You continued to provokeמַקְצִפִ֥ים הֱיִיתֶ֖םmak.tzi.Fim he.yi.TemH7107 H1961אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068at Taberahוּבְתַבְעֵרָה֙u.ve.tav.'e.RahH8404,at Massahוּבְמַסָּ֔הu.ve.ma.SahH4532,and at Kibroth-hattaavahH6914.

23And when the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068אֶתְכֶ֗ם'et.KhemH853sent you outוּבִשְׁלֹ֨חַ מִקָּדֵ֤שׁu.vish.Lo.ach mi.ka.DeshH7971 H6947from Kadesh-barneaבַּרְנֵ֙עַ֙bar.Ne.a'H6947,He saidלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Go upעֲלוּ֙'a.LuH5927and possessוּרְשׁ֣וּu.re.ShuH3423אֶת־'et-H853the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I have givenנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414you.”But you rebelledוַתַּמְר֗וּva.tam.RuH4784אֶת־'et-H853against the commandפִּ֤יpiH6310of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.KhemH430.You neitherוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808believedהֶֽאֱמַנְתֶּם֙he.'e.man.TemH539Himnorוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808obeyedשְׁמַעְתֶּ֖םshe.ma'.TemH8085Himבְּקֹלֽוֹ׃be.ko.LoH6963.

24You have beenהֱיִיתֶ֖םhe.yi.TemH1961rebellingמַמְרִ֥יםmam.RimH4784againstעִם־'im-H5973the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068since the dayמִיּ֖וֹםmi.YomH3117I came to know youדַּעְתִּ֥יda'.TiH3045אֶתְכֶֽם׃'et.KhemH853.

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