Deuteronomy 4:1-20

1HearH8085H413 nowH6258, O IsraelH3478, the statutesH2706H413 and ordinancesH4941 IH595 am teachingH3925 youH853 to followH6213, so thatH4616 you may liveH2421 and may enterH935 and take possessionH3423 of the landH776 thatH834 the LORDH3068, the GodH430 of your fathersH1, is givingH5414 you. 2You must notH3808 addH3254 toH5921H1697 or subtractH1639 fromH4480 whatH834 IH595 commandH6680 youH853H3808, so that you may keepH8104 the commandmentsH4687 of the LORDH3068 your GodH430 thatH834 IH595 am giving youH6680.

3Your eyesH5869 have seenH7200 whatH834 the LORDH3068 didH6213 at Baal-peorH1187, forH3588 the LORDH3068 your GodH430 destroyedH8045 from among youH7130 allH3605H376 whoH834 followedH1980H310 Baal of PeorH1187. 4But youH859 who held fastH1695 to the LORDH3068 your GodH430 are aliveH2416 to this dayH3117, every one of youH3605.

5SeeH7200, I have taughtH3925 youH853 statutesH2706 and ordinancesH4941 just asH834 the LORDH3068 my GodH430 has commanded meH6680, so that you may follow themH6213H3651 inH7130 the landH776 thatH834 youH859 are about to enterH935H8033 and possessH3423. 6Observe themH6213 carefullyH8104, forH3588 thisH1931 will show your wisdomH2451 and understandingH998 in the sightH5869 of the peoplesH5971, whoH834 will hearH8085 of allH3605 theseH428 statutesH2706 and sayH559, “SurelyH7535 thisH2088 greatH1419 nationH1471 is a wiseH2450 and understandingH995 peopleH5971.”

7ForH3588 whatH4310 nationH1471 is great enoughH1419 toH834 have a godH430 as nearH7138 to themH413 as the LORDH3068 our GodH430 is to us wheneverH3605 we callH7121 on HimH413? 8And whatH4310 nationH1471 is great enoughH1419 toH834 have righteousH6662 statutesH2706 and ordinancesH4941 like thisH2063 entireH3605 lawH8451 IH595 setH5414 before youH6440 todayH3117?

9OnlyH7535 be on your guardH8104 and diligentlyH3966 watchH8104 yourselvesH5315, so that you do notH6435 forgetH7911 the thingsH1697 your eyesH5869 have seenH7200, and so that they do notH6435 slipH5493 from your heartH3824 asH3605H3117 long as you liveH2416. Teach themH3045 to your childrenH1121 and grandchildrenH1121. 10The dayH3117 you stoodH5975 beforeH6440 the LORDH3068 your GodH430 at HorebH2722,1 the LORDH3068 saidH559 to meH413, “GatherH6950 the peopleH5971 before MeH853 to hearH8085 My wordsH1697, so thatH834 they may learnH3925 to fearH3372 MeH853 allH3605 the daysH3117 theyH1992 liveH2416 onH5921 the earthH127, and thatH853 they may teach themH3925 to their childrenH1121.”

11You came nearH7126 and stoodH5975 at the baseH8478 of the mountainH2022, a mountainH2022 blazingH1197 with fireH784 toH5704H3820 the heavensH8064, with black cloudsH6051 and deepH6205 darknessH2822. 12And the LORDH3068 spokeH1696 to youH413 out ofH8432 the fireH784. YouH859 heardH8085 the soundH6963 of the wordsH1697 but sawH7200 noH369 formH8544; there was onlyH2108 a voiceH6963. 13He declaredH5046 to you His covenantH1285, whichH834 He commandedH6680 you to followH6213—the TenH6235 CommandmentsH16972 that He wroteH3789 onH5921 twoH8147 tabletsH3871 of stoneH68.

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At thatH1931 timeH6256 the LORDH3068 commanded meH6680 to teachH3925 youH853 the statutesH2706 and ordinancesH4941 you are to followH6213 in the landH776 thatH834 youH859 are crossingH5674 the Jordan to possessH3423.

15So sinceH3588 you sawH7200 noH3808 formH8544 of any kindH3605 on the dayH3117 the LORDH3068 spokeH1696 to youH413 out ofH8432 the fireH784 at HorebH2722, be carefulH8104H5315H3966 16that you do notH6435 act corruptlyH7843 and makeH6213 an idolH6459 for yourselves of any formH8544 orH3605 shapeH5566, whether in the likenessH8403 of a maleH2145 orH176 femaleH5347, 17of anyH3605 beastH929 thatH834 is on the earthH776H8403 or birdH6833H3671 thatH834 fliesH5774 in the airH8064, 18or of anyH3605 creature that crawlsH7430 on the groundH127H8403 orH3605 fishH1710 thatH834 is in the watersH4325 belowH8478.

19When you lookH5375H5869 to the heavensH8064 and seeH7200 the sunH8121 andH853 moonH3394 and starsH3556—allH3605 the hostH6635 of heavenH8064—do not beH6435 enticedH5080 to bow downH7812 and worshipH5647 whatH834 the LORDH3068 your GodH430 has apportionedH2505 to allH3605 the nationsH5971 underH8478 heavenH8064. 20Yet the LORDH3068 has takenH3947 youH853 and broughtH3318 youH853 out of the ironH1270 furnaceH3564, out of EgyptH4714, to beH1961 the peopleH5971 of His inheritanceH5159, as you are todayH3117H2088.