Deuteronomy 4
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Deuteronomy 4:29-49

29But if from thereH8033 you will seekH1245 the LORDH3068 your GodH430, you will findH4672 HimH3588 if you seek HimH1875 with allH3605 your heartH3824 and with allH3605 your soulH5315. 30When you are in distressH6862 and allH3605 theseH428 thingsH1697 have happened to youH4672, then in laterH319 daysH3117 you will returnH7725 toH5704 the LORDH3068 your GodH430 and listenH8085 to His voiceH6963. 31ForH3588 the LORDH3068 your GodH430 is a mercifulH7349 GodH410; He will notH3808 abandon youH7503 or destroy youH7843 or forgetH7911 the covenantH1285 with your fathersH1, whichH834 He swore to them by oathH7650.

32IndeedH3588, askH7592 nowH4994 from one endH7097 of the heavensH8064 toH5704 the other about the daysH3117 thatH834 longH7223 precededH1961 youH6440, fromH4480 the dayH3117 thatH834 GodH430 createdH1254 manH120 onH5921 earthH776: Has anything asH2088 greatH1419 as thisH1697 ever happenedH1961 orH176 been reportedH8085? 33Has a peopleH5971 ever heardH8085 the voiceH6963 of GodH4301 speakingH1696 out ofH8432 the fireH784, asH834 youH859 haveH8085, and livedH2421? 34OrH176 has any godH430 triedH5254H935 to takeH3947 as his own a nationH1471 out ofH7130 another nationH1471—by trialsH4531, signsH226, wondersH4159, and warH4421, by a strongH2389 handH3027 and an outstretchedH5186 armH2220, and by greatH1419 terrorsH4172—asH3605 the LORDH3068 your GodH430 didH6213 for you in EgyptH4714, before your eyesH5869?

35YouH859 were shownH7200 these things so that you would knowH3045 thatH3588 the LORDH3068H1931 is GodH430; there is noH369 otherH5750 besides HimH905.

36He let you hearH8085 His voiceH6963 fromH4480 heavenH8064 to discipline youH3256, and onH5921 earthH776 He showedH7200 youH853 His greatH1419 fireH784, and you heardH8085 His wordsH1697 out ofH8432 the fireH784. 37BecauseH8478H3588 He lovedH157 your fathersH1, He choseH977 their descendantsH2233 after themH310 and brought youH3318 out of EgyptH4714 by His presenceH6440 and greatH1419 powerH3581, 38to drive outH3423 before youH4480H6440 nationsH1471 greaterH1419 and mightierH6099 than you, and to bring youH935 into their landH776 and give it to youH5414 for your inheritanceH5159, as it is thisH2088 dayH3117.

39Know thereforeH3045 this dayH3117 and takeH7725 toH413 heartH3824 thatH3588 the LORDH3068H1931 is GodH430 in heavenH8064 aboveH4605 and onH5921 the earthH776 belowH8478; there is noH369 otherH5750. 40KeepH8104 His statutesH2706 and commandmentsH4687, whichH834 IH595 am giving you todayH6680H3117, so thatH834 you and your childrenH1121 after youH310 may prosperH3190, and thatH4616 you may live longH748H3117 inH5921 the landH127 thatH834 the LORDH3068 your GodH430 is givingH5414 you for allH3605 timeH3117.

41ThenH227 MosesH4872 set asideH914 threeH7969 citiesH5892 acrossH5676 the JordanH3383 to the eastH4217H8121 42to whichH8033 a manslayerH7523 could fleeH5127 after killingH7523 his neighborH7453 unintentionallyH1097H1847H1931 withoutH3808 priorH8543H8032 maliceH8130.

To save one’s own lifeH2421, he could fleeH5127 toH413 oneH259 ofH4480 theseH411 citiesH5892: 43BezerH1221 in the wildernessH4057 on the plateauH4334H776 belonging to the ReubenitesH7206, RamothH7216 in GileadH1568 belonging to the GaditesH1425, or GolanH1474 in BashanH1316 belonging to the ManassitesH4520.

44ThisH2063 is the lawH8451 thatH834 MosesH4872 setH7760 beforeH6440 the IsraelitesH1121H3478. 45TheseH428 are the testimoniesH5713, statutesH2706, and ordinancesH4941 thatH834 MosesH4872 proclaimedH1696 toH413 themH1121H3478 after they had come outH3318 of EgyptH4714, 46while they were in the valleyH1516 acrossH5676 the JordanH3383 facingH4136 Beth-peorH1047 in the landH776 of SihonH5511 kingH4428 of the AmoritesH567, whoH834 livedH3427 in HeshbonH2809 and was defeatedH5221 by MosesH4872 and the IsraelitesH1121H3478 after they had come outH3318 of EgyptH4714.

47They took possessionH3423 of the landH776 belonging to Sihon andH853 to OgH5747 kingH4428 of BashanH1316—the twoH8147 AmoriteH567 kingsH4428 acrossH5676 the JordanH3383 to the eastH4217H8121— 48extending from AroerH6177 onH5921 the rimH8193 of the ArnonH769 ValleyH5158 as far asH5704 MountH2022 SiyonH78652 (that isH1931, HermonH2768), 49including allH3605 the ArabahH6160 on the eastH4217 sideH5676 of the JordanH3383 and as far asH5704 the SeaH3220 of the ArabahH6160,3 belowH8478 the slopesH794 of PisgahH6449.

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Notes

  1. 1. Deuteronomy 4:33 Or of a god ↩
  2. 2. Deuteronomy 4:48 Or Sion; Syriac Sirion ↩
  3. 3. Deuteronomy 4:49 That is, the Dead Sea ↩

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