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Deuteronomy 4:5-31

5Seeרְאֵ֣ה׀re.'EhH7200,IhavetaughtH3925youstatutesH2706andordinancesH4941,evenasJehovahmyGodאֱלֹהָ֑י'e.lo.HaiH430commandedצִוַּ֖נִיtzi.Va.niH6680me,thatyemaydosoH3651inthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776intowhichyeentertopossessH3423it.

6AndyeshallkeepH8104anddothem;forthatwillbeyourwisdomחָכְמַתְכֶם֙cha.khe.mat.KhemH2451andyourunderstandingוְנָב֔וֹןve.na.VonH995beforetheeyesלְעֵינֵ֖יle.'ei.NeiH5869ofthepeoplesH5971thatshallhearיִשְׁמְע֗וּןyish.me.'UnH8085allthesestatutesH2706,andsayוְאָמְר֗וּve.'a.me.RuH559, Verilythisgreatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419nationהַגּ֥וֹיha.GoyH1471isawiseחָכָ֣םcha.KhamH2450andunderstandingH995peopleH5971.

7Forwhatgreatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419nationג֣וֹיGoyH1471istherethathathGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430neartothemasJehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430isineverythingH3605wecallקָרְאֵ֖נוּka.re.'E.nuH7121uponhimfor?

8Andwhatgreatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419nationגּ֣וֹיGoyH1471istherethathathrighteousצַדִּיקִ֑םtza.di.KimH6662statutesH2706andordinancesH4941,asallthislawהַתּוֹרָ֣הha.to.RahH8451whichIsetH5414beforeyouthisdayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117?

9Onlyרַ֡קrakH7535takeheedH8104tothyself,andkeepH8104thysoulH5315diligently,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435thouforgetתִּשְׁכַּ֨חtish.KachH7911thethingsהַדְּבָרִ֜יםha.de.va.RimH1697thatthineeyesעֵינֶ֗יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869haveseenH7200(andlestוּפֶן־u.fen-H6435theydepartיָס֙וּרוּ֙ya.Su.ruH5493fromthyheartמִלְּבָ֣בְךָ֔mi.le.Va.ve.khaH3824allthedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117ofthylifeH5315;butthou shaltmakeוְהוֹדַעְתָּ֥םve.ho.da'.TamH3045themknownH3045tothysonsH1121andtothy sons'sonsH1121),

10thedayי֗וֹםYomH3117thatthou stoodestbeforeJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶיךָ֮'e.lo.hei.KhaH430inHorebבְּחֹרֵב֒be.cho.RevH2722,whenJehovahsaidH559tome,Gathermethepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971together,thatImaycausethemtohearוְאַשְׁמִעֵ֖םve.'ash.mi.'EmH8085mywordsדְּבָרָ֑יde.va.RaiH1697,thattheymaylearnיִלְמְד֜וּןyil.me.DunH3925them,andfearלְיִרְאָ֣הle.yir.'AhH3372meallthedaysהַיָּמִים֙hai.ya.MimH3117thattheyliveupontheearthH127,andteachיְלַמֵּדֽוּן׃ye.la.me.DunH3925themtotheirchildren.

11AndyecamenearandstoodH5975underthemountainהָהָ֑רha.HarH2022;andthemountainוְהָהָ֞רve.ha.HarH2022burnedבֹּעֵ֤רbo.'ErH1197withfireבָּאֵשׁ֙ba.'EshH784totheheartלֵ֣בlevH3820ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,withdarknessחֹ֖שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822,cloudsעָנָ֥ן'a.NanH6051,andobscurity.

12AndJehovahspokeH1696toyoufromthemidstH8432ofthefireהָאֵ֑שׁha.'EshH784: yeheardשֹׁמְעִ֔יםsho.me.'ImH8085thevoiceH6963ofthewordsדְּבָרִים֙de.va.RimH1697,butyesawרֹאִ֖יםro.'ImH7200noformוּתְמוּנָ֛הu.te.mu.NahH8544;only[yeheardH8085]avoiceH6963.

13AndhedeclaredH5046toyouhiscovenantבְּרִית֗וֹbe.ri.ToH1285,whichhecommandedצִוָּ֤הtzi.VahH6680youtodo,thetenעֲשֶׂ֖רֶת'a.Se.retH6235wordsהַדְּבָרִ֑יםha.de.va.RimH1697;andhewroteH3789themontwoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147tablesofstoneH68.

14AndJehovahcommandedצִוָּ֤הtzi.VahH6680meatthattimeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256toteachלְלַמֵּ֣דle.la.MedH3925youstatutesH2706andordinancesH4941,thatyemightdotheminthelandבָּאָ֕רֶץba.'A.retzH776whither yearepassingעֹבְרִ֥ים'oe.RimH5674overtopossessH3423it.

15Andtakeוְנִשְׁמַרְתֶּ֥םve.nish.mar.TemH8104greatheedH8104toyoursoulsH5315(foryesawH7200noformתְּמוּנָ֔הte.mu.NahH8544onthedayבְּי֗וֹםbe.YomH3117thatJehovahspokeH1696toyouinHorebבְּחֹרֵ֖בbe.cho.RevH2722fromthemidstH8432ofthefireהָאֵֽשׁ׃ha.'EshH784),

16lestפֶּ֨ן־Pen-H6435yecorruptH7843yourselves,andmakeוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֥םva.'a.si.TemH6213youagravenimageפֶּ֖סֶלPe.selH6459,theformתְּמוּנַ֣תte.mu.NatH8544ofanyfigure,thepatternH8403ofmaleזָכָ֖רza.KharH2145orfemaleנְקֵבָֽה׃ne.ke.VahH5347,

17thepatternH8403ofanybeastthatisontheearthבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776,thepatternH8403ofanywingedכָּנָ֔ףka.NafH3671fowlthatfliethintheheavenבַּשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ba.sha.Ma.yimH8064,

18thepatternH8403ofanythingthatcreepethonthegroundH776,thepatternH8403ofanyfishדָּגָ֥הda.GahH1710thatisinthewatersבַּמַּ֖יִםba.Ma.yimH4325undertheearthלָאָֽרֶץ׃la.'A.retzH776;

19andlestוּפֶן־u.fen-H6435thouliftתִּשָּׂ֨אti.Sa'H5375upthineeyesעֵינֶ֜יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869totheheavensהַשָּׁמַ֗יְמָהha.sha.May.mahH8064,andseeוְֽ֠רָאִיתָVe.ra.'i.taH7200thesunהַשֶּׁ֨מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121,andthemoonהַיָּרֵ֜חַhai.ya.Re.achH3394,andthestarsהַכּֽוֹכָבִ֗יםha.ko.kha.VimH3556,thewholehostצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andbedrawnawayH5375andbowוְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִ֥יתָve.hish.ta.cha.Vi.taH7812downH7812tothemandserveוַעֲבַדְתָּ֑םva.'a.vad.TamH5647them,whichJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hath assigned untoallpeoplesH5971underthewholeheavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

20ButyouhathJehovahtakenH3947,andhathbroughtH3318youforthH3318outoftheironהַבַּרְזֶ֖לha.bar.ZelH1270furnaceמִכּ֥וּרmi.KurH3564,outofEgyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,thatyemightbeH1961tohimapeopleלְעַ֥םle.'AmH5971ofinheritanceנַחֲלָ֖הna.cha.LahH5159,asitisthisdayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117.

21AndJehovahwasangryהִתְאַנֶּף־hit.'a.nef-H599withmeonyouraccount,andsworeוַיִּשָּׁבַ֗עvai.yi.sha.Va'H7650thatIshouldnotgoבֹא֙vo'H935overtheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383,andthatIshouldnotenterintothatgoodהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430giveth thee [for]aninheritanceנַחֲלָֽה׃na.cha.LahH5159;

22forIshalldieמֵת֙metH4191inthislandבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776,IshallnotgoovertheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383;butyeshallgoover,andpossessH3423thisgoodהַטּוֹבָ֖הha.to.VahH2896landהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776.

23Takeהִשָּׁמְר֣וּhi.sha.me.RuH8104heedH8104toyourselveslestפֶּֽן־pen-H6435yeforgetתִּשְׁכְּחוּ֙tish.ke.ChuH7911thecovenantבְּרִ֤יתbe.RitH1285ofJehovahyourGodאֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.KhemH430,whichhemadeוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֨םva.'a.si.TemH6213withyou,andmakeH6213yourselvesagravenimageפֶּ֙סֶל֙pe.selH6459,theformתְּמ֣וּנַתte.Mu.natH8544ofanythingwhichJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hath forbidden thee.

24ForJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430isaconsumingH398fireאֵ֥שׁ'eshH784,ajealousקַנָּֽא׃ פka.Na'H7067GodH430.

25Whenthou begettestsonsH1121,andsons'sonsH1121,andyehaveremainedlonginthelandבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776,andshallcorruptH7843yourselves,andmakeH6213agravenimageפֶּ֙סֶל֙pe.selH6459,theformתְּמ֣וּנַתte.Mu.natH8544ofanything,anddoevilהָרַ֛עha.Ra'H7451inthesightofJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,toprovokeלְהַכְעִיסֽוֹ׃le.hakh.'i.SoH3707himtoangerH3707,

26Icallheavenהַשָּׁמַ֣יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064andearthהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776towitnessagainstyouthisdayהַיּ֜וֹםhai.YomH3117,thatyeshallsoonutterlyperishH6fromoffthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whereunto yepassעֹבְרִ֧ים'oe.RimH5674overtheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֛ןhai.yar.DenH3383topossessH3423it: yeshallnotprolongתַאֲרִיכֻ֤ןta.'a.ri.KhunH748yourdaysיָמִים֙ya.MimH3117onit,butshallbeutterlydestroyedH8045.

27AndJehovahwillscatterוְהֵפִ֧יץve.he.FitzH6327youamongthepeoplesH5971,andyeshallbeleftH7604asmall companyamongthenationsבַּגּוֹיִ֕םba.go.YimH1471towhichJehovahwillleadyou.

28Andyeshallthereserveוַעֲבַדְתֶּם־va.'a.vad.tem-H5647godsאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430,theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֖הma.'a.SehH4639ofmen'shandsיְדֵ֣יye.DeiH3027,woodעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086andstoneוָאֶ֔בֶןva.'E.venH68,whichneitherseeיִרְאוּן֙yir.'UnH7200,norhearיִשְׁמְע֔וּןyish.me.'UnH8085,noreatיֹֽאכְל֖וּןyokh.LunH398,norsmellיְרִיחֻֽן׃ye.ri.ChunH7306.

29Andfromthence yeshallseekוּבִקַּשְׁתֶּ֥םu.vi.kash.TemH1245JehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,andthou shaltfindוּמָצָ֑אתָu.ma.Tza.taH4672him,ifthou shaltseekH1245himwiththywholeheartלְבָבְךָ֖le.va.ve.KhaH3824andwiththywholesoulH5315.

30Inthy tribulation,andwhenallthesethingsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697shallcomeupon thee,attheendבְּאַחֲרִית֙be.'a.cha.RitH319ofdaysהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117, thou shaltreturnוְשַׁבְתָּ֙ve.shav.TaH7725toJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,andshalt hearkentohisvoiceבְּקֹלֽוֹ׃be.ko.LoH6963,

31—forJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430isamercifulGodH430, —hewillnotforsakethee,neitherdestroyיַשְׁחִיתֶ֑ךָyash.chi.Te.khaH7843thee,norforgetיִשְׁכַּח֙yish.KachH7911thecovenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285ofthyfathersH1whichhesworeH7650untothem.

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