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Deuteronomy 30:11-20

11For this commandmentהַמִּצְוָ֣הha.mitz.VahH4687which I commandמְצַוְּךָ֖me.tza.ve.KhaH6680thee this dayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117, it isnot hiddenנִפְלֵ֥אתnif.LetH6381from thee, neither isit far offרְחֹקָ֖הre.cho.KahH7350.

12It isnot in heavenבַשָּׁמַ֖יִםva.sha.Ma.yimH8064,that thou shouldest sayלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Who shall go upיַעֲלֶה־ya.'a.leh-H5927for us to heavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יְמָה֙ha.sha.May.mahH8064,and bringוְיִקָּחֶ֣הָve.yi.ka.Che.haH3947it unto us, that we may hearוְיַשְׁמִעֵ֥נוּve.yash.mi.'E.nuH8085it, and doוְנַעֲשֶֽׂנָּה׃ve.na.'a.Se.nahH6213it?

13Neither isit beyondמֵעֵ֥בֶרme.'E.verH5676the seaלַיָּ֖םlai.YamH3220,that thou shouldest sayלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Who shall goיַעֲבָר־ya.'a.vor-H5674overעֵ֤בֶר'E.verH5676the seaהַיָּם֙hai.YamH3220for us, and bringוְיִקָּחֶ֣הָve.yi.ka.Che.haH3947it unto us, that we may hearוְיַשְׁמִעֵ֥נוּve.yash.mi.'E.nuH8085it, and doוְנַעֲשֶֽׂנָּה׃ve.na.'a.Se.nahH6213it?

14But the wordהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697isveryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966nighקָר֥וֹבka.RovH7138unto thee, in thy mouthבְּפִ֥יךָbe.Fi.khaH6310,and in thy heartוּבִֽלְבָבְךָ֖u.vil.va.ve.KhaH3824,that thou mayest doלַעֲשֹׂתֽוֹ׃ סla.'a.so.ToH6213it.

15Seeרְאֵ֨הre.'EhH7200,I have setנָתַ֤תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414beforeלְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙le.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee this dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117lifeהַֽחַיִּ֖יםha.chai.YimH2416and goodהַטּ֑וֹבha.TovH2896,and deathהַמָּ֖וֶתha.Ma.vetH4194and evilהָרָֽע׃ha.Ra'H7451;

16In that I commandמְצַוְּךָ֮me.tza.ve.KhaH6680thee this dayהַיּוֹם֒hai.yOmH3117to loveלְאַהֲבָ֞הle.'a.ha.VahH157the LordH3068thy GodH430,to walkH3212in his waysבִּדְרָכָ֔יוbid.ra.KhavH1870,and to keepוְלִשְׁמֹ֛רve.lish.MorH8104his commandmentsH4687and his statutesוְחֻקֹּתָ֖יוve.chu.ko.TavH2708and his judgmentsוּמִשְׁפָּטָ֑יוu.mish.pa.TavH4941,that thou mayest liveוְחָיִ֣יתָve.cha.Yi.taH2421and multiplyוְרָבִ֔יתָve.ra.Vi.taH7235:and the LordH3068thy GodH430shall blessוּבֵֽרַכְךָ֙u.ve.rakh.KhaH1288thee in the landבָּאָ֕רֶץba.'A.retzH776whither thou goestבָא־va'-H935to possessלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃le.rish.TahH3423it.

17But if thine heartלְבָבְךָ֖le.va.ve.KhaH3824turn awayיִפְנֶ֥הyif.NehH6437,so that thou wilt not hearתִשְׁמָ֑עtish.Ma'H8085,but shalt be drawn awayוְנִדַּחְתָּ֗ve.ni.dach.TaH5080,and worshipוְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִ֛יתָve.hish.ta.cha.Vi.taH7812otherאֲחֵרִ֖ים'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֥יםle.lo.HimH430,and serveוַעֲבַדְתָּֽם׃va.'a.vad.TamH5647them;

18I denounceהִגַּ֤דְתִּיhi.Gad.tiH5046unto you this dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117,that ye shall surelyאָבֹ֖ד'a.VodH6perishתֹּאבֵד֑וּןtoe.DunH6, and thatye shall not prolongתַאֲרִיכֻ֤ןta.'a.ri.KhunH748yourdaysיָמִים֙ya.MimH3117upon the landהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127,whither thou passest overעֹבֵר֙'o.VerH5674Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383to goלָבֹ֥אla.Vo'H935to possessלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃le.rish.TahH3423it.

19I callהַעִידֹ֨תִיha.'i.Do.tiH5749heavenהַשָּׁמַ֣יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and earthהָאָרֶץ֒ha.'a.RetzH776to recordH5749this dayהַיּוֹם֮hai.yOmH3117against you, thatI have setנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414beforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440you lifeהַחַיִּ֤יםha.chai.YimH2416and deathוְהַמָּ֙וֶת֙ve.ha.Ma.vetH4194,blessingהַבְּרָכָ֖הha.be.ra.KhahH1293and cursingוְהַקְּלָלָ֑הve.ha.ke.la.LahH7045:therefore chooseוּבָֽחַרְתָּ֙u.va.char.TaH977lifeבַּֽחַיִּ֔יםba.chai.YimH2416,that both thou and thy seedוְזַרְעֶֽךָ׃ve.zar.'E.khaH2233may liveתִּחְיֶ֖הtich.YehH2421:

20That thou mayest loveלְאַֽהֲבָה֙le.'a.ha.VahH157the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, andthat thou mayest obeyלִשְׁמֹ֥עַlish.Mo.a'H8085his voiceבְּקֹל֖וֹbe.ko.LoH6963,and that thou mayest cleaveוּלְדָבְקָה־u.le.da.ve.kah-H1692unto him: for he isthy lifeחַיֶּ֙יךָ֙chai.Yei.khaH2416,and the lengthוְאֹ֣רֶךְve.'O.rekhH753of thy daysיָמֶ֔יךָya.Mei.khaH3117:that thou mayest dwellלָשֶׁ֣בֶתla.She.vetH3427in the landהָאֲדָמָ֗הha.'a.da.MahH127which the Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068swareנִשְׁבַּ֨עnish.Ba'H7650unto thy fathersלַאֲבֹתֶ֛יךָla.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1,to Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֛םle.'av.ra.HamH85,to Isaacלְיִצְחָ֥קle.yitz.ChakH3327,and to Jacobוּֽלְיַעֲקֹ֖בu.le.ya.'a.KoH3290,to giveלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414them.

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