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Deuteronomy 31:22-30

22Mosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872therefore wroteוַיִּכְתֹּ֥בvai.yikh.ToH3789this songהַשִּׁירָ֥הha.shi.RahH7892the same dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,and taughtוַֽיְלַמְּדָ֖הּvay.la.me.DahH3925it the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

23And he gave Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091the sonבִּן־bin-H1121of Nunנ֗וּןNunH5126a chargeוַיְצַ֞וvay.TzavH6680,and saidוַיֹּאמֶר֮vai.yo.MerH559,Be strongחֲזַ֣קcha.ZakH2388and of a good courageוֶֽאֱמָץ֒ve.'e.MatzH553:for thou shalt bringתָּבִיא֙ta.Vi'H935the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478into the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776which I swareנִשְׁבַּ֣עְתִּיnish.Ba'.tiH7650unto them: and I will be with thee.

24And it came to pass, when Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872had made an endכְּכַלּ֣וֹתke.kha.LotH3615of writingלִכְתֹּ֛בlikh.ToH3789the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of this lawהַתּוֹרָֽה־ha.to.rah-H8451in a bookסֵ֑פֶרSe.ferH5612,until they were finishedתֻּמָּֽם׃tu.MamH8552,

25That Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872commandedוַיְצַ֤וvay.TzavH6680the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881,which bareנֹ֥שְׂאֵ֛יno.se.'EiH5375the arkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

26Takeלָקֹ֗חַla.Ko.achH3947this bookסֵ֤פֶרSe.ferH5612of the lawהַתּוֹרָה֙ha.to.RahH8451,and putוְשַׂמְתֶּ֣םve.sam.TemH7760it in the sideמִצַּ֛דmi.TzadH6654of the arkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,that it may be there for a witnessלְעֵֽד׃le.'EdH5707against thee.

27For I knowיָדַ֙עְתִּי֙ya.Da'.tiH3045thy rebellionמֶרְיְךָ֔mer.ye.KhaH4805,and thy stiffהַקָּשֶׁ֑הha.ka.ShehH7186neckעָרְפְּךָ֖'a.re.pe.KhaH6203:behold, while I am yet aliveחַ֨יchaiH2416with you this dayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117,ye have been rebelliousמַמְרִ֤יםmam.RimH4784against the Lordיְהֹוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;and how much more afterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310my deathמוֹתִֽי׃mo.TiH4194?

28Gatherהַקְהִ֧ילוּhak.Hi.luH6950unto me all the eldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205of your tribesשִׁבְטֵיכֶ֖םshiv.tei.KhemH7626,and your officersוְשֹׁטְרֵיכֶ֑םve.sho.te.rei.KhemH7860,that I may speakוַאֲדַבְּרָ֣הva.'a.da.be.RahH1696these wordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697in their earsבְאָזְנֵיהֶ֗םve.'a.ze.nei.HemH241,and callוְאָעִ֣ידָהve.'a.'I.dahH5749heavenהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776to recordH5749against them.

29For I knowיָדַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that afterאַחֲרֵ֤י'a.cha.ReiH310my deathמוֹתִי֙mo.TiH4194ye will utterlyהַשְׁחֵ֣תhash.ChetH7843corruptתַּשְׁחִת֔וּןtash.chi.TunH7843yourselves,and turn asideוְסַרְתֶּ֣םve.sar.TemH5493from the wayהַדֶּ֔רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870which I have commandedצִוִּ֖יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680you; and evilהָֽרָעָה֙ha.ra.'AhH7451will befallוְקָרָ֨אתve.ka.RatH7122you in the latterבְּאַחֲרִ֣יתbe.'a.cha.RitH319daysהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117;because ye will doתַעֲשׂ֤וּta.'a.SuH6213evilהָרַע֙ha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,to provoke him to angerלְהַכְעִיס֖וֹle.hakh.'i.SoH3707through the workבְּמַעֲשֵׂ֥הbe.ma.'a.SehH4639of your handsיְדֵיכֶֽם׃ye.dei.KhemH3027.

30And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696in the earsבְּאָזְנֵי֙be.'a.ze.NeiH241of all the congregationקְהַ֣לke.HalH6951of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of this songהַשִּׁירָ֖הha.shi.RahH7892,until they were endedתֻּמָּֽם׃ פtu.MamH8552.

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