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Deuteronomy 4:13-16

13And he declaredוַיַּגֵּ֨דvai.ya.GedH5046unto you his covenantבְּרִית֗וֹbe.ri.ToH1285,which he commandedצִוָּ֤הtzi.VahH6680you to performלַעֲשׂ֔וֹתla.'a.SotH6213, eventenעֲשֶׂ֖רֶת'a.Se.retH6235commandmentsהַדְּבָרִ֑יםha.de.va.RimH1697;and he wroteוַֽיִּכְתְּבֵ֔םvai.yikh.te.VemH3789them upon twoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147tablesלֻח֥וֹתlu.ChotH3871of stoneאֲבָנִֽים׃'a.va.NimH68.

14And the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֤הtzi.VahH6680me at that timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256to teachלְלַמֵּ֣דle.la.MedH3925you statutesחֻקִּ֖יםchu.KimH2706and judgmentsוּמִשְׁפָּטִ֑יםu.mish.pa.TimH4941,that ye might doלַעֲשֹׂתְכֶ֣םla.'a.so.te.KhemH6213them in the landבָּאָ֕רֶץba.'A.retzH776whither ye go overעֹבְרִ֥ים'oe.RimH5674to possessלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃le.rish.TahH3423it.

15Take ye therefore goodמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966heedוְנִשְׁמַרְתֶּ֥םve.nish.mar.TemH8104unto yourselvesלְנַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶ֑םle.naf.sho.tei.KhemH5315;for ye sawרְאִיתֶם֙re.'i.TemH7200no manner of similitudeתְּמוּנָ֔הte.mu.NahH8544on the dayבְּי֗וֹםbe.YomH3117thatthe Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068spakeדִּבֶּ֨רdi.BerH1696unto you in Horebבְּחֹרֵ֖בbe.cho.RevH2722out of the midstמִתּ֥וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of the fireהָאֵֽשׁ׃ha.'EshH784:

16Lest ye corruptתַּשְׁחִת֔וּןtash.chi.TunH7843yourselves,and makeוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֥םva.'a.si.TemH6213you a graven imageפֶּ֖סֶלPe.selH6459,the similitudeתְּמוּנַ֣תte.mu.NatH8544of any figureסָ֑מֶלSa.melH5566,the likenessתַּבְנִ֥יתtav.NitH8403of maleזָכָ֖רza.KharH2145or femaleנְקֵבָֽה׃ne.ke.VahH5347,

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