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Deuteronomy 4:15-19

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,

17The likenessתַּבְנִ֕יתtav.NitH8403of any beastבְּהֵמָ֖הbe.he.MahH929that ison the earthבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776,the likenessתַּבְנִית֙tav.NitH8403of any wingedכָּנָ֔ףka.NafH3671fowlצִפּ֣וֹרtzi.PorH6833that fliethתָּע֖וּףta.'UfH5774in the airבַּשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ba.sha.Ma.yimH8064,

18The likenessתַּבְנִ֕יתtav.NitH8403of any thing that creepethרֹמֵ֖שׂro.MesH7430on the groundבָּאֲדָמָ֑הba.'a.da.MahH127,the likenessתַּבְנִ֛יתtav.NitH8403of any fishדָּגָ֥הda.GahH1710that isin the watersבַּמַּ֖יִםba.Ma.yimH4325beneathמִתַּ֥חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478the earthלָאָֽרֶץ׃la.'A.retzH776:

19And lest thou lift upתִּשָּׂ֨אti.Sa'H5375thine eyesעֵינֶ֜יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869unto heavenהַשָּׁמַ֗יְמָהha.sha.May.mahH8064,and when thou seestוְֽ֠רָאִיתָVe.ra.'i.taH7200the sunהַשֶּׁ֨מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121,and the moonהַיָּרֵ֜חַhai.ya.Re.achH3394,and the starsהַכּֽוֹכָבִ֗יםha.ko.kha.VimH3556, evenall the hostצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,shouldest be drivenוְנִדַּחְתָּ֛ve.ni.dach.TaH5080to worshipוְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִ֥יתָve.hish.ta.cha.Vi.taH7812them, and serveוַעֲבַדְתָּ֑םva.'a.vad.TamH5647them, which the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hath dividedחָלַ֜קcha.LakH2505unto all nationsהָֽעַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971under the whole heavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

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