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Deuteronomy 4:15-23

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.

20But the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hath takenלָקַ֣חla.KachH3947you, and brought you forthוַיּוֹצִ֥אvai.yo.Tzi'H3318out of the ironהַבַּרְזֶ֖לha.bar.ZelH1270furnaceמִכּ֥וּרmi.KurH3564, evenout of Egyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,to be unto him a peopleלְעַ֥םle.'AmH5971of inheritanceנַחֲלָ֖הna.cha.LahH5159, as ye arethis dayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117.

21Furthermore the Lordוַֽיהוָ֥הva.Yah.wehH3068was angryהִתְאַנֶּף־hit.'a.nef-H599with me for your sakesדִּבְרֵיכֶ֑םdiv.rei.KhemH1697,and swareוַיִּשָּׁבַ֗עvai.yi.sha.Va'H7650that I should not go overעָבְרִי֙'a.ve.RiH5674Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383,and that I should not goבֹא֙vo'H935in unto that goodהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776,which the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430givethנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414thee foran inheritanceנַחֲלָֽה׃na.cha.LahH5159:

22But I must dieמֵת֙metH4191in this landבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776,I must not go overעֹבֵ֖ר'o.VerH5674Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383:but ye shall go overעֹֽבְרִ֔ים'oe.RimH5674,and possessוִֽירִשְׁתֶּ֕םvi.rish.TemH3423that goodהַטּוֹבָ֖הha.to.VahH2896landהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776.

23Take heedהִשָּׁמְר֣וּhi.sha.me.RuH8104unto yourselves, lest ye forgetתִּשְׁכְּחוּ֙tish.ke.ChuH7911the covenantבְּרִ֤יתbe.RitH1285of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.KhemH430,which he madeכָּרַ֖תka.RatH3772with you, and makeוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֨םva.'a.si.TemH6213you a graven imageפֶּ֙סֶל֙pe.selH6459, orthe likenessתְּמ֣וּנַתte.Mu.natH8544of anyכֹּ֔לKolH3605thing,which the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hath forbiddenצִוְּךָ֖tzi.ve.KhaH6680thee.

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