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Deuteronomy 4:29-49

29But if from thence thou shalt seekוּבִקַּשְׁתֶּ֥םu.vi.kash.TemH1245the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,thou shalt findוּמָצָ֑אתָu.ma.Tza.taH4672him,if thou seekתִדְרְשֶׁ֔נּוּtid.re.She.nuH1875him with all thy heartלְבָבְךָ֖le.va.ve.KhaH3824and with all thy soulנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃naf.She.khaH5315.

30When thou art in tribulationבַּצַּ֣רba.TzarH6862,and all these thingsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697are comeוּמְצָא֕וּךָu.me.tza.'U.khaH4672upon thee, evenin the latterבְּאַחֲרִית֙be.'a.cha.RitH319daysהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117,if thou turnוְשַׁבְתָּ֙ve.shav.TaH7725to the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,and shalt be obedientוְשָׁמַעְתָּ֖ve.sha.ma'.TaH8085unto his voiceבְּקֹלֽוֹ׃be.ko.LoH6963;

31(For the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430isa mercifulרַחוּם֙ra.ChumH7349Godאֵ֤ל'elH410;)he will not forsakeיַרְפְּךָ֖yar.pe.KhaH7503thee, neither destroyיַשְׁחִיתֶ֑ךָyash.chi.Te.khaH7843thee, nor forgetיִשְׁכַּח֙yish.KachH7911the covenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285of thy fathersאֲבֹתֶ֔יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaH1which he swareנִשְׁבַּ֖עnish.Ba'H7650unto them.

32For askשְׁאַל־she.'al-H7592now of the daysלְיָמִ֨יםle.ya.MimH3117that are pastרִֽאשֹׁנִ֜יםri.sho.NimH7223,which wereH1961beforeלְפָנֶ֗יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee, since the dayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yoMH3117that Godאֱלֹהִ֤ים׀'E.lo.HimH430createdבָּרָ֨אba.Ra'H1254manאָדָם֙'a.DamH120upon the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and askfrom the one sideH7097of heavenH8064unto the other, whether there hath been any such thingas this greatהַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.doLH1419thingכַּדָּבָ֤רka.da.VarH1697is,or hath been heardהֲנִשְׁמַ֥עha.nish.Ma'H8085like it?

33Did everpeopleעָם֩'amH5971hearהֲשָׁ֣מַֽעha.Sha.ma'H8085the voiceק֨וֹלKolH6963of Godאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430speaking outמְדַבֵּ֧רme.da.BerH1696of the midstמִתּוֹךְ־mi.tokh-H8432of the fireהָאֵ֛שׁha.'EshH784,as thou hast heardשָׁמַ֥עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085,and liveוַיֶּֽחִי׃vai.Ye.chiH2421?

34Or hath Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430assayedהֲנִסָּ֣הha.ni.SahH5254to goלָ֠בוֹאLa.Vo'H935andtakeלָקַ֨חַתla.Ka.chatH3947him a nationגוֹי֮goyH1471from the midstמִקֶּ֣רֶבmi.Ke.revH7130of anothernationגּוֹי֒goyH1471,by temptationsבְּמַסֹּת֩be.ma.SotH4531,by signsבְּאֹתֹ֨תbe.'o.TotH226,and by wondersוּבְמוֹפְתִ֜יםu.ve.mof.TimH4159,and by warוּבְמִלְחָמָ֗הu.ve.mil.cha.MahH4421,and by a mightyחֲזָקָה֙cha.za.KahH2389handוּבְיָ֤דu.ve.YadH3027,and by a stretched outנְטוּיָ֔הne.tu.YahH5186armוּבִזְר֣וֹעַu.viz.Ro.a'H2220,and by greatגְּדֹלִ֑יםge.do.LimH1419terrorsוּבְמוֹרָאִ֖יםu.ve.mo.ra.'ImH4172,according to all that the Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֛ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430didעָשָׂ֨ה'a.SahH6213for you in Egyptבְּמִצְרַ֖יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714before your eyesלְעֵינֶֽיךָ׃le.'ei.Nei.khaH5869?

35Unto thee it was shewedהָרְאֵ֣תָha.re.'E.taH7200,that thou mightest knowלָדַ֔עַתla.Da.'atH3045that the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068he isGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430; there isnone elseע֖וֹדodH5750beside himמִלְבַדּֽוֹ׃mil.va.DoH905.

36Out of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֛יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064he made thee to hearהִשְׁמִֽיעֲךָ֥hish.mi.'a.KhaH8085his voiceקֹל֖וֹko.LoH6963,that he might instructלְיַסְּרֶ֑ךָּle.ya.se.Re.kaH3256thee: and upon earthהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776he shewedהֶרְאֲךָ֙her.'a.KhaH7200thee his greatהַגְּדוֹלָ֔הha.ge.do.LahH1419fireאִשּׁ֣וֹ'i.ShoH784;and thou heardestשָׁמַ֖עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085his wordsוּדְבָרָ֥יוu.de.va.RavH1697out of the midstמִתּ֥וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of the fireהָאֵֽשׁ׃ha.'EshH784.

37And because he lovedאָהַב֙'a.HavH157thy fathersאֲבֹתֶ֔יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaH1,therefore he choseוַיִּבְחַ֥רvai.yiv.CharH977their seedבְּזַרְע֖וֹbe.zar.'OH2233afterאַחֲרָ֑יו'a.cha.RavH310them, and brought thee outוַיּוֹצִֽאֲךָ֧vai.yo.tzi.'a.KhaH3318in his sightבְּפָנָ֛יוbe.fa.NavH6440with his mightyהַגָּדֹ֖לha.ga.DolH1419powerבְּכֹח֥וֹbe.kho.ChoH3581out of Egyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714;

38To drive outלְהוֹרִ֗ישׁle.ho.RishH3423nationsגּוֹיִ֛םgo.YimH1471from beforeמִפָּנֶ֑יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440thee greaterגְּדֹלִ֧יםge.do.LimH1419and mightierוַעֲצֻמִ֛יםva.'a.tzu.MimH6099than thou art,to bringלַהֲבִֽיאֲךָ֗la.ha.vi.'a.KhaH935thee in, to giveלָֽתֶת־la.tet-H5414thee their landאַרְצָ֛ם'ar.TzamH776foran inheritanceנַחֲלָ֖הna.cha.LahH5159, as it isthis dayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117.

39Knowוְיָדַעְתָּ֣ve.ya.da'.TaH3045therefore this dayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117,and considerוַהֲשֵׁבֹתָ֮va.ha.she.vo.TaH7725itin thine heartלְבָבֶךָ֒le.va.ve.KhaH3824,that the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068he isGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430in heavenבַּשָּׁמַ֣יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064aboveמִמַּ֔עַלmi.Ma.'alH4605,and upon the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776beneath: there is none else.

40Thou shalt keepוְשָׁמַרְתָּ֞ve.sha.mar.TaH8104therefore his statutesחֻקָּ֣יוchu.KavH2706,and his commandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֗יוmitz.vo.TavH4687,which I commandמְצַוְּךָ֙me.tza.ve.KhaH6680thee this dayH3117,that it may go wellיִיטַ֣בyi.TavH3190with thee, and with thy childrenוּלְבָנֶ֖יךָu.le.va.Nei.khaH1121afterאַחֲרֶ֑יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310thee, and that thou mayest prolongתַּאֲרִ֤יךְta.'a.RikhH748thydaysH3117upon the earthהַ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127,which the Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430givethנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414thee, for ever.

41Then Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872severedיַבְדִּ֤ילyav.DilH914threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969citiesעָרִ֔ים'a.RimH5892on this sideבְּעֵ֖בֶרbe.'E.verH5676Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383toward the sunrisingמִזְרְחָ֖ה שָֽׁמֶשׁ׃miz.re.Chah Sha.meshH4217 H8121;

42That the slayerרוֹצֵ֗חַro.Tze.achH7523might fleeלָנֻ֨סla.NusH5127thither, which should killיִרְצַ֤חyir.TzachH7523his neighbourרֵעֵ֙הוּ֙re.'E.huH7453unawaresבִּבְלִי־ דַ֔עַתbiv.li- Da.'atH1847 H1097,and hatedשֹׂנֵ֥אso.Ne'H8130him not in timesמִתְּמ֣וֹלmi.te.MolH8543pastשִׁלְשׁ֑וֹםshil.ShomH8032;and that fleeingוְנָ֗סve.NasH5127unto oneאַחַ֛ת'a.ChatH259of theseהָאֵ֖לha.'ElH411citiesהֶעָרִ֥יםhe.'a.RimH5892he might liveH2425:

43Namely,Bezerבֶּ֧צֶרBe.tzerH1221in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֛רba.mid.BarH4057,in the plainהַמִּישֹׁ֖רha.mi.ShorH4334countryבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776,of the Reubenitesלָרֻֽאוּבֵנִ֑יla.ru.'u.ve.NiH7206;and Ramothרָאמֹ֤תra.MotH7216in Gileadבַּגִּלְעָד֙ba.gil.'AdH1568,of the Gaditesלַגָּדִ֔יla.ga.DiH1425;and Golanגּוֹלָ֥ןgo.LanH1474in Bashanבַּבָּשָׁ֖ןba.ba.ShanH1316,of the Manassitesלַֽמְנַשִּֽׁי׃Lam.na.ShiH4520.

44And this isthe lawהַתּוֹרָ֑הha.to.RahH8451which Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872setשָׂ֣םsamH7760beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478:

45These arethe testimoniesהָֽעֵדֹ֔תha.'e.DotH5713,and the statutesוְהַֽחֻקִּ֖יםve.ha.chu.KimH2706,and the judgmentsוְהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֑יםve.ha.mish.pa.TimH4941,which Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872spakeדִּבֶּ֤רdi.BerH1696unto the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,after they came forthבְּצֵאתָ֖םbe.tze.TamH3318out of Egyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,

46On this sideבְּעֵ֨בֶרbe.'E.verH5676Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֜ןhai.yar.DenH3383,in the valleyבַּגַּ֗יְאba.Gay'H1516over againstמ֚וּלmulH4136Beth–peorH1047,in the landבְּאֶ֗רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Sihonסִיחֹן֙si.ChonH5511kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of the Amoritesהָֽאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567,who dweltיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427at Heshbonבְּחֶשְׁבּ֑וֹןbe.chesh.BonH2809,whom Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872and the childrenוּבְנֵֽיu.ve.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478smoteהִכָּ֤הhi.KahH5221,after they were come forthבְּצֵאתָ֖םbe.tze.TamH3318out of Egyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714:

47And they possessedוַיִּֽירְשׁ֨וּvai.yi.re.ShuH3423his landאַרְצ֜וֹ'ar.TzoH776,and the landאֶ֣רֶץ׀'E.retzH776of Ogע֣וֹגogH5747kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Bashanהַבָּשָׁ֗ןha.ba.ShanH1316,twoשְׁנֵי֙she.NeiH8147kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of the Amoritesהָֽאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567, which wereon this sideבְּעֵ֣בֶרbe.'E.verH5676Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383toward the sunrisingמִזְרַ֖ח שָֽׁמֶשׁ׃miz.Rach Sha.meshH8121 H4217;

48From Aroerמֵעֲרֹעֵ֞רme.'a.ro.'ErH6177, which isby the bankשְׂפַת־se.fat-H8193of the riverנַ֧חַלNa.chalH5158Arnonאַרְנֹ֛ן'ar.NonH769,even unto mountהַ֥רharH2022Sionשִׂיאֹ֖ןsi.'OnH7865, which isHermonחֶרְמֽוֹן׃cher.MonH2768,

49And all the plainהָ֨עֲרָבָ֜הha.'a.ra.VahH6160on this sideעֵ֤בֶר'E.verH5676Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֙hai.yar.DenH3383eastwardמִזְרָ֔חָהmiz.Ra.chahH4217,even unto the seaיָ֣םyamH3220of the plainהָעֲרָבָ֑הha.'a.ra.VahH6160,under the springsH794of Pisgahהַפִּסְגָּֽה׃ פha.pis.GahH6449.

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